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64-9b-4. Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.
(1) Rehabilitative and job opportunities at the Utah state prison and participating countyjails shall not be forced upon any inmate contrary to the Utah Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3(2), but instead shall be on a completely voluntary basis.
(2) Private businesses that manufacture products for sale in Utah or in interstate commerceshall pay inmates the prevailing wage for similar work in local private industry. Privatebusinesses that provide services, agricultural products, or manufactured products for export shallpay inmates wages determined by the department, but should not displace local Utah workers as aresult of their employment of inmates.

Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session

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64-9b-4. Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.
(1) Rehabilitative and job opportunities at the Utah state prison and participating countyjails shall not be forced upon any inmate contrary to the Utah Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3(2), but instead shall be on a completely voluntary basis.
(2) Private businesses that manufacture products for sale in Utah or in interstate commerceshall pay inmates the prevailing wage for similar work in local private industry. Privatebusinesses that provide services, agricultural products, or manufactured products for export shallpay inmates wages determined by the department, but should not displace local Utah workers as aresult of their employment of inmates.

Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session

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64-9b-4. Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.
(1) Rehabilitative and job opportunities at the Utah state prison and participating countyjails shall not be forced upon any inmate contrary to the Utah Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3(2), but instead shall be on a completely voluntary basis.
(2) Private businesses that manufacture products for sale in Utah or in interstate commerceshall pay inmates the prevailing wage for similar work in local private industry. Privatebusinesses that provide services, agricultural products, or manufactured products for export shallpay inmates wages determined by the department, but should not displace local Utah workers as aresult of their employment of inmates.

Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session