Utah · statute · Utah Code tit. 75E · 139 active provisions
As used in this title: (1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of criminal justice appointed under Section 75E-2-103. (2) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.
As used in this chapter: (1) "Criminal justice agency" means an agency or institution directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, and incarceration of an individual involved in criminal activity, including law enforcement, a correctional facility, a jail, a court, probation, or parole. (2) "Public safety portal…
(1) There is created within state government the Department of Criminal Justice. (2) The department has all of the policymaking functions, regulatory and enforcement powers, rights, duties, and responsibilities described in this title.
(1) The chief executive officer of the department is the commissioner of criminal justice. (2) (a) The commissioner is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (b) The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the governor. (3) The commissioner shall: (a) be an individual of recognized executiv…
As used in this part: (1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes: (a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility: (i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a pr…
The department shall: (1) promote the communication and coordination of all criminal and juvenile justice agencies; (2) study, evaluate, and report on: (a) the status of crime in the state; (b) the effectiveness of criminal justice policies, procedures, and programs that are directed toward the reduction of crime in th…
(1) When reporting data on statewide recidivism, the department, the Department of Corrections, and the Board of Pardons and Parole shall include data reflecting the recidivism standard metric and any available alternative recidivism metric. (2) A report on statewide criminal recidivism may also include other informati…
(1) The department shall annually prepare and publish a report directed to the governor, the Legislature, the commission, and the Judicial Council. (2) The report shall describe how: (a) the commission fulfilled the commission's statutory purposes and duties during the year; and (b) the department fulfilled the departm…
(1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Criminal case" means a case in which an offender is charged with an offense that requires a mandatory court appearance under the Uniform Bail Schedule. (ii) "Criminal case" does not mean a case for criminal non-support under Section 76-7-201 or any proceeding involving collection o…
(1) Each prosecutorial agency within the state shall collect and submit the following data to the department: (a) the number of prosecutions during the previous calendar year in which charges were brought against an individual based on the individual's false accusation that a felony or misdemeanor had occurred; (b) the…
(1) As used in this section, "juvenile recidivism" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-104. (2) The department shall: (a) support implementation and expansion of evidence-based juvenile justice programs and practices, including assistance regarding implementation fidelity, quality assurance, and ongo…
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Cohabitant abuse protective order" means an order issued with or without notice to the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders. (b) "Lethality assessment" means an evidence-based assessment that is intended to identify a victim of…
The department shall: (1) enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a judicial nominating commission created under Section 78A-10a-302, 78A-10a-402, or 78A-10a-502 in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (2) ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1): (a) co…
(1) As used in this section, "division" means the Division of Technology Services created in Section 63A-16-103. (2) The department shall oversee the creation and management of a public safety portal for information and data required to be reported to the department and accessible to all criminal justice agencies in th…
(1) With regard to eligibility for a grant, other funds, or services provided under Chapter 5, Office for Victims of Crime, for a rape crisis and services center, the department, in consultation with the Office for Victims of Crime, shall create rules to: (a) create standards of care for a rape crisis and services cent…
Reserved.
(1) As used in this section, "agency" means: (a) a state or local law enforcement agency; or (b) a state or local government agency, or a nonprofit organization, that works to prevent illegal drug activity and enforce laws regarding illegal drug activity and related criminal activity through: (i) programs, including ed…
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the department may not award a grant of state funds to an entity subject to, and not in compliance with, the reporting requirements described in Subsection 75E-2-210(5). (2) (a) The department may award a grant to an entity under Section 75E-2-306 even if the entity is not in c…
(1) As used in this section, "fund" means the Pretrial Release Programs Special Revenue Fund created in this section. (2) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Pretrial Release Programs Special Revenue Fund." (3) The Division of Finance shall administer the fund in accordance with this secti…
(1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Victim Services Restricted Account." (2) The Victim Services Restricted Account is funded by: (a) money appropriated to the account by the Legislature; (b) money deposited from a judgment in favor of the state in accordance with the requirement…
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Grant" means a grant awarded under this section. (b) "Program" means the public safety portal grant program created in Subsection (2)(a). (2) (a) There is created within the department the public safety portal grant program. (b) The purpose of the program is to award grants to assist e…
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Cleared by arrest" means that an individual reported in connection with a crime is: (i) arrested by a law enforcement agency; (ii) charged with a crime; and (iii) turned over to a court for prosecution for the crime. (b) "Cleared by exceptional means" means that a law enforcement agenc…
As used in this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 75E-3-102. (2) (a) "Rape crisis and services center" means a nonprofit entity that assists victims of sexual assault and victims' families by offering sexual assault crisis intervention and counseling thro…
(1) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice is created within the department. (2) The commission's purpose is to: (a) promote broad philosophical agreement concerning the objectives of the criminal and juvenile justice system in Utah; (b) provide a mechanism for coordinating the functions of the various branche…
(1) The commission is composed of 17 voting members as follows: (a) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee; (b) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee; (c) the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services or th…