Any of the following persons is an issuer, who may issue legislative subpoenas by following the procedures set forth in this chapter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 36-14-2
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Issuer: means a person authorized to issue a subpoena by this chapter. See Utah Code 36-14-1
Legislative body: means :
(a)
the Legislature;
(b)
the House or Senate; or
(c)
any committee or subcommittee of the Legislature, the House, or the Senate. See Utah Code 36-14-1
Legislative office: means the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, and the Office of the Legislative Auditor General. See Utah Code 36-14-1
Legislative staff member: means an employee or independent contractor of a legislative office. See Utah Code 36-14-1
Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(a)
the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(b)
the president of the Senate;
(c)
a chair of any legislative standing committee;
(d)
a chair of any legislative interim committee;
(e)
a chair of any special committee established by the Legislative Management Committee, the speaker of the House of Representatives, or the president of the Senate;
(f)
a chair of any subcommittee of the Legislative Management Committee;
(g)
a chair of a special investigative committee;
(h)
a chair of a Senate or House Ethics Committee;
(i)
a chair of the Executive Appropriations Committee as created in JR3-2-401;
(j)
a chair of an appropriations subcommittee as created in JR3-2-302;
(k)
the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel;
(l)
the legislative auditor general;
(m)
the legislative fiscal analyst; and
(n)
the legislative general counsel.
(2)
A legislative body, a legislative office, an issuer, or a legislative staff member designated by an issuer may:
