Section 112 – Individual confined prior to trial — Punishment limitations.

• (1) Subject to Section 39A-5-110, an individual in confinement prior to trial may not be subjected to punishment or penalty other than arrest or confinement while the charges are pending.

• (2) The arrest or confinement imposed on a prisoner may not be more rigorous than necessary to ensure the prisoner’s presence. However, the prisoner may be:
  • (a) subjected to minor punishment during that period for discipline violations; and
  • (b) required to perform labor as necessary for the policing and sanitation of the prisoner’s living conditions, immediately adjacent areas, or as otherwise designated by regulations governing the housing of a prisoner.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 373, 2022 General Session