Definition -- Offenses included on statewide warrant system -- Transportation fee to be included -- Statewide warrant system responsibility -- Quality control -- Training -- Technical support -- Transaction costs.

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  • (1) "Statewide warrant system" means the portion of the state court computer system that is accessible by modem from the state mainframe computer and contains:
    • (a) records of criminal warrant information; and
    • (b) after notice and hearing, records of protective orders issued pursuant to:
      • (i)Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act;
      • (ii)Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 4, Dating Violence Protective Orders;
      • (iii)Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 5, Sexual Violence Protective Orders;
      • (iv)Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders; or
      • (v)Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 8, Criminal Protective Orders.
  • (2)
    • (a) The division shall include on the statewide warrant system all warrants issued for felony offenses and class A, B, and C misdemeanor offenses in the state.
    • (b) The division shall include on the statewide warrant system all warrants issued for failure to appear on a traffic citation as ordered by a magistrate under Subsection 77-7-19(3).
    • (c) For each warrant, the division shall indicate whether the magistrate ordered under Section 77-7-5 and Rule 6, Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, that the accused appear in court.
  • (3) The division is the agency responsible for the statewide warrant system and shall:
    • (a) ensure quality control of all warrants of arrest or commitment and protective orders contained in the statewide warrant system by conducting regular validation checks with every clerk of a court responsible for entering the information on the system;
    • (b) upon the expiration of the protective orders and in the manner prescribed by the division, purge information regarding protective orders described in Subsection 53-10-208.1(1)(d) within 30 days of the time after expiration;
    • (c) establish system procedures and provide training to all criminal justice agencies having access to information contained on the state warrant system;
    • (d) provide technical support, program development, and systems maintenance for the operation of the system; and
    • (e) pay data processing and transaction costs for state, county, and city law enforcement agencies and criminal justice agencies having access to information contained on the state warrant system.
  • (4)
    • (a) Any data processing or transaction costs not funded by legislative appropriation shall be paid on a pro rata basis by all agencies using the system during the fiscal year.
    • (b) This Subsection (4) supersedes any conflicting provision in Subsection (3)(e).




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