This bill addresses issues related to victims of crime.
This bill:
- modifies the term, "criminally injurious conduct," for Title 63M, Chapter 7, Part 5, Utah Office for Victims of Crime;
- modifies the eligibility requirements for a victim reparations award to allow mental health counseling for sexual assault that occurred in a prison, jail, or correctional facility while the individual is incarcerated;
- requires the Department of Corrections to make rules that bring the department into compliance with the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape promulgated by the United States Department of Justice in accordance with the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 63M-7-502, 63M-7-509, 63M-7-510, 64-13-47