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Utah Code Ann. § 76-5c-104 — Injunctive relief - Jurisdiction - Consent to be sued.
Current through 2026 General Session
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Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 76-5c-104
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1)(a) Subject to Subsections (1)(b), (c), (d), and (e), a district court has full power, authority, and jurisdiction, upon application by any county attorney or city attorney within the county attorney's or city attorney's respective jurisdictions or the attorney general, to issue any and all proper restraining orders, preliminary and permanent injunctions, and any other writs and processes appropriate to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter. (1)(b) No restraining order or injunction, however, shall issue except upon notice to the person sought to be enjoined. (1)(c) The person sought to be enjoined is entitled to a trial of the issues commencing within three days after the day on which the answer to the complaint is filed and a decision by the court is required to be rendered within two days after the conclusion of the trial. (1)(d) If a final order or judgment of injunction is entered against the person sought to be enjoined, this final order or judgment shall contain a provision directing the person to surrender to the sheriff of the county in which the action was brought any pornographic material in the person's possession which is subject to the injunction. (1)(e) The sheriff receiving the material described in Subsection (1)(d) shall be directed to seize and destroy the material. (2) Any person not qualified to do business in the state who sends or brings any obscene animal abuse material or pornographic material into the state with the intent to distribute or exhibit the obscene animal abuse material or pornographic material to others in this state consents that the person may be sued in any proceedings commenced under this section.
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