Utah Code 23A-5-202. Powers of law enforcement section
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(1) The chief and assistant chief of the law enforcement section or conservation officer of the law enforcement section within the division are vested with the powers of law enforcement officers throughout the counties of the state with exception of the power to serve civil process and:
Terms Used In Utah Code 23A-5-202
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Conservation officer: means a full-time, permanent employee of the division who is POST certified as a peace or a special function officer. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Division: means the Division of Wildlife Resources. See Utah Code 23A-1-101
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
(1)(a) may serve criminal process, arrest, and prosecute a violator of a law of this state; and
(1)(b) has the same right as other law enforcement officers to require aid in executing the duties.
(2) The powers and duties conferred by this section upon employees of the law enforcement section of the division shall be supplementary to and in no way a limitation on the powers and duties of other law enforcement officers in the state.