Utah § 77-30-24 - Payment of expenses -- Extradition costs.

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§ 77-30-24. Payment of expenses -- Extradition costs.

Effective 5/3/2023
77-30-24.  Payment of expenses -- Extradition costs.
(1)
(a) When the punishment of an offense is the confinement of the defendant in prison, the expenses shall be paid out of the state treasury on the certificate of the governor and warrant of the auditor.
(b) In all other cases, the expenses for confinement shall be paid out of the treasury of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed.
(c) The expenses shall be the fees paid to the officers of the state on whose governor the requisition is made.
(2) If a defendant is returned to the state under this chapter and the defendant is convicted of, or pleads guilty or no contest to, the offense or to a lesser offense, the defendant may be required to pay the costs of extradition to the appropriate governmental entity as described in Subsection 76-3-201(4)(b).


Amended by Chapter 497, 2023 General Session

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

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