H.B. 305

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SERVICE OF PROCESS AMENDMENTS
2 1998 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Susan J. Koehn
5 AN ACT RELATING TO JUDICIAL CODE; DELINEATING CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A
6 PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MAY SERVE PROCESS.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 AMENDS:
9 78-27-58, as last amended by Chapter 225, Laws of Utah 1993
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 78-27-58 is amended to read:
12 78-27-58. Service of judicial process by persons other than law enforcement officers.
13 [Persons] (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), persons who are not peace officers,
14 constables, sheriffs, or lawfully appointed deputies of such officers or authorized state
15 investigators may not serve any forms of civil or criminal process other than complaints,
16 summonses, and subpoenas.
17 (2) Private investigators, licensed in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 9, Private
18 Investigator Regulation Act, may serve small claims affidavits and orders, motions and orders for
19 supplemental proceedings, orders to show cause, writs of garnishment, notices to quit, and eviction
20 notices.




Legislative Review Note
as of 11-20-97 9:32 AM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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