Utah Code 78A-2-201. Powers of every court
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Every court has authority to:
(1) preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;
Terms Used In Utah Code 78A-2-201
- Council: means the Judicial Council. See Utah Code 78A-2-103
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- 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.
- 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
(2) enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;(3) provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers;(4) compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in a pending action or proceeding;(5) control in furtherance of justice the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it in every matter;(6) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending action or proceeding, as provided by law;(7) administer oaths in a pending action or proceeding, and in all other cases where necessary in the exercise of its authority and duties;(8) amend and control its process and orders to conform to law and justice;(9) devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, consistent with law, necessary to carry into effect its authority and jurisdiction; and(10) enforce rules of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council.