§ 67-5-1 General duties
§ 67-5-1.1 Written opinion to the Legislature — Rebuttable presumption
§ 67-5-1.2 Local investigation assistance
§ 67-5-1.5 Special duties — Employment of staff
§ 67-5-3 “Agency” defined — Performance of legal services for agencies — Billing
§ 67-5-4 Interaccount billings included in budget — Payment of staff members
§ 67-5-5 Hiring of legal counsel for agencies — Costs
§ 67-5-6 Attorney General Career Service Act — Citation
§ 67-5-7 Establishment of career service system
§ 67-5-8 Eligibility for career service status
§ 67-5-9 Reassignment of career status employees — Additional compensation for managerial assignments — Employment of special assistant attorneys general — Termination of employees — Salary increases
§ 67-5-10 Career status attorneys as full-time employees — Completion of outside law practice
§ 67-5-11 Employee accepting appointment to state position exempt from merit provisions — Reinstatement in career status
§ 67-5-12 Dismissal of career status employees — Causes — Procedure — Retention roster — Reappointment register
§ 67-5-13 Limitations on political activities by career status employees
§ 67-5-15 Records of the attorney general
§ 67-5-16 Child protective services investigators within attorney general’s office — Authority — Training
§ 67-5-17 Attorney-client relationship
§ 67-5-20 Internet crimes against children — Education programs
§ 67-5-21 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit creation — Duties — Employment of staff
§ 67-5-22.7 Multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking — Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit
§ 67-5-23 Use of state vehicles for law enforcement officers
§ 67-5-24 Attorney General Crime and Violence Prevention Fund — Use of money — Restrictions — Volunteer task force — Staff
§ 67-5-27 Real estate fraud prosecutor
§ 67-5-28 Memorandum of Understanding regarding enforcement of federal immigration laws — Communications regarding immigration status — Private cause of action
§ 67-5-29 Duty to file legal actions
§ 67-5-30 Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit creation — Duties — Employment of staff
§ 67-5-31 Mortgage and Financial Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Restricted Account
§ 67-5-32 Rulemaking authority regarding the procurement of outside counsel, expert witnesses, and other litigation support services
§ 67-5-33 Contingent fee contracts
§ 67-5-34 Rate committee — Membership — Duties
§ 67-5-35 Lawful use of force — Training program
§ 67-5-36 Drug Disposal Program
§ 67-5-37 Multi-agency joint strike force — Joint Organized Retail Crime Unit
§ 67-5-38 Missing Child Identification Program
§ 67-5-39 Sheriff Node Program

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 67 > Chapter 5 - Attorney General

  • Airport lounge: means a business location:
    (a) at which an alcoholic product is sold at retail for consumption on the premises; and
    (b) that is located at an international airport or domestic airport. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arena: means an enclosed building:
    (a) that is managed by:
    (i) the same person who owns the enclosed building;
    (ii) a person who has a majority interest in each person who owns or manages a space in the enclosed building; or
    (iii) a person who has authority to direct or exercise control over the management or policy of each person who owns or manages a space in the enclosed building;
    (b) that operates as a venue; and
    (c) that has an occupancy capacity of at least 12,500. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Arena license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 8c, Arena License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Authorized person: means a person authorized by law to sell or otherwise handle an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-402
  • Banquet: means an event:
    (a) that is a private event or a privately sponsored event;
    (b) that is held at one or more designated locations approved by the commission in or on the premises of:
    (i) a hotel;
    (ii) a resort facility;
    (iii) a sports center;
    (iv) a convention center;
    (v) a performing arts facility;
    (vi) an arena; or
    (vii) a restaurant venue;
    (c) for which there is a contract:
    (i) between a person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) and another person that has common ownership of less than 20% with the person operating the facility; and
    (ii) under which the person operating a facility listed in Subsection (8)(b) is required to provide an alcoholic product at the event; and
    (d) at which food and alcoholic products may be sold, offered for sale, or furnished. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Bar establishment license: includes :
    (i) a dining club license;
    (ii) an equity license;
    (iii) a fraternal license; or
    (iv) a bar license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Bar license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 4. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Beer: means a product that:
    (i) contains:
    (A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Billboard: means a public display used to advertise, including:
    (a) a light device;
    (b) a painting;
    (c) a drawing;
    (d) a poster;
    (e) a sign;
    (f) a signboard; or
    (g) a scoreboard. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Brewery manufacturing license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Part 5, Brewery Manufacturing License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Certificate of approval: means a certificate of approval obtained from the department under Section 32B-11-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section 10-3c-102. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Commissioner: means a member of the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Community location: means :
    (a) a public or private school;
    (b) a church;
    (c) a public library;
    (d) a public playground; or
    (e) a public park. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Container: means a receptacle that contains an alcoholic product, including:
