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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-6-311

  • Dispatcher: means an employee of a public safety agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions and whose primary duties are to:
         (6)(a)
              (6)(a)(i) receive calls for one or a combination of, emergency police, fire, and medical services, and to dispatch the appropriate personnel and equipment in response to the calls; and
              (6)(a)(ii) in response to emergency calls, make urgent decisions affecting the life, health, and welfare of the public and public safety employees; or
         (6)(b) supervise dispatchers or direct a dispatch communication center. See Utah Code 53-6-102
  • Division: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. See Utah Code 53-6-102
     (1)(a) A dispatcher may voluntarily relinquish the dispatcher’s certification to the division at any time when a disciplinary issue regarding the dispatcher has been referred to the division.
     (1)(b) A dispatcher who voluntarily relinquishes certification under this Subsection (1) may not subsequently be certified as a dispatcher in Utah.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a dispatcher whose certification has become inactive as provided in Section 53-6-306.