(1) The attorney general is the legal adviser for the department and the executive director and shall defend them in all actions and proceedings brought against either of them.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 19-1-204

  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Utah Code 19-1-103
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed pursuant to Section 19-1-104. See Utah Code 19-1-103
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
(2) The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which a cause of action arises or a public offense occurs shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by the executive director or any board created in Section 19-1-106 to abate a condition which exists in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or for the enforcement of, the laws or standards, orders, and rules of the department.