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Utah Code § 78B-7-506

Service of process

Enacted by Chapter 365, 2019 General Session

(1)

(a) The county sheriff that receives an order from the court under Subsection 78B-7-504(6) or 78B-7-505(3) shall:

(i) provide expedited service for the sexual violence protective order; and

(ii) after the sexual violence protective order is served, transmit verification of service of process to the statewide network described in Section 78B-7-113.

(b) This section does not prohibit another law enforcement agency from providing service of process if the law enforcement agency:

(i) has contact with the respondent; or

(ii) determines that, under the circumstances, providing service of process on the respondent is in the best interest of the petitioner.

(2) When a sexual violence protective order is served on a respondent in jail, or other holding facility, the law enforcement agency managing the facility shall make a reasonable effort to provide notice to the petitioner at the time the respondent is released from incarceration.

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