Notwithstanding Section 53-13-106.3:

(1) County sheriffs may enter into agreements with federal agencies granting limited authority to specific federal employees to exercise law enforcement powers to enforce federal state and local laws, provided the agreements are limited to a term not to exceed two years and the officers granted authority have completed a 20-hour course focusing on Utah law and process approved by the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-13-106.9

  • Director: means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section 53-6-104. See Utah Code 53-13-101
  • Division: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. See Utah Code 53-13-101
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Peace officer: means any officer certified in accordance with Title 53, Chapter 13, Peace Officer Classifications. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • 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) State law enforcement agencies may, with the consent of the local county sheriff, enter into agreements as described in Subsection (1), provided that the agreements may not exceed a duration of two years.
(3) Local county sheriffs may enter into agreements with federal agencies requiring fair compensation for assisting a federal agency or federal employee to enforce federal statutes and regulations managed pursuant to 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1701-1736 and 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1737-1782, Federal Land Policy Management Act.