Utah Code 78A-2-201. Powers of every court

Every court has authority to:

(1)	preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;

Council: means the Judicial Council established by Article VIII, Sec. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)	enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;

(3)	provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers;

(4)	compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in a pending action or proceeding;

(5)	control in furtherance of justice the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it in every matter;

(6)	compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending action or proceeding, as provided by law;

(7)	administer oaths in a pending action or proceeding, and in all other cases where necessary in the exercise of its authority and duties;

(8)	amend and control its process and orders to conform to law and justice;

(9)	devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, consistent with law, necessary to carry into effect its authority and jurisdiction; and

(10)	enforce rules of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session