Utah § 53-29-403 - Intervention in legal action by the department.

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§ 53-29-403. Intervention in legal action by the department.

Effective 5/7/2025
53-29-403.  Intervention in legal action by the department.
(1)Subject to Subsection (2), the department may intervene in any matter, including a criminal action, where the matter purports to affect an individual's registration requirements under this chapter.
(2)The department may only file a motion to intervene under Subsection (1) within 60 days after the day on which:
(a)the sentencing court enters a judgment or sentence against an individual for a registrable offense, if the details of the written plea agreement, judgment, or sentence indicate that the individual's registration requirements under this chapter could be affected; or
(b)a court modifies, withdraws, sets aside, vacates, or otherwise alters an individual's conviction for a registrable offense, affecting the individual's registration requirement under this chapter if the written plea agreement, judgment, or sentence entered at the time the individual was sentenced did not indicate that the individual's registration requirement could be affected.


Enacted by Chapter 291, 2025 General Session

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

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