Utah Code § 53-25-902 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-25 / § 53-25-902
§ 53-25-902. Use of generative artificial intelligence by law enforcement -- Policy -- Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A law enforcement agency shall have a policy concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence by employees of the law enforcement agency in the course and scope of the law enforcement agency's work. (b) The policy described in Subsection (1)(a) shall: (i) include the requirements described in Subsection (2); and (ii) provide employees of the law enforcement agency with information concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence, including: (A) which generative artificial intelligence technologies the employees of the law enforcement agency may use; (B) the uses and tasks for which generative artificial intelligence is permitted; (C) the importance of reviewing content generated by generative artificial intelligence; and (D) an acknowledgment that a violation of the policy described in Subsection (1)(a) may result in administrative disciplinary action by the head of the law enforcement agency. (2) A written police report or other law enforcement record that was created wholly or partially by using generative artificial intelligence shall: (a) contain within the report or record a disclaimer that the report or record contains content generated by artificial intelligence; and (b) include a certification by the author of the report or record that the author has read and reviewed the report or record for accuracy.
Utah Code § 53-10-1103 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-1103
§ 53-10-1103. Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

1/1/2027The department shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing policies, procedures, and a timeline for the: (1) request of a Purple Alert by a law enforcement officer or agency; (2) activation of a Purple Alert; (3) duration of a Purple Alert; and (4) cancellation of a Purple Alert.
Utah Code § 53-25-801 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-25 / § 53-25-801
§ 53-25-801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) (a) "Biometric data" means data generated by automatic measurements of an individual's unique biological characteristics. (b) "Biometric data" includes data described in Subsection (1)(a) that is generated by automatic measurements of an individual's fingerprint. (c) "Biometric data" does not include: (i) a physical or digital photograph; (ii) a video or audio recording; or (iii) data generated from an item described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii). (2) "Portable biometric capture device" means a device or electronic application that: (a) is able to accurately capture at least one form of an individual's biometric data; (b) can be carried by a law enforcement officer, either on the law enforcement officer's person or in the law enforcement officer's vehicle; and (c) is capable of transmitting or allowing for the transfer of captured biometric data into a law enforcement database so that the captured biometric data can be used to identify an individual based on the individual's existing biometric data in the law enforcement database.
Utah Code § 53-3-502 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-502
§ 53-3-502. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) (a) "Commercial driver training school" or "school" means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation for the education and training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or both, to: (i) drive motor vehicles, including motorcycles; and (ii) prepare an applicant for an examination given by the state for a license or learner permit. (b) A commercial driver training school may charge a consideration or tuition for the services described under Subsection (1)(a). (2) (a) "Commercial testing only school" means a business enterprise conducted by an individual, association, partnership, or corporation that: (i) is designated by the division as a commercial testing only school; (ii) employs instructors who are certified by the division; and (iii) engages only in testing students for the purpose of obtaining a driver license. (b) A commercial testing only school may conduct behind-the-wheel or observation instruction if approved by the division. (c) A commercial testing only school may not engage in education or training of persons, either practically or theoretically, or both to drive motor vehicles, except when: (i) counseling the driver following a test in reference to errors made during the administration of the test; or (ii) conducting behind-the-wheel or observation instruction if approved by the division. (d) A commercial testing only school may not test an individual who has completed any behind-the-wheel or observation instruction through the school with which the tester is employed. (3) "Instructor" means a person, whether acting as an operator of a commercial driver training school or for a school for compensation, who: (a) teaches, conducts classes of, gives demonstrations to, or supervises practice of persons learning to drive motor vehicles, including motorcycles; (b) prepares persons to take an examination for a license or learner permit; or (c) supervises the work of any other instructor. (4) "Observation time" means a period of time during which a driver education student observes another student, instructor, or road user. (5) "School operator" means a person who: (a) is certified as an instructor; (b) has met the requirements for school operator status as established by the division; (c) is authorized or certified to operate or manage a driver training school; and (d) may supervise the work of another instructor.
Utah Code § 53-2a-403 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-403
§ 53-2a-403. Authority of governor to join compact.
Status: in_force

The governor of Utah is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states joining the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as provided in Section 53-2a-402.
Utah Code § 53-2d-102 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-102
§ 53-2d-102. Bureau of Emergency Medical Services -- Creation -- Bureau chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. (2) The bureau shall be administered by a bureau chief appointed by the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief shall be experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the commissioner and as provided by law. (4) The bureau chief acts under the supervision and control of the commissioner and may be removed from the position at the will of the commissioner. (5) The bureau chief shall receive compensation as provided by Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-2d-401 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-401
§ 53-2d-401. General requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 53-2d-408 or 53-2d-801: (a) an individual may not provide emergency medical services without a license or certification issued under Section 53-2d-402; (b) a facility or provider may not hold itself out as a designated emergency medical service provider or nonemergency secured behavioral health transport provider without a designation issued under Section 53-2d-403; (c) a vehicle may not operate as an ambulance, emergency response vehicle, or nonemergency secured behavioral health transport vehicle without a permit issued under Section 53-2d-404; and (d) an entity may not respond as an ambulance or paramedic provider without the appropriate license issued under Part 5, Ambulance and Paramedic Providers. (2) Section 53-2d-602 applies to violations of this section.
Utah Code § 53-5a-304 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-5a / § 53-5a-304
§ 53-5a-304. Provisional permit to carry concealed firearm.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The bureau shall issue a provisional permit to carry a concealed firearm for lawful self-defense to an applicant who is 18 years old but younger than 21 years old, within 60 days after receiving an application, unless the bureau finds proof that the applicant does not meet the qualifications set forth in Subsection 53-5a-303(2). (b) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a provisional concealed carry permit is valid throughout the state until the applicant reaches the age of 21, without restriction, except as otherwise provided by Section 53-5a-102.2. (2) The bureau may deny, suspend, or revoke a provisional concealed carry permit issued under this section as described in Subsections 53-5a-303(2) and (3). (3) (a) In addition to meeting the other qualifications for the issuance of a provisional concealed carry permit under this section, a nonresident applicant who resides in a state that recognizes the validity of the Utah provisional concealed carry permit or has reciprocity with Utah's provisional concealed firearm permit law shall: (i) hold a current applicable concealed firearm or concealed weapon permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority of the nonresident applicant's state of residency; and (ii) submit a photocopy or electronic copy of the nonresident applicant's current concealed firearm or concealed weapon permit referred to in Subsection (3)(a)(i). (b) A nonresident applicant who knowingly and willfully provides false information to the bureau under Subsection (3)(a) is prohibited from holding a Utah concealed firearm permit of any kind for a period of 10 years. (4) The bureau shall also require the applicant to provide: (a) the address of the applicant's permanent residence; (b) one recent dated photograph; (c) one set of fingerprints; and (d) evidence of general familiarity with the types of firearms to be concealed as defined in Section 53-5-303. (5) In the event of a decision to deny, suspend, or revoke a provisional concealed firearm permit, the applicant or permit holder under this section may appeal the decision through the same process set forth in Subsection 53-5a-303(16). (6) The applicant or permit holder of the provisional concealed firearm permit under this section must meet the eligibility requirements of another state, including age requirements, to carry a concealed firearm in that state.
