Utah § 17-72-701 - Process on behalf of state -- Fees.

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§ 17-72-701. Process on behalf of state -- Fees.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-72-701.  Process on behalf of state -- Fees.
(1)Except as specifically otherwise provided by law, the sheriff shall, without fee, serve and return all process in criminal cases to which the state is a party and that are lawfully issued by any court of the state.
(2)
(a)If the process issues from a court outside of the sheriff's county, the sheriff is entitled to the sheriff's actual expenses necessarily incurred.
(b)The expenses shall be paid by the county where the process was issued.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

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

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