(1) There is created the Domestic Violence Data Task Force to coordinate and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the collection of domestic violence data in the state.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 63C-29-201

  • Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
(2) The task force consists of the following members:

     (2)(a) the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner’s designee;
     (2)(b) the executive director of the Department of Corrections, or the executive director’s designee;
     (2)(c) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or the chair’s designee;
     (2)(d) the president of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, or the president’s designee;
     (2)(e) the president of the Utah Sheriffs’ Association, or the president’s designee;
     (2)(f) the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, or the director’s designee;
     (2)(g) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services, or the director’s designee;
     (2)(h) the director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, or the director’s designee;
     (2)(i) the chief administrative officer of the Office of Homeless Services, or the officer’s designee;
     (2)(j) one individual who provides violence and injury prevention services within the Department of Health and Human Services, appointed by the executive director of the Department of Health and Human Services;
     (2)(k) one individual who represents the Administrative Office of the Courts appointed by the state court administrator;
     (2)(l) one individual appointed jointly by the Utah League of Cities and Towns and the Utah Association of Counties;
     (2)(m) one individual who represents the Statewide Association of Prosecutors appointed by the association;
     (2)(n) one individual who represents the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers appointed by the association; and
     (2)(o) the following individuals appointed by the commissioner of public safety, or the commissioner’s designee:

          (2)(o)(i) one individual who represents a state domestic violence coalition, as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 1370.2;
          (2)(o)(ii) one criminal justice system advocate; and
          (2)(o)(iii) one nongovernment organization victim advocate.
(3) The task force shall annually select one of the task force members to be the chair of the task force.
(4) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the task force appointed under Subsection (2), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(5) A task force member:

     (5)(a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service on the task force; and
     (5)(b) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses that the task force member incurs as a task force member at the rates that the Division of Finance establishes under:

          (5)(b)(i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and
          (5)(b)(ii) rules that the Division of Finance makes under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(6)

     (6)(a) A majority of the task force members constitutes a quorum.
     (6)(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(7) The Department of Public Safety shall provide staff support to the task force.