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Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.3 — Meritless and bad faith litigation.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Chapter 27: Pardons and Parole, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-27-5.3
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) For purposes of this section: (1)(a) "Convicted" means a conviction by entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, guilty with a mental condition, no contest, and conviction of any crime or offense. (1)(b) "Prisoner" means a person who has been convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that crime or is being held in custody for trial or sentencing. (2) In any case filed in state or federal court in which a prisoner submits a claim that the court finds to be without merit and brought or asserted in bad faith, the Board of Pardons and Parole and any county jail administrator may consider that finding in any early release decisions concerning the prisoner.
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