(1) The department may employ inmates, unless incapable of employment because of sickness or other infirmity or for security reasons, to the degree that funding and available resources allow. An offender may not be employed on work which benefits any employee or officer of the department.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 64-13-16

  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 64-13-1
  • Offender: means an individual who has been convicted of a crime for which the individual may be committed to the custody of the department and is at least one of the following:
         (13)(a) committed to the custody of the department;
         (13)(b) on probation; or
         (13)(c) on parole. See Utah Code 64-13-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) An offender employed under this section is not considered an employee, worker, workman, or operative for purposes of Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers’ Compensation Act, except as required by federal statute or regulation.

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