This bill recodifies and amends provisions related to criminal and juvenile justice.
This bill:
- creates Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration;
- creates the Department of Criminal Justice within Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration;
- recodifies to Title 75E, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Administration:
Title 63M, Chapter 7, Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse;Title 77, Chapter 38, Part 6, Safe at Home Program;Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4, Utah Indigent Defense Commission;Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 4a, Office of Indigent Defense Services;Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 7, Indigent Aggravated Murder Defense Fund;Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 8, Child Welfare Parental Representation Program;Title 78B, Chapter 22, Part 9, Indigent Appellate Defense Division; andTitle 78B, Chapter 22, Part 11, Youth Defense Fund;
- changes the name of:Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, to Title 76, Criminal Offenses; andTitle 77, Utah Code of Criminal Procedure, to Title 77, Criminal Procedure;
- defines terms;
- establishes roles and responsibilities of the Department of Criminal Justice and the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice;
- reassigns certain responsibilities of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to the Department of Criminal Justice;
- clarifies roles, responsibilities, and administration of certain entities within the Department of Criminal Justice;
- removes obsolete programs, responsibilities, and reporting requirements of certain entities within the Department of Criminal Justice;
- revises the names of certain entities within the Department of Criminal Justice;
- provides that the governor may direct the Department of Criminal Justice to assist with extradition;
- updates terminology; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 10-3-716, 13-53-111, 17-72-101, 17-72-402, 17-72-408, 17E-2-101, 17E-2-201, 20A-2-204, 26A-1-114, 26B-1-202, 26B-5-102, 26B-5-306, 26B-5-380, 26B-5-801, 32B-4-201, 32B-4-301, 36-29-111, 49-11-406, 49-12-203, 49-13-203, 49-22-205, 51-9-412, 53-1-106, 53-6-107, 53-6-213, 53-10-118, 53-10-302, 53-10-803, 53-11-124, 53-21-104.3, 53-25-103, 53-25-202, 53-25-301, 53-25-401, 53-25-501, 53-25-502, 53-29-302, 53E-3-516, 53E-3-518, 53F-2-410, 53G-6-806, 53G-8-702, 58-37-2, 59-2-407, 59-5-104, 59-5-204, 63A-17-502, 63G-2-305, 63I-1-263, 63I-1-275, 63I-1-278, 63I-2-253, 63J-1-602.1, 63J-1-602.2, 63O-2-301, 64-13-6, 64-13-14.5, 64-13-14.7, 64-13-23, 64-13-25, 64-13-45, 64-14-203, 64-14-204, 64-14-302, 67-22-2, 67-28-101, 67-28-102, 75-2-803, 76-1-101.6, 76-3-202, 76-5-102.1, 76-5-207, 76-8-419, 76-13-211, 77-2-5, 77-7-8.5, 77-7-17.5, 77-17-6, 77-18-105, 77-18-108, 77-20-103, 77-20-403, 77-22-2.5, 77-27-1, 77-27-2, 77-27-5, 77-27-5.4, 77-27-10, 77-27-11, 77-27-32, 77-37-3, 77-37-4, 77-38-3, 77-38-11, 77-38-302, 77-38-303, 77-38-403, 77-38-405, 77-38-502, 77-38-503, 78A-2-109.5, 78A-6-102, 78A-12-201, 78A-12-202, 78B-3-1003, 78B-6-2105, 78B-8-201, 78B-9-109, 78B-9-402, 78B-9-405, 78B-22-102, 78B-22-203, 78B-22-301, 80-2-503, 80-5-102, 80-5-201, 80-5-205, 80-5-304, 80-6-102, 80-6-104, 80-6-204, 80-6-304, 80-6-307, 80-6-607, 80-6-804, 80-6-907, 81-13-205