Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-10-207. Peace officers, prosecutors, and magistrates to supply information to state and F.B.I.--Notification of arrest based on warrant

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

(1) Every peace officer shall:

(a) cause fingerprints of persons he has arrested to be taken on forms provided by the division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(b) supply information requested on the forms; and

(c) forward without delay both copies to the division, which shall forward the F.B.I. copy to the Identification Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(2) If, after fingerprints have been taken in accordance with Subsection (1), the prosecutor declines to prosecute, or investigative action as described in Section 77-2-3 is terminated, the prosecutor or law enforcement agency shall notify the division of this action within 14 working days.

(3) At the preliminary hearing or arraignment of a felony case, the prosecutor shall ensure that each felony defendant has been fingerprinted and an arrest and fingerprint form is transmitted to the division. In felony cases where fingerprints have not been taken, the judge shall order the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction or the sheriff of the county to:

(a) cause fingerprints of each felony defendant to be taken on forms provided by the division;

(b) supply information requested on the forms; and

(4) If an arrest is based upon information about the existence of a criminal warrant of arrest or commitment under Rule 6, Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, every peace officer shall without delay notify the division of the service of each warrant of arrest or commitment, in a manner specified by the division.

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