H.B. 453

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CITATION AMENDMENTS
2 2012 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Don L. Ipson
5 Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill provides that a person who receives a citation may be required to appear at the
10 court of the magistrate who has territorial jurisdiction.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . allows a peace officer, in addition to taking a person into custody, to require the
14 person to appear at the court of the magistrate who has territorial jurisdiction; and
15 . makes organizational and technical corrections.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 77-7-18, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 360
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 77-7-18 is amended to read:
26 77-7-18. Citation on misdemeanor or infraction charge.
27 [A peace officer, in lieu of taking a person into custody, any public official of any

28 county or municipality charged with the enforcement of the law, a port-of-entry agent as
29 defined in Section 72-1-102 , an animal control officer of a special service district under Title
30 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, that is authorized to provide animal control
31 service, and a volunteer authorized to issue a citation under Section 41-6a-213 may issue and
32 deliver a citation requiring any]
33 Any person subject to arrest or prosecution on a misdemeanor or infraction charge [to
34 appear at the court of the magistrate before whom the person should be taken pursuant to law if
35 the person had been arrested.] may be issued and delivered a citation that requires the person to
36 appear at the court of the magistrate with territorial jurisdiction. The citation may be issued
37 by:
38 (1) a peace officer, in lieu of or in addition to taking the person into custody;
39 (2) any public official of any county or municipality charged with the enforcement of
40 the law;
41 (3) a port-of-entry agent as defined in Section 72-1-102 ;
42 (4) an animal control officer of a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1,
43 Special Service District Act, who is authorized to provide animal control service; and
44 (5) a volunteer authorized to issue a citation under Section 41-6a-213 .




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