Utah Code 63M-7-507. Director — Appointment and functions

63M-7-507. Director — Appointment and functions.

(1)	The executive director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, after consulting with the board, shall appoint a director to carry out the provisions of this part.

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Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Board: means the Crime Victim Reparations and Assistance Board created under Section 63M-7-504. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Director: means the director of the office. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Fund: means the Crime Victim Reparations Fund created in Section 63M-7-526. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Office: means the director, the reparations and assistance officers, and any other staff employed for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Reparations claim: means a claimant's request or application made to the office for a reparations award. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Reparations officer: includes the director when the director is acting as a reparations officer. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
Representative: means the victim, immediate family member, legal guardian, attorney, conservator, executor, or an heir of an individual. See Utah Code 63M-7-502
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
United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The director shall:

(a)

be an experienced administrator with a background in at least one of the following fields:

(i)	social work;

(ii)	psychology;

(iii)

criminal justice;

(iv)

law; or

(v)	another field related to the fields described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (iv);

(b)	demonstrate an understanding of the needs of crime victims and of services to victims; and

(c)	devote the director’s time and capacity to the director’s duties.

(3)

In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2), the director shall:

(a)	hire staff, including reparations and assistance officers, as necessary;

(b)	act when necessary as a reparations officer in deciding an initial reparations claim;

(c)	possess the same investigation and decision-making authority as the reparations officers;

(d)	hear appeals from the decisions of the reparations officers, unless the director acted as a reparations officer on the initial reparations claim;

(e)	serve as a liaison between the office and the board;

(f)	serve as the public relations representative of the office;

(g)	provide for payment of all administrative salaries, fees, and expenses incurred by the staff of the board, to be paid out of appropriations from the fund;

(h)	cooperate with the state treasurer and the state Division of Finance in causing the funds in the fund to be invested and the fund’s investments sold or exchanged and the proceeds and income collected;

(i)	apply for, receive, allocate, disburse, and account for, subject to approval and in conformance with policies adopted by the board, all grant funds made available by the United States, the state, foundations, corporations, and other businesses, agencies, or individuals;

(j)	obtain and utilize the services of other governmental agencies upon request; and

(k)	act in any other capacity or perform any other acts necessary for the office or board to successfully fulfill the office’s or board’s statutory duties and objectives.

Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session