2011 Utah Code
Title 77 Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 Arrest, by Whom, and How Made
Section 18 Citation on misdemeanor or infraction charge.

77-7-18. Citation on misdemeanor or infraction charge.
A peace officer, in lieu of taking a person into custody, any public official of any county or municipality charged with the enforcement of the law, a port-of-entry agent as defined in Section 72-1-102, an animal control officer of a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, that is authorized to provide animal control service, and a volunteer authorized to issue a citation under Section 41-6a-213 may issue and deliver a citation requiring any person subject to arrest or prosecution on a misdemeanor or infraction charge to appear at the court of the magistrate before whom the person should be taken pursuant to law if the person had been arrested.