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Terms Used In Utah Code 79-2-204- Conservation officer: is a s defined in Section 23-13-2. See Utah Code 79-2-102
- Department: means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section 79-2-201. See Utah Code 79-1-102
- Executive director: means the executive director of the department who is appointed under Section 79-2-202. See Utah Code 79-1-102
- 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.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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The chief administrative officer of a division within the department is a director appointed by the executive director with the concurrence of the board having policy authority for the division. |
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The director of a division may be removed from office by the executive director. |
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The appointment and term of office of the state engineer, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, shall be in accordance with Section 73-2-1. |
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The executive director has administrative jurisdiction over a division director for the purpose of implementing department policy as established by the division’s board. |
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The executive director may:
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consolidate personnel and service functions in the divisions to effectuate efficiency and economy in the operations of the department; |
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establish a departmental services division to perform service functions; and |
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employ law enforcement officers and special function officers within the department that have all of the powers of a conservation officer and law enforcement officer, with the exception of the power to serve civil process. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 344, 2009 General Session
