77-19-10. Judgment of death — Location and procedures for execution.
(1) |
The executive director of the Department of Corrections or a designee shall ensure that the method of judgment 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 judgment 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, one of which shall be of a lethal quantity of:
(a) |
sodium thiopental; or |
(b) |
other equally or more effective substance sufficient to cause death. |
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(3) |
If the judgment 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 judgments of death. |
Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session