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2024 Utah Code
Title 17 - Counties
Chapter 22 - Sheriff
Section 17 - Escapes -- Sheriff's liability.
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UT Code § 17-22-17 (2024)
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Effective 5/1/2024
17-22-17. Escapes -- Sheriff's liability.
A sheriff who suffers the escape of a person arrested in a civil action, without the consent or connivance of the party in whose behalf the arrest or imprisonment is made, is liable as follows:
Amended by Chapter 365, 2024 General Session
17-22-17. Escapes -- Sheriff's liability.
A sheriff who suffers the escape of a person arrested in a civil action, without the consent or connivance of the party in whose behalf the arrest or imprisonment is made, is liable as follows:
- (1)When the arrest is upon an order to hold to bail or upon a surrender in exoneration of bail before judgment the sheriff is liable to the plaintiff as bail.
- (2)When the arrest is on an execution or commitment to enforce the payment of money the sheriff is liable for the amount expressed in the execution or commitment.
- (3)When the arrest is on an execution or commitment other than to enforce the payment of money the sheriff is liable for the actual damages sustained.
- (4)Upon being sued for damages for an escape or rescue the sheriff may introduce evidence in mitigation and exculpation.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2024 General Session
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