Terms Used In Utah Code 77-2-3

  • Commencement of prosecution: means the filing of an information or an indictment. See Utah Code 77-2-2
     Prior to the commencement of prosecution, the prosecutor may, without approval of a magistrate, authorize a termination of investigative action when it appears that further investigative action is not in the public interest.

Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session