Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 6 > Part 3 – Dispatcher Training and Certification Act


§ 53-6-301	Title
§ 53-6-302	Applicants for certification examination — Requirements
§ 53-6-303	Completion of certification examination required — Persons affected
§ 53-6-304	Waiver of training course requirement
§ 53-6-305	Local governments — Option — Higher minimum standards
§ 53-6-306	Inactive and lapsed certificates — Reissuance or reinstatement — Annual training requirement
§ 53-6-307	Termination of employment — Change of status form
§ 53-6-308	Investigations and certification hearings — Powers of division — Violation
§ 53-6-309	Suspension or revocation of certification — Right to a hearing — Grounds — Notice to employer — Reporting
§ 53-6-310	Responsibility for training — Certification
§ 53-6-311	Voluntary relinquishment of dispatcher certification

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 53 > Chapter 6 > Part 3 - Dispatcher Training and Certification Act

Addiction: means the unlawful or habitual use of alcohol or a controlled substance which endangers public health and safety. See Utah Code 53-6-102
Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Allegation: something that someone says happened.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

Conviction: means an adjudication of guilt regarding criminal conduct, including:

(a)	a finding of guilt by a court or a jury;

(b)	a guilty plea;

(c)	a plea of nolo contendere;

(d)

a plea which is held in abeyance pending the successful completion of:

(i)	a probationary period; or

(ii)	a diversion agreement; or

(e)

a conviction which has been expunged or dismissed. See Utah Code 53-6-102

Council: means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section 53-6-106. See Utah Code 53-6-102

Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.

Director: means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section 53-6-104. See Utah Code 53-6-102

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

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.

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:

(i)

(A)	the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;

(B)	a state institution of higher education; or

(C)	a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and

(ii)

that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102

Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

POST: means the division. See Utah Code 53-6-102

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See 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.

Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5