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2025 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 28b - Interjurisdictional Transfer of Prisoners
Section 3 - Eligibility criteria for international transfer.
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UT Code § 77-28b-3 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
77-28b-3. Eligibility criteria for international transfer.
An offender must meet the following criteria before being considered for an international transfer:
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
77-28b-3. Eligibility criteria for international transfer.
An offender must meet the following criteria before being considered for an international transfer:
- (1)the offender is a citizen of the receiving country;
- (2)the offender consents to transfer to the offender's country of citizenship;
- (3)the offense committed by the offender constitutes a criminal offense under the laws of the receiving state;
- (4)the offender does not have fewer than 12 months remaining on the offender's sentence at the time of the application for transfer;
- (5)the offender is not under a sentence of death;
- (6)the offender does not have collateral attacks or appeals on either the sentence or conviction pending;
- (7)all other provisions of the imposed sentence such as fines, restitution, and penalties are paid in full;
- (8)there are no detainers, wanted notices based on criminal convictions, indictments, informations, complaints, or parole or probation violation allegations pending against the offender; and
- (9)the offender meets all of the eligibility requirements of the treaty with the offender's country.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
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