Utah Code 10-3-928. Attorney duties — Deputy public prosecutor
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In cities with a city attorney, the city attorney:
(1) may prosecute violations of city ordinances;
Terms Used In Utah Code 10-3-928
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- City: means a municipality that is classified by population as a city of the first class, a city of the second class, a city of the third class, a city of the fourth class, or a city of the fifth class, under Section
10-2-301 . See Utah Code 10-1-104 - Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Municipality: means :(5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;(5)(b) a town, as classified in Section
10-2-301 ; or(5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(2) may prosecute, under state law, infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;(3) has the same powers in respect to violations as are exercised by a county attorney or district attorney, except that a city attorney’s authority to grant immunity shall be limited to:(3)(a) granting transactional immunity for violations of city ordinances; and(3)(b) granting transactional immunity under state law for infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;(4) shall represent the interests of the state or the municipality in the appeal of any matter prosecuted in any trial court by the city attorney;(5) may cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General during investigations; and(6) may designate a city attorney from another municipality or a public prosecutor to prosecute a matter, in the court having jurisdiction over the matter, if the city attorney has a conflict of interest regarding the matter being prosecuted.