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The board may revoke the parole of any individual who is found to have violated any condition of the individual’s parole. |
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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-27-11
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Board: means the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 77-27-1
- Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-27-1
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Parole: means a release from imprisonment on prescribed conditions which, if satisfactorily performed by the parolee, enables the parolee to obtain a termination of the parolee's sentence. See Utah Code 77-27-1
- Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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If a parolee is confined by the department or any law enforcement official for a suspected violation of parole, the department:
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shall immediately report the alleged violation to the board, by means of an incident report; and |
(ii) |
make any recommendation regarding the incident. |
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(b) |
A parolee may not be held for a period longer than 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, without first obtaining a warrant. |
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(3) |
Any member of the board may:
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issue a warrant based upon a certified warrant request to a peace officer or other persons authorized to arrest, detain, and return to actual custody a parolee; and |
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upon arrest of the parolee, determine, or direct the department to determine, if there is probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated the conditions of the parolee’s parole. |
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(4) |
Upon a finding of probable cause, a parolee may be further detained or imprisoned again pending a hearing by the board or the board’s appointed examiner. |
(5) |
(a) |
The board or the board’s appointed examiner shall conduct a hearing on the alleged violation, and the parolee shall have written notice of the time and location of the hearing, the alleged violation of parole, and a statement of the evidence against the parolee. |
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The board or the board’s appointed examiner shall provide the parolee the opportunity:
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to present witnesses and documentary evidence; |
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to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses, absent a showing of good cause for not allowing the confrontation; and |
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to be represented by counsel when the parolee is mentally incompetent or pleading not guilty. |
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(c) |
(i) |
If heard by an appointed examiner, the examiner shall make a written decision which shall include a statement of the facts relied upon by the examiner in determining the guilt or innocence of the parolee on the alleged violation and a conclusion as to whether the alleged violation occurred. |
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The appointed examiner shall then refer the case to the board for disposition. |
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(d) |
(i) |
A final decision shall be reached by a majority vote of the sitting members of the board. |
(ii) |
A parolee shall be promptly notified in writing of the board’s findings and decision. |
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(6) |
(a) |
If a parolee is found to have violated the terms of parole, the board, at the board’s discretion, may:
(i) |
return the parolee to parole; |
(ii) |
modify the payment schedule for the parolee’s criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Section 77-32b-105; |
(iii) |
order the parolee to pay pecuniary damages that are proximately caused by a defendant‘s violation of the terms of the defendant’s parole; |
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order the parolee to be imprisoned, but not to exceed the maximum term of imprisonment for the parolee’s sentence; or |
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order any other conditions for the parolee. |
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(b) |
If the board returns the parolee to parole, the length of parole may not be for a period of time that exceeds the length of the parolee’s maximum sentence. |
(c) |
If the board revokes parole for a violation and orders incarceration, the board may impose a period of incarceration:
(i) |
consistent with the guidelines under Subsection 63M-7-404(5); or |
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subject to Subsection (6)(a)(iv), impose a period of incarceration that differs from the guidelines. |
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(d) |
The following periods of time constitute service of time toward the period of incarceration imposed under Subsection (6)(c):
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time served in jail by a parolee awaiting a hearing or decision concerning revocation of parole; and |
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time served in jail by a parolee due to a violation of parole under Subsection 64-13-6(2). |
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Amended by Chapter 115, 2022 General Session