The Department of Corrections may transfer an inmate (as defined in Article II (d) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact) to any institution within or without this state if this state has entered into a contract or contracts for the confinement of inmates in said institutions pursuant to Article III of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.
Utah Code § 77-28-2
Department of Corrections -- Authority to transfer inmates
Amended by Chapter 212, 1985 General Session
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.