Affected by 63I-1-267 on 7/1/2027 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. (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.
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