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This bill amends existing law to grant city attorneys more flexibility in managing their workload and potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, it allows a city attorney to employ a deputy attorney to handle public prosecutor or civil counsel duties, and also permits them to specially deputize, for a specific period or task, any attorney licensed and in good standing with the Utah State Bar to assist with these responsibilities. This expansion of authority aims to ensure that city attorneys can effectively prosecute violations of city ordinances and certain state law infractions and misdemeanors within their municipality, while also providing mechanisms to address situations where the city attorney might have a conflict of interest. The bill also clarifies the city attorney's ability to grant immunity, limiting it to violations of city ordinances and specific state law offenses occurring within the municipality.

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