Utah Code 77-18-118. Continuing jurisdiction of a sentencing court

(1)

A sentencing court shall retain jurisdiction over a defendant‘s criminal case:

Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
Civil judgment of restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
Criminal accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. See Utah Code 77-18-102
Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.

(a)	if the defendant is on probation as described in Subsection 77-18-105(3)(c);

(b)	if the defendant is on probation and the probation period has terminated under Subsection 77-18-105(7), to require the defendant to continue to make payments towards a criminal accounts receivable until the defendant’s sentence expires;

(c)	within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter or modify an order for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Section 77-32b-103;

(d)	within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter or modify an order for restitution in accordance with Section 77-38b-205;

(e)	until a defendant’s sentence is terminated, to correct an error for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Subsection 77-32b-105(1)(a);

(f)	until a defendant’s sentence is terminated, to modify a payment schedule for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Subsection 77-32b-105(1)(b);

(g)	if a defendant files a petition for remittance under Subsection 77-32b-106(1) within 90 days from the day on which the defendant’s sentence is terminated, to determine whether to remit, in whole or in part, the defendant’s criminal accounts receivable; and

(h)	to enter an order for a civil accounts receivable and a civil judgment of restitution in accordance with Section 77-18-114.

(2)

This section does not prevent a court from exercising jurisdiction over:

(a)	a contempt proceeding for a defendant under 3; or

(b)	enforcement of a civil accounts receivable or a civil judgment of restitution.

Amended by Chapter 359, 2022 General Session