17-72-504. Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty.
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Effective 11/6/2025
17-72-504. Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty.
(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