52-7-201. Reimbursement of attorney fees and court costs in Article V lawsuits.
If any public officer is named as a defendant in a civil suit that alleges a violation of Article V of the Utah Constitution, and that lawsuit is dismissed or results in a judgment in favor of the defendant, the public officer may, by complying with the requirements and procedures of this chapter, submit a claim to the state for reimbursement of the defendant’s reasonable attorney fees and court costs necessarily incurred in the defense of that civil suit.
If any public officer is named as a defendant in a civil suit that alleges a violation of Article V of the Utah Constitution, and that lawsuit is dismissed or results in a judgment in favor of the defendant, the public officer may, by complying with the requirements and procedures of this chapter, submit a claim to the state for reimbursement of the defendant’s reasonable attorney fees and court costs necessarily incurred in the defense of that civil suit.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session