Utah Code 63M-7-506 v2. Duties of the office
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(1) The office shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63M-7-506 v2
- Board: means the Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board created under Section
63M-7-504 . See Utah Code 63M-7-502 - Commission: means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section
63M-7-201 . See Utah Code 63M-7-101.5 - Criminally injurious conduct: includes a felony violation of Section
76-7-101 and other conduct leading to the psychological injury of an individual resulting from living in a setting that involves a bigamous relationship. See Utah Code 63M-7-502 - Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- Fund: means the Crime Victim Reparations Fund created in Section
63M-7-526 . See Utah Code 63M-7-502 - Office: means the director, the reparations and assistance officers, and any other staff employed for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Victim: means an individual who suffers bodily or psychological injury or death as a direct result of:(50)(a)(i) criminally injurious conduct; or(50)(a)(ii) the production of pornography in violation of Section
76-5b-201 orUtah Code 63M-7-502 (1)(a) prescribe policy for the office;(1)(b) under the direction of the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, adopt rules to implement and administer this part in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, which may include setting of ceilings on reparations, defining of terms not specifically stated in this part, and establishing of rules governing attorney fees;(1)(c) prescribe forms for applications for reparations;(1)(d) render an annual report to the governor and the Legislature regarding the staff’s and the board‘s activities;(1)(e) formulate standards for the uniform application of Section63M-7-509 , taking into consideration the rates and amounts of reparation payable for injuries and death under other laws of this state and the United States;(1)(f) allocate money available in the fund to victims of criminally injurious conduct for reparations claims;(1)(g) allocate money available to other victim services as provided by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, once a sufficient reserve has been established for reparation claims; and(1)(h) as authorized by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, allocate and disburse funds made available to the office by the United States, the state, foundations, corporations, or other entities or individuals to subgrantees from private, non-profit, and governmental entities operating qualified statewide assistance programs.
(2) All rules, or other statements of policy, along with application forms specified by the office, are binding upon the director, the reparations officers, assistance officers, and other staff.