Utah Code 53-6-107. General duties of council
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(1) The council shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-6-107
- Certified academy: means a peace officer training institution certified in accordance with the standards developed under Section
53-6-105 . See Utah Code 53-6-102 - Council: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section
53-6-106 . See Utah Code 53-6-102 - Director: means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section
53-6-104 . See Utah Code 53-6-102 - Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:(1)(e)(i)(1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;(1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or(1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and(1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- 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) advise the director regarding:(1)(a)(i) the approval, certification, or revocation of certification of any certified academy established in the state;(1)(a)(ii) minimum courses of study, attendance requirements, and the equipment and facilities to be required at a certified academy;(1)(a)(iii) minimum qualifications for instructors at a certified academy;(1)(a)(iv) the minimum basic training requirements that peace officers shall complete before receiving certification;(1)(a)(v) the minimum basic training requirements that dispatchers shall complete before receiving certification; and(1)(a)(vi) categories or classifications of advanced in-service training programs and minimum courses of study and attendance requirements for the categories or classifications;(1)(b) recommend that studies, surveys, or reports, or all of them be made by the director concerning the implementation of the objectives and purposes of this chapter;(1)(c) make recommendations and reports to the commissioner and governor from time to time;(1)(d) choose from the sanctions to be imposed against certified peace officers as provided in Section53-6-211 , and dispatchers as provided in Section53-6-309 ;(1)(e) establish and annually review:(1)(e)(i) minimum use of force standards for all peace officers in the state;(1)(e)(ii) minimum standards for officer intervention and the reporting of police misconduct based on Section53-6-210.5 ; and(1)(e)(iii) the best practices for investigating sexual assaults;(1)(f) in consultation with the Utah Victim Services Commission’s subcommittee on rape and sexual assault created in Subsection63M-7-903 (5)(b), create and, if necessary, annually update a model sexual assault investigation policy based on the best practices established in Subsection (1)(e)(iii) that can be adopted and used by a law enforcement agency; and(1)(g) perform other acts as necessary to carry out the duties of the council in this chapter.
(2) The council may approve special function officers for membership in the Public Safety Retirement System in accordance with Sections 49-14-201 and 49-15-201 .