Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force.

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Affected by 63I-1-236 on 4/15/2023

Effective 5/5/2021
36-29-108. Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force.
  • (1) As used in this section, "task force" means the Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force created in this section.
  • (2) There is created the Criminal Code Evaluation Task Force consisting of the following 15 members:
    • (a) three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party;
    • (b) three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political party;
    • (c) the executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice or the executive director's designee;
    • (d) the director of the Utah Sentencing Commission or the director's designee;
    • (e) one member appointed by the presiding officer of the Utah Judicial Council;
    • (f) one member of the Utah Prosecution Council appointed by the chair of the Utah Prosecution Council;
    • (g) the executive director of the Utah Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
    • (h) the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety or the commissioner's designee;
    • (i) the director of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime or the director's designee;
    • (j) an individual who represents an association of criminal defense attorneys, appointed by the president of the Senate; and
    • (k) an individual who represents an association of victim advocates, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
  • (3)
    • (a) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
    • (b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
  • (4)
    • (a) A majority of the members of the task force constitutes a quorum.
    • (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
  • (5)
    • (a) Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation.
    • (b) A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
      • (i) may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the task force; and
      • (ii) may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a member of the task force at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
  • (6) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff support to the task force.
  • (7) The task force shall review the state's criminal code and related statutes and make recommendations regarding:
    • (a) the proper classification of crimes by degrees of felony and misdemeanor;
    • (b) standardizing the format of criminal statutes; and
    • (c) other modifications related to the criminal code and related statutes.
  • (8) On or before November 30 of each year that the task force is in effect, the task force shall provide a report, including any proposed legislation, to:
    • (a) the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; and
    • (b) the Legislative Management Committee.
  • (9) The task force is repealed April 15, 2023.




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