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Utah Code Ann. § 77-20-208 — Release from conditions when charges not filed in specified time period.
Current through 2026 General Session
Part of Part 2: Preconviction Bail, Utah Code.
Full text of Utah Code Ann. § 77-20-208
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 a prosecuting attorney does not file an information, indictment, or a request to extend time under Subsection (2), within 120 days after the day on which a county jail official released the individual on a financial condition under Section 77-20-203 or within 120 days after the day on which a temporary pretrial status order was issued for the individual: (1)(a) the individual shall be relieved from any condition of pretrial release; (1)(b) the court shall refund any monetary bail in accordance with Subsection 77-20-402(5); and (1)(c) if a bail bond was used to post monetary bail, the bail bond shall be exonerated without further order of the court. (2) A request to extend time shall: (2)(a) be served on: (2)(a)(i) the individual and the individual's attorney; and (2)(a)(ii) if a bail bond was used to post monetary bail, the surety; and (2)(b) except as provided in Subsection (3), be granted for a period of up to 60 days. (3) The magistrate may grant a request to extend time for a period of up to 120 days upon a showing of good cause. (4) Nothing in this section prohibits the filing of charges against an individual at any time.
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