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Utah Code § 78B-6-605: Penalties for wrongful acts of defendant.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 78B Judicial Code
  2. Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings
  3. Part 78B-6-6 Extraordinary Writs

(1) A defendant, officer, or other person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor and liable to the injured party in an amount not to exceed $5,000 if:

(a) the defendant attempts to evade the service of the writ of habeas corpus; or

(b) an officer or other person willfully fails to comply with the legal duties imposed upon him or disobeys an order to release a person in custody.

(2) Any person knowingly aiding in or abetting invalidation of this section is subject to the same punishment and forfeiture.

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