Utah statute
Utah Code Ann. § 77-3-5 — Defendant taken before different magistrate - Procedure.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Chapter 3: Security to Keep the Peace, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-3-5
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.
When the person arrested is taken before a magistrate other than the one who issued the warrant, the peace officer who executed the warrant shall deliver it to the issuing magistrate with his or her endorsed return. The complaint and written testimony, if any, on which the warrant was issued shall be sent to the magistrate before whom the person arrested is taken.
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