Utah Code § 17-68-201

County attorney and district attorney serve as county officers -- Eligibility for
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private practice.
(1) The county attorney is a county officer as described in Chapter 66, County Officers and
Officials Generally.
(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 county officer of that county.
(b) If the boundaries of a prosecution district include more than one county, the interlocal
agreement that creates that prosecution district in accordance with Section 17-68-305 may
designate the district attorney as an elected officer in one or more of the counties in which the
prosecution district is located.
(3) The district attorney:
(a) is a full-time employee of the prosecution district; and
(b) may not engage in the private practice of law.

(4) A county attorney may:
(a) serve as a part-time employee; and
(b) engage in the private practice of law, subject to Section 17-68-306 and the Rules of
Professional Conduct.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

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