Utah Code § 17-68-302: County attorney powers and functions.

(1) Except within a county that is located in a prosecution district, the county attorney:

(a) is a public prosecutor for the county; and

(b) shall perform each public prosecutor and civil counsel duty in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law.

(2) In a county that is located within a prosecution district, the county attorney:

(a) is the civil counsel for the county; and

(b) shall perform each civil counsel duty in the county or prosecution district in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law.