2015 Utah Code
Title 78A - Judiciary and Judicial Administration
Chapter 11 - Judicial Conduct Commission
Section 102 - Definitions.

78A-11-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:

• (1) "Commission" means the Judicial Conduct Commission established by Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13 and this chapter.

• (2)
  • (a) "Complaint" includes:
    • (i) a written complaint against a judge; or
    • (ii) an allegation based on reliable information received in any form, from any source, that alleges, or from which a reasonable inference can be drawn that a judge is in violation of any provision of Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13.
  • (b) "Complaint" does not include an allegation initiated by the commission or its staff.

• (3) "Investigation" means an inquiry into an allegation of misconduct, including a search for and examination of evidence concerning the allegations, which begins upon the receipt of a complaint and is completed when either the complaint is dismissed by a majority vote of the commission or when an order is sent to the Supreme Court for its review in accordance with Utah Constitution Article VIII, Section 13.

• (4) "Judge" includes the chief justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of the Supreme Court, an appellate court judge, a district court judge, an active senior judge, a juvenile court judge, a justice court judge, an active senior justice court judge, and a judge pro tempore of any court of this state.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session