Utah legal term
Prosecutor in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Prosecutor” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Prosecutor” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Prosecutor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-22-4.5. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-22-2.5)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to a child in exchange for sexual activity
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering compensation to an adult in exchange for sexual activity
- Surreptitious administration of certain substances
- Engaging in prostitution
- Incompetent to proceed in misdemeanor cases
- Possession of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine
- Providing false or misleading information
- Red phosphorus is a precursor
- Sexual solicitation by an actor offering to engage in sexual activity for compensation
- Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia
- Violations of chapter
Related terms in the same statutes
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