78A-7-204 - Offices of justice court judges. - Utah Statutes

78A-7-204. Offices of justice court judges.
(1) Justice court judges holding office in:
(a) county precincts are county justice court judges; and
(b) cities or towns are municipal justice court judges.
(2) With the concurrence of the governing bodies of both the county and municipality, ajustice court judge may hold both the offices of county and municipal justice court judge.
(3) The county legislative body may establish a single precinct or divide the county intomultiple precincts to create county justice courts for public convenience.
(4) (a) The governing body may assign as many justice court judges to a court as requiredfor efficient judicial administration.
(b) If more than one judge is assigned to a court, any citations, informations, orcomplaints within that court shall be assigned to the judges at random.
(5) A municipality or county may contract with any other municipality or municipalitieswithin the county under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, to establish a justicecourt. A justice court established under Title 11, Chapter 13, shall meet the requirements forcertification under Section 78A-7-103. A justice court established under Title 11, Chapter 13,shall have territorial jurisdiction as if established separately.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session