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Title 79 - Natural Resources
Chapter 2 - Department of Natural Resources
Part 7 - Division of Law Enforcement
Section 702 - Division creation -- Purpose.
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UT Code § 79-2-702 (2025)
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Effective 1/1/2025
79-2-702. Division creation -- Purpose.
Enacted by Chapter 80, 2024 General Session
79-2-702. Division creation -- Purpose.
- (1)There is created within the department a Division of Law Enforcement.
- (2)Subject to the priorities defined by the director, the primary function of the division is to enforce:
- (a)Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act;
- (b)Title 41, Chapter 22, Off-highway Vehicles;
- (c)Title 65A, Forestry, Fire, and State Lands;
- (d)Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act;
- (e)this title; and
- (f)an administrative rule enacted by an advisory board within any of the department's divisions.
- (3)The division shall coordinate with county sheriffs, police, and other law enforcement officers within a law enforcement jurisdiction the division operates to enforce this part.
- (4)This part does not limit or modify the powers and duties of other law enforcement officers in the state.
Enacted by Chapter 80, 2024 General Session
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