Affected by 63I-1-267 on 7/1/2027
Effective 5/4/2022
67-5a-1. Utah Prosecution Council — Duties — Membership.
- (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;
- (d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code; and
- (e)
- (i) gather and maintain contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state;
- (ii) provide the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state to the Utah state courts; and
- (iii) publish the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state on the council’s website.
- (a)
- (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.
Amended by Chapter 250, 2022 General Session