Utah Code
Utah Code § 77-2-2 (2026)
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As used in this chapter:
"Commencement of prosecution" means the filing of an information or an indictment.
"Diversion" means suspending criminal proceedings before conviction on the condition that a defendant agree to:
participate in a rehabilitation program;
pay restitution to a victim; or
fulfill some other condition.
"Restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102.
"Screening" means the process used by a prosecuting attorney to:
terminate an investigative action;
proceed with prosecution;
move to dismiss a prosecution that has been commenced; or
cause a prosecution to be diverted.
Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1989–2013 · leading case: State v. Ramsey, 782 P.2d 480 (Utah 1989).
State v. Ramsey, 782 P.2d 480 (Utah 1989). “Utah Code Ann. § 77-2-2 (1982). Utah Code Ann.”
State v. Younge, 2013 UT 71, 321 P.3d 1127. “Therefore, our analysis is focused on whether the State was foreclosed by the law at the time of the attack against R.”
Salzl v. Dep't of Workforce Servs., 2005 UT App 399, 122 P.3d 691. “See Utah Code Ann. §§ 77-2-2 (2), -6 (2003). By comparison, in a plea in abeyance, the individual must first enter a plea of guilty or of no contest and comply with specified conditions before the charges are dismissed or reduced.”
Utah Code § 77-2-2(3): 1 case
State v. Younge, 2013 UT 71, 321 P.3d 1127. “Therefore, our analysis is focused on whether the State was foreclosed by the law at the time of the attack against R.”
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