2015 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Arrest, by Whom, and How Made
Section 6 - Manner of making arrest.

77-7-6. Manner of making arrest.

• (1) The person making the arrest shall inform the person being arrested of his intention, cause, and authority to arrest him. Such notice shall not be required when:
  • (a) there is reason to believe the notice will endanger the life or safety of the officer or another person or will likely enable the party being arrested to escape;
  • (b) the person being arrested is actually engaged in the commission of, or an attempt to commit, an offense; or
  • (c) the person being arrested is pursued immediately after the commission of an offense or an escape.

• (2)
  • (a) If a hearing-impaired person, as defined in Subsection 78B-1-201(2), is arrested for an alleged violation of a criminal law, including a local ordinance, the arresting officer shall assess the communicative abilities of the hearing-impaired person and conduct this notification, and any further notifications of rights, warnings, interrogations, or taking of statements, in a manner that accurately and effectively communicates with the hearing-impaired person including qualified interpreters, lip reading, pen and paper, typewriters, computers with print-out capability, and telecommunications devices for the deaf.
  • (b) Compliance with this subsection is a factor to be considered by any court when evaluating whether statements of a hearing-impaired person were made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.

Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session