53-10-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter:
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“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. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-10-102
- 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
- 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
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- 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
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
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“Alcoholic beverage” means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-102. |
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“Alcoholic product” means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-1-102. |
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“Bureau” means the Bureau of Criminal Identification within the department, created in Section 53-10-201. |
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“Commission” means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission. |
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“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. |
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“Conviction record” means criminal history information indicating a record of a criminal charge that has led to a declaration of guilt of an offense. |
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“Criminal history record information” means information on an individual consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of:
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arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising from any of them; and |
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sentencing, correctional supervision, and release. |
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“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. |
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“Criminalist” means the scientific discipline directed to the recognition, identification, individualization, and evaluation of physical evidence by application of the natural sciences in law-science matters. |
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“Department” means the Department of Public Safety. |
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“Director” means the division director appointed under Section 53-10-103. |
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“Division” means the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division created in Section 53-10-103. |
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“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. |
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“Forensic” means dealing with the application of scientific knowledge relating to criminal evidence. |
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“Mental defective” means an individual who, by a district court, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, incompetency, condition, or disease, is found:
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to be a danger to himself or herself or others; |
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to lack the mental capacity to contract or manage the individual’s own affairs; |
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to be incompetent by a court in a criminal case; or |
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to be incompetent to stand trial or found not guilty by reason or lack of mental responsibility. |
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“Missing child” means an individual under 18 years old who is missing from the individual’s home environment or a temporary placement facility for any reason and whose location cannot be determined by the person responsible for the individual’s care. |
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“Missing person” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-130. |
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“Pathogens” means disease-causing agents. |
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“Physical evidence” means something submitted to the bureau to determine the truth of a matter using scientific methods of analysis. |
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“Qualifying entity” means a business, organization, or a governmental entity that employs persons or utilizes volunteers who deal with:
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national security interests; |
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fiduciary trust over money; or |
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the provision of care, treatment, education, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities. |
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Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
