H.B. 41

1

CONSTABLES AMENDMENTS
2 2010 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
5 Senate Sponsor: Jon J. Greiner
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 Committee Note:
9 The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Interim Committee
10 recommended this bill.
11 General Description:
12 This bill modifies provisions relating to constables.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . allows a county or municipality to contract with any constable, rather than a
16 constable in the county where the justice court sits; and
17 . makes a technical change.
18 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
19 None
20 Other Special Clauses:
21 None
22 Utah Code Sections Affected:
23 AMENDS:
24 17-25-5, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2001, Chapter 46
25
26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 17-25-5 is amended to read:

28 17-25-5. Contracts for constable services.
29 The [governing] legislative body of any municipality or county where a justice court
30 exists may contract with any [one or more of the constables appointed in the county where the
31 court sits] constable to provide services in criminal cases for the contracting governmental
32 entity by any method and for any amount mutually agreed upon.




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as of 8-31-09 8:13 AM

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