Section 67-5a-1 - Utah Prosecution Council - Duties - Membership(1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Utah Prosecution Council, referred to as the council in this chapter.(2) The council shall: (a)(i) provide training and continuing legal education for state and local prosecutors; and(ii) ensure that any training or continuing legal education described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements;(b) provide assistance to local prosecutors;(c) as funds are available and as are budgeted for this purpose, provide reimbursement for unusual expenses related to prosecution for violations of state laws;(d) provide training and assistance to law enforcement officers, as required elsewhere within this code; and(e)(i) gather and maintain contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state;(ii) provide the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state to the Utah state courts; and(iii) publish the contact information for all prosecuting entities in the state on the council's website.(3) The council shall be composed of 12 members, selected as follows: (a) the attorney general or a designated representative;(b) the commissioner of public safety or a designated representative;(c) four currently serving county or district attorneys designated by the county or district attorneys' section of the Utah Association of Counties;(d) four city prosecutors designated as follows:(i) two by the Utah Municipal Attorneys Association; and(ii) two by the Utah Misdemeanor Prosecutors Association;(e) the chair of the Board of Directors of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors and Public Attorneys of Utah; and(f) the chair of the governing board of the Utah Prosecutorial Assistants Association.(4) Council members designated in Subsections (3)(c) and (3)(d) shall be approved by a majority vote of currently serving council members.(5) A county or district attorney's term expires when a successor is designated by the county or district attorneys' section or when the county or district attorney is no longer serving as a county attorney or district attorney, whichever occurs first.(6) A city prosecutor's term expires when a successor is designated by the association or when the city prosecutor is no longer employed as a city prosecutor, whichever occurs first.Amended by Chapter 250, 2022 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/4/2022.Amended by Chapter 86, 2019 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 200, 2018 General Session ,§ 33, eff. 5/8/2018.Amended by Chapter 131, 2001 General Session.Affected by 63I-1-267 on 7/1/2027