{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11c-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 77-11c-201","heading":"Retention of evidence of misdemeanor offenses.","body":"(1) An agency shall retain evidence of a misdemeanor offense for the longer of:\n(a) the length of the statute of limitations for the offense if:\n(i) no charges are filed for the offense; or\n(ii) the offense remains unsolved;\n(b) 60 days after the day on which any individual charged with the offense is acquitted if each individual charged with the offense is acquitted;\n(c) 90 days after the day on which any individual is adjudicated for the offense if:\n(i) each individual charged with the offense has been adjudicated;\n(ii) there is no appeal pending in:\n(A) an appellate court for any individual adjudicated for the offense; or\n(B) the district court for a trial de novo for any individual adjudicated by a justice court for the offense; and\n(iii) there is no post-trial motion pending in the court:\n(A) for a new trial under Rule 24 of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure;\n(B) to amend or make additional findings of fact under Rule 52(b) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure; or\n(C) for relief under Rule 60(b) of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure;\n(d) 30 days after the day on which any individual is adjudicated by a district court for the offense on a trial de novo from the justice court if:\n(i) each individual charged with the offense has been adjudicated by a justice court or a district court on a trial de novo from the justice court; and\n(ii) there is no appeal pending in:\n(A) an appellate court for any individual adjudicated for the offense; or\n(B) the district court for a trial de novo for any individual adjudicated by a justice court for the offense;\n(e) 30 days after the day on which an appellate court issues a remittitur for an appeal of any individual adjudicated for the offense if:\n(i) the appellate court's final decision upholds the individual's adjudication;\n(ii) each individual charged with the offense has been adjudicated; and\n(iii) there is no appeal pending in:\n(A) an appellate court for any individual adjudicated for the offense; or\n(B) the district court for a trial de novo for any individual adjudicated by a justice court for the offense; or\n(f) 20 years from the day on which the evidence is collected if the evidence is a sexual assault kit.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not require an agency to return or dispose of evidence of a misdemeanor offense.\n(3) An agency shall ensure that evidence of a misdemeanor offense is subject to a continuous chain of custody.","path":["Title 77 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 77-11c Retention of Evidence","Part 77-11c-2 Retention of Evidence for Misdemeanor Offenses"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter11c/77-11c-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"ddcb6df504067ddec752f1fb6d10f86027a285795e6ec9e0fb93759edb165706","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11c-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-77-11c-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}