Prison labor and fines.
Utah Code § 10-8-85
in effect10-8-85. Prison labor and fines.
They may provide by ordinance that any person committed to the county or municipal jail or other place of incarceration as a punishment or in default of the payment of a fine, or fine and costs, shall be required to work for the city at such labor as the person's strength will permit not exceeding eight hours in each working day; and that a judgment that the defendant pay a fine or a fine and costs may also direct that the defendant be imprisoned until the amount thereof is satisfied, specifying the extent of imprisonment which cannot exceed one day for each $2 of such amount.
Amended by Chapter 365, 2024 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter8/10-8-S85.html?v=C10-8-S85_2024050120240501Fetched: 10/26/2026
