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(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Qualifying offense" means an offense described in Subsection 80-6-502(1)(b).
(b) "Separate offense" means any offense that is not a qualifying offense.
(c) "Single criminal episode" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-1-401.
(2) Except as otherwise provided by the Utah Constitution or by statute, the district court has original jurisdiction in all matters civil and criminal.
(3) A district court judge may issue all extraordinary writs and other writs necessary to carry into effect the district court judge's orders, judgments, and decrees.
(4) The district court has jurisdiction over matters of lawyer discipline consistent with the rules of the Supreme Court.
(5) The district court has jurisdiction over all matters properly filed in the circuit court prior to July 1, 1996.
(6) The district court has appellate jurisdiction over judgments and orders of the justice court as outlined in Section 78A-7-118 and small claims appeals filed in accordance with Section 78A-8-106.
(7) Jurisdiction over appeals from the final orders, judgments, and decrees of the district court is described in Sections 78A-3-102 and 78A-4-103.
(8) The district court has jurisdiction to review:
(a) agency adjudicative proceedings as set forth in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and shall comply with the requirements of that chapter in its review of agency adjudicative proceedings; and
(b) municipal administrative proceedings in accordance with Section 10-3-703.7.
(9) Notwithstanding Section 78A-7-106, the district court has original jurisdiction over:
(a) a class B misdemeanor, a class C misdemeanor, an infraction, or a violation of an ordinance for which a justice court has original jurisdiction under Section 78A-7-106 if:
(i) there is no justice court with territorial jurisdiction;
(ii) the offense occurred within the boundaries of the municipality in which the district courthouse is located and that municipality has not formed, or has not formed and then dissolved, a justice court; or
(iii) the offense is included in an indictment or information covering a single criminal episode alleging the commission of a felony or a class A misdemeanor by an individual who is 18 years old or older ; or
(b) a qualifying offense committed by an individual who is 16 or 17 years old.
(10)
(a) Notwithstanding Subsection 78A-7-106(2), the district court has exclusive jurisdiction over any separate offense:
(i) committed by an individual who is 16 or 17 years old; and
(ii) arising from a single criminal episode containing a qualifying offense for which the district court has original jurisdiction under Subsection (9)(b).
(b) If an individual who is charged with a qualifying offense enters a plea to, or is found guilty of, a separate offense other than the qualifying offense, the district court shall have jurisdiction over the separate offense.
(c) If an individual who is 16 or 17 years old is charged with a qualifying offense and the qualifying offense results in an acquittal, a finding of not guilty, or a dismissal, the exclusive jurisdiction of the district court over any separate offense is terminated.
(11) If a district court has jurisdiction in accordance with Subsection (6), (9)(a)(i), or (9)(a)(ii), the district court has jurisdiction over an offense listed in Subsection 78A-7-106(2) even if the offense is committed by an individual who is 16 or 17 years old.
(12) The district court has subject matter jurisdiction over an offense for which the juvenile court has original jurisdiction if the juvenile court transfers jurisdiction over the offense to the district court in accordance with Section 80-6-504.
(13) The district court has subject matter jurisdiction over an action under Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 2, Child Protective Orders, if the juvenile court transfers the action to the district court.