Terms Used In Utah Code 77-1-4

  • 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
     No person shall be punished for a public offense until convicted in a court having jurisdiction.

Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session