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17-22-28. Maintaining order -- Imposing restitution.
(1) If a prisoner commits an act of violence against another person, attempts to damagejail property, attempts to escape, or refuses to obey a lawful order and reasonable command, anofficer or other employee of the jail may use all reasonable means under the circumstances,including the use of a weapon, to defend himself, defend another, protect jail property, preventescape, or enforce compliance with a lawful order and reasonable command.
(2) A jail may request restitution from a prisoner for damaging jail property as part of anadministrative disciplinary hearing. To enforce restitution, a jail may withdraw money from orplace a hold on a prisoner's account.

Enacted by Chapter 94, 1996 General Session

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17-22-28. Maintaining order -- Imposing restitution.
(1) If a prisoner commits an act of violence against another person, attempts to damagejail property, attempts to escape, or refuses to obey a lawful order and reasonable command, anofficer or other employee of the jail may use all reasonable means under the circumstances,including the use of a weapon, to defend himself, defend another, protect jail property, preventescape, or enforce compliance with a lawful order and reasonable command.
(2) A jail may request restitution from a prisoner for damaging jail property as part of anadministrative disciplinary hearing. To enforce restitution, a jail may withdraw money from orplace a hold on a prisoner's account.

Enacted by Chapter 94, 1996 General Session

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17-22-28. Maintaining order -- Imposing restitution.
(1) If a prisoner commits an act of violence against another person, attempts to damagejail property, attempts to escape, or refuses to obey a lawful order and reasonable command, anofficer or other employee of the jail may use all reasonable means under the circumstances,including the use of a weapon, to defend himself, defend another, protect jail property, preventescape, or enforce compliance with a lawful order and reasonable command.
(2) A jail may request restitution from a prisoner for damaging jail property as part of anadministrative disciplinary hearing. To enforce restitution, a jail may withdraw money from orplace a hold on a prisoner's account.

Enacted by Chapter 94, 1996 General Session