{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-9-304","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 78B-9-304","heading":"Consequences of postconviction DNA testing when result is unfavorable to person -- Procedures.","body":"(1) If the result of postconviction DNA testing is not favorable to the person, the court shall deny the person's petition, and the court shall:\n(a) report the unfavorable result to the Board of Pardons and Parole; and\n(b) order the person to pay for the costs of the DNA testing unless the petitioner has already paid that cost.\n(2) This section does not apply if the DNA test is inconclusive.","path":["Title 78B Judicial Code","Chapter 78B-9 Postconviction Remedies Act","Part 78B-9-3 Postconviction Testing of DNA"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter9/78B-9-S304.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"a6b9b58a2e32d6d890b61b2fee6a3279f7b5c5923ac4c5d1bd8d4ec6b431f7f5","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-9-303","next":"us-ut/utah-code-78b-9-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}