77-7-14 - Person causing detention or arrest of person suspected of shoplifting or library theft -- Civil and criminal immunity. - Utah Statutes

77-7-14. Person causing detention or arrest of person suspected of shoplifting orlibrary theft -- Civil and criminal immunity.
(1) A peace officer, merchant, or merchant's employee, servant, or agent who causes thedetention of a person as provided in Section 77-7-12, or who causes the arrest of a person fortheft of goods held or displayed for sale, is not criminally or civilly liable where he has reasonableand probable cause to believe the person detained or arrested committed a theft of goods held ordisplayed for sale.
(2) A peace officer or employee of a library who causes a detention or arrest of a personunder Title 76, Chapter 6, Part 8, Library Theft, is not criminally or civilly liable where he hasreasonable and probable cause to believe that the person committed a theft of library materials.

Amended by Chapter 245, 1987 General Session