Utah legal term
Magistrate in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Magistrate” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Magistrate” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Magistrate" means a justice or judge of a court of record or not of record or a commissioner of such a court appointed in accordance with Section 78A-5-107, except that the authority of a court commissioner to act as a magistrate shall be limited by rule of the judicial council. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-1-3)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Obstruction of justice in a criminal investigation or proceeding
- Riot
- Delivery of an individual arrested without a warrant to a magistrate
- Failure to stop
- Improper disposition or cancellation of notice to appear or traffic citation
- Making a false statement to be used in a preliminary hearing
- Public intoxication
Related terms in the same statutes
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