Utah Code § 17-72-504

Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty
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(1) A sheriff who receives a paper in a judicial proceeding directed to a prisoner in the sheriff's
custody shall forthwith deliver the paper to the prisoner, with a note of the time of the paper's
service.
(2) A sheriff who neglects to comply with Subsection (1) is liable to the prisoner for all damages
occasioned by that neglect.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

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