- (1) The Board shall determine by majority decision whether to grant the petition in whole or in part. The Board may, by majority decision, impose conditions for the commutation.
- (2) The Board shall notify the petitioner and counsel, if represented, and the original prosecuting agency of the Board's decision. The notification shall include a brief rationale for the decision.
- (3) The decision of the Board will also be filed with the court which entered the sentence or conviction which are the basis of the commutation petition and published on the Board's website.
- (4) If a sentence or conviction is commuted, the Board will send a copy of the commutation order to the Utah Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Criminal Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
KEY: commutation, pardons, punishment
Date of Last Change: November 9, 2025
Notice of Continuation: August 30, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art. VII, Sec. 12; 63G-3-201(3); 77-27-1 et seq.; 77-27-5; 77-27-9