- (1) If an inmate is found competent to be executed at any time during a proceeding under this chapter, the court shall immediately transmit a certificate of the findings to the Board of Pardons and Parole and the Department of Corrections.
(2) Upon a finding that the inmate is competent to be executed:
- (a) any stay imposed by the court is automatically lifted as described in Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 27; and
- (b) except as provided in Subsection 77-19-8(4), the court shall draw and deliver another warrant of execution, with a copy of the certificate of findings, in accordance with Section 77-19-6.
Enacted by Chapter 345, 2026 General Session