{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-68-302","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-68-302","heading":"County attorney powers and functions.","body":"(1) Except within a county that is located in a prosecution district, the county attorney:\n(a) is a public prosecutor for the county; and\n(b) shall perform each public prosecutor and civil counsel duty in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law.\n(2) In a county that is located within a prosecution district, the county attorney:\n(a) is the civil counsel for the county; and\n(b) shall perform each civil counsel duty in the county or prosecution district in accordance with this chapter or as otherwise required by law.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-68 County and District Attorney","Part 17-68-3 Powers, Duties, and Prohibitions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter68/17-68-S302.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"dbe48cf5cdddae194fe4bc81defa0b8314fe8db175c154839dfb010571dbe443","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-68-301","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-68-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}