Utah Code § 67-5a-1

Utah Prosecution Council -- Duties -- Membership
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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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