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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 7, 2013

Mr. President:

    The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on S.B. 145, COUNTY ATTORNEY CHAPTER RECODIFICATION, by Senator T. Weiler, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 11, Lines 327 through 330 :    

             327          (3) A public prosecutor may not

  after the filing of an indictment or information and without the consent of the court       :

             328          (a) compromise a prosecution; or
             329          (b) enter a plea of nolle prosequi
{   after the filing of an indictment or information

             330      without the consent of the court   } .

2.    Page 13, Lines 373 through 378 :    

             373          (2) The attorney:
             374          (a) does not represent a county commission, county agency, county board, county
             375      council, county officer, or county employee;
             376          (b) counsels with the county regarding civil matters; and
             377          (c) receives direction from the county through the county elected officers in accordance
             378      with the officers' duties and powers in accordance with law.
    
  (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the attorney may represent an employee named as a party in litigation:

    (a) with the approval of the county executive; and

    (b) if permitted by law and the Rules of Professional Conduct.  


        Respectfully,

        Mark B. Madsen
        Committee Chair

Voting: 6-0-1
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