Current through the 2024 Third Special Session
Section 17-22-6 - Service of process on prisoners - Penalty(1) A sheriff or jailer upon whom a paper in a judicial proceeding directed to a prisoner in the sheriff's or jailer's custody is served shall forthwith deliver the paper to the prisoner, with a note thereon of the time of its service.(2) A sheriff or jailer who neglects to comply with Subsection (1) is liable to the prisoner for all damages occasioned by that neglect.Amended by Chapter 297, 2011 , 2011 General Session