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2018 Utah Code
Title 17 - Counties
Chapter 22 - Sheriff
Section 20 - Only written directions to sheriff binding.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 17-22-20 (2018)
17-22-20. Only written directions to sheriff binding.
No direction or authority by a party or his attorney to the sheriff in respect to the execution of process or the return thereof or to any act or omission relating thereto is available to discharge or excuse the sheriff from liability for neglect or misconduct, unless it is contained in a writing, signed by the attorney of the party or by the party, if he has no attorney.
No Change Since 1953
No direction or authority by a party or his attorney to the sheriff in respect to the execution of process or the return thereof or to any act or omission relating thereto is available to discharge or excuse the sheriff from liability for neglect or misconduct, unless it is contained in a writing, signed by the attorney of the party or by the party, if he has no attorney.
No Change Since 1953
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