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Utah Code § 17-68-506

Civil responsibilities of public prosecutors

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

A public prosecutor may act as legal counsel to the state, county, government agency, or government entity regarding the following matters of civil law:

(1) bail bond forfeiture actions;

(2) actions for the forfeiture of property or contraband, as provided in Title 77, Chapter 11b, Forfeiture of Seized Property;

(3) civil actions incidental to or appropriate to supplement a public prosecutor's duties, including an injunction, a habeas corpus, a declaratory action, or an extraordinary writ action, in which the interests of the state may be affected; and

(4) any other civil duties related to criminal prosecution that are otherwise provided by statute.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.