Utah Code § 53-10-108 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-108
§ 53-10-108. Restrictions on access, use, and contents of division records -- Limited use of records for employment purposes -- Challenging accuracy of records -- Usage fees -- Missing children records -- Penalty for misuse of records.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Clone" means to copy a subscription or subscription data from a rap back system, including associated criminal history record information, from a qualified entity to another qualified entity. (b) "FBI Rap Back System" means the rap back system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (c) "Rap back system" means a system that enables authorized entities to receive ongoing status notifications of any criminal history reported on individuals whose fingerprints are registered in the system. (d) "Volunteer Employee Criminal History System" or "VECHS" means a system that allows the bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal history record information to a qualifying entity, including a non-governmental qualifying entity. (e) "WIN Database" means the Western Identification Network Database that consists of eight western states sharing one electronic fingerprint database. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (17), dissemination of information from a criminal history record, including information obtained from a fingerprint background check, name check, warrant of arrest information, or information from division files, is limited to: (a) criminal justice agencies for purposes of administration of criminal justice and for employment screening by criminal justice agencies; (b) (i) agencies or individuals pursuant to a specific agreement with a criminal justice agency to provide services required for the administration of criminal justice; and (ii) the agreement shall specifically authorize access to data, limit the use of the data to purposes for which given, and ensure the security and confidentiality of the data; (c) a qualifying entity for employment background checks for the qualifying entity's own employees or volunteers and individuals who have applied for employment with or to serve as a volunteer for the qualifying entity; (d) noncriminal justice agencies or individuals for any purpose authorized by statute, executive order, court rule, court order, or local ordinance; (e) agencies or individuals for the purpose of obtaining required clearances connected with foreign travel or obtaining citizenship; (f) agencies or individuals for the purpose of a preplacement adoptive study, in accordance with the requirements of Sections 81-13-403 and 81-13-405; (g) private security agencies through guidelines established by the commissioner for employment background checks for their own employees and prospective employees; (h) state agencies for the purpose of conducting a background check for the following individuals: (i) employees; (ii) applicants for employment; (iii) volunteers; and (iv) contract employees; (i) governor's office for the purpose of conducting a background check on the following individuals: (i) cabinet members; (ii) judicial applicants; and (iii) members of boards, committees, and commissions appointed by the governor; (j) the office of the lieutenant governor for the purpose of conducting a background check on an individual applying to be a notary public under Section 46-1-3; (k) agencies and individuals as the commissioner authorizes for the express purpose of research, evaluative, or statistical activities pursuant to an agreement with a criminal justice agency; and (l) other agencies and individuals as the commissioner authorizes and finds necessary for protection of life and property and for offender identification, apprehension, and prosecution pursuant to an agreement. (3) An agreement under Subsection (2)(k) shall specifically authorize access to data, limit the use of data to research, evaluative, or statistical purposes, preserve the anonymity of individuals to whom the information relates, and ensure the confidentiality and security of the data. (4) (a) Before requesting information, a qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c), state agency, or other agency or individual described in Subsections (2)(d) through (j) shall obtain a signed waiver from the person whose information is requested. (b) The waiver shall notify the signee: (i) that a criminal history background check will be conducted; (ii) who will see the information; and (iii) how the information will be used. (c) A qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c), state agency, or other agency or individual described in Subsections (2)(d) through (g) that submits a request for a noncriminal justice name based background check of local databases to the bureau shall provide to the bureau: (i) personal identifying information for the subject of the background check; and (ii) the fee required by Subsection (15). (d) A qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c), state agency, or other agency or individual described in Subsections (2)(d) through (g) that submits a request for a WIN database check and a nationwide background check shall provide to the bureau: (i) personal identifying information for the subject of the background check; (ii) a fingerprint card for the subject of the background check; and (iii) the fee required by Subsection (15). (e) Information received by a qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c), state agency, or other agency or individual described in Subsections (2)(d) through (j) may only be: (i) available to individuals involved in the hiring or background investigation of the job applicant, employee, notary applicant, or as authorized under federal or state law; (ii) used for the purpose of assisting in making an employment appointment, selection, or promotion decision or for considering a notary applicant under Section 46-1-3; and (iii) used for the purposes disclosed in the waiver signed in accordance with Subsection (4)(b). (f) An individual who disseminates or uses information obtained from the division under Subsections (2)(c) through (j) for purposes other than those specified under Subsection (4)(e), in addition to any penalties provided under this section, is subject to civil liability. (g) (i) A qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c), state agency, or other agency or individual described in Subsections (2)(d) through (j) that obtains background check information shall provide the subject of the background check an opportunity to: (A) request a copy of the information received; and (B) respond to and challenge the accuracy of any information received. (ii) An individual who is the subject of a background check and who receives a copy of the information described in Subsection (4)(g)(i) may use the information only for the purpose of reviewing, responding to, or challenging the accuracy of the information. (h) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules to implement this Subsection (4). (i) The division or the division's employees are not liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with the contents of information disseminated under Subsections (2)(c) through (j). (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), (c), (d), or (e), or as otherwise authorized under state law, criminal history record information obtained from division files may be used only for the purposes for which the information was provided. (b) A criminal history provided to an agency under Subsection (2)(f) may be provided by the agency to the individual who is the subject of the history, another licensed child-placing agency, or the attorney for the adoptive parents for the purpose of facilitating an adoption. (c) A criminal history of a defendant provided to a criminal justice agency under Subsection (2)(a) may also be provided by the prosecutor to a defendant's defense counsel, upon request during the discovery process, for the purpose of establishing a defense in a criminal case. (d) A public transit district, as described in Title 17B, Chapter 2a, Part 8, Public Transit District Act, that is under contract with a state agency to provide services may, for the purposes of complying with Subsection 26B-6-410(5), provide a criminal history record to the state agency or the agency's designee. (e) Criminal history record information obtained from a national source may be disseminated if the dissemination is authorized by a policy issued by the Criminal Justice Information Services Division or other federal law. (6) (a) A qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c) may submit fingerprints to the bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a local and national background check under the provisions of the National Child Protection Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5119 et seq. (b) A qualifying entity under Subsection (2)(c) that submits fingerprints under Subsection (6)(a): (i) shall meet all VECHS requirements for using VECHS; and (ii) may only submit fingerprints for an employee, volunteer, or applicant who has resided in Utah for the seven years before the day on which the qualifying entity submits the employee's, volunteer's, or applicant's fingerprints. (7) (a) This section does not preclude the use of the division's central computing facilities for the storage and retrieval of criminal history record information. (b) This information shall be stored so the information cannot be modified, destroyed, or accessed by unauthorized agencies or individuals. (8) Direct access through remote computer terminals to criminal history record information in the division's files is limited to those agencies authorized by the commissioner under procedures designed to prevent unauthorized access to this information. (9) (a) The commissioner shall establish procedures to allow an individual right of access to review and receive a copy of the individual's criminal history report. (b) A processing fee for the right of access service, including obtaining a copy of the individual's criminal history report under Subsection (9)(a) shall be set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504. (c) (i) The commissioner shall establish procedures for an individual to challenge the completeness and accuracy of criminal history record information contained in the division's computerized criminal history files regarding that individual. (ii) These procedures shall include provisions for amending any information found to be inaccurate or incomplete. (10) The private security agencies as provided in Subsection (2)(g): (a) shall be charged for access; and (b) shall be registered with the division according to rules made by the division under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (11) Before providing information requested under this section, the division shall give priority to a criminal justice agency's needs. (12) (a) It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to knowingly or intentionally access, use, disclose, or disseminate a record created, maintained, or to which access is granted by the division or any information contained in a record created, maintained, or to which access is granted by the division for a purpose prohibited or not permitted by statute, rule, regulation, or policy of a governmental entity. (b) A person who discovers or becomes aware of any unauthorized use of records created or maintained, or to which access is granted by the division shall inform the commissioner and the director of the bureau of the unauthorized use. (13) (a) Subject to Subsection (13)(b), a qualifying entity or an entity described in Subsection (2) may request that the division register fingerprints taken for the purpose of conducting current and future criminal background checks under this section with: (i) the WIN Database rap back system, or any successor system; (ii) the FBI Rap Back System; or (iii) a system maintained by the division. (b) A qualifying entity or an entity described in Subsection (2) may only make a request under Subsection (13)(a) if the entity: (i) has the authority through state or federal statute or federal executive order; (ii) obtains a signed waiver from the individual whose fingerprints are being registered; and (iii) establishes a privacy risk mitigation strategy to ensure that the entity only receives notifications for individuals with whom the entity maintains an authorizing relationship. (14) The division is authorized to submit fingerprints to the FBI Rap Back System to be retained in the FBI Rap Back System for the purpose of being searched by future submissions to the FBI Rap Back System, including latent fingerprint searches. (15) (a) The division shall impose fees set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for the applicant fingerprint card, name check, and to register fingerprints under Subsection (13)(a). (b) Funds generated under this Subsection (15) shall be deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit by the department to cover the costs incurred in providing the information. (c) The division may collect fees charged by an outside agency for services required under this section. (16) For the purposes of conducting a criminal background check authorized under Subsection (2)(h), (i), or (j), the Division of Human Resource Management, in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act, and the governor's office shall have direct access to criminal background information maintained under Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification. (17) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (18), if an individual has an active FBI Rap Back System subscription with a qualifying entity, the division may, upon request from another qualifying entity, clone the subscription to the requesting qualifying entity if: (i) the requesting qualifying entity requests the clone: (A) for the purpose of evaluating whether the individual should be permitted to obtain or retain a license for, or serve as an employee or volunteer in a position in which the individual is responsible for, the care, treatment, training, instruction, supervision, or recreation of children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities; or (B) for the same purpose as the purpose for which the original qualifying entity requested the criminal history record information; (ii) the requesting qualifying entity is expressly authorized by statute to obtain criminal history record information for the individual who is the subject of the request; (iii) before requesting the clone, the requesting qualifying entity obtains a signed waiver, containing the information described in Subsection (4)(b), from the individual who is the subject of the request; (iv) the requesting qualifying entity or the individual pays any applicable fees set by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; and (v) the requesting qualifying entity complies with the requirements described in Subsection (4)(g). (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules regulating the process described in this Subsection (17). (18) (a) Subsection (17) does not apply unless the Federal Bureau of Investigation approves the use of the FBI Rap Back System for the purpose described in Subsection (17)(a)(i) under the conditions described in Subsection (17). (b) Subsection (17) does not apply to the extent that implementation of the provisions of Subsection (17) are contrary to the requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9857-9858r or any other federal grant. (19) (a) Information received by a qualifying entity under Subsection (17) may only be disclosed and used as described in Subsection (4)(e). (b) A person who disseminates or uses information received under Subsection (17) for a purpose other than those described in Subsection (4)(e) is subject to the penalties described in this section and is also subject to civil liability. (c) A qualifying entity is not liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with the contents of information disseminated under Subsection (17).
Utah Code § 53-29-307 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-29 / § 53-29-307
§ 53-29-307. Sex offender in presence of a child -- Definitions -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Accompany" means: (i) to be in the presence of an individual; and (ii) to move or travel with that individual from one location to another, whether outdoors, indoors, or in or on any type of vehicle. (b) "Child" means an individual younger than 14 years old. (2) A sex offender subject to registration in accordance with this chapter, for a registrable offense committed or attempted to be committed against a child younger than 14 years old is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the sex offender requests, invites, or solicits a child to accompany the sex offender, under circumstances that do not constitute an attempt to violate Section 76-5-301.1, child kidnapping, unless: (a) (i) the sex offender, before accompanying the child: (A) verbally advises the child's parent or legal guardian that the sex offender is on the state sex offender registry and is required by state law to obtain written permission in order for the sex offender to accompany the child; and (B) requests that the child's parent or legal guardian provide written authorization for the sex offender to accompany the child, including the specific dates and locations; (ii) the child's parent or legal guardian has provided to the sex offender written authorization, including the specific dates and locations, for the sex offender to accompany the child; and (iii) the sex offender has possession of the written authorization and is accompanying the child only at the dates and locations specified in the authorization; (b) the child's parent or guardian has verbally authorized the sex offender to accompany the child either in the child's residence or on property appurtenant to the child's residence, but in no other locations; or (c) the child is the child of the sex offender, and the offender is not prohibited by any court order, or probation or parole provision, from contact with the child. (3) (a) A sex offender convicted of a violation of Subsection (2) is subject to registration in accordance with this chapter, for an additional five years after the required registration described in Section 53-29-203. (b) The period of additional registration imposed under Subsection (3)(a) is also in addition to any period of registration imposed under Subsection 53-29-305(3) for failure to comply with registration requirements. (4) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant mistakenly believed the individual to be 14 years old or older at the time of the offense or was unaware of the individual's true age. (5) This section does not apply if a sex offender is acting to rescue a child who is in an emergency and life-threatening situation.
