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2023 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 36 - Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act
Section 1.2 - Acceptance of a plea of guilty or no contest to domestic violence -- Restrictions.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 77-36-1.2 (2023)
Effective 5/5/2021
77-36-1.2. Acceptance of a plea of guilty or no contest to domestic violence -- Restrictions.
Amended by Chapter 159, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 213, 2021 General Session
77-36-1.2. Acceptance of a plea of guilty or no contest to domestic violence -- Restrictions.
- (1) Before agreeing to a plea of guilty or no contest, the prosecutor shall examine the criminal history of the perpetrator.
- (2) An entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to a domestic violence offense is invalid unless the prosecutor agrees to the plea:
- (a) in open court;
- (b) in writing; or
- (c) by another means of communication that the court finds adequate to record the prosecutor's agreement.
Amended by Chapter 159, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 213, 2021 General Session
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