§ 17-72-304 — Fees.

(1) (1)(a) The legislative body of a county may set a fee for a service described in this section and charged by the county sheriff:
(1)(a)(i) in an ordinance adopted under Section 17-64-501; and
(1)(a)(ii) in an amount reasonably related to, but not exceeding, the actual cost of providing the service.
(1)(b) If the legislative body of a county does not under Subsection (1)(a) set a fee charged by the county sheriff, the sheriff shall charge a fee in accordance with Subsections (2) through (7).
(2) Unless under Subsection (1) the legislative body of a county sets a fee amount for a fee described in this Subsection (2), the sheriff shall charge the following fees:
(2)(a) for serving a notice, rule, order, subpoena, garnishment, summons, or summons and complaint, or garnishee execution, or other process by which an action or proceeding is commenced, on each defendant, including copies when furnished by plaintiff, $20;
(2)(b) for taking or approving a bond or undertaking in any case in which he is authorized to take or approve a bond or undertaking, including justification, $5;
(2)(c) for a copy of any writ, process or other paper when demanded or required by law, for each folio, 50 cents;
(2)(d) for serving an attachment on property, or levying an execution, or executing an order of arrest or an order for the delivery of personal property, including copies when furnished by plaintiff, $50;
(2)(e) for taking and keeping possession of and preserving property under attachment or execution or other process, the amount the court orders to a maximum of $15 per day;
(2)(f) for advertising property for sale on execution, or any judgment, or order of sale, exclusive of the cost of publication, $15;
(2)(g) for drawing and executing a sheriff's deed or a certificate of redemption, exclusive of acknowledgment, $15, to be paid by the grantee;
(2)(h) for recording each deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting real estate, exclusive of the cost of recording, $10, to be paid by the grantee;
(2)(i) for serving a writ of possession or restitution, and putting any person entitled to possession into possession of premises, and removing occupant, $50;
(2)(j) for holding each trial of right of property, to include all services in the matter, except mileage, $35;
(2)(k) for conducting, postponing, or canceling a sale of property, $15;
(2)(l) for transporting a prisoner to and from prison to attend court proceedings in a civil case, $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, up to a maximum of 100 miles;
(2)(m) for receiving and paying over money on execution or other process, as follows:
(2)(m)(i) if the amount collected does not exceed $1,000, 2% of this amount, with a minimum of $1; and
(2)(m)(ii) if the amount collected exceeds $1,000, 2% on the first $1,000 and 1-1/2% on the balance; and
(2)(n) for executing in duplicate a certificate of sale, exclusive of filing it, $10.
(3) The fees allowed by Subsection (2)(f) for the levy of execution and for advertising shall be collected from the judgment debtor as part of the execution in the same manner as the sum directed to be made.
(4) When serving an attachment on property, an order of arrest, or an order for the delivery of personal property, the sheriff may only collect traveling fees for the distance actually traveled beyond the distance required to serve the summons if the attachment or those orders:
(4)(a) accompany the summons in the action; and
(4)(b) may be executed at the time of the service of the summons.
(5) (5)(a) (5)(a)(i) When traveling generally to serve notices, orders, process, or other papers, the sheriff may receive, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, computed from the courthouse for each person served, to a maximum of 100 miles.
(5)(a)(ii) When transmitting notices, orders, process, or other papers by mail, the sheriff may receive, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, computed from the post office where received for each person served, to a maximum of 100 miles.
(5)(b) The sheriff may only charge one mileage fee if any two or more papers are required to be served in the same action or proceeding at the same time and at the same address.
(5)(c) If it is necessary to make more than one trip to serve any notice, order, process, or other paper, the sheriff may not collect more than two additional mileage charges.
(6) (6)(a) For transporting a patient to the Utah State Hospital or to or from a hospital or a mental health facility, as defined in Section 26B-5-301, when the cost of transportation is payable by private individuals, the sheriff may collect, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, to a maximum of 100 miles.
(6)(b) If the sheriff requires assistance to transport the person, the sheriff may also charge the actual and necessary cost of that assistance.
(7) (7)(a) Subject to Subsection (7)(b), for obtaining a saliva DNA specimen under Section 53-10-404, the sheriff shall collect the fee of $150 in accordance with Section 53-10-404.
(7)(b) The fee amount described in Subsection (7)(a) may not be changed by a county legislative body under Subsection (1).

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1