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(1) As used in this section, "judgment" means an order for:
(a) a civil judgment of restitution; or
(b) a civil accounts receivable.
(2)
(a) If the court has entered a judgment on the civil judgment docket under Section 77-18-114, the judgment is enforceable under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
(b)
(i) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a):
(A) a judgment is an obligation that arises out of the defendant's criminal case;
(B) civil enforcement of a judgment shall be construed as a continuation of the criminal action for which the judgment arises; and
(C) a judgment is criminal in nature.
(ii) Civil enforcement of a judgment does not divest a defendant of an obligation imposed in a criminal action as part of the defendant's punishment for an offense.
(3)
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 77-18-114, 78B-2-311, and 78B-5-202, a judgment shall expire only upon payment in full, including applicable interest, collection fees, attorney fees, and liens that directly result from the judgment.
(b) Interest on a judgment may only accrue from the day on which the judgment is entered on the civil judgment docket by the court.
(c) This Subsection (3) applies to all judgments that are not paid in full on or before May 12, 2009.
(4) A judgment is considered entered on the civil judgment docket when the judgment appears on the civil judgment docket with:
(a) an amount owed by the defendant;
(b) the name of the defendant as the judgment debtor; and
(c) the name of the judgment creditors described in Subsections 77-18-114(1)(b)(iii) and (2)(b).
(5) If a civil judgment of restitution becomes delinquent, or is in default, and upon a motion from a judgment creditor, the court may order the defendant to appear and show cause why the defendant should not be held in contempt under Section 78B-6-317 for the delinquency or the default.