67-5-30. Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit creation — Duties — Employment of staff. (1) The attorney general may assist in efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute mortgage fraud, as described in Section 76-6-1203, and other financial fraud, including working with other agencies of state and local government. (2) There is created within the Office of […]
67-5-31. Mortgage and Financial Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the “Mortgage and Financial Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Restricted Account.” (2) The restricted account includes: (a) $2,000,000 of deposits from the foreclosure fraud settlement agreement between the United States Justice Department, United […]
Effective 5/9/2017 67-5-32. Rulemaking authority regarding the procurement of outside counsel, expert witnesses, and other litigation support services. (1) The attorney general shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules to establish public disclosure, transparency, accountability, reasonable fees and limits on fees, and reporting in relation to the procurement […]
Effective 5/12/2015 67-5-33. Contingent fee contracts. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Contingent fee case” means a legal matter for which legal services are provided under a contingent fee contract. (b) “Contingent fee contract” means a contract for legal services under which the compensation for legal services is a percentage of the amount recovered […]
Effective 7/1/2021 67-5-34. Rate committee — Membership — Duties. (1) (a) There is created a rate committee that consists of: (i) the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, or the executive director’s designee; and (ii) the executive directors of six state agencies that use or are likely to use services and […]
Effective 5/10/2016 67-5-35. Lawful use of force — Training program. (1) (a) The attorney general is authorized to administer and coordinate the provision of legal and practical training for law enforcement officers in the state regarding the constitutional and lawful use of force, including: (i) best practices in reducing law enforcement officer use of force; […]
Effective 5/12/2020 67-5-36. Drug Disposal Program. (1) As used in the section: (a) “Controlled substance” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2. (b) “Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality. (c) “Environmentally friendly” means a controlled substance that is rendered: (i) non-retrievable, as determined by the attorney general in consultation with […]
Effective 5/4/2022 67-5-37. Multi-agency joint strike force — Joint Organized Retail Crime Unit. (1) The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety shall create and coordinate the operation of a multi-agency joint strike force to combat criminal activity that may have a negative impact on the state’s economy. (2) The attorney […]
Effective 7/1/2022 67-5-38. Missing Child Identification Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Kit” means a fingerprint and DNA identification kit that may be used to collect and store fingerprint and DNA information. (b) “Program” means the Missing Child Identification Program created in this section. (2) (a) There is created the Missing Child Identification […]
Effective 5/10/2016 67-5-4. Interaccount billings included in budget — Payment of staff members. (1) The attorney general shall include in his annual budget all interaccount billings and pay directly out of his funds all members of his staff, whether housed in his offices or not. (2) The attorney general may operate the Office of the […]
67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies — Costs. Except where specifically authorized by the Utah Constitution, or statutes, no agency shall hire legal counsel, and the attorney general alone shall have the sole right to hire legal counsel for each such agency. Where the Legislature has provided by statute for separate agency counsel, no […]
67-5-6. Attorney General Career Service Act — Citation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Attorney General Career Service Act.” Enacted by Chapter 185, 1973 General Session
Effective 7/1/2021 67-5-7. Establishment of career service system. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a career service system for employees of the Office of the Attorney General that will attract and retain employees of proven ability and experience who will devote their full time to the service of the state. (2) The […]
67-5-8. Eligibility for career service status. (1) (a) The attorney general has sole authority to determine who may be employed with the Office of the Attorney General. (b) An employee of the state or any of its departments or agencies has no claim or right to a position in the attorney general’s office by virtue […]
67-5-9. Reassignment of career status employees — Additional compensation for managerial assignments — Employment of special assistant attorneys general — Termination of employees — Salary increases. This chapter does not affect the authority of the attorney general to: (1) assign and reassign employees in a career status to different positions on his staff. The salary […]
