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Utah Code Ann. § 77-10a-1 — Definitions.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Chapter 10a: Grand Jury Reform, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-10a-1
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.
As used in this chapter: (1) "Clerk of the court" means the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee. (2) "Managing judge" means the supervising judge when the supervising judge retains authority to manage a grand jury, or the district court judge to whom the supervising judge delegates management of a grand jury. (3) "Presiding officer" means the presiding officer of the Judicial Council. (4) "Subject" means a person whose conduct is within the scope of the grand jury's investigation, and that conduct exposes the person to possible criminal prosecution. (5) "Supervising judge" means the district court judge appointed by the presiding officer to supervise the five-judge grand jury panel. (6) "Target" means a person regarding whom the attorney for the state, the special prosecutor, or the grand jury has substantial evidence that links that person to the commission of a crime and who could be indicted or charged with that crime. (7) "Witness" means a person who appears before the grand jury either voluntarily or pursuant to subpoena for the purpose of providing testimony or evidence for the grand jury's use in discharging its responsibilities.
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