Utah § 17-72-405 - Commissary account disclosure requirements.

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§ 17-72-405. Commissary account disclosure requirements.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-72-405.  Commissary account disclosure requirements.
(1)A correctional facility may implement a policy governing when the correctional facility withdraws money from a prisoner's commissary account for a purpose other than a commissary purchase.
(2)A correctional facility may only withdraw money from a prisoner's commissary account for a purpose other than a commissary purchase in accordance with a policy implemented under Subsection (1).
(3) Before a correctional facility withdraws money from a prisoner's commissary account for a purpose other than a commissary purchase, the correctional facility shall disclose the policy implemented under Subsection (1) to the prisoner or any other individual seeking to make a deposit of money into the prisoner's commissary account before the correctional facility may accept and deposit the money into the prisoner's commissary account.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 17-72-405 ("Commissary account disclosure requirements.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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