Utah § 77-19-10 - Sentence of death -- Location and procedures for execution.
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§ 77-19-10. Sentence of death -- Location and procedures for execution.
77-19-10. Sentence of death -- Location and procedures for execution.
| (1) | The executive director of the Department of Corrections, or the executive director's designee, shall ensure that the method of a sentence of death specified in the warrant or as required under Section 77-18-113 is carried out at a secure correctional facility operated by the department and at an hour determined by the department on the date specified in the warrant. |
| (2) | When the sentence of death is to be carried out by lethal intravenous injection, the executive director of the department or a designee shall select two or more persons trained in accordance with accepted medical practices to administer intravenous injections, who shall each administer a continuous intravenous injection, consisting of one or more substances of a type and amount that is sufficiently effective to cause death without a substantial risk of severe pain. |
| (3) | If the sentence of death is to be carried out by firing squad under Subsection 77-18-113(2), (3), or (4) the executive director of the department or a designee shall select a five-person firing squad of peace officers. |
| (4) | Compensation for persons administering intravenous injections and for members of a firing squad under Subsection 77-18-113(2), (3), or (4) shall be in an amount determined by the director of the Division of Finance. |
| (5) | Death under this section shall be certified by a physician. |
| (6) | The department shall adopt and enforce rules governing procedures for the execution of sentences of death. |
Amended by Chapter 345, 2026 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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