17-18-5 - Requirements of office. - Utah Statutes

17-18-5. Requirements of office.
(1) A person filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county attorney or districtattorney shall:
(a) be a United States citizen;
(b) be an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in goodstanding of the Utah State Bar;
(c) be a registered voter in the county or prosecution district in which he is elected to theoffice; and
(d) (i) have been, as of the date of the election, a resident of the county or prosecutiondistrict in which he seeks office for at least one year; or
(ii) have been appointed and, at the time of filing, be serving as county or district attorneyand have become a resident of the county or prosecution district within 30 days after appointmentto the office.
(2) Each person appointed to the office of county attorney or district attorney shall be:
(a) a United States citizen; and
(b) an attorney licensed to practice law in Utah who is an active member in good standingof the Utah State Bar.

Amended by Chapter 139, 1997 General Session