Utah Code Title 77. Utah Code of Criminal Procedure § 77-11a-204. Custody of seized property and contraband

(a) hold the property or contraband in safe custody until the property or contraband is returned or disposed of in accordance with:

(b) maintain a record of the property or contraband, including:

(2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), no later than 30 days after the day on which a peace officer seizes property in the form of cash or other readily negotiable instruments, an agency shall deposit the property into a separate, restricted, interest-bearing account maintained by the agency solely for the purpose of managing and protecting the property from commingling, loss, or devaluation.

(b) A prosecuting attorney may authorize one or more written extensions of the 30-day period under Subsection (2)(a) if the property needs to maintain the form in which the property was seized for evidentiary purposes or other good cause.

(a) have written policies for the identification, tracking, management, and safekeeping of seized property and contraband; and

(b) shall have a written policy that prohibits the transfer, sale, or auction of seized property and contraband to an employee of the agency.