Utah Code 36-29-111. Criminal Justice Data Management Task Force
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(1) As used in this section, “task force” means the Criminal Justice Data Management Task Force created in this section.
Terms Used In Utah Code 36-29-111
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- 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
(2) There is created the Criminal Justice Data Management Task Force consisting of the following members:
(2)(a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party;
(2)(b) three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party; and
(2)(c) representatives from the following organizations as requested by the executive director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice:
(2)(c)(i) the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice;
(2)(c)(ii) the Office of the Utah Attorney General;
(2)(c)(iii) the Judicial Council;
(2)(c)(iv) the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
(2)(c)(v) the Department of Corrections;
(2)(c)(vi) the Department of Public Safety;
(2)(c)(vii) the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
(2)(c)(viii) the Utah Association of Counties;
(2)(c)(ix) the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
(2)(c)(x) the Utah Sheriffs Association;
(2)(c)(xi) the Board of Pardons and Parole;
(2)(c)(xii) a representative from a bail bond agency; and
(2)(c)(xiii) any other organizations or groups as recommended by the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
(3)
(3)(a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(3)(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(4)
(4)(a) A majority of the members of the task force present at a meeting constitutes a quorum.
(4)(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(5)
(5)(a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
(5)(b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
(5)(b)(i) may not receive compensation for the member’s work associated with the task force; and
(6) The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff support to the task force.
(7) The task force shall review the state’s current criminal justice data collection requirements and make recommendations regarding:
(7)(a) possible ways to connect the various records systems used throughout the state so that data can be shared between criminal justice agencies and with policymakers;
(7)(b) ways to automate the collection, storage, and dissemination of the data;
(7)(c) standardizing the format of data collection and retention; and
(7)(d) the collection of data not already required related to criminal justice.
(8) On or before November 30 of each year that the task force is in effect, the task force shall provide a report, including any proposed legislation, to:
(8)(a) the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
(8)(b) the Legislative Management Committee.
(9) The task force is repealed July 1, 2025.