Utah Code 31A-2-305. Immunity from prosecution
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Terms Used In Utah Code 31A-2-305
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
- License: includes a certificate of authority issued to an insurer. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Order: means an order of the commissioner. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Person: includes :(146)(a) an individual;(146)(b) a partnership;(146)(c) a corporation;(146)(d) an incorporated or unincorporated association;(146)(e) a joint stock company;(146)(f) a trust;(146)(g) a limited liability company;(146)(h) a reciprocal;(146)(i) a syndicate; or(146)(j) another similar entity or combination of entities acting in concert. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Proceeding: includes an action or special statutory proceeding. See Utah Code 31A-1-301
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testify: means to make an oral statement under oath or affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1)(a) If a natural person declines to appear, testify, or produce any record or document in any proceeding instituted by the commissioner or in obedience to the subpoena of the commissioner, the commissioner may petition a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, for an order to the person to attend, testify, or produce records or documents as requested by the commissioner.(1)(b) In the event a witness asserts a privilege against self-incrimination, testimony and evidence from the witness may be compelled pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 22b, Grants of Immunity.
(2) If a person claims the privilege against self-incrimination and refuses to appear, testify, or produce documents in response to probative evidence against the person in a proceeding to revoke or suspend the person’s license, and if the testimony or documents would have been admissible as evidence in a court of law except for the Fifth Amendment privilege, the refusal to appear, testify, or produce documents is, for noncriminal proceedings only, rebuttable evidence of the facts on which the proceeding is based.