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Utah Code § 17-72-504

Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

(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 neglects to comply with Subsection (1) is liable to the prisoner for all damages occasioned by that neglect.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.