Section 18. Style of Process: "The State of Utah"

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Public Prosecutors

The legislature shall provide for a system of public prosecutors who shall have primary responsibility for the prosecution of criminal actions brought in the name of the State of Utah and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by statute. Public prosecutors shall be elected in a manner provided by statute, and shall be admitted to practice law in Utah. If a public prosecutor fails or refuses to prosecute, the supreme court shall have power to appoint a prosecutor pro tempore.

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1895 — Article VIII. Section 10

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1895 — Article VIII. Section 18

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Summary: Judicial article revision

Election Date: November 6, 1984

Votes For Ratification: 316272

Votes Against Ratification: 249942

Percent for Ratification: 56%

Percent Against Ratification: 44%

Notes: Passed in one vote with the rest of Article 8, as well as Art. 21, Secs. 1 & 2

Amendment Source: 1984 SJR 1

Effective Date Source: https://vote.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/1984Gen.pdf

Style of Process: "The State of Utah"

The style of all process shall be "The State of Utah," and all prosecutions shall be conducted in the name and by the authority of the same.

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