{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17-76-303","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17-76-303","heading":"Subordinate peace officers appointed, reappointed.","body":"(1) The appointing authority of a county or police interlocal entity subject to this part that regularly employs one or more peace officers shall:\n(a) appoint a peace officer with the advice and consent of the county legislative body or police interlocal entity governing body, subject to the commission's rules;\n(b) appoint each subordinate peace officer;\n(c) fill a vacancy in the department; and\n(d) further promote, transfer, reassign, reappoint, demote, suspend, or remove a peace officer in accordance with this part.\n(2) The commission shall adopt rules governing the appointment of peace officers through reappointment of a former employee who separated in good standing, within one year after separation.\n(3) A peace officer appointed before May 13, 2014, is considered to have been appointed to and hold the peace officer's position and classification in accordance with the provisions of this part.","path":["Title 17 Counties","Chapter 17-76 County Emergency Personnel Management","Part 17-76-3 Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter76/17-76-S303.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"c2c1e562e87aea009a14eb703f291591b3741e249da5443bd90ab0adb2dd35f8","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17-76-302","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17-76-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}