Terms Used In Utah Code 77-19-2

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     If the judgment is for imprisonment, the sheriff of the county or other appropriate custodial officer designated by the court shall, upon receipt of a certified copy of the judgment, deliver the defendant to the warden of the state prison or keeper of the jail. Such custodial officer shall also deliver a certified copy of the judgment and take a receipt from the warden or keeper of the jail for the defendant and return it to the court.

Enacted by Chapter 15, 1980 General Session