53-10-104. Division duties. The
division shall:
| (1) |
provide and coordinate the delivery of support services to law enforcement agencies; |
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-10-104
- 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
- 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.
- Highway: includes :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
| (2) |
maintain and provide access to criminal records for use by law enforcement agencies; |
| (3) |
publish law enforcement and statistical data; |
| (4) |
maintain dispatch and communications services for public safety communications centers and provide emergency medical, fire suppression, highway maintenance, public works, and law enforcement communications for municipal, county, state, and federal agencies; |
| (5) |
analyze evidence from crime scenes and crime-related incidents for criminal prosecution; |
| (6) |
provide criminalistic laboratory services to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys and agencies, and public defenders, with the exception of those services provided by the state medical examiner in accordance with 2; |
| (7) |
establish satellite laboratories as necessary to provide criminalistic services; |
| (8) |
safeguard the public through licensing and regulation of activities that impact public safety, including concealed weapons, emergency vehicles, and private investigators; |
| (9) |
provide investigative assistance to law enforcement and other government agencies; |
| (10) |
collect and provide intelligence information to criminal justice agencies; |
| (11) |
investigate crimes that jeopardize the safety of the citizens, as well as the interests, of the state; |
| (12) |
regulate and investigate laws pertaining to the sale and distribution of liquor; |
| (13) |
make rules to implement this chapter; |
| (14) |
perform the functions specified in this chapter; |
| (15) |
comply with the requirements of Section 11-40-103; |
| (17) |
develop and maintain a secure database of cold cases within the Utah Criminal Justice Information System pursuant to Section 53-10-115. |
Amended by Chapter 328, 2023 General Session
