H.B. 59

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PEACE OFFICERS' AUTHORITY
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Bryan D. Holladay
5 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY; AUTHORIZING PEACE OFFICERS TO
6 ADMINISTER OATHS.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 53-13-113, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 53-13-113 is enacted to read:
12 53-13-113. Authority of peace officers to administer oaths.
13 A peace officer, as defined in Section 53-1-102 , who is acting within the scope of his or
14 her official duties may administer oaths.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-10-00 12:58 PM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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