Utah Code § 53-2a-609 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-609
§ 53-2a-609. Division to make rules to administer the loan program.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing: (1) form, content, and procedure for loan and grant applications; (2) criteria and procedures for prioritizing loan and grant applications; (3) requirements and procedures for securing loans and grants; (4) procedures for making loans; (5) procedures for administering and ensuring repayment of loans, including late payment penalties; and (6) procedures for recovering on defaulted loans.
Utah Code § 53-10-301 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-301
§ 53-10-301. State Bureau of Investigation -- Creation -- Bureau chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the division the State Bureau of Investigation. (2) The bureau shall be administered by a bureau chief appointed by the division director with the approval of the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief shall be experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the division director and as provided by law. (4) The bureau chief acts under the supervision and control of the division director and may be removed from his position at the will of the commissioner. (5) The bureau chief shall receive compensation as provided by Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-2d-603 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-603
§ 53-2d-603. Discipline of emergency medical services personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) The bureau may refuse to issue a license or renewal, or revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation an individual's license or endorsement if: (a) the individual does not meet the qualifications for licensure under Section 53-2d-402; (b) the individual has engaged in conduct that: (i) is unprofessional; (ii) is adverse to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare; or (iii) would adversely affect public trust in the emergency medical service system; (c) the individual has violated Section 53-2d-602 or other provision of this chapter; (d) the individual has violated Section 58-1-509; (e) a court of competent jurisdiction has determined the individual to be mentally incompetent for any reason; or (f) the individual is unable to provide emergency medical services with reasonable skill and safety because of illness, drunkenness, use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material, or as a result of any other mental or physical condition, when the individual's condition demonstrates a clear and unjustifiable threat or potential threat to oneself, coworkers, or the public health, safety, or welfare that cannot be reasonably mitigated. (2) (a) An action to revoke, suspend, restrict, or place a license on probation shall be done in: (i) consultation with the peer review board created in Section 53-2d-103; and (ii) accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the bureau may issue a cease and desist order under Section 53-2d-607 to immediately suspend an individual's license pending an administrative proceeding to be held within 30 days if there is evidence to show that the individual poses a clear, immediate, and unjustifiable threat or potential threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. (3) An individual whose license has been suspended, revoked, or restricted may apply for reinstatement of the license at reasonable intervals and upon compliance with any conditions imposed upon the license by statute, rule, or the terms of the suspension, revocation, or restriction.
Utah Code § 53-7-402 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-402
§ 53-7-402. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Agent" means any person authorized by the State Tax Commission to purchase and affix stamps on packages of cigarettes. (2) "Cigarette" means any roll for smoking made wholly or in part of tobacco, irrespective of size or shape, and whether or not such tobacco is flavored, adulterated, or mixed with any other ingredient, the wrapper or cover of which is made of paper or any other substance or material except tobacco. (3) "Manufacturer" means: (a) any entity which: (i) manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes to be sold in the state; (ii) causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced anywhere with the intent to sell in the state; or (iii) manufactures or otherwise produces cigarettes or causes cigarettes to be manufactured or produced with the intent to sell in the United States through an importer; (b) the first purchaser anywhere that intends to resell in the United States cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the original manufacturer or maker does not intend to be sold in the United States; or (c) any entity that becomes a successor of an entity described in Subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b). (4) "Quality control and quality assurance program" means the laboratory procedures implemented to ensure that operator bias, systematic, and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment related problems do not affect the results of the testing. Such a program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the required repeatability values stated in Subsection 53-7-403(2)(f) for all test trials used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this part. (5) "Repeatability" means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95% of the time. (6) "Retail dealer" means any person, other than a manufacturer or wholesale dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes or tobacco products. (7) "Sale": (a) means any transfer of title or possession or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any manner or by any means whatever or any agreement therefore; and (b) includes, in addition to cash and credit sales, the giving of cigarettes as samples, prizes, or gifts, and the exchanging of cigarettes for any consideration other than money. (8) "Sell" means to sell, or to offer or agree to sell. (9) "Wholesale dealer" means: (a) any person who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to retail dealers or other persons for purposes of resale; and (b) any person who owns, operates, or maintains one or more cigarette or tobacco product vending machines in, at, or upon premises owned or occupied by any other person.
Utah Code § 53-13-101 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-101
§ 53-13-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Auxiliary officer" means a sworn, certified, and supervised special function officer, as described by Section 53-13-112. (2) "Certified" means recognized and accepted by the division as having successfully met and maintained the standards and training requirements set and approved by the director of the division with the advice and consent of the council. (3) "Collateral duty" means a duty to corroborate and support a peace officer function that is secondary and supplemental to the primary duty of the position. (4) "Council" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section 53-6-106. (5) "Director" means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section 53-6-104. (6) "Division" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. (7) "Local law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency of any political subdivision of the state. (8) "Primary duties" means those duties which come first in degree of effort and importance. (9) "Principal duties" means those duties which are the highest and foremost in responsibility. (10) "Reserve officer" means a sworn and certified peace officer, whether paid or voluntary, who: (a) is serving in a reserve capacity for a law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions; and (b) meets the basic and in-service training requirements of the peace officer classification in which the officer will function. (11) "Spectrum" means that which encompasses the scope of authority. "Full spectrum" encompasses total 24-hour authority; while anything less than full authority is contained or restricted within certain limits as set forth by statute, ordinance, policy, or rule. (12) "Sworn" means having taken the oath of office set forth in Utah Constitution Article IV, Section 10, administered by the law enforcement agency for whom a peace officer works. (13) "Volunteer" means an officer who donates service without pay or other compensation except expenses actually and reasonably incurred as approved by the supervising agency. (14) (a) "While on duty" means while an officer is actually performing the job duties and work activities assigned by the employing agency and for which the officer is trained and certified, and may include time spent outside those duties and activities if that additional time involves an activity that is an integral and necessary part of the job, and is spent for the benefit, and under the direction of, the employing agency. (b) "While on duty" does not include the time an officer spends commuting between the officer's home and place of employment unless that time involves an activity in Subsection (14)(a).
Utah Code § 53-3-222 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-222
§ 53-3-222. Purpose of revocation or suspension for driving under the influence.
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that the purpose of this title relating to suspension or revocation of a person's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle for driving with a blood alcohol content above a certain level or while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or a combination of alcohol and any drug, or for refusing to take a chemical test as provided in Section 41-6a-520, is protecting persons on highways by quickly removing from the highways those persons who have shown they are safety hazards.
Utah Code § 53-2a-606 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-606
§ 53-2a-606. Reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) By no later than December 31 of each year, the division shall provide a written report to the governor and the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee of: (a) the division's activities under this part; (b) money expended or committed to be expended in accordance with this part; (c) the balances in the disaster recovery fund; and (d) any unexpended balance of appropriations from the disaster recovery fund. (2) (a) The governor and the Department of Public Safety shall report to the Legislative Management Committee an expenditure or commitment to expend made in accordance with Subsection 53-2a-603(2)(a)(ii), 53-2a-1302(6)(b), or 53-2a-1302(7). (b) The governor and the Department of Public Safety shall make the report required by this Subsection (2) on or before the sooner of: (i) the day on which the governor calls the Legislature into session; or (ii) 15 days after the division makes the expenditure or commitment to expend described in Subsection 53-2a-603(2)(a)(ii), 53-2a-1302(6)(b), or 53-2a-1302(7). (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), before the division makes an expenditure or commitment to expend described in Subsection 53-2a-603(2)(a)(iii) or 53-2a-1302(6)(c), the governor and the Department of Public Safety shall submit the expenditure or commitment to expend to the Executive Appropriations Committee for the Executive Appropriations Committee's review and recommendations. (b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall review the expenditure or commitment to expend and may: (i) recommend that the division make the expenditure or commitment to expend; (ii) recommend that the division not make the expenditure or commitment to expend; or (iii) recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the Legislature to review and approve or reject the expenditure or commitment to expend.
Utah Code § 53-2a-212 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-212
§ 53-2a-212. Interstate agreements authorized -- Termination -- Mutual-aid compacts between subdivisions.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor is authorized to execute an interstate agreement or compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states only consistent with the powers herein granted concerning matters relating to a disaster affecting or likely to affect this state. (2) The agreement or compact shall continue in force and remain binding on each party state until the Legislature or the governor of a party state takes action to withdraw. The action is not effective until 30 days after notice thereof has been sent by the governor of such party state desiring to withdraw to the governors of all other party states. (3) Political subdivisions are authorized to enter into mutual-aid compacts with other political subdivisions within the state of Utah concerning matters involving cooperative disaster response and recovery assistance support, consistent with this chapter.
Utah Code § 53-10-203 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-203
§ 53-10-203. Missing persons -- Reports -- Notification.
Status: in_force

(1) Each law enforcement agency that is investigating the report of a missing person shall provide information regarding that report to the division. The report shall include descriptive information and the date and location of the last-known contact with the missing person. (2) The division shall notify the state registrar of Vital Statistics and the FBI National Crime Information Center of all missing persons reported in accordance with Subsection (1) and shall provide the state registrar with information concerning the identity of those missing persons. (3) If the division has reason to believe that a missing person reported in accordance with Subsection (1) has been enrolled in a specific school in this state, the division shall also notify the last-known school of that report. (4) Upon learning of the recovery of a missing person, the division shall notify the state registrar and any school that it has previously informed of the person's disappearance. (5) The division shall, by rule, determine the manner and form of reports, notices, and information required by this section. (6) Upon notification by the state registrar or school personnel that a request for a birth certificate, school record, or other information concerning a missing person has been made, or that an investigation is needed in accordance with Section 53G-6-603, the division shall immediately notify the local law enforcement authority.
