Utah Statutes § 20A-1-509.3 Procedure for making interim replacement
Statute Text
(1)
Until the vacancy is filled as provided in Section
20A-1-509.1
or
20A-1-509.2
and the new county attorney or district attorney has qualified, the county legislative body may appoint an interim replacement to fill the vacant office by following the procedures and requirements of this Subsection (1).
(a)
The county legislative body shall appoint a deputy county or district attorney to serve as acting county or district attorney if there are at least three deputies in the office that has the vacancy.
(b)
The county legislative body may contract with any member of the Utah State Bar in good standing to be acting county or district attorney if:
(i)
there are not at least three deputies in the office that has the vacancy; or
(ii)
there are three or more deputies in the office but none of the deputies is willing to serve.
(2)
An individual appointed as interim replacement under this section shall hold office until a successor is selected and has qualified.
History
Amended by Chapter 18 , 2022 General Session , § 4 , eff. 3/3/2022 .
Enacted by Chapter 139 , 1997 General Session .
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