The sheriff is the primary law enforcement authority of state law on federal land except as otherwise assigned by law to the authority of a state or municipal law enforcement agency.
Utah Code § 17-72-302
Primary law enforcement authority
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.