Title 17, Title 17: Counties

17-72-303. Duty to respond to county legislative body, county executive. The county sheriff shall respond to a request for assistance made by the county legislative body or county executive in accordance with Section.

17-72-304. Fees. (1) The legislative body of a county may set a fee for a service described in this section and charged by the county sheriff: in an ordinance adopted under Section; and 17-64-501 in an amount reasonably related to, but not exceeding, the actual cost of providing …

17-72-305. Certain liability. The sheriff is liable for the rescue of an individual arrested in a civil action equally as for an escape.

17-72-401. County jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Contracting with private contractor. (1) The county jail shall be kept by the sheriff and shall be used for: the detention of an individual committed to jail to secure the individual's attendance as a witness in a criminal case; the…

17-72-402. Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- Maximum operating capacity of jail facilities -- Limitations on contracting -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- Limitation -- Records regarding release. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a county sheriff shall deter…

17-72-403. Special guards for county jail. (1) The sheriff when necessary may with the assent of the county executive employ a temporary guard for the protection of the county jail, or for the safekeeping of prisoners. (2) The expenses of a temporary guard employed under Subsecti…

17-72-404. County jails authorized to hold federal prisoners. An individual convicted of crime in any of the courts of the United States in the state of Utah and prisoners held to answer before a federal court for a violation of any of the laws of the United States shall be recei…

17-72-405. Commissary account disclosure requirements. (1) A correctional facility may implement a policy governing when the correctional facility withdraws money from a prisoner's commissary account for a purpose other than a commissary purchase. (2) A correctional facility may …

17-72-406. Maintaining order in the county jail -- Imposing restitution. (1) If a prisoner commits an act of violence against another individual, attempts to damage jail property, attempts to escape, or refuses to obey a lawful order and reasonable command, an officer or jail emp…

17-72-407. Notice to county jail facilities. (1) Before an order is entered granting visitation or correspondence between an individual and a prisoner, the moving party shall provide notice to the county jail facility administrator. (2) The court shall: provide an opportunity to …

17-72-408. County jail reporting requirements. (1) Each county jail shall submit a report to the department before June 15 of each year that includes, for the preceding calendar year: the average daily prisoner population each month; the number of prisoners in the county jail on …

17-72-409. Suicide Deterrence Grant application. A county sheriff, on behalf of a county jail, may apply for a Suicide Deterrence Grant as described in Section.

17-72-410. Correctional facility telephone service. A county sheriff shall comply with Section.

17-72-411. Assistance with identification records for certain county inmates. (1) Beginning July 1, 2026, for a county inmate sentenced to serve at least six months in a county jail, the county jail shall: determine whether the county inmate has a current state-issued driver lice…

17-72-501. Disclosure of prisoner medical clearance -- Care and health care of prisoners -- Funding of services -- Private contractor. (1) A health care provider, as defined in Section, who provides health care to an individual before the individual is booked into a county jail b…

17-72-502. Transfer of inmates to state prison. The sheriff of the county in which an individual is sentenced to confinement in the state prison, or is sentenced to death, shall cause the inmate to be removed from the county jail within five days after the day on which the inmate…

17-72-503. Sheriff's classification of prisoners -- Classification criteria -- Alternative incarceration programs -- Limitation. (1) As used in this section, "living area" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 64-13-7 (2) Except as provided in Subsectionsand, the she…

17-72-504. Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty. (1) A sheriff who receives a paper in a judicial proceeding directed to a prisoner in the sheriff's custody shall forthwith deliver the paper to the prisoner, with a note of the time of the paper's service. (2) A sheriff who …

17-72-505. Citizenship determination of prisoners -- Notification to and coordination with federal authorities when releasing certain individuals. (1) The sheriff shall make a reasonable effort to determine the citizenship status of a prisoner charged with a felony or driving und…

17-72-506. Prisoners under civil process. (1) Whenever an individual is committed upon process in a civil action or proceeding, except when the state is a party thereto, the sheriff is not bound: to receive the individual unless security is given on the part of the party at whose…

17-72-507. Escapes -- Sheriff's liability -- Defenses. (1) A sheriff who suffers the escape of an individual arrested in a civil action, without the consent or connivance of the party in whose behalf the arrest or imprisonment is made, may be liable as follows: when the arrest is…

17-72-508. Recovery housing pod authorized. (1) As used in this section: "Local substance abuse authority" means a local substance abuse authority described in Section. 17-77-201 "Qualifying individual" means an individual who: is incarcerated in the county jail; and has a substa…

17-72-601. Probation supervision -- Violation of probation -- Detention -- Hearing. (1) In a county that offers probation services, the county sheriff shall adopt probation standards and practices that are established by the Utah Sheriffs' Association. (2) A county sheriff shall …

17-72-701. Process on behalf of state -- Fees. (1) Except as specifically otherwise provided by law, the sheriff shall, without fee, serve and return all process in criminal cases to which the state is a party and that are lawfully issued by any court of the state. (2) If the pro…

17-72-702. Process justifies sheriff's action -- Process to be exhibited. (1) A sheriff is justified in the execution of, and shall execute, all process, writs, and orders issued by a competent authority. (2) The officer executing process shall then, and at all times subsequent a…

17-72-703. Return of process -- Prima facie evidence. (1) When process or notice is returnable, the sheriff may enclose such process or notice in an envelope addressed to the officer or person from whom the same emanated, and deposit it in the post office, prepaying the postage. …

17-72-704. Failure or delay in making return on process -- Failure to levy execution -- Penalty. (1) If a sheriff does not return without delay a process or notice in the sheriff's possession with the necessary endorsement thereon, the sheriff is liable to the party aggrieved for…

17-72-705. Only written directions to sheriff binding. No direction by a party or the party's attorney to the sheriff in respect to the execution of process or the return thereof or to any act or omission relating thereto is available to discharge or excuse the sheriff from liabi…

17-72-706. Service of papers, other than process, on sheriff -- Powers of successor. (1) Service upon the sheriff of a paper other than process may be made by delivering it or a copy thereof to the sheriff or to one of the sheriff's deputies or to an individual in charge of the s…

17-72-707. Crier of court. The sheriff in attendance upon court shall, if required by the court: (1) act as crier for the court; (2) call the parties and witnesses and other persons bound to appear at the court; and (3) make proclamation of the opening and adjournment of court an…

17-72-708. Sheriff -- Assignment of court bailiffs -- Contract and costs. (1) The sheriff shall assign law enforcement officers or special function officers, as defined under Sectionsand, to serve as court bailiffs and security officers in the courts of record and county justice …

17-72-801. Neglect or refusal to pay over money -- Penalty. (1) If the sheriff neglects or refuses to pay over on demand to the person entitled thereto any money which may come into the sheriff's hands by virtue of the sheriff's office, after deducting all legal fees, the amount …

17-72-802. Prohibition on providing copy of booking photograph -- Statement required -- Victim access -- Criminal liability for false statement -- Remedy for failure to remove or delete. (1) As used in this section: "Booking photograph" means a photograph or image of an individua…

17-72-803. Notification requirements to state agencies concerning potential inmate debts. (1) Beginning on January 1, 2027, a county jail is required to notify the Office of State Debt Collection, the State Tax Commission, and the Office of Recovery Services: within five business…

17-72-804. State identification numbers and biometric and other personal information. (1) As used in this section, "state identification number" means the number issued by the Bureau of Criminal Identification within the Department of Public Safety that corresponds to a certain i…