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Utah Code Ann. § 77-19-204.5 — Procedures on finding of competency to be executed.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 2: Issues Of Pregnancy And Competency For Execution, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-19-204.5
Statutory text current through the 2026 General Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Utah.
(1) If an inmate is found competent to be executed at any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court shall immediately transmit a certificate of the findings to the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Department of Corrections. (2) Upon a finding that the inmate is competent to be executed: (2)(a) any stay imposed by the court is automatically lifted as described in Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27; and (2)(b) except as provided in Subsection 77-19-8(4), the court shall draw and deliver another warrant of execution, with a copy of the certificate of findings, in accordance with Section 77-19-6.
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