Utah Code § 53-6-103 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-6 / § 53-6-103
§ 53-6-103. Peace Officer Standards and Training Division -- Creation -- Administration -- Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division. (2) The division shall be administered by a director acting under the supervision and control of the commissioner. (3) The division shall promote and ensure the safety and welfare of the citizens of this state in their respective communities and provide for efficient and professional law enforcement by establishing minimum standards and training for peace officers and dispatchers throughout the state.
Utah Code § 53-7-204.2 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-204.2
§ 53-7-204.2. Fire Prevention Support Account -- Funding.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Account" means the Fire Prevention Support Account created in Subsection (2). (b) "Property insurance premium" means premium paid as consideration for property insurance as defined in Section 31A-1-301. (2) (a) To provide a funding source for the general operation of the division, there is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the Fire Prevention Support Account. (b) The following revenue shall be deposited in the account to implement this section: (i) the percentage specified in Subsection (3) of the annual tax for each year that is levied, assessed, and collected under Title 59, Chapter 9, Taxation of Admitted Insurers, upon property insurance premiums and as applied to fire and allied lines insurance collected by insurance companies within the state; (ii) the percentage specified in Subsection (4) of all money assessed and collected upon life insurance premiums within the state; (iii) appropriations made by the Legislature; and (iv) money collected from civil penalties in accordance with Section 53-7-504. (3) The percentage of the tax specified in Subsection (2)(b)(i) to be deposited in the account each fiscal year is 25%. (4) The percentage of the money specified in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) to be deposited in the account each fiscal year is 5%.
Utah Code § 53-7-313 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-313
§ 53-7-313. Removal of LPG containers -- Reasonableness of rates.
Status: in_force

(1) Rates charged for removal of leased LPG containers shall be reasonable. (2) The lessor of an LPG container shall credit the lessee's account the current retail price for the amount of LPG remaining in the leased container at the time the container is removed.
Utah Code § 53-22-102 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-22 / § 53-22-102
§ 53-22-102. State security chief -- Creation -- Appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department a state security chief. (2) The state security chief: (a) is appointed by the commissioner with the approval of the governor; (b) is subject to the supervision and control of the commissioner; (c) may be removed at the will of the commissioner; (d) shall be qualified by experience and education to: (i) enforce the laws of this state relating to school safety; (ii) perform duties prescribed by the commissioner; and (iii) enforce rules made under this chapter. (3) The state security chief shall: (a) establish building and safety standards for all public and private schools, including: (i) coordinating with the State Board of Education to establish the required minimum safety and security standards for all public and private school facilities, including: (A) limited entry points, including, if applicable, secured entry points for specific student grades or groups; (B) video surveillance of entrances when school is in session; (C) subject to Subsection (6), exterior windows surrounding only the immediate entryways and only interior windows of a classroom entrance or instructional area protected by security glazing or ballistic windows; (D) internal classroom door locks; (E) bleed kits and first aid kits; (F) exterior cameras on entrances, parking areas, and campus grounds; and (G) fencing around playgrounds or supervised parameters using existing and adequate staffing to monitor in consultation with the county security chief; (ii) establishing a schedule or timeline for existing buildings to come into compliance with this section; (iii) creating a process to examine plans and specifications for construction or remodeling of a school building, in accordance with Section 53E-3-706; (iv) recommending to the commissioner the denial or revocation a public or private school's occupancy permit for a building if: (A) the building does not meet the standards established in this section; and (B) after consultation with the local governing board, the building remains non-compliant with the standards established in this section; (v) creating minimum standards for radio communication equipment in every school; and (vi) establishing a process to approve the safety and security criteria the state superintendent of public instruction establishes for building inspectors described in Section 53E-3-706; (b) oversee the implementation of the school safety personnel requirements described in Section 53G-8-701.5, including: (i) in consultation with a county security chief, overseeing the school guardian program described in Section 53-22-105, including approving and coordinating the relevant training programs; (ii) establishing an application process for approved alternatives to the school safety personnel requirements described in Section 53G-8-701.5; (iii) selecting training requirements for school safety and security specialists in consultation with the State Board of Education as described in Section 53G-8-701.6; (iv) as required by Section 53G-8-701.8, tracking each school safety and security director for a local education agency and ensuring that the contact information for the school safety and security directors is readily available to the local law enforcement agency of relevant jurisdiction; and (v) reviewing and approving the State Board of Education's school resource officer training program as described in Section 53G-8-702; (c) oversee the creation of school safety trainings, protocols, and incident responses, including: (i) in consultation with the State Board of Education, defining what constitutes an "active threat" and "developmentally appropriate" for purposes of the emergency response training described in Section 53G-8-803; (ii) in consultation with the Office of Substance Use and Mental Health, establishing or selecting an adolescent mental health and de-escalation training for school safety personnel; (iii) consulting with the School Safety Center to develop the model critical incident response that all schools and law enforcement will use during a threat, including: (A) standardized response protocol terminology for use throughout the state, including what constitutes a threat; (B) protocols for planning and safety drills, including drills required in a school before the school year begins; (C) integration and appropriate use of a panic alert device described in Subsection 53G-8-805; (D) the establishment of incident command for a threat or safety incident, including which entity and individual runs the incident command; (E) the required components for a communication plan to be followed during an incident or threat; (F) reunification plan protocols, including the appropriate design and use of an incident command by others responding to or involved in an incident; and (G) recommendations for safety equipment for schools, including amounts and types of first aid supplies; (iv) reviewing and suggesting any changes to the response plans and training under Section 53G-8-803; (v) creating the official standard response protocol described in Section 53G-8-803 for use by schools and law enforcement for school safety incidents; and (vi) establishing a manner for any security personnel described in Section 53G-8-701.5 to be quickly identified by law enforcement during an incident; (d) in consultation with the School Safety Center established in Section 53G-8-802: (i) create a process to receive and analyze the school safety needs assessments described in Section 53G-8-701.5; and (ii) establish a required data reporting system for public schools to report serious and non-serious threats and other data related to threat assessment that the state security chief determines to be necessary; and (e) fulfill any other duties and responsibilities determined by the commissioner. (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department, in consultation with the state security chief, shall make rules to fulfill the duties described in this section. (5) The state security chief may delegate duties under this section to a sworn department member with the approval of the commissioner. (6) (a) A school building shall come into compliance with window protection requirements in Subsection (3)(a) by: (i) for schools located in a county of the first or second class, secure exterior windows surrounding only the immediate entryways by July 1, 2035; (ii) for schools located in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class, secure exterior windows surrounding only the immediate entryways by July 1, 2040; and (iii) for all schools, secure only interior windows of a classroom entrance or instructional area from the floor, by July 1, 2040. (b) The state security chief may grant an extension to the timelines in this Subsection (6) if requested by a local education agency.
Utah Code § 53-10-404.5 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-404.5
§ 53-10-404.5. Obtaining DNA specimen at time of booking -- Payment of fee upon conviction.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) When a sheriff books a person for any offense under Subsections 53-10-403(1)(c) and (d), the sheriff shall: (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), obtain a DNA specimen from the person upon booking of the person at the county jail; and (ii) provide the person, in a manner the bureau specifies, notice of the process described in Subsection 53-10-406(6)(b) to request destruction of the DNA specimen and removal of the person's DNA record from the database described in Subsection 53-10-406(1)(d). (b) If at the time of booking the sheriff is able to obtain information from the bureau stating that the bureau has received a DNA specimen for the person and the sample analysis is either in process or complete, the sheriff is not required to obtain an additional DNA specimen. (c) If at the time of booking the sheriff is able to obtain information from the bureau stating that the bureau has received a DNA specimen for the person and the sample analysis is pending, the sheriff may obtain an additional DNA specimen. (2) The person booked under Subsection (1) shall pay a fee of $150 for the cost of obtaining the DNA specimen if: (a) (i) the charge upon which the booking is based is resolved by a conviction of a class A misdemeanor or felony level offense; or (ii) the person is convicted of any class A misdemeanor or felony level offense arising out of the same criminal episode regarding which the DNA specimen was obtained; and (b) the person's DNA sample is not on file under Subsection (1)(b). (3) (a) All fees collected under Subsection (2) shall be deposited into the DNA Specimen Restricted Account created in Section 53-10-407, except that the agency collecting the fee may retain not more than $25 per individual specimen for the costs of obtaining the DNA specimen. (b) The agency collecting the $150 fee may not retain from each separate fee more than $25, and no amount of the $150 fee may be credited to any other fee or agency obligation. (4) Any DNA specimen obtained under this section shall be held and may not be processed until: (a) the court has bound the person over for trial for a felony level offense following a preliminary hearing for any charge arising out of the same criminal episode regarding which the person was booked; (b) the person has waived the preliminary hearing for any charge for a felony level offense arising out of the same criminal episode regarding which the person was booked; (c) a grand jury has returned an indictment for any charge for a felony level offense arising out of the same criminal episode regarding which the person was booked; or (d) for a DNA specimen obtained before, on, or after May 7, 2025, sixty days has passed after the day on which any warrant of arrest has been issued for the person if the warrant of arrest is still outstanding.
