Utah Code 77-30-24. Payment of expenses — Extradition costs
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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-30-24
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) When the punishment of an offense is the confinement of the defendant in prison, the expenses shall be paid out of the state treasury on the certificate of the governor and warrant of the auditor.
(1)(b) In all other cases, the expenses for confinement shall be paid out of the treasury of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed.
(1)(c) The expenses shall be the fees paid to the officers of the state on whose governor the requisition is made.
(2) If a defendant is returned to the state under this chapter and the defendant is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to, the offense or to a lesser offense, the defendant may be required to pay the costs of extradition to the appropriate governmental entity as described in Subsection 76-3-201(4)(b).