Utah Code 79-2-204. Division directors — Appointment — Removal — Jurisdiction of executive director
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Terms Used In Utah Code 79-2-204
- Conservation officer: is a s defined in Section
23A-1-101 . See Utah Code 79-2-102 - Department: means the Department of Natural Resources created in Section
79-2-201 . See Utah Code 79-1-102 - Executive director: means the executive director of the department who is appointed under Section
79-2-202 . See Utah Code 79-1-102 - 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.
- 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
(1)(a) The chief administrative officer of a division within the department is a director appointed by the executive director with the concurrence of the board having policy authority for the division.
(1)(b) The director of a division may be removed from office by the executive director.
(1)(c) The appointment and term of office of the state engineer, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this section, shall be in accordance with Section 73-2-1 .
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(2)(a) The executive director has administrative jurisdiction over a division director for the purpose of implementing department policy as established by the division’s board.
(2)(b) The executive director may:
(2)(b)(i) consolidate personnel and service functions in the divisions to effectuate efficiency and economy in the operations of the department;
(2)(b)(ii) establish a departmental services division to perform service functions; and
(2)(b)(iii) employ law enforcement officers and special function officers within the department that have all of the powers of a conservation officer and law enforcement officer, with the exception of the power to serve civil process.