Section 76-3-208 - Imprisonment - Custodial authorities(1) Persons sentenced to imprisonment shall be committed to the following custodial authorities:(a) felony commitments shall be to the Utah State Prison;(b)(i) notwithstanding Section 76-3-204, class A misdemeanor commitments shall be to the jail, or other facility designated by the town, city, or county where the defendant was convicted, unless the defendant is also serving a felony commitment at the Utah State Prison at the commencement of the class A misdemeanor conviction, in which case, the class A misdemeanor commitment shall be to the Utah State Prison for an indeterminate term not to exceed one year with a credit for one day; and(ii) the court may not order the imprisonment of a defendant to the Utah State Prison for a fixed term or other term that is inconsistent with this section and Section 77-18-111; and(c) all other misdemeanor commitments shall be to the jail or other facility designated by the town, city or county where the defendant was convicted.(2) A custodial authority may place a prisoner in a facility other than the one to which the prisoner was committed when:(a) the custodial authority does not have space to accommodate the prisoner; or(b) the security of the institution or prisoner requires the prisoner to be placed in a facility other than the one to which the prisoner was committed.Amended by Chapter 260, 2021 General Session ,§ 28, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by Chapter 222, 2019 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 56, 2011 General Session.