{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-204","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-11a-204","heading":"Custody of seized property and contraband.","body":"(1) An agency with custody of seized property or contraband shall:\n(a) hold the property or contraband in safe custody until the property or contraband is returned or disposed of in accordance with:\n(i) this chapter; and\n(ii) Chapter 11c, Retention of Evidence; and\n(b) maintain a record of the property or contraband, including:\n(i) a detailed inventory of all property or contraband seized;\n(ii) the name of the person from which the property or contraband was seized; and\n(iii) the agency's case number.\n(2)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), no later than 30 days after the day on which a peace officer seizes property in the form of cash or other readily negotiable instruments, an agency shall deposit the property into a separate, restricted, interest-bearing account maintained by the agency solely for the purpose of managing and protecting the property from commingling, loss, or devaluation.\n(b) A prosecuting attorney may authorize one or more written extensions of the 30-day period under Subsection (2)(a) if the property needs to maintain the form in which the property was seized for evidentiary purposes or other good cause.\n(3) An agency shall:\n(a) have written policies for the identification, tracking, management, and safekeeping of seized property and contraband; and\n(b) shall have a written policy that prohibits the transfer, sale, or auction of seized property and contraband to an employee of the agency.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-11a Seizure of Property and Contraband","Part 77-11a-2 Seizure of Property and Contraband"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter11a/77-11a-S204.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"f4cedb5dcca3e7fd235c03d94621f64f1a3443f90f5fc19e812ad09c0b8d32e1","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-203","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11a-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}