{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-3-928","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-3-928","heading":"Attorney duties -- Deputy attorneys.","body":"In cities with a city attorney, the city attorney:\n(1) may prosecute violations of city ordinances;\n(2) may prosecute, under state law, infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;\n(3) has the same powers in respect to violations as are exercised by a county attorney or district attorney, except that a city attorney's authority to grant immunity shall be limited to:\n(a) granting transactional immunity for violations of city ordinances; and\n(b) granting transactional immunity under state law for infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;\n(4) shall represent the interests of the state or the municipality in the appeal of any matter prosecuted in any trial court by the city attorney;\n(5) may cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General during investigations;\n(6) may designate a city attorney from another municipality or a public prosecutor to prosecute a matter, in the court having jurisdiction over the matter, if the city attorney has a conflict of interest regarding the matter being prosecuted;\n(7) may employ a deputy attorney to perform the duties of public prosecutor or civil counsel; and\n(8) may specially deputize, for a limited time or limited purpose, an attorney licensed to practice law in the state and in good standing with the Utah State Bar as a deputy to assist in any public prosecutor or civil counsel duties specified in the special deputization.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-3 Municipal Government","Part 10-3-9 Appointed Officials and Their Duties"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter3/10-3-S928.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"6989859c3cc78b70ac29614e9f6fb83453bd12db6b16079a72a018b0d5854190","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-3-919","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-3-1001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}