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17-22-4. Jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Use.
(1) The common jails in the several counties shall be kept by the sheriffs, and shall beused for:
(a) the detention of persons committed to jail to secure their attendance as witnesses incriminal cases;
(b) the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;
(c) the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by otherauthority of law; and
(d) the confinement of persons 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 areimposed upon him by that contract.

Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session

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17-22-4. Jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Use.
(1) The common jails in the several counties shall be kept by the sheriffs, and shall beused for:
(a) the detention of persons committed to jail to secure their attendance as witnesses incriminal cases;
(b) the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;
(c) the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by otherauthority of law; and
(d) the confinement of persons 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 areimposed upon him by that contract.

Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session

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17-22-4. Jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Use.
(1) The common jails in the several counties shall be kept by the sheriffs, and shall beused for:
(a) the detention of persons committed to jail to secure their attendance as witnesses incriminal cases;
(b) the detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial;
(c) the confinement of persons committed for contempt, or upon civil process, or by otherauthority of law; and
(d) the confinement of persons 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 areimposed upon him by that contract.

Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session