Utah Code 77-5-5. Hearing, notice of — Defendant served with articles
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Terms Used In Utah Code 77-5-5
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
The Senate shall assign a day for the hearing of the impeachment and inform the House of Representatives. The president of the Senate shall cause a copy of the articles of impeachment, with a notice to appear and answer the same at the time and place appointed, to be served on the officer being impeached not less than 10 days before the day fixed for the hearing.
Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session