Utah Code § 53-7-312 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-312
§ 53-7-312. Division approval of certain storage system plans -- Procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The complete plans and specifications for all systems involving the storage of more than 5,000 water gallons of LPG shall be submitted to the division by a person licensed under this part, and receive approval by the division before installation is started. The plans shall be drawn to scale and contain sufficient detail and clarity as necessary to indicate the nature and character of the proposed system and its compliance with this part. (b) Two copies of the plans shall be submitted to the division and one copy shall be returned to the applicant with approval or disapproval indicated on it. (2) (a) For dispensing systems for 5,000 water gallons or less of LPG, a detailed sketch or plan shall be submitted to the division by a person licensed under this part, and receive approval by the division before installation is started. (b) Two copies of the plans shall be submitted to the division and one copy shall be returned to the applicant with approval or disapproval indicated on it.
Utah Code § 53-7-401 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-401
§ 53-7-401. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "The Reduced Cigarette Ignition Propensity and Firefighter Protection Act."
Utah Code § 53-25-1002 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-25 / § 53-25-1002
§ 53-25-1002. Prosecution agency's requirements related to Brady material.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A prosecution agency may use a Brady identification system to fulfill the prosecution agency's discovery obligations regarding Brady material under federal law, state law, court order, or court rule. (b) A prosecution agency is not required to maintain a Brady identification system and may determine that the prosecution agency's discovery obligations regarding Brady material can be met through another procedure. (2) A prosecution agency that uses a Brady identification system may make disclosures of Brady material to a defendant in a prosecution even if the prosecution agency has not made a final decision regarding whether the peace officer who is the subject of the Brady material will be placed onto the prosecution agency's Brady identification system. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), before a prosecution agency may initially place a peace officer on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system, or add additional information to the prosecution agency's Brady identification system regarding a peace officer already on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system for a reason unrelated to the initial placement, the prosecution agency shall: (i) provide the peace officer with written notice that the prosecution agency intends to: (A) place the peace officer onto the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; or (B) if the peace officer is already on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system, add additional information about the peace officer onto the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; (ii) provide the peace officer with copies of any documents, records, and other evidence relied upon by the prosecution agency that is seeking to place the peace officer, or add additional information regarding the peace officer, onto the Brady identification system; and (iii) provide the peace officer with an opportunity to dispute the peace officer's placement, or addition of information regarding the peace officer, onto the Brady identification system. (b) A prosecution agency is not required to provide the procedures described in Subsection (3)(a) if the Brady material underlying the peace officer's placement onto the Brady identification system relates to a criminal conviction. (4) If a peace officer is employed by a law enforcement agency and is placed onto a prosecution agency's Brady identification system in accordance with this section, the prosecution agency shall notify the peace officer's employer regarding the placement. (5) A prosecution agency that uses a Brady identification system shall adopt a policy, accessible to any peace officer in the prosecution agency's jurisdiction, that includes: (a) the criteria used by the prosecution agency to place an officer on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system including: (i) a description of what conduct qualifies as Brady material; and (ii) a description of other conduct not defined in this part that the prosecution agency determines will get a peace officer placed on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; and (b) the rights, procedures, and limitations described in Subsection (3). (6) If a peace officer is placed onto a prosecution agency's Brady identification system and then is placed on another prosecution agency's Brady identification system, the other prosecution agency: (a) does not have to provide the peace officer with the rights and procedures described in Subsection (3)(a), if the peace officer's placement is based on the same conduct that led to the peace officer being placed on the initial prosecution agency's Brady identification system and the peace officer was provided the rights and procedures described in Subsection (3)(a) by the initial prosecution agency; and (b) shall: (i) provide the peace officer with written notice that the prosecution agency has added the peace officer to the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; (ii) provide the peace officer with an opportunity to respond in writing to the peace officer's placement on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; and (iii) review the peace officer's response described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii). (7) A peace officer may not seek judicial review of a prosecution agency's determination to place an officer on a Brady identification system in accordance with this section. (8) Any information or record maintained by a prosecution agency in a Brady identification system is not subject to disclosure under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (9) This section does not: (a) create a private cause of action by a peace officer or by a law enforcement agency against a prosecution agency or the prosecution agency's employees for the procedures and determination related to the placement of a peace officer onto a Brady identification system; or (b) restrict or limit a prosecution agency from fulfilling the prosecution agency's discovery obligations.
Utah Code § 53-6-307 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-6 / § 53-6-307
§ 53-6-307. Termination of employment -- Change of status form.
Status: in_force

(1) When a certified dispatcher's employment terminates or a certified dispatcher's status changes, the employing agency shall submit a change of status form noting the termination of the certified dispatcher to the division. (2) The change of status form shall: (a) be completed and submitted within 30 days of the certified dispatcher's termination date; (b) identify the circumstances of the certified dispatcher's status change by indicating that the certified dispatcher has resigned, retired, terminated, transferred, deceased, or that the certified dispatcher's name has changed; (c) indicate the effective date of action; and (d) indicate the name of the new employer, if the status change is due to a transfer. (3) Any person or agency who intentionally falsifies, misrepresents, or fails to give notice of the change of status of a certified dispatcher is liable to the division for any damages that may be sustained by the failure to make the notification.
Utah Code § 53-29-305 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-29 / § 53-29-305
§ 53-29-305. Failing to register or providing false or incomplete information -- Failing to comply with monitoring program -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) An offender who knowingly fails to register under this chapter, knowingly provides false or incomplete information, or knowingly fails to comply with the sex offender monitoring program described in Section 53-29-406, is guilty of: (a) a third degree felony and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration of not less than 30 days and also at least one year of probation if: (i) the offender is required to register for a registrable offense that is a felony or adjudicated delinquent for a registrable offense committed before May 3, 2023, that would be a felony if the juvenile were an adult; or (ii) the offender is required to register for the offender's lifetime as described in Subsection 53-29-203(1)(b); or (b) a class A misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration of not less than 30 days and also at least one year of probation if the offender is required to register for a misdemeanor conviction that is a registrable offense or is adjudicated delinquent for a registrable offense committed before May 3, 2023, that would be a misdemeanor if the juvenile were an adult. (2) (a) The court or Board of Pardons and Parole may not release an individual who violates this chapter from serving the term required under Subsection (1). (b) This Subsection (2) supersedes any other provision of the law contrary to this chapter. (3) The offender shall register for an additional year for every year in which the offender does not comply with the registration requirements of this chapter.
Utah Code § 53-11-103 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-11 / § 53-11-103
§ 53-11-103. Commissioner of Public Safety administers -- Licensure -- Rulemaking.
Status: in_force

9/1/2026 (1) The commissioner administers this chapter, including keeping records of: (a) all applications for licenses under this chapter; and (b) proof of workers' compensation required to be filed. (2) Records shall include statements as to whether a license or renewal license has been issued for each application and bond. (3) If a license is revoked, suspended, or canceled, or a license is denied or placed on probation, the commissioner shall ensure the date of filing the order for revocation, suspension, cancellation, denial, or probation is included in the records. (4) The commissioner shall maintain a list of all individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, or corporations that have had a license revoked, suspended, placed on probation, or canceled and a written record of complaints filed against licensees. (5) (a) The commissioner may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, as necessary to administer this chapter. (b) These rules shall include a requirement that all providers offering instruction or continuing instruction required for licensure under this chapter shall offer the courses to all applicants at the same course fees, in order to be qualified by the board. (6) All records referred to under this section are open to the public under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, except licensees' residential addresses and telephone numbers.
Utah Code § 53-2a-805 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-805
§ 53-2a-805. Division to consult with legislative and judicial branch.
Status: in_force

The Division of Emergency Management may consult with the Legislative Management Committee, the Judicial Council, and legislative and judicial staff offices to assist the division in preparing emergency succession plans and procedures.
Utah Code § 53-3-304 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-304
§ 53-3-304. Licensing of persons with impairments -- Medical review -- Restricted license -- Procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If the division has reason to believe that an applicant for a license or a mobility vehicle permit is a person with an impairment, the division may require one or both of the following: (i) a physical examination of the applicant by a health care professional and the submittal by the health care professional of a signed medical report indicating the results of the physical examination; (ii) a follow-up medical review of the applicant by a health care professional and completion of a medical report at intervals established by the division under standards recommended by the board. (b) The format of the medical report required under Subsection (1)(a) shall be devised by the division with the advice of the board and shall elicit the necessary medical information to determine whether it would be a public safety hazard to permit the applicant to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle on the highways. (2) (a) The division may grant a restricted license to a person with an impairment who is otherwise qualified to obtain a license. (b) The division may grant a restricted mobility vehicle permit to a person with an impairment who is otherwise qualified to obtain a mobility vehicle permit. (c) The license or mobility vehicle permit continues in effect until its expiration date so long as the licensee complies with the requirements set forth by the division. (d) The license or mobility vehicle permit renewal is subject to the conditions of this section. (e) Any physical, mental, or emotional impairment of the applicant that in the opinion of the division does not affect the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control at all times in driving a motor vehicle upon the highway, does not prevent granting a license or mobility vehicle permit to the applicant. (3) (a) If an examination is required under this section, the division is not bound by the recommendation of the examining health care professional but shall give fair consideration to the recommendation in acting upon the application. The criterion is whether upon all the evidence it is safe to permit the applicant to drive a motor vehicle or mobility vehicle. (b) In deciding whether to grant or deny a license or mobility vehicle permit, the division may be guided by the opinion of experts in the fields of diagnosing and treating mental, physical, or emotional disabilities and may take into consideration any other factors that bear on the issue of public safety. (4) Information provided under this section relating to physical, mental, or emotional impairment is classified under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-10-111 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-111
§ 53-10-111. Refusal to provide information -- False information -- Misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

It is a class B misdemeanor for a person to: (1) neglect or refuse to provide, or willfully withhold any information under this part; (2) willfully provide false information; (3) willfully fail to do or perform any act required under this part; (4) hinder or prevent another from doing an act required under this part; or (5) willfully remove, destroy, alter, mutilate, or disclose the contents of any file or record created or maintained, or to which access is granted by the division unless authorized by and in compliance with procedures established by the division.
Utah Code § 53-2a-206 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-206
§ 53-2a-206. State of emergency -- Declaration -- Termination -- Commander in chief of military forces.