    (a) a bottle;
    (b) a vessel; or
    (c) a similar item. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Crime involving moral turpitude: is a s defined by the commission by rule. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Dining club license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 4, that is designated by the commission as a dining club license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Disciplinary proceeding: means an adjudicative proceeding permitted under this title:
    (a) against a person subject to administrative action; and
    (b) that is brought on the basis of a violation of this title. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escheat: Reversion of real or personal property to the state when 1) a person dies without leaving a will and has no heirs, or 2) when the property (such as a bank account) has been inactive for a certain period of time. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Flavored malt beverage: means a beverage:
    (i) that contains at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Full-service restaurant license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 2. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Guardian: includes a person who:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Heavy beer: means a product that:
    (i) 
    (A) contains more than 5% alcohol by volume;
    (B) contains at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Hotel: includes a commercial lodging establishment that:
    (i) meets the requirements under Subsection (53)(a); and
    (ii) has one or more privately owned dwelling units. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Hotel license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 8b, Hotel License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • License: means :
    (a) a retail license;
    (b) a sublicense;
    (c) a license issued in accordance with 4;
    (d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
    (e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
    (f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
    (g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Limited-service restaurant license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 3. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Liquor: includes :
    (A) heavy beer;
    (B) wine; and
    (C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local authority: means :
    (a) for premises that are located in an unincorporated area of a county, the governing body of a county;
    (b) for premises that are located in an incorporated city, town, or metro township, the governing body of the city, town, or metro township; or
    (c) for premises that are located in a project area as defined in Section 63H-1-102 and in a project area plan adopted by the Military Installation Development Authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act, the Military Installation Development Authority. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Malted beverage: means :
    (a) beer;
    (b) a flavored malt beverage; and
    (c) heavy beer. See Utah Code 32B-1-602
  • Manufacture: means to distill, brew, rectify, mix, compound, process, ferment, or otherwise make an alcoholic product for personal use or for sale or distribution to others. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Member: means an individual who, after paying regular dues, has full privileges in an equity licensee or fraternal licensee. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Opaque: means impenetrable to sight. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Package agency: means a retail liquor location operated:
    (a) under an agreement with the department; and
    (b) by a person:
    (i) other than the state; and
    (ii) who is authorized by the commission in accordance with 6, to sell packaged liquor for consumption off the premises of the package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Package agent: means a person who holds a package agency. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Packaging: means the outer packaging that is visible to a consumer such as a carton, case, or other wrapper of a container. See Utah Code 32B-1-602
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Patron: means an individual to whom food, beverages, or services are sold, offered for sale, or furnished, or who consumes an alcoholic product including:
    (a) a customer;
    (b) a member;
    (c) a guest;
    (d) an attendee of a banquet or event;
    (e) an individual who receives room service;
    (f) a resident of a resort; or
    (g) a hospitality guest, as defined in Section 32B-6-1002, under a hospitality amenity license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Permittee: means a person issued a permit under:
    (a) Chapter 9, Event Permit Act; or
    (b) Chapter 10, Special Use Permit Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Person subject to administrative action: means :
    (a) a licensee;
    (b) a permittee;
    (c) a manufacturer;
    (d) a supplier;
    (e) an importer;
    (f) one of the following holding a certificate of approval:
    (i) an out-of-state brewer;
    (ii) an out-of-state importer of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages; or
    (iii) an out-of-state supplier of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages; or
    (g) staff of:
    (i) a person listed in Subsections (90)(a) through (f); or
    (ii) a package agent. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Proof of age: means :
    (i) an identification card;
    (ii) an identification that:
    (A) is substantially similar to an identification card;
    (B) is issued in accordance with the laws of a state other than Utah in which the identification is issued;
    (C) includes date of birth; and
    (D) has a picture affixed;
    (iii) a valid driver license certificate that:
    (A) includes date of birth;
    (B) has a picture affixed; and
    (C) is issued:
    (I) under Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act;
