Utah § 10-7-65 - Party plaintiff -- Successive actions permitted.
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§ 10-7-65. Party plaintiff -- Successive actions permitted.
10-7-65. Party plaintiff -- Successive actions permitted.
| (1) | All actions brought to recover any fine or to enforce any penalty under an ordinance of a city or town shall be brought in the corporate name of the city or town as plaintiff. |
| (2) | No prosecution, recovery, or acquittal for the violation of any such ordinance shall constitute a defense to any other prosecution of the same person for any other violation of any such ordinance although the different causes of action existed at the same time and if united would not have exceeded the jurisdiction of a justice court judge. |
Amended by Chapter 354, 2025 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-7-65 ("Party plaintiff -- Successive actions permitted.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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