Status: in_force

(1) A state of emergency may be declared by executive order of the governor if the governor finds a disaster has occurred or the occurrence or threat of a disaster is imminent in any area of the state in which state government assistance is required to supplement the response and recovery efforts of the affected political subdivision or political subdivisions. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a state of emergency described in Subsection (1) expires at the earlier of: (i) the day on which the governor finds that the threat or danger has passed or the disaster reduced to the extent that emergency conditions no longer exist; (ii) 30 days after the date on which the governor declared the state of emergency; or (iii) the day on which the Legislature terminates the state of emergency by joint resolution. (b) (i) The Legislature may, by joint resolution, extend a state of emergency for a time period designated in the joint resolution. (ii) If the Legislature extends a state of emergency in accordance with this subsection, the state of emergency expires on the date designated in the joint resolution. (c) Except as provided in Subsection (3), if a state of emergency expires as described in Subsection (2), the governor may not declare a new state of emergency for the same disaster or occurrence as the expired state of emergency. (3) (a) After a state of emergency expires in accordance with Subsection (2), and subject to Subsection (4), the governor may declare a new state of emergency in response to the same disaster or occurrence as the expired state of emergency, if the governor finds that exigent circumstances exist. (b) A state of emergency declared in accordance with Subsection (3)(a) expires in accordance with Subsections (2)(a) and (b). (c) After a state of emergency declared in accordance with Subsection (3)(a) expires, the governor may not declare a new state of emergency in response to the same disaster or occurrence as the expired state of emergency, regardless of whether exigent circumstances exist. (4) (a) (i) If the Legislature finds that emergency conditions warrant the extension of a state of emergency beyond 30 days as described in Subsection (2)(b), the Legislature may extend the state of emergency and specify which emergency powers described in this part are necessary to respond to the emergency conditions present at the time of the extension of the state of emergency. (ii) Circumstances that may warrant the extension of a state of emergency with limited emergency powers include: (A) the imminent threat of the emergency has passed, but continued fiscal response remains necessary; or (B) emergency conditions warrant certain executive actions, but certain emergency powers such as suspension of enforcement of statute are not necessary. (b) For any state of emergency extended by the Legislature beyond 30 days as described in Subsection (2)(b), the Legislature may, by joint resolution: (i) extend the state of emergency and maintain all of the emergency powers described in this part; or (ii) limit or restrict certain emergency powers of: (A) the division as described in Section 53-2a-104; (B) the governor as described in Section 53-2a-204; (C) a chief executive officer of a political subdivision as described in Section 53-2a-205; or (D) other executive emergency powers described in this chapter. (c) If the Legislature limits emergency powers as described in Subsection (4)(b), the Legislature shall: (i) include in the joint resolution findings describing the nature and current conditions of the emergency that warrant the continuation or limitation of certain emergency powers; and (ii) clearly enumerate and describe in the joint resolution which powers: (A) are being limited or restricted; or (B) shall remain in force. (5) If the Legislature terminates a state of emergency by joint resolution, the governor shall issue an executive order ending the state of emergency on receipt of the Legislature's resolution. (6) An executive order described in this section to declare a state of emergency shall state: (a) the nature of the state of emergency; (b) the area or areas threatened; and (c) the conditions creating such an emergency or those conditions allowing termination of the state of emergency. (7) During the continuance of any state of emergency the governor is commander in chief of the military forces of the state in accordance with Utah Constitution Article VII, Section 4, and Title 39A, National Guard and Militia Act.
Utah Code § 53-2a-503 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-503
§ 53-2a-503. Notice of claim requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Any claim against an emergency responder or the responder's employer shall be treated for the purpose of a notice of claim as a claim against the state. (2) The person making the claim shall comply with: (a) Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah; and (b) any notice of claim requirements of the state where the emergency responder resides or is employed as an emergency responder. (3) The person filing the claim shall provide a copy of the notice of claim with the Idaho secretary of state if the claim is filed in Utah, or with the Utah attorney general if the claim is filed in Idaho.
Utah Code § 53-10-113 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-113
§ 53-10-113. Other agencies to cooperate with division.
Status: in_force

(1) All agencies of the state and local governments shall cooperate with the division in discharging the division's responsibilities under: (a) this chapter; (b) Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; (c) Title 58, Chapter 37, Controlled Substances; (d) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Controlled Substance Precursors; (e) Title 76, Chapter 18, Part 2, Offenses Concerning Controlled Substances; (f) Title 76, Chapter 18, Part 3, Offenses Concerning Drug Paraphernalia; and (g) Title 76, Chapter 18, Part 4, Offenses Concerning Imitation Controlled Substances. (2) This part does not relieve local law enforcement agencies or officers of the responsibility of enforcing laws relating to alcoholic beverages and alcoholic products or any other laws. (3) The powers and duties conferred upon the director and the officers of the division are not a limitation upon the powers and duties of other peace officers in the state.
Utah Code § 53-13-116 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-116
§ 53-13-116. Report required after pointing a firearm at an individual.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Conductive energy device" means a weapon that uses electrical current to disrupt voluntary control of muscles. (b) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101. (c) "Law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. (d) "Officer-involved critical incident" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-2-408. (2) A law enforcement officer shall file a report described in Subsection (3) if, during the performance of the officer's duties: (a) the officer points a firearm at an individual; or (b) the officer aims a conductive energy device at an individual and displays the electrical current. (3) (a) A report described in Subsection (2) shall include: (i) a description of the incident; (ii) the identification of the individuals involved in the incident; and (iii) any other information required by the law enforcement agency. (b) A law enforcement officer shall submit a report required under Subsection (2) to the officer's law enforcement agency within 48 hours after the incident. (4) A supervisory law enforcement officer shall review a report submitted under Subsection (3)(b). (5) This section does not apply to: (a) law enforcement training exercises; or (b) an officer who, as part of an officer-involved critical incident, engaged in conduct described under Subsection (2)(a) or (2)(b).
Utah Code § 53-10-405 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-405
§ 53-10-405. DNA specimen analysis -- Saliva sample to be obtained by agency -- Blood sample to be drawn by professional.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A saliva sample shall be obtained by the responsible agency under Subsection 53-10-404(5). (b) The sample shall be obtained in a professionally acceptable manner, using appropriate procedures to ensure the sample is adequate for DNA analysis. (2) (a) A blood sample shall be drawn in a medically acceptable manner by any of the following: (i) a physician; (ii) a physician assistant; (iii) a registered nurse; (iv) a licensed practical nurse; (v) a paramedic; (vi) as provided in Subsection (2)(b), emergency medical service personnel other than paramedics; or (vii) a person with a valid permit issued by the Department of Public Safety under Section 53-2d-103. (b) The Department of Public Safety may designate by rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, which emergency medical service personnel, as defined in Section 53-2d-101, are authorized to draw blood under Subsection (2)(a)(vi), based on the type of license under Section 53-2d-402. (c) A person authorized by this section to draw a blood sample may not be held civilly liable for drawing a sample in a medically acceptable manner. (3) A test result or opinion based upon a test result regarding a DNA specimen may not be rendered inadmissible as evidence solely because of deviations from procedures adopted by the department that do not affect the reliability of the opinion or test result. (4) A DNA specimen is not required to be obtained if: (a) the court or the responsible agency confirms with the department that the department has previously received an adequate DNA specimen obtained from the person in accordance with this section; or (b) the court determines that obtaining a DNA specimen would create a substantial and unreasonable risk to the health of the person.
Utah Code § 53-3-205.6 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-205.6
§ 53-3-205.6. Emergency contact database.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The division shall establish a database of the emergency contacts of a person who holds a license certificate, learner permit, identification card, or any other type of license or permit issued under this chapter. (b) Information in the database created under this section may only be accessed by: (i) employees of the division; (ii) law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency; and (iii) employees or authorized agents of a law enforcement agency. (c) A law enforcement officer may share information contained in the emergency contact database with other public safety workers on the scene of a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation, as needed to conduct official law enforcement duties. (2) A person holding a license certificate, learner permit, identification card, or any other type of license or permit issued under this chapter may provide the division, in a manner specified by the division, the name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the holder of no more than two emergency contact persons whom the holder wishes to be contacted by a law enforcement officer if the holder: (a) is involved in a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation; and (b) is unable to communicate with the contact person or persons. (3) The information contained in the database created under this section: (a) shall only be used for the purposes described in this section; and (b) may not be used for criminal investigation purposes. (4) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing the procedures to implement this section including: (a) specifying the method for a license certificate, instruction permit, or identification card holder to provide the division with emergency contact information; (b) specifying the method for a license certificate, learner permit, or identification card holder to change the emergency contact information; and (c) other rules required for the implementation of the database or its operation that the division determines necessary to implement the provisions of this section. (5) (a) If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation is unable to communicate with the contact person or persons specified in the database, a law enforcement officer shall make a good faith effort to notify the contact person or persons of the situation. (b) A law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer may not incur any liability if the law enforcement officer is not able to make contact with a designated emergency contact person. (c) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a law enforcement officer or a law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer may not incur any liability relating to the reporting or use of the database during a motor vehicle accident or other emergency situation. (6) The division is not liable for any damages, costs, or expenses arising or resulting from any inaccurate or incomplete data or system unavailability.
Utah Code § 53-2a-1503 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-1503
§ 53-2a-1503. Committee duties -- Reporting -- Staffing.
Status: in_force

(1) The committee shall: (a) develop knowledge about grid resilience and critical infrastructure protection; (b) invite, as necessary, presenters with expertise in grid resilience or critical infrastructure protection; and (c) discuss recommendations for state action related to increasing grid resilience and enhancing critical infrastructure protection. (2) The committee shall meet no fewer than four times each year. (3) Annually, on or before November 30, the committee shall report recommendations to increase grid resilience and enhance critical infrastructure protection to the Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee. (4) Any recommendations the committee makes in accordance with Subsection (2) shall comply with national standards that are: (a) developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; (b) developed by a federal regulatory agency; or (c) commonly accepted by public utilities as best practices. (5) The division shall provide staff and support to the committee.
