Attorney duties -- Deputy attorneys.
Utah Code § 10-3-928
in effect10-3-928. Attorney duties -- Deputy attorneys.
In cities with a city attorney, the city attorney:
(1) may prosecute violations of city ordinances;
(2) may prosecute, under state law, infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;
(3) has the same powers in respect to violations as are exercised by a county attorney or district attorney, except that a city attorney's authority to grant immunity shall be limited to:
(a) granting transactional immunity for violations of city ordinances; and
(b) granting transactional immunity under state law for infractions and misdemeanors occurring within the boundaries of the municipality;
(4) shall represent the interests of the state or the municipality in the appeal of any matter prosecuted in any trial court by the city attorney;
(5) may cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General during investigations;
(6) may designate a city attorney from another municipality or a public prosecutor to prosecute a matter, in the court having jurisdiction over the matter, if the city attorney has a conflict of interest regarding the matter being prosecuted;
(7) may employ a deputy attorney to perform the duties of public prosecutor or civil counsel; and
(8) may specially deputize, for a limited time or limited purpose, an attorney licensed to practice law in the state and in good standing with the Utah State Bar as a deputy to assist in any public prosecutor or civil counsel duties specified in the special deputization.
Amended by Chapter 354, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter3/10-3-S928.html?v=C10-3-S928_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026