{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-36-1.2","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-36-1.2","heading":"Acceptance of a plea of guilty or no contest to domestic violence -- Restrictions.","body":"(1) Before agreeing to a plea of guilty or no contest, the prosecutor shall examine the criminal history of the perpetrator.\n(2) An entry of a plea of guilty or no contest to a domestic violence offense is invalid unless the prosecutor agrees to the plea:\n(a) in open court;\n(b) in writing; or\n(c) by another means of communication that the court finds adequate to record the prosecutor's agreement.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-36 Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter36/77-36-S1.2.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"42f66343cafd56083373eb291200381495079156de9ad4413738bb518c765189","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-36-1.1","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-36-2.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}