Utah Code § 53-2a-601 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-601
§ 53-2a-601. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Disaster Recovery Funding Act."
Utah Code § 53-3-510 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-510
§ 53-3-510. Instructors certified to administer skills tests.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The division shall establish procedures and standards to certify licensed instructors of driver training courses under this part to administer skills tests. (b) An instructor may not administer a skills test under this section to a student that took the course from the same school or the same instructor. (2) The division is the certifying authority. (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (1), an instructor certified under this section may give skills tests designed for driver training courses authorized under this part. (b) The division shall establish minimal standards for the test that is at least as difficult as those required to receive a class D operator's license under Title 53, Chapter 3, Uniform Driver License Act. (c) A student who fails the skills test given by an instructor certified under this section may apply for a class D operator's license under Title 53, Chapter 3, Part 2, Driver Licensing Act, and complete the skills test at a division office. (4) A student who successfully passes the test given by a certified driver training instructor under this section satisfies the driving parts of the test required for a class D operator's license. (5) The division shall establish procedures to enable licensed commercial driver training schools to administer or process the skills test authorized under this section for a class D operator's license. (6) The division shall establish the standards and procedures required under this section by rules made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Utah Code § 53-7-202 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-202
§ 53-7-202. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Agricultural and wildlife fireworks" means a division 1.4G dangerous explosive that: (a) uses sound or light when deployed; and (b) is designated to prevent crop damage or unwanted animals from entering a specified area. (2) "Commercial cooking appliance fire suppression system": (a) means an automatic or manual fire protection system designed for commercial cooking appliances, exhaust hoods, and ducts; and (b) includes a commercial kitchen exhaust system attached to a fire suppression system that is designed to remove smoke, soot, toxic gases, and grease-laden vapor resulting from cooking operations. (3) (a) "Display fireworks" means large firework devices that consist of explosive materials that are intended for use in outdoor aerial fireworks displays to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. (b) "Display fireworks" includes aerial shells, salutes, roman candles, flash shells, comets, mines, and other similar explosives. (4) (a) "Display operator" means a person licensed under Section 53-7-223 and who is responsible for site selection, setting up, permits, overseeing assistants and support personnel, and discharging display fireworks outdoors in situations where the audience maintains a specific distance separating it from the display fireworks being discharged. (b) "Display operator" does not mean a fire department. (5) "Division 1.4G common state approved explosive" means a firework that: (a) is purchased at retail for use by a consumer; and (b) is not a division 1.4G dangerous explosive. (6) (a) "Division 1.4G dangerous explosive" means a division 1.4G explosive that is: (i) a firecracker, cannon cracker, ground salute, M-80, cherry bomb, or other similar explosive; (ii) (A) a skyrocket; (B) a missile type rocket; (C) a single shot or reloadable aerial shell; or (D) a rocket similar to an item described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii)(A), (B), or (C), including an aerial salute, a flash shell, a comet, a mine, or a cake containing more than 500 grams of pyrotechnic composition; or (iii) (A) a bottle rocket; (B) a roman candle; (C) a rocket mounted on a wire or stick; or (D) a device containing a rocket described in this Subsection (6)(a)(iii). (b) "Division 1.4G dangerous explosive" does not mean an exempt explosive. (7) "Division 1.1G explosive" means an explosive described in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 173.50 (b)(1). (8) "Division 1.2G explosive" means an explosive described in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 173.50 (b)(2). (9) "Division 1.3G explosive" means an explosive described in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 173.50(b)(3). (10) "Division 1.4G explosive" means an explosive described in 49 C.F.R. Sec. 173.50 (b)(4). (11) "Exempt explosive" means a model rocket, toy pistol cap, emergency signal flare, snake or glow worm, party popper, trick noisemaker, match, and wire sparkler under 12 inches in length. (12) "Fire executive" means a fire chief, deputy fire chief, or other active member of a fire department or fire district who has been appointed by the elected officials of a municipality or county, by a fire district board, or by an established procedure within a volunteer fire service organization, to officially represent a fire department. (13) "Fire extinguisher" means a portable or stationary device that discharges water, foam, gas, or other material to extinguish a fire. (14) "Fire suppression system" means an automatic fire protection system that automatically detects fire and discharges a fire extinguishing agent onto or in the area of the fire. (15) (a) "Fireworks" means: (i) a division 1.4G explosive; (ii) a division 1.4G dangerous explosive; and (iii) a division 1.4G common state approved explosive. (b) "Fireworks" does not mean: (i) an exempt explosive; or (ii) a division 1.1G explosive, a division 1.12 explosive, or a division 1.3G explosive. (16) "Flame effects" means the combustion of flammable solids, liquids, or gases to produce thermal, physical, visual, or audible phenomena before an audience. (17) (a) "Flame effects operator" means a person licensed under Section 53-7-223 who, regarding flame effects, is responsible for: (i) storage, setup, operations, teardown, devices, equipment, overseeing assistants and support personnel, and preventing accidental discharge; and (ii) completion of the sequence of control system functions that release the fuel for ignition to cause combustion and create the flame effects. (b) (i) "Flame effects operator" does not include a person who participates in a meeting, as limited under Subsection (16)(b)(ii), with other persons solely to receive training, to practice, or provide instruction regarding flame effects performance. (ii) A meeting under Subsection (16)(b)(i) may include a nonpaying and unsolicited audience of not more than 25 persons. (18) "Importer" means a person who brings division 1.2G explosives, division 1.3G explosives, or division 1.4G explosives into the state for the general purpose of: (a) resale or use within the state; or (b) exportation to other states. (19) (a) "Pyrotechnic" means any composition or device manufactured or used to produce a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation. (b) "Pyrotechnic" does not mean exempt explosives. (20) "Retail seller" means a person who sells division 1.4G common state approved explosives to the public during the period authorized under Section 53-7-225. (21) "Service" means the inspection, maintenance, repair, modification, testing, or cleaning of an automatic fire suppression system. (22) "Special effects" means a visual or audible effect caused by chemical mixtures that produce a controlled, self-sustaining, and self-controlled exothermic chemical reaction that results in heat, gas, sound, or light and may also create an illusion. (23) "Special effects operator" means a person licensed under Section 53-7-223 who is responsible for setting up, permits, overseeing assistants and support personnel, analyzing potential hazards, setting clearances, and discharging pyrotechnic devices, either indoor or outdoor, where the audience is allowed to be in closer proximity to the pyrotechnic devices than the audience separation distance generally required for display fireworks. (24) "Trick noisemaker" includes a: (a) tube or sphere containing pyrotechnic composition that produces a white or colored smoke as its primary effect when ignited; and (b) device that produces a small report intended to surprise the user, including a: (i) "booby trap," which is a small tube with a string protruding from both ends that ignites the friction sensitive composition in the tube when the string is pulled; (ii) "snapper," which is a small paper-wrapped device containing a minute quantity of explosive composition coated on bits of sand that explodes producing a small report; (iii) "trick match," which is a kitchen or book match coated with a small quantity of explosive or pyrotechnic composition that produces a small shower of sparks when ignited; (iv) "cigarette load," which is a small wooden peg coated with a small quantity of explosive composition that produces a small report when ignited; and (v) "auto burglar alarm," which is a tube that: (A) contains pyrotechnic composition that produces a loud whistle and smoke when ignited; (B) may contain a small quantity of explosive to produce a small explosive noise; and (C) is ignited by a squib. (25) "Unclassified fireworks" means: (a) a pyrotechnic device that is used, given away, or offered for sale, that has not been tested, approved, and classified by the United States Department of Transportation; (b) an approved device that has been altered or redesigned since obtaining approval by the United States Department of Transportation; and (c) a pyrotechnic device that is being tested by a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler before receiving approval by the United States Department of Transportation. (26) "Wholesaler" means: (a) a person who sells division 1.4G common state approved explosives to a retailer; or (b) a person who sells division 1.2G explosives, division 1.3G explosives, or division 1.4G explosives for display use.
Utah Code § 53-13-106.2 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-106.2
§ 53-13-106.2. State and local law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Exercise of federal law enforcement authority when based on a federal enactment.
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 53-13-106.6 and 53-13-106.7, and Subsection 53-13-106.9(1): (1) State and local law enforcement officers may recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority, either on or off federally managed land, when the exercise is consistent with the Constitution of the United States and based on: (a) a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or (b) a federal regulation that is authorized by a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 53-13-106.2(1), state and local law enforcement officers may recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority, on federally managed land other than proprietary jurisdiction federally managed land, when the exercise is consistent with the Constitution of the United States and based on: (a) a federal statute, including the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or (b) a federal regulation that is authorized by a federal statute including the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13.
Utah Code § 53-11-120 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-11 / § 53-11-120
§ 53-11-120. Requirement to identify employing agency.
Status: in_force

9/1/2026Upon request, a licensee shall immediately identify the name, business address, and telephone number of the bail bond agency for which the licensee is an employee or an independent contractor.
Utah Code § 53-3-1006 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-1006
§ 53-3-1006. Licenses -- Cancellation, revocation, or refusal to issue or renew -- Ineligibility for license.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may cancel, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew an ignition interlock system provider or installer license if it finds that the licensee or applicant has not complied with or has violated this part or any rule made by the division. (2) A licensee: (a) shall return a canceled or revoked license to the division; and (b) is not eligible to apply for a license under this part until six months have elapsed since the date of a cancellation or revocation under this section.
