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UT Code § 77-24a-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24a - Lost or Mislaid Personal Property|Section 2 - Disposition by police agency.

77-24a-2. Disposition by police agency.  All lost or mislaid property coming into the possession of a peace officer or law enforcement agency shall be turned over to, held, and disposed of only by the local law enforcement agency whose authority extends to the area where the item was found.  Amended by Chapter 394, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 77-24a-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24a - Lost or Mislaid Personal Property|Section 3 - Statement of finder of property.

77-24a-3. Statement of finder of property.    (1) A person who finds lost or mislaid property and delivers it to a local law enforcement agency shall sign a statement included in a form provided by the agency, stating:   (a) the manner in which the property came into the person's possession, including the time, date, and place;     (b) that the person does not know who owns the property;     (c) that, to the person's knowledge, the property was not stolen;     (d) that the person's possession of the property is not unlawful; and     (e) any information the person is aware of which could lead to a determination of the owner.        (2) Additional information may be requested by the agency receiving the property, as necessary.    Amended by Chapter 394, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 77-24a-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24a - Lost or Mislaid Personal Property|Section 4 - Locating owner of property.

77-24a-4. Locating owner of property.    (1) The local law enforcement agency shall take reasonable steps to determine the identity and location of the owner, and notify the owner that the property is in custody.     (2) The owner may obtain the property only by providing personal identification, identifying the property, and paying any costs incurred by the agency, including costs for advertising or storage.    Amended by Chapter 394, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 77-24a-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 24a - Lost or Mislaid Personal Property|Section 5 - Disposition of unclaimed property.

77-24a-5. Disposition of unclaimed property.    (1)   (a) If the owner of any lost or mislaid property cannot be determined or notified, or if the owner of the property is determined and notified, and fails to appear and claim the property after three months of its receipt by the local law enforcement agency, the agency shall:   (i) publish notice of the intent to dispose of the unclaimed property on Utah's Public Legal Notice Website established in Subsection 45-1-101(2)(b);     (ii) post a similar notice on the public website of the political subdivision within which the law enforcement agency is located; and     (iii) post a similar notice in a public place designated for notice within the law enforcement agency.       (b) The notice shall:   (i) give a general description of the item; and     (ii) the date of intended disposition.       (c) The agency may not dispose of the lost or mislaid property until at least eight days after the date of publication and posting.       (2)   (a) If no claim is made for the lost or mislaid property within nine days of publication and posting, the agency shall notify the person who turned the property over to the local law enforcement agency, if it was turned over by a person under Section 77-24a-3.     (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if that person has complied with the provisions of this chapter, the person may take the lost or mislaid property if the person:   (i) pays the costs incurred for advertising and storage; and     (ii) signs a receipt for the item.         (3) If the person who found the lost or mislaid property fails to take the property under the provisions of this chapter, the agency shall:   (a) apply the property to a public interest use as provided in Subsection (4);     (b) sell the property at public auction and apply the proceeds of the sale to a public interest use; or     (c) destroy the property if it is unfit for a public interest use or sale.       (4) Before applying the lost or mislaid property to a public interest use, the agency having possession of the property shall obtain from the agency's legislative body:   (a) permission to apply the property to a public interest use; and     (b) the designation and approval of the public interest use of the property.       (5) Any person employed by a law enforcement agency who finds property may not claim or receive property under this section.    Amended by Chapter 394, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 77-25-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 25 - Justice Courts|Section 2 - Venue of prosecution by information.

77-25-2. Venue of prosecution by information.  Any prosecution by information, except in the case of a felony or class A misdemeanor, shall be commenced before a magistrate in the precinct of the county or municipality where the offense was alleged to have been committed, except as otherwise provided by law.  Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-1.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 1.5 - Appearance by inmate, offender, or witness.

77-27-1.5. Appearance by inmate, offender, or witness.    (1) An appearance by an inmate, offender, or witness before the board, a panel, board member, or hearing officer may be in person, through videoconferencing or other electronic means. Any appearance by videoconference or other electronic means shall be recorded as provided in Section 77-27-8.     (2) An inmate's or offender's electronic appearance by telephone is permissible with the consent of the inmate or offender, when the inmate or offender is incarcerated in a facility outside of this state.    Enacted by Chapter 110, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 4 - Chairperson and vice chairperson.

