2021 Utah Code
Title 67 - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 5a - Utah Prosecution Council
Section 1 - Utah Prosecution Council -- Duties -- Membership.

Affected by 63I-1-267 on 7/1/2027

• (1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter.

• (2) The council shall:
  • (a)
    • (i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and
    • (ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;
  • (b) provide assistance to local prosecutors;
  • (c) as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws; and
  • (d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code.

• (3) The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows:
  • (a) the attorney general or a designated representative;
  • (b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative;
  • (c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties;
  • (d) four city prosecutors designated as follows:
    • (i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and
    • (ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association.
  • (e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and
  • (f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.

• (4) Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members.

• (5) A county or district attorney's term expires when a successor is designated by the county or district attorneys' section or when the county or district attorney is no longer serving as a county attorney or district attorney, whichever occurs first.

• (6) A city prosecutor's term expires when a successor is designated by the association or when the city prosecutor is no longer employed as a city prosecutor, whichever occurs first.