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Section 302 – Qualifications.

17-18a-302. Qualifications. (1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county or district attorney shall be: (a) a United States citizen; (b) an attorney licensed to practice law in the state; (c) an active member of the Utah State Bar in good standing; (d) except as provided in Subsection (2), a […]

Section 401 – Public prosecutor powers and duties.

17-18a-401. Public prosecutor powers and duties. An attorney who serves as a public prosecutor shall: (1) except for a prosecution undertaken by a city attorney under Section 10-3-928, conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for a public offense committed within a county or prosecution district; (2) conduct, on behalf of the county, all […]

Section 201 – County and district attorney duties.

17-18a-201. County and district attorney duties. The duties, functions, and responsibilities of a county attorney or district attorney, acting as a public prosecutor or as civil counsel, are as provided in this chapter. Enacted by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session

Section 202 – County attorney powers and functions.

17-18a-202. County attorney powers and functions. (1) Except within a county that is located in a prosecution district, the county attorney: (a) is a public prosecutor for the county; and (b) shall perform each public prosecutor and civil counsel duty in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law. (2) In a county […]

Section 203 – District attorney powers and functions.

17-18a-203. District attorney powers and functions. In a county that is located within a prosecution district, the district attorney: (1) is a public prosecutor for the county; and (2) shall perform each public prosecutor duty in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law. Enacted by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session

Section 204 – Consolidated office.

17-18a-204. Consolidated office. Within a prosecution district, the duties and responsibilities of the district attorney and county attorney may be consolidated into one office as provided in Section 17-16-3. Enacted by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session

Section 301 – County officers.

17-18a-301. County officers. (1) The county attorney is an elected officer as described in Section 17-53-101. (2) (a) If the boundaries of a prosecution district are located entirely within one county, the district attorney of the prosecution district is an elected officer of that county. (b) If the boundaries of a prosecution district include more […]