Section 111 – Parties under obligation to keep a prisoner — Reporting.

• (1) A provost marshal, sheriff, or officer of a city or county jail or penal institution designated under Section 39A-5-110, may not refuse to receive or keep any prisoner if the committing officer provides a signed statement indicating the offense charged against the prisoner.

• (2) Any party under Subsection (1) charged with keeping a prisoner shall within 24 hours after commitment report to the commanding officer of the prisoner the name of the prisoner, the nature of the offense charged against him, and the name of the individual who ordered or authorized the commitment.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session