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2025 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 15 - Defendant's Competency to Proceed
- Section 1 - Incompetent individual not to be tried for public offense.
- Section 2 - Definitions.
- Section 3 - Petition for inquiry regarding defendant -- Filing -- Contents.
- Section 3.5 - Incompetent to proceed in misdemeanor cases.
- Section 4 - Court may raise issue of competency at any time.
- Section 5 - Order for hearing -- Stay of other proceedings -- Examinations of defendant -- Scope of examination and report.
- Section 6 - Commitment on finding of incompetency to stand trial -- Subsequent hearings -- Notice to prosecuting attorneys.
- Section 6.5 - Petition for involuntary medication of incompetent defendant.
- Section 7 - Statute of limitations and speedy trial -- Effect of incompetency of defendant.
- Section 8 - Bail exonerated on commitment of defendant.
- Section 9 - Expenses.
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