{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-3-201","heading":"Sentences or combination of sentences allowed -- Restitution and other costs -- Civil penalties.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a)\n(i) \"Convicted\" means:\n(A) having entered a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, or a plea of guilty with a mental condition; or\n(B) having received a judgment of guilty or a judgment of guilty with a mental condition.\n(ii) \"Convicted\" does not include an adjudication of an offense under Section 80-6-701.\n(b) \"Restitution\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38b-102.\n(2)\n(a) Within the limits provided by this chapter, a court may sentence an individual convicted of an offense to any one of the following sentences, or combination of the following sentences:\n(i) to pay a fine;\n(ii) to removal or disqualification from public or private office;\n(iii) except as otherwise provided by law, to probation in accordance with Section 77-18-105;\n(iv) in accordance with Subsection 77-18-111(4), to imprisonment;\n(v) on or after April 27, 1992, to life in prison without parole; or\n(vi) to death.\n(b) In determining the appropriate sentence for an individual convicted of an offense, the court shall consider:\n(i) the nature and circumstances of the offense, including the nature and gravity of the harm caused by the individual's criminal conduct;\n(ii) the history and characteristics of the individual, including the acceptance or lack of acceptance of accountability by the individual;\n(iii) whether the sentence to be imposed:\n(A) reflects the seriousness of the offense, promotes respect for the law, and provides just punishment for the offense;\n(B) affords adequate deterrence of criminal conduct;\n(C) protects the public from future offenses by the individual; and\n(D) provides for the rehabilitative needs of the individual;\n(iv) the adult sentencing and supervision length guidelines as defined in Section 75E-4-101;\n(v) the presentence investigation report described in Section 77-18-103 if a presentence investigation report has been prepared for the individual;\n(vi) any aggravating factor that the court may, or is required to, consider by law for the offense;\n(vii) any aggravating or mitigating circumstances; and\n(viii) the desires and interests of any victim of the offense.\n(c) In determining the appropriate sentence for an individual convicted of a violent felony, as defined in Section 76-3-203.5, or a sexual offense, as defined in Section 76-3-407, the sentencing court shall prioritize the factors described in Subsections (2)(b)(i), (2)(b)(iii)(A), (2)(b)(iii)(B), and (2)(b)(iii)(C) over any interest of the defendant.\n(3)\n(a) This chapter does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law:\n(i) to forfeit property;\n(ii) to dissolve a corporation;\n(iii) to suspend or cancel a license;\n(iv) to permit removal of an individual from office;\n(v) to cite for contempt; or\n(vi) to impose any other civil penalty.\n(b) A court may include a civil penalty in a sentence.\n(4) In addition to any other sentence that a sentencing court may impose, the court shall order an individual to:\n(a) pay restitution in accordance with Title 77, Chapter 38b, Crime Victims Restitution Act;\n(b) subject to Section 77-32b-104, pay the cost expended by an appropriate governmental entity under Section 77-30-24 for the extradition of the individual if the individual:\n(i) was extradited to this state, under Title 77, Chapter 30, Extradition, to resolve pending criminal charges; and\n(ii) is convicted of an offense in the county for which the individual is returned;\n(c) subject to Subsection (5) and Subsections 77-32b-104(2), (3), and (4), pay the cost of medical care, treatment, hospitalization, and related transportation, as described in Section 17-63-706, that is provided by a county to the individual while the individual is in a county correctional facility before and after sentencing if:\n(i) the individual is convicted of an offense that results in incarceration in the county correctional facility; and\n(ii)\n(A) the individual is not a state prisoner housed in the county correctional facility through a contract with the Department of Corrections; or\n(B) the reimbursement does not duplicate the reimbursement under Section 64-13e-104 if the individual is a state probationary inmate or a state parole inmate; and\n(d) pay any other cost that the court determines is appropriate under Section 77-32b-104.\n(5) The cost of medical care under Subsection (4)(c) does not include expenses incurred by the county correctional facility in providing reasonable accommodation for an inmate qualifying as an individual with a disability as defined and covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 12101 through 12213, including medical and mental health treatment for the inmate's disability.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-3 Punishments","Part 76-3-2 Sentencing"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter3/76-3-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"6e4a1b99951a7051de8d22f6a769b0d52c16d392ce3466806392517fc130e626","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-105","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-3-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}