Section 32 – Discipline of offenders — Use of force.
64-13-32. Discipline of offenders — Use of force. (1) If an offender offers violence to an officer or other employee of the Department of Corrections, or to another offender, or to any other person; attempts to damage or damages any corrections property; attempts to escape; or resists or refuses to obey any lawful and reasonable […]
Section 33 – Fines for violation of department rules — Debt collection.
Effective 7/1/2021 64-13-33. Fines for violation of department rules — Debt collection. (1) (a) Following an administrative hearing, the department is authorized to: (i) assess a reasonable fine against the offender for expenses incurred by the department as a result of the offender’s violation of department rules; and (ii) require repayment from the offender for […]
Section 34 – Safety of offenders.
64-13-34. Safety of offenders. In case of disaster or acts of God that threaten the safety of inmates or the security of a secure correctional facility, inmates may be moved to a suitable place of security. Inmates shall be returned to a correctional facility as soon as it is practicable. Amended by Chapter 116, 1987 […]
Section 36 – Testing of prisoners for AIDS and HIV infection — Medical care — Department authority.
64-13-36. Testing of prisoners for AIDS and HIV infection — Medical care — Department authority. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Prisoner” means a person who has been adjudicated and found guilty of a criminal offense and who is in the custody of and under the jurisdiction of the department. (b) “Test” or “testing” […]
Section 37 – Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease.
64-13-37. Department authorized to test offenders for communicable disease. (1) As used in this section, “communicable disease” means: (a) an illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products, which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host either directly, as from an infected person […]
Section 38 – Emergency release due to overcrowding.
64-13-38. Emergency release due to overcrowding. (1) Definitions: (a) “Maximum capacity” means every physical and funded prison bed is occupied by an inmate. (b) “Operational capacity” means 96.5% of every physical and funded bed is occupied by an inmate. (c) “Emergency release capacity” means 98% of every physical and funded bed is occupied by an […]
Section 39 – Standards for health care facilities.
64-13-39. Standards for health care facilities. All health care facilities, as defined in Section 26-21-2, owned or operated by the department shall apply for and meet the requirements for accreditation by the National Commission for Correctional Health Care. The department shall begin the application process in a timely manner to facilitate accreditation of the health […]
Section 39.5 – Definitions — Health care for chronically or terminally ill offenders — Notice to health care facility.
64-13-39.5. Definitions — Health care for chronically or terminally ill offenders — Notice to health care facility. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Department or agency” means the Utah Department of Corrections or a department of corrections or government entity responsible for placing an offender in a facility located in Utah. (b) “Chronically ill” […]
Section 39.6 – Penalty.
64-13-39.6. Penalty. Any person who willfully violates Subsection 64-13-39.5(3) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Enacted by Chapter 343, 2007 General Session
Section 40 – Worship for native American inmates.
64-13-40. Worship for native American inmates. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Items used in religious ceremonies” includes cedar, corn husks, corn pollen, corn meal, eagle and other feathers, sage, sweet grass, tobacco, pipes, willow, drums, gourds, lava rock, medicine bundles, bags or pouches, staffs, and other traditional items and materials. (b) “Native American” […]