Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 17-18a-402 - Pretrial responsibilities(1)(a) A public prosecutor shall: (i) institute proceedings before the proper court: (A) for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense; or(B) if the prosecutor has probable cause to believe that a public offense has been committed and a grand jury has been convened by a court;(ii) draw all indictments and information for offenses against: (A) the laws of the state occurring within the county; and(B) the criminal ordinances of the county;(iii) cause all persons under indictment or informed against to be speedily arraigned for crimes charged; and(iv) issue subpoenas for all witnesses for the state or for the county in the prosecution of a criminal ordinance.(b) A public prosecutor described in Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B) shall: (i) assist and attend the deliberations of the grand jury; and(ii) prepare all necessary indictments and arrange for the subpoena of witnesses to appear before the grand jury.(2) The public prosecutor may: (a) examine as to the sufficiency of an appearance bond that may be tendered to the court; and(b) upon a court order: (i) institute proceedings for the recovery upon forfeiture of a bond running to the state or county; and(ii) enforce the collection of a bond described in Subsection (2)(b)(i).(3) The public prosecutor is authorized to grant transactional immunity to a witness for violation of a state statute or county criminal ordinance.Added by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session ,§ 13, eff. 5/14/2013.