# Utah Code § 17-72-401: County jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Contracting with private contractor

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_401

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 17-72-401
- **Heading:** County jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Contracting with private contractor
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-401

## Text

(1) The county jail shall be kept by the sheriff and shall be used for: (a) the detention of an individual committed to jail to secure the individual's attendance as a witness in a criminal case; (b) the detention of prisoners charged with crime and committed for trial; (c) the confinement of prisoners committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by other authority of law; and (d) the confinement of inmates sentenced to imprisonment upon conviction of crime. (2) If the county executive contracts with a private contractor to manage, maintain, operate, or construct county jail facilities, the sheriff shall perform whatever obligations are imposed upon the sheriff by that contract.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 17-72-101 § 17-72-101. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-201 § 17-72-201. County sheriff qualifications -- Declaring office vacant -- Term.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-301 § 17-72-301. General duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_301.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-302 § 17-72-302. Primary law enforcement authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_302.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-303 § 17-72-303. Duty to respond to county legislative body, county executive.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_303.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-304 § 17-72-304. Fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_304.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-305 § 17-72-305. Certain liability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_305.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-401 § 17-72-401. County jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Contracting with private contractor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_401.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-402 § 17-72-402. Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- Maximum operating capacity of jail facilities -- Limitations on contracting -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- Limitation -- Records regarding release.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_402.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-403 § 17-72-403. Special guards for county jail.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_403.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-404 § 17-72-404. County jails authorized to hold federal prisoners.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_404.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-405 § 17-72-405. Commissary account disclosure requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_405.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-406 § 17-72-406. Maintaining order in the county jail -- Imposing restitution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_406.md)
- [Utah Code § 17-72-407 § 17-72-407. Notice to county jail facilities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T17_S17_72_407.md)

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