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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill amends provisions regarding the duties of public prosecutors.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ allows a public prosecutor in a county of the first or second class to appear and
13 prosecute an appeal involving a criminal violation of state statute in certain
14 circumstances.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 17-18a-403, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 237
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23 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24 Section 1. Section 17-18a-403 is amended to read:
25 17-18a-403. Appeal.
26 (1) (a) A public prosecutor shall assist and cooperate, as required by the attorney
27 general, in a case that [
28 regarding a criminal violation of state statute.
29 (b) A public prosecutor in a county of the first or second class may appear and
30 prosecute, in the appropriate court, an appeal described in Subsection (1)(a) if:
31 (i) the appeal involves an offense committed within the county in which the public
32 prosecutor holds office; and
33 (ii) the attorney general declines to prosecute the appeal.
34 (2) A public prosecutor shall appear and prosecute all appeals, in the appropriate court,
35 for a crime charged as a misdemeanor in district court or as a violation of a county criminal
36 ordinance.