(1)  “Governing body” means the county legislative body.

Terms Used In Utah Code 17-30-1

  • 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.
  • Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
(2)  “Appointing authority” means the sheriff of a county having jurisdiction over any peace officer.

(3)  “Peace officer” means any paid deputy sheriff, other than a chief deputy designated by the sheriff, who is in the continuous employ of a county.

(4)  “Commission” means the merit system commission consisting of three persons appointed as provided in Section 17-30-3 and having the duty, power, and responsibility for the discharge of the functions of this chapter.

(5)  “Department of Public Safety” means the department created in Section 53-1-103.

Amended by Chapter 218, 2009 General Session

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