Utah Code 51-9-412. Halfway house funding — Uses
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 51-9-412
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- 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
(1)(a) “Commission” means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(1)(b) “Halfway house” means a facility that houses parolees upon release from prison or houses probationers who have violated the terms of their probation.
(1)(c) “Law enforcement agency” means a local law enforcement agency.
(1)(d) “Parole violator center” means a facility that houses parolees who have violated the conditions of their parole agreement.
(2) The commission shall allocate funds appropriated by the Legislature to local law enforcement agencies on a pro-rata basis determined by:
(2)(a) the average daily number of occupied beds in a halfway house in each agency’s jurisdiction for increased enforcement in areas with halfway houses;
(2)(b) the average daily number of occupied beds in a parole violator center in each agency’s jurisdiction; or
(2)(c) both Subsections (2)(a) and (b) .
(3) A law enforcement agency may use funds received under this section only for the purposes stated in this section.
(4) For each fiscal year, any law enforcement agency that receives funds from the commission under this section shall prepare, and file with the commission and the state auditor, a report in a form specified by the commission. The report shall include the following:
(4)(a) the agency’s name;
(4)(b) the amount received;
(4)(c) how the funds were used, including the impact on crime reduction efforts in areas with halfway houses or parole violator centers, or both; and
(4)(d) a statement signed by both the agency’s or political subdivision’s executive officer or designee and by the agency’s legal counsel that all funds were used for law enforcement operations related to reducing criminal activity in areas with halfway houses or parole violator centers, or both.