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Senate approves measure allowing short‑term detention of probationers when court access is impractical
Utah State Senate · March 12, 2020
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Summary
House Bill 452 passed the Utah Senate to allow local probation authorities to detain certain probationers for up to 72 hours when immediate court processing is not feasible; supporters said it helps address acute risk and substance‑use crises.
The Utah Senate passed House Bill 452, which authorizes local law‑enforcement or probation agencies to detain a county probationer who commits a repeated violation of probation for up to 72 hours when the court cannot be reached quickly.
Senator Hilliard, the bill sponsor, described the measure as a narrowly targeted tool for…
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