HB 414 Incarceration and Transportation Fees 2020 Report

Background:

The purpose of this report is to present the findings of the HB 414 (2019) study about restitution fees, further defined as incarceration fees (often called pay-for-stay fees) and transportation fees.

Utah Code Annotated § 76-3-201(6) authorizes restitution fees
Utah Code Annotated § 76-3-201(5) authorizes transportation fees

In calendar 2019, 7 of 25 county jails directly assess incarceration fees:

Cache (stops in July 2019)
Duchesne
Kane
- Data for Kane is not included in this report because the jail has negligible amounts for weekender inmates (inmates who serve their sentence a few days per week and pay up front for those days) only.
Utah
Wasatch
Weber (stops in July 2019)

In calendar 2019, 2 of 25 county jails directly assess transportation fees:

Duchesne
Iron

In fiscal 2019 (June 30), courts (whether District or Justice) assess incarceration fees in 2 counties:

Davis
Weber

In fiscal 2019 (June 30), courts (whether District or Justice) assess transportation fees in 14 counties:

Box Elder
Cache
Carbon
Davis
Iron
Kane
Millard
Salt Lake
Summit
Uintah
Utah
Wasatch
Washington
Weber

In calendar 2019, Adult Probation & Parole assesses, on behalf of the courts, incarceration fees in 6 counties:

Davis
Duchesne
Juab
Utah
Wasatch
Weber

In calendar 2019, Adult Probation & Parole assesses, on behalf of the courts, transportation fees in at least 1 county:

Davis

This report is comprised mostly of a series of graphs and charts with commentary. Understanding the information presented in the graphs and charts, and the associated commentary, is very helpful to understanding the assessment, payment, and write-off of restitution fees during calendar 2019.

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