    (II) in accordance with the laws of the state in which it is issued; or
    (III) in accordance with federal law by the United States Department of State;
    (iv) a military identification card that:
    (A) includes date of birth; and
    (B) has a picture affixed; or
    (v) a valid passport. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public conveyance: means a conveyance that the public or a portion of the public has access to and a right to use for transportation, including an airline, railroad, bus, boat, or other public conveyance. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Reception center: means a business that:
    (a) operates facilities that are at least 5,000 square feet; and
    (b) has as its primary purpose the leasing of the facilities described in Subsection (101)(a) to a third party for the third party's event. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Record: includes :
    (i) a book;
    (ii) a book of account;
    (iii) a paper;
    (iv) a contract;
    (v) an agreement;
    (vi) a document; or
    (vii) a recording in any medium. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Resort: means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8-102. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Resort license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 8, Resort License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Restaurant: means a business location:
    (a) at which a variety of foods are prepared;
    (b) at which complete meals are served; and
    (c) that is engaged primarily in serving meals. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Restaurant license: means one of the following licenses issued under this title:
    (a) a full-service restaurant license;
    (b) a limited-service restaurant license; or
    (c) a beer-only restaurant license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Restricted area: means a place where an alcoholic product is sold or consumed, but where under this title a minor is not permitted. See Utah Code 32B-1-402
  • Retail license: means one of the following licenses issued under this title:
    (a) a full-service restaurant license;
    (b) a master full-service restaurant license;
    (c) a limited-service restaurant license;
    (d) a master limited-service restaurant license;
    (e) a bar establishment license;
    (f) an airport lounge license;
    (g) an on-premise banquet license;
    (h) an on-premise beer license;
    (i) a reception center license;
    (j) a beer-only restaurant license;
    (k) a hospitality amenity license;
    (l) a resort license;
    (m) a hotel license; or
    (n) an arena license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Road: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Sexually oriented entertainer: means a person who while in a state of seminudity appears at or performs:
    (a) for the entertainment of one or more patrons;
    (b) on the premises of:
    (i) a bar licensee; or
    (ii) a tavern;
    (c) on behalf of or at the request of the licensee described in Subsection (119)(b);
    (d) on a contractual or voluntary basis; and
    (e) whether or not the person is designated as:
    (i) an employee;
    (ii) an independent contractor;
    (iii) an agent of the licensee; or
    (iv) a different type of classification. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Special use permit: means a permit issued in accordance with Chapter 10, Special Use Permit Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Staff: includes :
    (i) an officer;
    (ii) a director;
    (iii) an employee;
    (iv) personnel management;
    (v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
    (vi) an operator; or
    (vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State of nudity: means :
    (a) the appearance of:
    (i) the nipple or areola of a female human breast;
    (ii) a human genital;
    (iii) a human pubic area; or
    (iv) a human anus; or
    (b) a state of dress that fails to opaquely cover:
    (i) the nipple or areola of a female human breast;
    (ii) a human genital;
    (iii) a human pubic area; or
    (iv) a human anus. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State of seminudity: means a state of dress in which opaque clothing covers no more than:
    (a) the nipple and areola of the female human breast in a shape and color other than the natural shape and color of the nipple and areola; and
    (b) the human genitals, pubic area, and anus:
    (i) with no less than the following at its widest point:
    (A) four inches coverage width in the front of the human body; and
    (B) five inches coverage width in the back of the human body; and
    (ii) with coverage that does not taper to less than one inch wide at the narrowest point. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State store: means a facility for the sale of packaged liquor:
    (i) located on premises owned or leased by the state; and
    (ii) operated by a state employee. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Statement of age: means a statement signed under Section 32B-1-405 verifying the age of the person signing the statement. See Utah Code 32B-1-402
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Sublicense: means :
    (a) any of the following licenses issued as a subordinate license to, and contingent on the issuance of, a principal license:
    (i) a full-service restaurant license;
    (ii) a limited-service restaurant license;
    (iii) a bar establishment license;
    (iv) an on-premise banquet license;
    (v) an on-premise beer retailer license;
    (vi) a beer-only restaurant license; or
    (vii) a hospitality amenity license; or
    (b) a spa sublicense. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Tavern: means an on-premise beer retailer who is:
    (a) issued a license by the commission in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and 7; and
    (b) designated by the commission as a tavern in accordance with 7. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Wine: includes :
    (i) an alcoholic beverage defined as wine under 27 U. See Utah Code 32B-1-102