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UT Code § 64-9b-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners|Section 4 - Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.

64-9b-4. Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.    (1) Rehabilitative and job opportunities at the Utah state prison and participating county jails shall not be forced upon any inmate contrary to the Utah Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3 (2), but instead shall be on a completely voluntary basis.     (2) Private businesses that manufacture products for sale in Utah or in interstate commerce shall pay inmates the prevailing wage for similar work in local private industry. Private businesses that provide services, agricultural products, or manufactured products for export shall pay inmates wages determined by the department, but should not displace local Utah workers as a result of their employment of inmates.    Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 64-9b-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners|Section 5 - Intent of Legislature.

64-9b-5. Intent of Legislature.  It is the legislative intent, and inmates are encouraged, to use their personal earnings from jobs created under this chapter for the following:  (1) for restitution to the victims of the inmate's criminal offense, where applicable;     (2) for support of the inmate's family, where applicable;     (3) for the inmate's personal use; and     (4) for reimbursement of security, operational, and other costs incurred by the Utah Correctional Industries Division of the department in administering these projects.    Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 64-9b-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners|Section 6 - Rules.

64-9b-6. Rules.  The department is authorized to promulgate rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.  Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 2 - Creation of department.

 Effective 5/10/2016  64-13-2. Creation of department.  There is created a Department of Corrections, under the general supervision of the executive director of the department. The department is the state authority for corrections. Amended by Chapter 243, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 3 - Executive director.

 Effective 5/12/2020  64-13-3. Executive director.    (1) The executive director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.     (2) The executive director shall be experienced and knowledgeable in the field of corrections and shall have training in criminology and penology.     (3) The governor shall establish the executive director's salary within the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation.    Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 7 - Offenders in custody of department.

 Effective 5/10/2016  64-13-7. Offenders in custody of department.  All offenders committed for incarceration in a state correctional facility or for supervision on probation or parole, shall be placed in the custody of the department. The department shall establish procedures and is responsible for the appropriate assignment or transfer of public offenders to facilities or programs. Amended by Chapter 243, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-7.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 7.5 - Persons in need of mental health services -- Contracts.

 Effective 5/12/2015  64-13-7.5. Persons in need of mental health services -- Contracts.    (1) Except as provided for in Subsection (2), when the department determines that a person in its custody is in need of mental health services, the department shall contract with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, local mental health authorities, or the state hospital to provide mental health services for that person. Those services may be provided at the Utah State Hospital or in community programs provided by or under contract with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, a local mental health authority, or other public or private mental health care providers.     (2)   (a) If the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, a local mental health authority, or the state hospital notifies the department that it is unable to provide mental health services under Subsection (1), the department may contract with other public or private mental health care providers to provide mental health services for persons in its custody.     (b) The standards established by rule under Section 64-13-25 apply to the public or private mental health care providers with whom the department contracts under this Subsection (2).       (3) A person who provides mental health services for sex offender treatment as required in Section 64-13-6 shall be licensed as a mental health professional in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act, and exhibit competency to practice in the area of sex offender treatment based on education, training, and practice.    Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 8 - Designation of employee powers.

64-13-8. Designation of employee powers.  The department shall designate by policy which of its employees have the authority and powers of peace officers, the power to administer oaths, and other powers the department considers appropriate, including but not limited to the responsibility to bear firearms.  Amended by Chapter 116, 1987 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 10 - Department duties -- Rulemaking authority.

64-13-10. Department duties -- Rulemaking authority.    (1) The department shall provide probation supervision programs, parole supervision programs, correctional facilities, community correctional centers, and other programs or facilities as necessary and as required to accomplish its purposes.     (2) The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-10.6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 10.6 - Transition and reentry of inmates at termination of incarceration.

 Effective 10/1/2015  64-13-10.6. Transition and reentry of inmates at termination of incarceration.    (1) The department shall evaluate the case action plan and update the case action plan as necessary to prepare for the offender's transition from incarceration to release, including:   (a) establishing the supervision level and program needs, based on the offender's criminal risk factors;     (b) identifying barriers to the offender's ability to obtain housing, food, clothing, and transportation;     (c) identifying community-based treatment resources that are reasonably accessible to the offender; and     (d) establishing the initial supervision procedures and strategy for the offender's parole officer.       (2) The department shall notify the Board of Pardons and Parole not fewer than 30 days prior to an offender's release of:   (a) the offender's case action plan; and     (b) any specific conditions of parole necessary to better facilitate transition to the community.      Enacted by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 12 - Assistance to sheriffs.

64-13-12. Assistance to sheriffs.  Where resources permit, the department may assist county sheriffs in the development of jail standards, in the review of jail facilities, and shall provide other services as requested by the sheriffs.  Amended by Chapter 100, 1988 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 13 - Administrators.