77-27-4. Chairperson and vice chairperson.    (1) The governor shall select one of the members of the board to serve as chairperson and board administrator at the governor's pleasure. The chairperson may exercise the duties and powers, in addition to those established by this chapter, necessary for the administration of daily operations of the board, including personnel, budgetary matters, panel appointments, and scheduling of hearings.     (2) The chairperson shall appoint a vice chairperson to act in the absence of the chairperson.    Amended by Chapter 195, 1990 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-5.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 5.1 - Board authority to order expungement.

 Effective 5/9/2017  77-27-5.1. Board authority to order expungement.    (1) Upon granting a pardon, the board shall issue an expungement order, directing any criminal justice agency to remove the recipient's identifying information relating to the expunged convictions from its records.   (a) When a pardon has been granted, employees of the Board of Pardons and Parole may not divulge any identifying information regarding the pardoned person to any person or agency, except for the pardoned person.     (b) The Bureau of Criminal Identification may not count pardoned convictions against any future expungement eligibility.       (2) An expungement order, issued by the board, has at least the same legal effect and authority as an order of expungement issued by a court, pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 40, Utah Expungement Act.     (3) The board shall provide clear written directions to the recipient along with a list of agencies known to be affected by the expungement order.    Amended by Chapter 356, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-5.2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 5.2 - Board authority to order removal from Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.

 Effective 5/5/2021  77-27-5.2. Board authority to order removal from Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.    (1) If the board grants a pardon for a conviction that is the basis for an individual's registration on the Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry, the board shall issue an order directing the Department of Corrections to remove the individual's name and personal information relating to the pardoned conviction from the Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.     (2) An order described in Subsection (1), issued by the board, satisfies the notification requirement described in Subsection 77-41-113(1)(b).    Enacted by Chapter 410, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-5.3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 5.3 - Meritless and bad faith litigation.

77-27-5.3. Meritless and bad faith litigation.    (1) For purposes of this section:   (a) "Convicted" means a conviction by entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, guilty with a mental illness, no contest, and conviction of any crime or offense.     (b) "Prisoner" means a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing.       (2) In any case filed in state or federal court in which a prisoner submits a claim that the court finds to be without merit and brought or asserted in bad faith, the Board of Pardons and Parole and any county jail administrator may consider that finding in any early release decisions concerning the prisoner.    Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-5.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 5.4 - Earned time program.

 Effective 7/17/2016  77-27-5.4. Earned time program.    (1) The board shall establish an earned time program that reduces the period of incarceration for offenders who successfully complete specified programs, the purpose of which is to reduce the risk of recidivism.     (2) The earned time program shall:   (a) provide not less than four months of earned time credit each for the completion of up to two programs that:   (i) are approved by the board in collaboration with the Department of Corrections; and     (ii) are recommended programs that are part of the offender's case action plan; and       (b) allow the board to grant in its discretion earned time credit in addition to the earned time credit provided under Subsection (2)(a).       (3) The earned time program may not provide earned time credit for offenders:   (a) whose previously ordered release date does not provide enough time, including time for transition services, for the Board of Pardons and Parole to grant the earned time credit;     (b) who have been sentenced by the court to a term of life without the possibility of parole;     (c) who have been ordered by the Board of Pardons and Parole to serve a life sentence;     (d) who do not have a current release date; or     (e) who have not met a contingency requirement for release that has been ordered by the board.       (4) The board may order the forfeiture of earned time credits under this section if it determines a rescission hearing is necessary.     (5) The department shall notify the board not more than 30 days after an offender completes a program as defined in Subsection 77-27-5.4(2)(a).     (6) The board shall collect data for the fiscal year regarding the operation of the earned time credit program, including:   (a) the number of offenders who have earned time credit under this section in the prior year;     (b) the amount of time credit earned in the prior year;     (c) the number of offenders who forfeited earned time credit; and     (d) additional related information as requested by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.       (7) The board shall collaborate with the Department of Corrections in the establishment of the earned time credit program.     (8) To the extent possible, programming and hearings shall be provided early enough in an offender's incarceration to allow the offender to earn time credit.    Amended by Chapter 4, 2016 Special Session 3
UT Code § 77-27-5.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 5.5 - Review procedure -- Commutation.

