Primary law enforcement authority.
Utah Code § 17-72-302
in effect17-72-302. Primary law enforcement authority.
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.
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/Chapter72/17-72-S302.html?v=C17-72-S302_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026
