Utah Code 17-22-4. Jails — Sheriff as keeper — Use
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(1) The common jails in the several counties shall be kept by the sheriffs, and shall be used for:
Terms Used In Utah Code 17-22-4
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Executive: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a person or body elected as the county executive or a person appointed as the county manager or administrative officer, refers to:(2)(a) the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; and(2)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
- Process: as used in this chapter includes all writs, warrants, summonses and orders of the courts of justice or judicial officers. See Utah Code 17-22-1
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(1)(a) the detention of persons committed to jail to secure their attendance as witnesses in criminal cases;(1)(b) the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;(1)(c) the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law; and(1)(d) the confinement of persons sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of crime.
(2) If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to manage, maintain, operate, or construct county jail facilities, the sheriff shall perform whatever obligations are imposed upon him by that contract.