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Utah Code § 67-5a-1: Utah Prosecution Council -- Duties -- Membership.

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  1. Title 67 State Officers and Employees
  2. Chapter 67-5a Utah Prosecution Council

(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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