{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-605","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-6-605","heading":"Penalties for wrongful acts of defendant.","body":"(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:\n(a) the defendant attempts to evade the service of the writ of habeas corpus; or\n(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.\n(2) Any person knowingly aiding in or abetting invalidation of this section is subject to the same punishment and forfeiture.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-6 Particular Proceedings","Part 78B-6-6 Extraordinary Writs"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S605.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"388ebb4266975fe7be2e2dde6c7f8db79fe8b25d3003b78e2626de7eb83bf02b","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-604","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-6-606"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}