77-19-204.5. Procedures on finding of competency to be executed.
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Effective 5/6/2026
77-19-204.5. Procedures on finding of competency to be executed.
(1)If an inmate is found competent to be executed at any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court shall immediately transmit a certificate of the findings to the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Department of Corrections.
(2)Upon a finding that the inmate is competent to be executed:
(a)any stay imposed by the court is automatically lifted as described in Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27; and
(b)except as provided in Subsection 77-19-8(4) , the court shall draw and deliver another warrant of execution, with a copy of the certificate of findings, in accordance with Section 77-19-6 .
Enacted by Chapter 345 , 2026 General Session