{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-67-5a-1","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 67-5a-1","heading":"Utah Prosecution Council -- Duties -- Membership.","body":"(1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter.\n(2) The council shall:\n(a)\n(i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and\n(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;\n(b) provide assistance to local prosecutors;\n(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;\n(d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code; and\n(e)\n(i) gather and maintain contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state;\n(ii) provide the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state to the Utah state courts; and\n(iii) publish the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state on the council's website.\n(3) The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows:\n(a) the attorney general or a designated representative;\n(b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative;\n(c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties;\n(d) four city prosecutors designated as follows:\n(i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and\n(ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association;\n(e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and\n(f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.\n(4) Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 67 State Officers and Employees","Chapter 67-5a Utah Prosecution Council"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title67/Chapter5a/67-5a-S1.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"0943ca33efd77b0d22e713f5532056ff7119b59f88074e9e05618228e9c77203","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-67-5-42","next":"us-ut/utah-code-67-5a-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}