Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 – General Provisions


§ 53-10-101	Short title
§ 53-10-102	Definitions
§ 53-10-103	Division — Creation — Director appointment and qualifications
§ 53-10-104	Division duties
§ 53-10-104.5	Wireless service — Call location in emergencies
§ 53-10-105	Assistance to law enforcement agencies — Investigation of crimes — Laboratory facilities
§ 53-10-106	Cooperation with agencies of any state or nation
§ 53-10-107	Admissibility in evidence of certified copies of division files
§ 53-10-108	Restrictions on access, use, and contents of division records — Limited use of records for employment purposes — Challenging accuracy of records — Usage fees — Missing children records — Penalty for misuse of records
§ 53-10-109	Telecommunications systems
§ 53-10-110	Authority of officers and officials to take fingerprints, photographs, and other data
§ 53-10-111	Refusal to provide information — False information — Misdemeanor
§ 53-10-112	Director and officers to have peace officer powers
§ 53-10-113	Other agencies to cooperate with division
§ 53-10-114	Authority regarding drug precursors
§ 53-10-115	Cold case database
§ 53-10-116	National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact ratification and implementation

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 10 > Part 1 - General Provisions

Administration of criminal justice: means performance of any of the following: detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, posttrial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders. See Utah Code 53-10-102
Alcoholic beverage: means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-102. See Utah Code 53-10-102
Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification within the department, created in Section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 53-10-102
Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission. See Utah Code 53-10-102
Commissioner: means the commissioner of public safety appointed under Section 53-1-107. See Utah Code 53-1-102
Communications services: means the technology of reception, relay, and transmission of information required by a public safety agency in the performance of the public safety agency's duty. See Utah Code 53-10-102
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

Criminal history record information: means information on an individual consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of:

(a)	arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising from any of them; and

(b)

sentencing, correctional supervision, and release. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Criminal justice agency: means a court or a government agency or subdivision of a government agency that administers criminal justice under a statute, executive order, or local ordinance and that allocates greater than 50% of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

Division: means the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division created in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Executive order: means an order of the president of the United States or the chief executive of a state that has the force of law and that is published in a manner permitting regular public access to the order. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:

(i)

(A)	the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;

(B)	a state institution of higher education; or

(C)	a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and

(ii)

that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102

Missing person: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-130. See Utah Code 53-10-102

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.

Qualifying entity: means a business, organization, or a governmental entity that employs persons or utilizes volunteers who deal with:

(a)	national security interests;

(b)	fiduciary trust over money; or

(c)

the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. See Utah Code 53-10-102

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5