Title 67, State Officers and Employees

67-5-10. Career status attorneys as full-time employees -- Completion of outside law practice. (1) Attorneys in a career status shall be full-time employees and shall not engage in the private practice of law and shall not receive any fee for legal services rendered to any person…

67-5-11. Employee accepting appointment to state position exempt from merit provisions -- Reinstatement in career status. (1) An employee in a career status accepting appointment to a position in state government which is exempt from the merit provisions of Title 63A, Chapter 17,…

67-5-12. Dismissal of career status employees -- Causes -- Procedure -- Retention roster -- Reappointment register. (1)(a) Employees in a career status may be dismissed only: (i) to advance the good of public service; (ii) where funds have expired or work no longer exists; or (ii…

67-5-13. Limitations on political activities by career status employees. (1) An employee in a career status may not, while in a pay status, be a state or federal officer in any partisan political party organization or in any statewide partisan political campaign. The employee, ho…

67-5-15. Records of the attorney general. (1) A record provided to the Office of the Attorney General by a client governmental entity shall be considered a record of the client governmental entity for purposes of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act,…

67-5-16. Child protective services investigators within attorney general's office -- Authority -- Training. (1) The attorney general may employ, with the consent of the Division of Child and Family Services within the Department of Health and Human Services, and in accordance wit…

67-5-17. Attorney-client relationship. (1) When representing the governor, lieutenant governor, auditor, or treasurer, or when representing an agency under the supervision of any of those officers, the attorney general shall: (a) keep the officer or the officer's designee reasona…

67-5-20. Internet crimes against children -- Education programs. (1)(a) The attorney general may assist in efforts to prevent and prosecute Internet crimes against children, including working with other agencies of state and local government. (b) Under Subsection (1)(a), the atto…

67-5-21. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit creation -- Duties -- Employment of staff. (1) There is created within the Office of the Attorney General the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit to investigate and prosecute cases involving child sexual abuse materia…

67-5-22.7. Multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking -- Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit. (1) The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to administer and coordinate the operat…

67-5-23. Use of state vehicles for law enforcement officers. Subject to rules adopted by the Division of Fleet Operations under Section 63A-9-401, the attorney general may authorize a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103, who is an employee of the Office of th…

67-5-24. Attorney General Crime and Violence Prevention Fund -- Use of money -- Restrictions -- Volunteer task force -- Staff. (1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Attorney General Crime and Violence Prevention Fund. (2) The fund shall consist of: …

67-5-27. Real estate fraud prosecutor. (1) The state attorney general shall employ an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who: (a) has knowledge of the law related to mortgage fraud; and (b) preferably also has background or expertise in investigating and prosecuting mortga…

67-5-28. Memorandum of Understanding regarding enforcement of federal immigration laws -- Communications regarding immigration status -- Private cause of action. (1) The attorney general shall negotiate the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the state and the United S…

67-5-29. Duty to file legal actions. (1) The attorney general may file an action to enforce the Utah Enabling Act, Section 9. (2) In accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 6, Particular Proceedings, the attorney general shall file an eminent domain action or quiet title action on pro…

67-5-3. "Agency" defined -- Performance of legal services for agencies -- Billing. (1) As used in this act, "agency" means a department, division, agency, commission, board, council, committee, authority, institution, other entity within the state government of Utah, or a large p…

67-5-30. Mortgage and Financial Fraud Unit creation -- Duties -- Employment of staff. (1) The attorney general may assist in efforts to prevent, investigate, and prosecute mortgage fraud, as described in Section 76-6-1203, and other financial fraud, including working with other a…

67-5-31. Mortgage and Financial Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Mortgage and Financial Fraud Investigation and Prosecution Restricted Account." (2) The restricted account inclu…

67-5-32. Rulemaking authority regarding the procurement of outside counsel, expert witnesses, and other litigation support services. (1) The attorney general shall, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, make rules to establish public disclos…

67-5-33. Contingent fee contracts. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Contingent fee case" means a legal matter for which legal services are provided under a contingent fee contract. (b) "Contingent fee contract" means a contract for legal services under which the compensation for…

67-5-34. Rate committee -- Membership -- Duties. (1)(a) There is created a rate committee that consists of: (i) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, or the executive director's designee; and (ii) the executive directors of six state agencies tha…

67-5-35. Lawful use of force -- Training program. (1)(a) The attorney general is authorized to administer and coordinate the provision of legal and practical training for law enforcement officers in the state regarding the constitutional and lawful use of force, including: (i) be…

67-5-36. Drug Disposal Program. (1) As used in the section: (a) "Controlled substance" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-101. (b) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality. (c) "Environmentally friendly" means a controlled substance that is …

67-5-37. Multi-agency joint strike force -- Joint Organized Retail Crime Unit. (1) The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety shall create and coordinate the operation of a multi-agency joint strike force to combat criminal activity that may have a neg…

67-5-38. Missing Child Identification Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Kit" means a fingerprint and DNA identification kit that may be used to collect and store fingerprint and DNA information. (b) "Program" means the Missing Child Identification Program created in this…

67-5-39. Sheriff Node Program. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112. (b) "Reversible blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112. (c) "Sheriff node" means a computer that: (i) is conn…

67-5-4. Interaccount billings included in budget -- Payment of staff members. (1) The attorney general shall include in his annual budget all interaccount billings and pay directly out of his funds all members of his staff, whether housed in his offices or not. (2) The attorney g…

67-5-40. Attorney General Litigation Fund. (1)(a) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Attorney General Litigation Fund for the purpose of providing funds to pay for: (i) costs and expenses incurred by the state attorney general in relation to actions …

67-5-41. Right to intervene in action challenging constitutionality of a statute. (1) The attorney general has an unconditional right to intervene in a civil action in a district court upon receiving a notice under Rule 24 of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure that a party is chal…

67-5-42. Carbon Credit Litigation Fund -- Report. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Carbon credit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 79-6-1301. (b) "Fund" means the Carbon Credit Litigation Fund created in Subsection (2). (c) "Greenhouse gas" means the same as tha…

67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs. (1) Except where specifically authorized by the Utah Constitution or statutes: (a) no agency may hire legal counsel; and (b) the attorney general alone shall have the sole right to hire legal counsel for each agency. (2) Wher…

67-5-6. Attorney General Career Service Act -- Citation. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Attorney General Career Service Act."

67-5-7. Establishment of career service system. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a career service system for employees of the Office of the Attorney General that will attract and retain employees of proven ability and experience who will devote their full time to t…

67-5-8. Eligibility for career service status. (1)(a) The attorney general has sole authority to determine who may be employed with the Office of the Attorney General. (b) An employee of the state or any of its departments or agencies has no claim or right to a position in the at…

67-5-9. Reassignment of career status employees -- Additional compensation for managerial assignments -- Employment of special assistant attorneys general -- Termination of employees -- Salary increases. This chapter does not affect the authority of the attorney general to: (1) a…