H.B. 83

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JAIL RELEASE AMENDMENTS
2 2000 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Jack A. Seitz
5 AN ACT RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL CODE; PROVIDING TERMS FOR INMATES'
6 WORK RELEASE FROM JAILS AND SPECIFIED DETENTION FACILITIES.
7 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
8 ENACTS:
9 76-3-403.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
10 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
11 Section 1. Section 76-3-403.5 is enacted to read:
12 76-3-403.5. Work release from county jail or detention facility.
13 (1) When an inmate is committed for incarceration in a county jail or in a detention facility
14 other than a Department of Corrections' correctional facility, the custodial authority may in its
15 discretion allow the inmate to work outside of the jail or facility as part of a jail or facility
16 supervised work detail if the inmate's incarceration:
17 (a) is for a misdemeanor offense, and the sentencing judge has not entered an order to the
18 contrary; or
19 (b) is part of a probation agreement for a felony offense, and the sentencing district judge
20 has not entered an order to the contrary.
21 (2) As used in this section, "correctional facility" means a correctional facility operated
22 by the Department of Corrections to house offenders, and includes both secure or nonsecure
23 facilities.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-17-00 2:34 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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