Section 78A-2-201 - Powers of every courtEvery court has authority to:
(1) preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;(2) enforce order in the proceedings before it, or before a person authorized to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;(3) provide for the orderly conduct of proceedings before it or its officers;(4) compel obedience to its judgments, orders, and process, and to the orders of a judge out of court, in a pending action or proceeding;(5) control in furtherance of justice the conduct of its ministerial officers, and of all other persons in any manner connected with a judicial proceeding before it in every matter;(6) compel the attendance of persons to testify in a pending action or proceeding, as provided by law;(7) administer oaths in a pending action or proceeding, and in all other cases where necessary in the exercise of its authority and duties;(8) amend and control its process and orders to conform to law and justice;(9) devise and make new process and forms of proceedings, consistent with law, necessary to carry into effect its authority and jurisdiction; and(10) enforce rules of the Supreme Court and Judicial Council.Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session .