77-27-5.5. Review procedure -- Commutation.    (1) The Board of Pardons and Parole may consider the commutation of a death sentence only to life without parole.     (2) Only the person who has been sentenced to death or his counsel may petition the Board of Pardons and Parole for commutation.     (3) The petition shall be in writing, signed personally by the person sentenced to death, and shall include a statement of the grounds upon which the petitioner seeks review.     (4) The state shall be permitted to respond in writing to the petition as may be established by board rules.     (5) The board shall review the petition and determine whether the petition presents a substantial issue which has not been reviewed in the judicial process.     (6) The board shall not consider legal issues, including constitutional issues, which:   (a) have been reviewed previously by the courts;     (b) should have been raised during the judicial process; or     (c) if based on new information, are subject to judicial review.       (7)   (a) If the board does not find a substantial issue, the board shall deny the hearing to the petitioner.     (b) If the board finds a substantial issue, the board shall conduct a hearing in which the petitioner and the state may present evidence and argument as may be provided by board rules.      Amended by Chapter 13, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-6.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 6.1 - Payment of a criminal accounts receivable -- Failure to enter an order for restitution or create a criminal accounts receivable -- Modification of a criminal accounts receivable -- Order for recovery of costs or pecuniary damages.

 Effective 7/1/2021  77-27-6.1. Payment of a criminal accounts receivable -- Failure to enter an order for restitution or create a criminal accounts receivable -- Modification of a criminal accounts receivable -- Order for recovery of costs or pecuniary damages.    (1) When an offender is committed to prison, the board may require the offender to pay the offender's criminal accounts receivable ordered by the court during the period of incarceration or parole supervision.     (2) If the board orders the release of an offender on parole and there is an unpaid balance on the offender's criminal accounts receivable, the board may modify the payment schedule entered by the court for the offender's criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Section 77-32b-105.     (3)   (a) If the sentencing court has not entered an order of restitution for an offender who is under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall refer the offender's case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter an order for restitution for the offender in accordance with Section 77-38b-205.     (b) If the sentencing court has not entered an order to establish a criminal accounts receivable for an offender who is under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall refer the offender's case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter an order to establish a criminal accounts receivable for the offender in accordance with Section 77-32b-103.       (4)   (a) If there is a challenge to an offender's criminal accounts receivable, the board shall refer the offender's case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to resolve the challenge to the criminal accounts receivable.     (b) If a sentencing court modifies a criminal accounts receivable after the offender is committed to prison, the sentencing court shall provide notice to the board of the modification.       (5) The board may enter an order to recover any cost incurred by the department, or the state or any other agency, arising out of the offender's needs or conduct.    Enacted by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 8 - Record of hearing.

77-27-8. Record of hearing.    (1) A verbatim record of proceedings before the Board of Pardons and Parole shall be maintained by a suitable electronic recording device, except when the board dispenses with a record in a particular hearing or a portion of the proceedings.     (2) When the hearing involves the commutation of a death sentence, a certified shorthand reporter, in addition to electronic means, shall record all proceedings except when the board dispenses with a record for the purpose of deliberations in executive session. The compensation of the reporter shall be determined by the board. The reporter shall immediately file with the board the original record and when requested shall with reasonable diligence furnish a transcription or copy of the record upon payment of reasonable fees as determined by the board.     (3) When an inmate or offender affirms by affidavit that he is unable to pay for a copy of the record, the board may furnish a copy of the record, at the expense of the state, to the inmate or offender.    Amended by Chapter 110, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-9.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 9.5 - Victim may attend hearings.

