Utah Code 77-22a-1. Administrative subpoenas — Controlled substances investigations — Procedures — Witness fees
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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-22a-1
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(1)(a) The administrative subpoena process of this chapter may be used only to obtain third party information under circumstances where it is clear that the subpoenaed information is not subject to a claim of protection under the Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendment, United States Constitution, or a similar claim under Article I, Sec. 12 and Sec. 14, Utah Constitution.(1)(b) A party subpoenaed under this chapter shall be advised by the subpoena that the party has a right to challenge the subpoena by motion to quash filed in the appropriate district court named in the subpoena before compliance is required.
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(2)(a) In any investigation relating to an attorney’s functions under this chapter regarding controlled substances, the attorney general or a deputy or assistant attorney general, the county attorney or a deputy county attorney, or the district attorney or deputy district attorney may subpoena witnesses, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, or require the production of any records including books, papers, documents, and other tangible things that constitute or contain evidence found by the attorney general or a deputy or assistant attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney, as provided under Sections 17-18a-202 and 17-18a-203 , or the county attorney’s or district attorney’s deputy under Section 17-18a-602 , to be relevant or material to the investigation.
(2)(b) The attendance of witnesses or the production of records may be required from any place within the state.
(3) Witnesses subpoenaed under this section shall be paid the same fees and mileage costs as witnesses in the state district courts.
(4) If the attorney general, a deputy or assistant attorney general, or the county attorney or district attorney, or a deputy attorney determines that disclosure of the existence of an administrative subpoena or of the information sought or of the existence of the investigation under which it is issued would pose a threat of harm to a person or otherwise impede the investigation, the subpoena shall contain language on its face directing that the witness not disclose to any person the existence or service of the subpoena, the information being sought, or the existence of an investigation.