Limitation on sentence where conviction or prior sentence set aside.
Utah Code § 76-3-405
in effect76-3-405. Limitation on sentence where conviction or prior sentence set aside.
(1) Where a conviction or sentence has been set aside on direct review or on collateral attack, the court shall not impose a new sentence for the same offense or for a different offense based on the same conduct which is more severe than the prior sentence less the portion of the prior sentence previously satisfied.
(2) This section does not apply when:
(a) the increased sentence is based on facts which were not known to the court at the time of the original sentence, and the court affirmatively places on the record the facts which provide the basis for the increased sentence; or
(b) a defendant enters into a plea agreement with the prosecution and later successfully moves to invalidate the defendant's conviction, in which case the defendant and the prosecution stand in the same position as though the plea bargain, conviction, and sentence had never occurred.
Amended by Chapter 302, 2025 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter3/76-3-S405.html?v=C76-3-S405_2025050720250507Fetched: 10/26/2026