Dispatcher: means an employee of a public safety agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions and whose primary duties are to:
(a)
(i)
receive calls for one or a combination of, emergency police, fire, and medical services, and to dispatch the appropriate personnel and equipment in response to the calls; and
(ii)
in response to emergency calls, make urgent decisions affecting the life, health, and welfare of the public and public safety employees; or
(b)
supervise dispatchers or direct a dispatch communication center. See Utah Code 53-6-102
Division: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. See Utah Code 53-6-102
(a)
A dispatcher may voluntarily relinquish the dispatcher’s certification to the division at any time when a disciplinary issue regarding the dispatcher has been referred to the division.
(b)
A dispatcher who voluntarily relinquishes certification under this Subsection (1) may not subsequently be certified as a dispatcher in Utah.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to a dispatcher whose certification has become inactive as provided in Section 53-6-306.
