{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78a-2-218","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78A-2-218","heading":"Powers of every judicial officer -- Contempt.","body":"Every judicial officer has power:\n(1) to preserve and enforce order in his immediate presence, and in proceedings before him, when he is engaged in the performance of official duty;\n(2) to compel obedience to his lawful orders as provided by law;\n(3) to compel the attendance of persons to testify in a proceeding before him in the cases and manner provided by law;\n(4) to administer oaths to persons in a proceeding pending before him, and in all other cases where it may be necessary in the exercise of his powers and duties; and\n(5) punish for contempt as provided by law to enforce compliance with Subsections (1) through (4).","path":["Title 78A Judiciary and Judicial Administration","Chapter 78A-2 Judicial Administration","Part 78A-2-2 General Provisions Applicable to Courts and Judges"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78A/Chapter2/78A-2-S218.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"b93d51b6d54a19b84682e9f63b5f9362d15bab5893734cfaa4ed57a5ab3a94bf","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78a-2-217","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78a-2-219"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}