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2025 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 9 - Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit
Section 2 - Procedure after arrest.
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UT Code § 77-9-2 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
77-9-2. Procedure after arrest.
An officer who has made an arrest pursuant to Section 77-9-1 shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made. The magistrate shall conduct a hearing to determine the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate finds the arrest was lawful, the magistrate may commit the person arrested for a reasonable time or may admit the person to bail pending extradition proceedings.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
77-9-2. Procedure after arrest.
An officer who has made an arrest pursuant to Section 77-9-1 shall without unnecessary delay take the person arrested before a magistrate of the county in which the arrest was made. The magistrate shall conduct a hearing to determine the lawfulness of the arrest. If the magistrate finds the arrest was lawful, the magistrate may commit the person arrested for a reasonable time or may admit the person to bail pending extradition proceedings.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
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