77-27-9.5. Victim may attend hearings.    (1) As used in this section, "hearing" means a hearing for a parole grant or revocation, or a rehearing of either of these if the offender is present.     (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), when a hearing is held regarding any offense committed by the defendant that involved the victim, the victim may attend the hearing to present his views concerning the decisions to be made regarding the defendant.     (b)   (i) The victim may not attend a redetermination or special attention hearing, if the offender is not present.     (ii) At that redetermination or special attention hearing, the board shall give consideration to any presentation previously given by the victim regarding that offender.         (3)   (a) The notice of the hearing shall be timely sent to the victim at his most recent address of record with the board.     (b) The notice shall include:   (i) the date, time, and location of the hearing;     (ii) a clear statement of the reason for the hearing, including all offenses involved;     (iii) the statutes and rules applicable to the victim's participation in the hearing;     (iv) the address and telephone number of an office or person the victim may contact for further explanation of the procedure regarding victim participation in the hearing; and     (v) specific information about how, when, and where the victim may obtain the results of the hearing.       (c) If the victim is dead, or the board is otherwise unable to contact the victim, the board shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victim's immediate family of the hearing.     (d) The victim may communicate with the board for consideration of continuance of the hearing if travel or other significant conflict prohibits their attendance at the hearing.       (4) The victim, or family members if the victim is deceased or unable to attend due to physical incapacity, may:   (a) attend the hearing to observe;     (b) make a statement to the board or its appointed examiner either in person or through a representative appointed by the victim or his family; and     (c) remain present for the hearing if he appoints another to make a statement on his behalf.       (5) The statement may be presented:   (a) as a written statement, which may also be read aloud, if the presenter desires; or     (b) as an oral statement presented by the person selected under Subsection (4).       (6) The victim may be accompanied by a member of his family or another individual, present to provide emotional support to the victim.     (7) The victim may, upon request, testify outside the presence of the defendant but a separate hearing may not be held for this purpose.    Amended by Chapter 355, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-9.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 9.7 - Victim right to notification of release -- Notice by board.

77-27-9.7. Victim right to notification of release -- Notice by board.  A victim entitled to notice of the hearings regarding parole under Section 77-27-9.5 shall also be notified by the Board of Pardons and Parole of the right of victims to be advised upon request of other releases of the defendant under Section 64-13-14.7. The board may include this notification in the same notice sent under Section 77-27-9.5. The board shall coordinate with the Department of Corrections to ensure notice under this section is provided to victims.  Amended by Chapter 13, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-10.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 10.5 - Special condition of parole -- Penalty.

77-27-10.5. Special condition of parole -- Penalty.    (1) In accordance with Section 77-27-5, the Board of Pardons and Parole may release the defendant on parole and as a condition of parole, the board may order the defendant to be prohibited from directly or indirectly engaging in any profit or benefit generating activity relating to the publication of facts or circumstances pertaining to the defendant's involvement in the criminal act for which the defendant is convicted.     (2) The order may prohibit the defendant from contracting with any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity with respect to the commission and reenactment of the defendant's criminal conduct, by way of a movie, book, magazine article, tape recording, phonograph record, radio, or television presentations, live entertainment of any kind, or from the expression of the defendant's thoughts, feelings, opinions, or emotions regarding the criminal conduct.     (3) The board may order that the prohibition includes any event undertaken and experienced by the defendant while avoiding apprehension from the authorities or while facing criminal charges.     (4) The board may order that any action taken by the defendant by way of execution of power of attorney, creation of corporate entities, or other action to avoid compliance with the board's order shall be grounds for revocation of parole as provided in Section 77-27-11.     (5) Adult Probation and Parole shall notify the board of any alleged violation of the board's order under this section.     (6) The violation of the board's order shall be considered a violation of parole.     (7) For purposes of this section:   (a) "convicted" means a conviction by entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, guilty with a mental illness, no contest, and conviction of any crime or offense; and     (b) "defendant" means the convicted defendant, the defendant's assignees, and representatives acting on the defendant's authority.      Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 77-27-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 27 - Pardons and Parole|Section 12 - Parole discharge, sentence termination.

77-27-12. Parole discharge, sentence termination.  Any person released on parole shall be discharged from parole or have his sentence terminated subject to the conditions and limitations contained in Section 76-3-202.  Enacted by Chapter 213, 1985 General Session