64-13-13. Administrators.  The executive director shall appoint deputy directors, wardens, regional administrators, and other administrators as necessary to administer correctional programs. Deputy directors, wardens, and regional administrators shall have experience in corrections, related criminal justice fields, law, or criminology, and experience in administration.  Amended by Chapter 116, 1987 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 14 - Secure correctional facilities.

 Effective 5/5/2021  64-13-14. Secure correctional facilities.    (1) The department shall maintain and operate secure correctional facilities for the incarceration of offenders.     (2) For each compound of secure correctional facilities, as established by the executive director, wardens shall be appointed as the chief administrative officers by the executive director.     (3) The department may transfer offenders from one correctional facility to another and may, with the consent of the sheriff, transfer any offender to a county jail.     (4) Where new or modified facilities are designed appropriately, the department shall implement an evidence-based direct supervision system in accordance with Subsections (5) and (6).     (5) A direct supervision system shall be designed to meet the goals of:   (a) reducing offender violence;     (b) enhancing offenders' participation in treatment, program, and work opportunities;     (c) managing and reducing offender risk;     (d) promoting pro-social offender behaviors;     (e) providing a tiered-housing structure that:   (i) rewards an offender's pro-social behaviors and progress toward the completion requirements of the offender's individual case action plan with less restrictive housing and increased privileges; and     (ii) houses similarly behaving offenders together; and       (f) reducing departmental costs.       (6) A direct supervision system shall include the following elements:   (a) department staff will interact continuously with offenders to actively manage offenders' behavior and to identify problems at early stages;     (b) department staff will use management techniques designed to prevent and discourage negative offender behavior and encourage positive offender behavior;     (c) department staff will establish and maintain a professional supervisory relationship with offenders; and     (d) barriers separating department staff and offenders shall be removed.       (7) Beginning in the 2022 interim, the department shall provide an annual report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee regarding the status of the implementation of direct supervision.    Amended by Chapter 246, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-14.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 14.5 - Limits of confinement place -- Release status -- Work release.

 Effective 10/1/2015  64-13-14.5. Limits of confinement place -- Release status -- Work release.    (1) The department may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate when, as established by department policies and procedures, there is cause to believe the inmate will honor the trust, by authorizing the inmate under prescribed conditions:   (a) to leave temporarily for purposes specified by department policies and procedures to visit specifically designated places for a period not to exceed 30 days;     (b) to participate in a voluntary training program in the community while housed at a correctional facility or to work at paid employment;     (c) to be housed in a nonsecure community correctional center operated by the department; or     (d) to be housed in any other facility under contract with the department.       (2) The department shall establish rules governing offenders on release status. A copy of the rules shall be furnished to the offender and to any employer or other person participating in the offender's release program. Any employer or other participating person shall agree in writing to abide by the rules and to notify the department of the offender's discharge or other release from a release program activity, or of any violation of the rules governing release status.     (3) The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the department is an escape from custody.     (4) If an offender is arrested for the commission of a crime, the arresting authority shall immediately notify the department of the arrest.     (5) The department may impose appropriate sanctions pursuant to Section 64-13-21 upon offenders who violate guidelines established by the Utah Sentencing Commission, including prosecution for escape under Section 76-8-309 and for unauthorized absence.     (6) An inmate who is housed at a nonsecure correctional facility and on work release may not be required to work for less than the current federally established minimum wage, or under substandard working conditions.    Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-14.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 14.7 - Victim notification of offender's release.

64-13-14.7. Victim notification of offender's release.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Offender" means a person who committed an act of criminally injurious conduct against the victim and has been sentenced to incarceration in the custody of the department.     (b) "Victim" means a person against whom an offender committed criminally injurious conduct as defined in Section 63M-7-502, and who is entitled to notice of hearings regarding the offender's parole under Section 77-27-9.5. "Victim" includes the legal guardian of a victim, or the representative of the family of a victim who is deceased.       (2)   (a) A victim shall be notified of an offender's release under Sections 64-13-14.5 and 64-13-14.7, or any other release to or from a half-way house, to a program outside of the prison such as a rehabilitation program, state hospital, community center other than a release on parole, commutation or termination for which notice is provided under Sections 77-27-9.5 and 77-27-9.7, transfer of the offender to an out-of-state facility, or an offender's escape, upon submitting a signed written request of notification to the Department of Corrections. The request shall include a current mailing address and may include current telephone numbers if the victim chooses.     (b) The department shall advise the victim of an offender's release or escape under Subsection (2)(a), in writing. However, if written notice is not feasible because the release is immediate or the offender escapes, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim by telephone if the victim has provided a telephone number under Subsection (2)(a) and shall follow up with a written notice.       (3) Notice of victim rights under this section shall be provided to the victim in the notice of hearings regarding parole under Section 77-27-9.5. The department shall coordinate with the Board of Pardons and Parole to ensure the notice is implemented.     (4) A victim's request for notification under this section and any notification to a victim under this section is private information that the department may not release:   (a) to the offender under any circumstances; or     (b) to any other party without the written consent of the victim.       (5) The department may make rules as necessary to implement this section.     (6) The department or its employees acting within the scope of their employment are not civilly or criminally liable for failure to provide notice or improper notice under this section unless the failure or impropriety is willful or grossly negligent.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-15 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 15 - Property of offender -- Storage and disposal.

