2006 Utah Code - 17-18-5 — Requirements of office.

     17-18-5.   Requirements of office.
     (1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney or district attorney shall:
     (a) be a United States citizen;
     (b) be an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing of the Utah State Bar;
     (c) be a registered voter in the county or prosecution district in which he is elected to the office; and
     (d) (i) have been, as of the date of the election, a resident of the county or prosecution district in which he seeks office for at least one year; or
     (ii) have been appointed and, at the time of filing, be serving as county or district attorney and have become a resident of the county or prosecution district within 30 days after appointment to the office.
     (2) Each person appointed to the office of county attorney or district attorney shall be:
     (a) a United States citizen; and
     (b) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standing of the Utah State Bar.

Amended by Chapter 139, 1997 General Session