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Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 18 - The Judgment
Section 6.5 - Liability of rescued person for costs of emergency response.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 77-18-6.5 (2019)
77-18-6.5. Liability of rescued person for costs of emergency response.
Enacted by Chapter 223, 1997 General Session
- (1) Any person who violates Section 76-6-206.1 whose conduct required emergency care, rescue, assistance, or recovery services at the scene of an abandoned or inactive mine may be charged with the expenses incurred in meeting the emergency.
- (2) The court's order shall be a judgment which orders the payment of reimbursement to any public agency or private body that incurred the expenses. The judgment shall constitute a lien when recorded in the judgment docket and shall have the same effect and is subject to the same rules as a judgment for money in a civil action.
- (3) The liability imposed under this section is in addition to and not in limitation of any other liability that may be imposed.
Enacted by Chapter 223, 1997 General Session
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