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Question: my son was arrested on saturday a.m. for having no proof of insurance in his vehicle. he was searched and found to have a very small amount of marijuana in his possession. he also had drug paraphanalia in his possession. he was taken to utah county jail and charged with these offenses, but has yet to see a judge. How long can he be kept in jail without a hearing?
Jail Media: Your son will most likely see a judge tomorrow and if not early next week. With this kind of incriminating evidence they technically can probably hold him for a couple of weeks max, but they will want to give him the opportunity to bail out or plead quickly.
One thing that should ease your mind is that all the time he is serving now will be credited back to him (called credit for time served) later when he is finally sentenced. With good time at 1/3 off of the sentence he has already done the equivalent of 9 days or so. We wish you and your son the best.
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