UT Code § 77-38b-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure|Chapter 38b - Crime Victims Restitution Act|Part 3 - Civil Accounts Receivables and Civil Judgments for Restitution|Section 304 - Priority.

 Effective 7/1/2021  77-38b-304. Priority.    (1) The court, or the office, shall disburse a payment for restitution within 60 days after the day on which the payment is received from the defendant if:   (a) the victim has complied with Subsection 77-38b-203(2);     (b) if the defendant has tendered a negotiable instrument, funds from the financial institution are actually received; and     (c) the payment to the victim is at least $5, unless the payment is the final payment.       (2) The court, or the office, shall disburse money collected from a defendant for a criminal accounts receivable in the following order of priority:   (a) first, and except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), to restitution owed by the defendant in accordance with Subsection (4);     (b) second, to the cost of obtaining a DNA specimen from the defendant as described in Subsection (4)(b);     (c) third, to any criminal fine or surcharge owed by the defendant;     (d) fourth, to the cost owed by the defendant for a reward described in Section 77-32b-104;     (e) fifth, to the cost owed by the defendant for medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and related transportation paid by a county correctional facility under Section 17-50-319; and     (f) sixth, to any other cost owed by the defendant.       (3) The office shall disburse money collected from a defendant for a civil accounts receivable and civil judgment of restitution in the following order of priority:   (a) first, to any past due amount owed to the department for the monthly supervision fee under Subsection 64-13-21(6)(a);     (b) second, and except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), to restitution owed by the defendant in accordance with Subsection (4);     (c) third, to the cost of obtaining a DNA specimen from the defendant in accordance with Subsection (4)(b);     (d) fourth, to any criminal fine or surcharge owed by the defendant;     (e) fifth, to the cost owed by the defendant for a reward described in Section 77-32b-104;     (f) sixth, to the cost owed by the defendant for medical care, treatment, hospitalization and related transportation paid by a county correctional facility under Section 17-50-319; and     (g) seventh, to any other cost owed by the defendant.       (4)   (a) If a defendant owes restitution to more than one person or government agency at the same time, the court, or the office, shall disburse a payment for restitution in the following order of priority:   (i) first, to the victim of the offense;     (ii) second, to the Utah Office for Victims of Crime;     (iii) third, any other government agency that has provided reimbursement to the victim as a result of the defendant's criminal conduct; and     (iv) fourth, any insurance company that has provided reimbursement to the victim as a result of the defendant's criminal conduct.       (b) If a defendant is required under Section 53-10-404 to reimburse the department for the cost of obtaining the defendant's DNA specimen, the reimbursement for the cost of obtaining the defendant's DNA specimen is the next priority after restitution to the victim of the offense under Subsection (4)(a)(i).     (c) If the defendant is required to pay restitution to more than one victim, restitution shall be disbursed to each victim according to the percentage of each victim's share of the total order for restitution.       (5) For a criminal accounts receivable, the department shall collect the current and past due amount owed by a defendant for the monthly supervision fee under Subsection 64-13-21(6)(a) until the court enters a civil accounts receivable on the civil judgment docket under Section 77-18-114.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session