Utah § 77-11b-202 Sale of seized property subject to forfeiture.

Utah Statutes

§ 77-11b-202 — Sale of seized property subject to forfeiture.

Utah § 77-11b-202

Title 77Utah Code of Criminal Procedure

Ch. 77-11bForfeiture of Seized Property

Part 77-11b-2Initiating Forfeiture of Seized Property

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Utah Code Ann. § 77-11b-202 (2026).

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(1)(1)(a) Except for property that is required to be retained or preserved under Chapter 11c, Retention of Evidence, the court may order seized property for which a forfeiture proceeding is pending to:

(1)(a)(i) be sold, leased, rented, or operated to satisfy a specified interest of any claimant; or

(1)(a)(ii) preserve the interests of any party on motion of that party.

(1)(b) The court may only enter an order under Subsection (1)(a) after:

(1)(b)(i) written notice to any person known to have an interest in the property has been given; and

(1)(b)(ii) an opportunity for a hearing for any person known to have an interest in the property has occurred.

(2)(2)(a) A court may order a sale of property under Subsection (1) when:

(2)(a)(i) the property is liable to perish, waste, or be significan

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(1) (1)(a) Except for property that is required to be retained or preserved under Chapter 11c, Retention of Evidence, the court may order seized property for which a forfeiture proceeding is pending to:
(1)(a)(i) be sold, leased, rented, or operated to satisfy a specified interest of any claimant; or
(1)(a)(ii) preserve the interests of any party on motion of that party.
(1)(b) The court may only enter an order under Subsection (1)(a) after:
(1)(b)(i) written notice to any person known to have an interest in the property has been given; and
(1)(b)(ii) an opportunity for a hearing for any person known to have an interest in the property has occurred.
(2) (2)(a) A court may order a sale of property under Subsection (1) when:
(2)(a)(i) the property is liable to perish, waste, or be significantly reduced in value; or
(2)(a)(ii) the expenses of maintaining the property are disproportionate to the property's value.
(2)(b) A third party designated by the court shall:
(2)(b)(i) dispose of the property by a commercially reasonable public sale; and
(2)(b)(ii) distribute the proceeds in the following order of priority:

(2)(b)(ii)(A) first, for the payment of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the sale;
(2)(b)(ii)(B) second, for the satisfaction of an interest, including an interest of an interest holder, in the order of an interest holder's priority as determined by Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code; and
(2)(b)(ii)(C) third, any balance of the proceeds shall be preserved in the actual or constructive custody of the court, in an interest-bearing account, subject to further proceedings under this chapter.