| (1) |
There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 67-5a-1
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. 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
| (2) |
The council shall:
| (a) |
| (i) |
provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and |
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| (b) |
provide assistance to local prosecutors; |
| (c) |
as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws; |
| (d) |
provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code; and |
| (e) |
| (i) |
gather and maintain contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state; |
| (ii) |
provide the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state to the Utah state courts; and |
| (iii) |
publish the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state on the council’s website. |
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| (3) |
The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows:
| (a) |
the attorney general or a designated representative; |
| (b) |
the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative; |
| (c) |
four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys’ section of the Utah Association of Counties; |
| (d) |
four city prosecutors designated as follows:
| (i) |
two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and |
| (ii) |
two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association; |
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| (e) |
the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and |
| (f) |
the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association. |
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| (4) |
Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members. |
| (5) |
A county or district attorney’s term expires when a successor is designated by the county or district attorneys’ section or when the county or district attorney is no longer serving as a county attorney or district attorney, whichever occurs first. |
| (6) |
A city prosecutor’s term expires when a successor is designated by the association or when the city prosecutor is no longer employed as a city prosecutor, whichever occurs first. |
Amended by Chapter 250, 2022 General Session