64-13-15. Property of offender -- Storage and disposal.    (1)   (a) Offenders may retain personal property at correctional facilities only as authorized by the department. An offender's property which is retained by the department shall be inventoried and placed in storage by the department and a receipt for the property shall be issued to the offender. Offenders shall be required to arrange for disposal of property retained by the department within a reasonable time under department rules. Property retained by the department shall be returned to the offender at discharge, or in accordance with Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, in the case of death prior to discharge.     (b) If property is not claimed within one year of discharge, or it is not disposed of by the offender within a reasonable time after the department's order to arrange for disposal, it becomes property of the state and may be used for correctional purposes or donated to a charity within the state.     (c) If an inmate's property is not claimed within one year of his death, it becomes the property of the state in accordance with Section 75-2-105.     (d) Funds which are contraband and in the physical custody of any prisoner, whether in the form of currency and coin which are legal tender in any jurisdiction or negotiable instruments drawn upon a personal or business account, shall be subject to forfeiture following a hearing which accords with prevailing standards of due process. All such forfeited funds shall be used by the department for purposes which promote the general welfare of prisoners in the custody of the department. Money and negotiable instruments taken from offenders' mail under department rule and which are not otherwise contraband shall be placed in an account administered by the department, to the credit of the offender who owns the money or negotiable instruments.       (2) Upon discharge from a secure correctional facility, the department may give an inmate transition funds in an amount established by the department with the approval of the director of the Division of Finance. At its discretion, the department may spend the funds directly on the purchase of necessities or transportation for the discharged inmate.    Amended by Chapter 124, 1991 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 16 - Inmate employment.

64-13-16. Inmate employment.    (1) The department may employ inmates, unless incapable of employment because of sickness or other infirmity or for security reasons, to the degree that funding and available resources allow. An offender may not be employed on work which benefits any employee or officer of the department.     (2) An offender employed under this section is not considered an employee, worker, workman, or operative for purposes of Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, except as required by federal statute or regulation.    Amended by Chapter 10, 1997 General SessionAmended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-17 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 17 - Visitors to correctional facilities -- Correspondence.

64-13-17. Visitors to correctional facilities -- Correspondence.    (1)   (a) The following persons may visit correctional facilities without the consent of the department:   (i) the governor;     (ii) the attorney general;     (iii) a justice or judge of the courts of record;     (iv) members of the Board of Pardons and Parole;     (v) members of the Legislature;     (vi) the sheriff, district attorney, and county attorney for the county in which the correctional facility is located; and     (vii) any other persons authorized under rules prescribed by the department or court order.       (b) Any person acting under a court order may visit or correspond with any inmate without the consent of the department provided the department has received notice of, and is permitted to respond to, the court order. The court shall consider department policy when making its order.     (c) The department may limit access to correctional facilities when the department or governor declares an emergency or when there is a riot or other disturbance.       (2)   (a) A person may not visit with any offender at any correctional facility, other than under Subsection (1), without the consent of the department.     (b) Offenders and all visitors, including those listed in Subsection (1), may be required to submit to a search or inspection of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation.       (3) The department shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing guidelines for providing written notice to visitors regarding prohibited items and regarding the fact that under state law all visitors may be required to submit to a search of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation.     (4) Offenders housed at any correctional facility may send and receive correspondence, subject to the rules of the department. All correspondence is subject to search, consistent with department rules.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 18 - Copy of sentence of incarceration.

64-13-18. Copy of sentence of incarceration.  The officer delivering any offender for incarceration shall deliver to the department a certified copy of the sentence received by the officer from the clerk of the court. The department shall give the officer a certificate of delivery and shall submit to the Board of Pardons and Parole a copy of the commitment order. The certified copy of sentence is conclusive evidence of the facts contained in it.  Amended by Chapter 13, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 64-13-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 64 - State Institutions|Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison|Section 19 - Labor at correctional facilities.

64-13-19. Labor at correctional facilities.    (1) The department shall determine the types of labor to be pursued, and what kind, quality, and quantity of goods, materials, and supplies shall be produced, manufactured, or repaired at correctional facilities. Contracts may be made for the labor of offenders, including contracts with any federal agency for a project affecting national defense. As many offenders as practicable may be employed to produce, manufacture, or repair any goods, materials, or supplies for sale to the state or its political subdivisions. Prices for all goods, materials, and supplies shall be fixed by the department.     (2) An offender performing labor under this section is not considered an employee, worker, workman, or operative for purposes of Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, except as required by federal statute or regulation.    Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session