This bill modifies statutory provisions related to criminal justice.
This bill:
- modifies provisions related to the release of individuals due to overcrowding of correctional facilities;
- requires a county sheriff who permits probation to establish probations standards and procedures adopted by the Utah Sheriffs' Association;
- prohibits the use of state funds for a syringe exchange program;
- prohibits the Department of Corrections from housing inmates in a private correctional facility, unless the purpose is federal immigration detention or civil detention;
- adds "detention removal officer" to the definition of federal officers who have statewide law enforcement authority;
- modifies contractual term requirements for the state court administrator in relation to providing security;
- modifies provisions related to the definition and calculation of the state daily incarceration rate;
- modifies permitted uses for funds in the Adult Probation and Parole Employment Incentive Program;
- adds strangulation or choking as a criminal offense included with the crime of commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child;
- requires that the Department of Corrections may only contract with a county facility to house state inmates in a county correctional facility;
- modifies the definition of habitual offender and makes conforming changes;
- requires a county sheriff to report statistics on releases due to overcrowding and pretrial release;
- modifies provisions related to a county sheriff's release of individuals on their own recognizance;
- prohibits a county jail official from fixing a financial condition for an individual with a misdemeanor charge for certain domestic violence and driving under the influence offenses;
- modifies provisions related to a magistrate's orders for pretrial release or detention;
- repeals the Subcommittee on County Correctional Facility Contracting and Reimbursement; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-3-928, 17-22-5.6, 26B-7-117, 76-5-114, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-102, 77-20-204, 77-20-205, 77-20-206, 77-20-402, 77-27-8, 78B-22-301, 78B-22-404, 78B-22-452, 78B-22-1001, 80-6-507
Substitute #1: 10-3-928, 17-22-5.5, 17-22-5.6, 26B-7-117, 76-5-114, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-102, 77-20-203, 77-20-204, 77-20-205, 77-20-206, 77-20-402, 77-27-8, 78B-22-301, 78B-22-404, 78B-22-452, 78B-22-1001, 80-6-507
Amended 2/4/2025 10:02:674: 17-22-2, 17-22-5.5, 17-22-5.6, 17-22-27, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-102, 77-20-203, 77-20-204, 77-20-205, 77-20-402
Substitute #2: 17-22-2, 17-22-5.5, 17-22-5.6, 17-22-27, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-102, 77-20-203, 77-20-204, 77-20-205, 77-20-402
Substitute #3: 17-22-5.5, 17-22-5.6, 26B-7-117, 53-13-106, 76-5-114, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-103, 77-20-203, 77-20-204, 77-20-402
Substitute #4: 17-22-5.5, 17-22-5.6, 26B-7-117, 53-13-106, 76-5-114, 77-18-102, 77-18-103, 77-20-103, 77-20-203, 77-20-204, 77-20-402