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Utah Code Title 39A. National Guard and Militia Act § 39A-5-305. Confinement as sentence--Penal institutions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A sentence of confinement imposed by a military court, whether or not it includes discharge or dismissal and whether or not the discharge or dismissal has been executed, may be carried into execution by confinement in any place of confinement under the control of any of the forces of the National Guard or in any penal institution of the state or of any political subdivision of the state.

(2) If the words “hard labor” are not included in a sentence or punishment imposed by a court martial imposing confinement, the authority executing the sentence or punishment is not prohibited from requiring hard labor as a part of the sentence or punishment.

(3) The officers, sheriffs, and penal institutions of the state and any political subdivisions of the state designated by the governor or his designee under Section 39A-5-111 shall:

(a) receive individuals ordered into confinement before trial and individuals committed to confinement by a military court;

(b) confine them according to law; and

(c) receive or confine an individual under this chapter without assessing any fee or charge.

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