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Utah Code § 78B-1-136 (2026)

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It is the right of a witness to be protected from irrelevant, improper or insulting questions, and from harsh or insulting demeanor, to be detained only so long as the interests of justice require it, and to be examined only as to matters legal and pertinent to the issue.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session

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Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2020 · leading case: State v. Lebeau, 2014 UT 39, 337 P.3d 254.
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State v. Lebeau, 2014 UT 39, 337 P.3d 254. · cites it 4× “§ 78B-1-136 (establishing a witness’s right “to be detained only so long as the interests of justice require”); id.”
State v. Norton, 2020 UT 46, 481 P.3d 445. “§ 78B-1-136 (“It is the right of a witness to be protected from irrelevant, improper or insulting questions, and from harsh or insulting demeanor, to be detained only so long as the interests of justice require it .”
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