(1)  When an offender is committed to prison, the board may require the offender to pay the offender’s criminal accounts receivable ordered by the court during the period of incarceration or parole supervision.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-27-6.1

  • 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
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Restitution: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102. See Utah Code 77-27-1
  • 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
(2)  If the board orders the release of an offender on parole and there is an unpaid balance on the offender’s criminal accounts receivable, the board may modify the payment schedule entered by the court for the offender’s criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Section 77-32b-105.

(3) 

(a)  If the sentencing court has not entered an order of restitution for an offender who is under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall refer the offender’s case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter an order for restitution for the offender in accordance with Section 77-38b-205.

(b)  If the sentencing court has not entered an order to establish a criminal accounts receivable for an offender who is under the jurisdiction of the board, the board shall refer the offender’s case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to enter an order to establish a criminal accounts receivable for the offender in accordance with Section 77-32b-103.

(4) 

(a)  If there is a challenge to an offender’s criminal accounts receivable, the board shall refer the offender’s case to the sentencing court, within the time periods described in Subsection 77-38b-205(5), to resolve the challenge to the criminal accounts receivable.

(b)  If a sentencing court modifies a criminal accounts receivable after the offender is committed to prison, the sentencing court shall provide notice to the board of the modification.

(5)  The board may enter an order to recover any cost incurred by the department, or the state or any other agency, arising out of the offender’s needs or conduct.

Enacted by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session

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