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2021 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 2 - Prosecution, Screening, and Diversion
Section 2 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 77-2-2 (2021)
Effective 7/1/2021
77-2-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
77-2-2. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Commencement of prosecution" means the filing of an information or an indictment.
- (2) "Diversion" means suspending criminal proceedings before conviction on the condition that a defendant agree to:
- (a) participate in a rehabilitation program;
- (b) pay restitution to a victim; or
- (c) fulfill some other condition.
- (3) "Restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102.
- (4) "Screening" means the process used by a prosecuting attorney to:
- (a) terminate an investigative action;
- (b) proceed with prosecution;
- (c) move to dismiss a prosecution that has been commenced; or
- (d) cause a prosecution to be diverted.
Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
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