67-5a-1. Utah Prosecution Council -- Duties -- Membership.

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Effective 5/4/2022

(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:

(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

(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.

Amended by Chapter 250 , 2022 General Session