1st Sub. H.B. 235
         PROCESS SERVER AMENDMENTS

Senate Floor Amendments

Amendment 3 March 13, 2013 7:39 PM



Senator Stephen H. Urquhart proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 22 through 24
    House Committee Amendments
    2-14-2013 :    

             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
      17-25-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2003, Chapter 204      

             24          78B-8-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 413

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             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
      Section 1. Section 17-25-1 is amended to read:      

     17-25-1 .   General powers and duties.
     (1) Every constable shall:
     (a) attend the justice courts within
{   his   }        the       city or county        of appointment       when required by contract or court order; and

     (b) execute, serve, and return all process directed or delivered to him by a judge of the justice court serving the city or county, or by any competent authority within the limits of this section.
     (2)
{   Any   }        A       constable may        only       serve      {   any   } process      {   throughout the state   }        in the county in which the constable is appointed       .

Renumber remaining sections accordingly.

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    House Floor Amendments
    2-28-2013 :    

             31          (2) [The] Except as provided in Subsection H. [(4)] (5) .H , the following persons
             31a      may serve all
             32      process issued by the courts of this state:
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             36          (c) a constable, or the constable's deputy, serving in
  the county in which the constable is appointed, in       compliance with applicable law;

             37      [and]

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    House Floor Amendments
    2-28-2013 :    

             65          H. [(3)] (4) .H Any service under this section where H. [breach of the peace] the use of
             65a      force .H is authorized on the face
             66      of the document,
  and       H. a breach of the peace is .H imminent, or likely under the totality of the

             66a      circumstances may only be served
             67      by:
             68          (a) a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103 ; or
             69          (b) a constable, as defined in Subsection 53-13-105 (b)(ii)
  , and limited by Subsection (2)(c)       .

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