County attorney and district attorney serve as county officers -- Eligibility for private practice.
Utah Code § 17-68-201
in effect17-68-201. County attorney and district attorney serve as county officers -- Eligibility for private practice.
(1) The county attorney is a county officer as described in Chapter 66, County Officers and Officials Generally.
(2)
(a) If the boundaries of a prosecution district are located entirely within one county, the district attorney of the prosecution district is an elected county officer of that county.
(b) If the boundaries of a prosecution district include more than one county, the interlocal agreement that creates that prosecution district in accordance with Section 17-68-305 may designate the district attorney as an elected officer in one or more of the counties in which the prosecution district is located.
(3) The district attorney:
(a) is a full-time employee of the prosecution district; and
(b) may not engage in the private practice of law.
(4) A county attorney may:
(a) serve as a part-time employee; and
(b) engage in the private practice of law, subject to Section 17-68-306 and the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter68/17-68-S201.html?v=C17-68-S201_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026