63M-7-601. Creation — Members — Chair.
| (1) |
There is created within the governor’s office the Utah Council on Victims of Crime. |
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Terms Used In Utah Code 63M-7-601
- 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 council is composed of 28 voting members as follows:
| (a) |
a representative of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice appointed by the executive director; |
| (b) |
a representative of the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive director; |
| (c) |
a representative of the Board of Pardons and Parole appointed by the chair; |
| (d) |
a representative of the Department of Public Safety appointed by the commissioner; |
| (e) |
a representative of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services appointed by the director; |
| (f) |
a representative of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime appointed by the director; |
| (g) |
a representative of the Office of the Attorney General appointed by the attorney general; |
| (h) |
a representative of the United States Attorney for the district of Utah appointed by the United States Attorney; |
| (i) |
a representative of Utah’s Native American community appointed by the director of the Division of Indian Affairs after input from federally recognized tribes in Utah; |
| (j) |
a professional or volunteer working in the area of violence against women and families appointed by the governor; |
| (k) |
a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services Violence and Injury Prevention Program appointed by the program’s manager; |
| (l) |
the chair of each judicial district’s victims’ rights committee; |
| (m) |
a representative of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys appointed by that association; |
| (n) |
a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association appointed by the president of that association; |
| (o) |
a representative of the Utah Sheriffs’ Association appointed by the president of that association; |
| (p) |
a representative of a Children’s Justice Center appointed by the attorney general; |
| (q) |
the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or that individual’s designee; |
| (r) |
the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair’s designee; and |
| (s) |
the following members appointed by the members in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(r) to serve four-year terms:
| (i) |
an individual who engages in community based advocacy; |
| (ii) |
a citizen representative; and |
| (iii) |
a citizen representative who has been a victim of crime. |
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| (3) |
The council shall annually elect:
| (a) |
one member to serve as chair; |
| (b) |
one member to serve as vice-chair; and |
| (c) |
one member to serve as treasurer. |
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Amended by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
