Section 208 – Imprisonment — Custodial authorities.

• (1) Persons sentenced to imprisonment shall be committed to the following custodial authorities:
  • (a) felony commitments shall be to the Utah State Prison;
  • (b)
    • (i) notwithstanding Section 76-3-204, class A misdemeanor commitments shall be to the jail, or other facility designated by the town, city, or county where the defendant was convicted, unless the defendant is also serving a felony commitment at the Utah State Prison at the commencement of the class A misdemeanor conviction, in which case, the class A misdemeanor commitment shall be to the Utah State Prison for an indeterminate term not to exceed one year with a credit for one day; and
    • (ii) the court may not order the imprisonment of a defendant to the Utah State Prison for a fixed term or other term that is inconsistent with this section and Section 77-18-111; and
  • (c) all other misdemeanor commitments shall be to the jail or other facility designated by the town, city or county where the defendant was convicted.

• (2) A custodial authority may place a prisoner in a facility other than the one to which the prisoner was committed when:
  • (a) the custodial authority does not have space to accommodate the prisoner; or
  • (b) the security of the institution or prisoner requires the prisoner to be placed in a facility other than the one to which the prisoner was committed.

Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session