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Utah Code § 77-18-118: Continuing jurisdiction of a sentencing court.

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  1. Title 77 Criminal Procedure
  2. Chapter 77-18 The Judgment

(1) A sentencing court shall retain jurisdiction over a defendant's criminal case:

(a) if the defendant is on probation as described in Subsection 77-18-105(3)(c);

(b) if the defendant is on probation and the probation period has terminated under Subsection 77-18-105(7), to require the defendant to continue to make payments towards a criminal accounts receivable until the defendant's sentence expires;

(c) within the time periods described in Section 77-38b-205, to enter or modify an order for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Section 77-32b-103;

(d) within the time periods described in Section 77-38b-205, to enter or modify an order for restitution in accordance with Section 77-38b-205;

(e) until a defendant's sentence is terminated, to correct an error for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Subsection 77-32b-105(1)(a);

(f) until a defendant's sentence is terminated, to modify a payment schedule for a criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Subsection 77-32b-105(1)(b);

(g) if a defendant files a petition for remittance under Subsection 77-32b-106(1) within 90 days from the day on which the defendant's sentence is terminated, to determine whether to remit, in whole or in part, the defendant's criminal accounts receivable; and

(h) to enter an order for a civil accounts receivable and a civil judgment of restitution in accordance with Section 77-18-114.

(2) This section does not prevent a court from exercising jurisdiction over:

(a) a contempt proceeding for a defendant under Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3, Contempt; or

(b) enforcement of a civil accounts receivable or a civil judgment of restitution.

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