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2012 Utah Code
Title 17 - Counties
Article 18a - Powers and Duties of County and District Attorney
Section 401 - Public prosecutor powers and duties.


UT Code § 17-18a-401 (2012) What's This?

17-18a-401. Public prosecutor powers and duties.

An attorney who serves as a public prosecutor shall:

(1) except for a prosecution undertaken by a city attorney under Section 10-3-928, conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for a public offense committed within a county or prosecution district;

(2) conduct, on behalf of the county, all prosecutions for a public offense in violation of a county criminal ordinance; and

(3) perform all other duties and responsibilities as required by law.


Enacted by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session

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