Utah Code § 53-10-501 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-501
§ 53-10-501. Bureau of Communications -- Creation -- Bureau Chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the division the Bureau of Communications. (2) The bureau shall be managed by a bureau chief selected by the division director, with the approval of the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief should be experienced in communications and administration, and possess additional qualifications as determined by the commissioner or division director and as provided by law. (4) The bureau chief acts under the supervision and control of the division director.
Utah Code § 53-2a-605 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-605
§ 53-2a-605. Local government disaster funds.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Subject to this section and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, or Title 17, Counties, Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, or Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, the governing body of a local government may create and maintain by ordinance a special fund known as a local government disaster fund. (b) The local fund shall consist of: (i) subject to the limitations of this section, money transferred to it in accordance with Subsection (2); (ii) any other public or private money received by the local government that is: (A) given to the local government for purposes consistent with this section; and (B) deposited into the local fund at the request of: (I) the governing body of the local government; or (II) the person giving the money; and (iii) interest or income realized from the local fund. (c) Interest or income realized from the local fund shall be deposited into the local fund. (d) Money in a local fund may be: (i) deposited or invested as provided in Section 51-7-11; or (ii) transferred by the local government treasurer to the Public Treasurers' Investment Fund as defined in Section 51-7-3. (e) (i) The money in a local fund may accumulate from year to year until the local government governing body determines to spend any money in the local fund for one or more of the purposes specified in Subsection (3). (ii) Money in a local fund at the end of a fiscal year: (A) shall remain in the local fund for future use; and (B) may not be transferred to any other fund or used for any other purpose. (2) The amounts transferred to a local fund may not exceed 10% of the total estimated revenues of the local government for the current fiscal period that are not restricted or otherwise obligated. (3) Money in the fund may only be used to fund the services and activities of the local government creating the local fund in response to: (a) a declared disaster within the boundaries of the local government; (b) the aftermath of the disaster that gave rise to a declared disaster within the boundaries of the local government; and (c) subject to Subsection (5), emergency preparedness. (4) (a) A local fund is subject to this part and: (i) in the case of a town, Title 10, Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns, except that: (A) in addition to the funds listed in Section 10-5-106, the mayor shall prepare a budget for the local fund; (B) Section 10-5-119 addressing termination of special funds does not apply to a local fund; and (C) the council of the town may not authorize an interfund loan under Section 10-5-120 from the local fund; (ii) in the case of a city, Title 10, Chapter 6, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities, except that: (A) in addition to the funds listed in Section 10-6-109, the mayor shall prepare a budget for the local fund; (B) Section 10-6-131 addressing termination of special funds does not apply to a local fund; and (C) the governing body of the city may not authorize an interfund loan under Section 10-6-132 from the local fund; (iii) in the case of a county, Title 17, Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes, except that: (A) Section 17-63-808 addressing termination of special funds does not apply to a local fund; and (B) the governing body of the county may not authorize an interfund loan under Section 17-63-809 from the local fund; (iv) in the case of a special district or special service district, Title 17B, Chapter 1, Part 6, Fiscal Procedures for Special Districts, except that: (A) Section 17B-1-625, addressing termination of a special fund, does not apply to a local fund; and (B) the governing body of the special district or special service district may not authorize an interfund loan under Section 17B-1-626 from the local fund; and (v) in the case of an interlocal entity, Title 11, Chapter 13, Part 5, Fiscal Procedures for Interlocal Entities, except for the following provisions: (A) Section 11-13-522 addressing termination of a special fund does not apply to a local fund; and (B) the governing board of the interlocal entity may not authorize an interfund loan under Section 11-13-523 from the local fund. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), transfers of money to a local fund or the accumulation of money in a local fund do not affect any limits on fund balances, net assets, or the accumulation of retained earnings in any of the following of a local government: (i) a general fund; (ii) an enterprise fund; (iii) an internal service fund; or (iv) any other fund. (5) (a) A local government may not expend during a fiscal year more than 10% of the money budgeted to be deposited into a local fund during that fiscal year for emergency preparedness. (b) The amount described in Subsection (5)(a) shall be determined before the adoption of the tentative budget.
Utah Code § 53-7-406 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-406
§ 53-7-406. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a manufacturer, wholesale dealer, agent, or any other person or entity who knowingly sells or offers to sell cigarettes, other than through retail sale, in violation of Section 53-7-403: (i) for a first offense shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 per each sale of cigarettes; and (ii) for a subsequent offense shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per each sale of such cigarettes. (b) A penalty imposed under Subsection (1)(a) may not exceed $100,000 during any 30-day period against any one entity described in Subsection (1). (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a retail dealer who knowingly sells cigarettes in violation of Section 53-7-403 shall: (i) for a first offense for each sale or offer for sale of cigarettes, if the total number of cigarettes sold or offered for sale: (A) does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each sale or offer of sale; and (B) does exceed 1,000 cigarettes, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each sale or offer of sale; and (ii) for a subsequent offense, if the total number of cigarettes sold or offered for sale: (A) does not exceed 1,000 cigarettes, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each sale or offer of sale; and (B) does exceed 1,000 cigarettes, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each sale or offer of sale. (b) A penalty imposed under Subsection (2)(a) against any retail dealer shall not exceed $25,000 during a 30-day period. (3) In addition to any penalty prescribed by law, any corporation, partnership, sole proprietor, limited partnership, or association engaged in the manufacture of cigarettes that knowingly makes a false certification pursuant to Section 53-7-404 shall, for each false certification: (a) for a first offense, be liable for a civil penalty of at least $75,000; and (b) for a subsequent offense, be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000. (4) Any person violating any other provision in this part shall be liable for a civil penalty for each violation: (a) for a first offense, not to exceed $1,000; and (b) for a subsequent offense, not to exceed $5,000. (5) (a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the state fire marshal or attorney general may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, for a violation of this part, including petitioning for injunctive relief or to recover any costs or damages suffered by the state because of a violation of this part, including enforcement costs relating to the specific violation and attorney fees. (b) Each violation of this part or of rules or regulations adopted under this part constitutes a separate civil violation for which the state fire marshal or attorney general may obtain relief.
Utah Code § 53-10-101 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-101
§ 53-10-101. Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as the "Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Act."
Utah Code § 53-7-223 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-223
§ 53-7-223. State license for display operators, special effects operators, and flame effects operators -- Permit -- Fee -- Division duties -- Revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person may not purchase or possess display fireworks, special effects fireworks, or flame effects, or discharge any of them in public unless the person has obtained the appropriate license from the division, except under Subsection (1)(b). (b) (i) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to any person who participates in a meeting, as limited under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), with other persons solely to receive training, to practice, or provide instruction regarding flame effects performance. (ii) A meeting under Subsection (1)(b)(i) may include a nonpaying and unsolicited audience of not more than 25 persons. (2) The division shall: (a) issue an annual license to any display operator, special effects operator, or flame effects operator who: (i) applies for the permit; (ii) pays the fee set in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; (iii) demonstrates proof of competence; and (iv) certifies that the operator will comply with board rules governing placement and discharge of fireworks or flame effects; (b) provide the licensee with a copy of the rules governing placement and discharge of fireworks or flame effects made under Section 53-7-204; and (c) together with county and municipal officers enforce Sections 53-7-220 through 53-7-225. (3) The division may: (a) revoke a license issued under this section for cause; (b) seize display and special effects fireworks, fireworks, and unclassified fireworks that are offered for sale, sold, or in the possession of an individual in violation of Sections 53-7-220 through 53-7-225; (c) prevent or stop the use of flame effects that is unlawful or that is endangering persons or property; and (d) create application and certification forms.
Utah Code § 53-3-1003 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-1003
§ 53-3-1003. Licenses required -- Inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) An ignition interlock system provider may be certified to facilitate installation of ignition interlock systems only if the provider applies for and obtains a license from the division. (2) A person may act as an ignition interlock system installer only if the person applies for and obtains a license from the division. (3) The division shall inspect the provider facilities and equipment of applicants and licensees and examine applicants for provider licenses and installer licenses. (4) The division shall administer and enforce this part.
Utah Code § 53-2a-1202 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-1202
§ 53-2a-1202. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Declared state disaster or emergency" means a declared disaster as defined in Section 53-2a-602. (2) "Disaster- or emergency-related work" means repairing, renovating, installing, building, rendering services, or other business activities that relate to infrastructure that has been damaged, impaired, or destroyed by a declared state disaster or emergency. (3) "Disaster period" means a period that begins within 10 days after the first day of a declared state disaster or emergency and that extends for a period of 60 calendar days after the end of the declared state disaster or emergency. (4) "Infrastructure" means property and equipment owned or used by communications networks, electric generation systems, transmission and distribution systems, gas distribution systems, water pipelines, and related support facilities that serve multiple customers or citizens, including real and personal property, such as buildings, offices, power and communication lines and poles, pipes, structures, and equipment. (5) "Out-of-state business" means a business entity that: (a) has no presence in the state, other than any prior disaster- or emergency-related work, and conducts no business in the state, and whose services are requested by a registered business or by a state or local government for purposes of performing disaster- or emergency-related work in the state; and (b) has no registration or tax filings or presence sufficient to require the collection or payment of a tax in the state prior to the declared state disaster or emergency. (6) "Out-of-state employee" means an employee who does not work in the state, except for disaster- or emergency-related work during the disaster period. (7) "Registered business" means a business entity that is currently registered to do business in the state prior to the declared state disaster or emergency.
Utah Code § 53-19-102 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-19 / § 53-19-102
§ 53-19-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Division" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. (2) "Formal action" against a private law enforcement agency includes: (a) placing a private law enforcement agency on probation; (b) extending the probation of a private law enforcement agency; or (c) revoking the certification of a private law enforcement agency. (3) "Informal action" against a private law enforcement agency includes: (a) an oral or written warning; (b) a written reprimand; or (c) a written order to remedy noncompliance with a provision of this chapter, which may include a deadline for compliance and verification of compliance. (4) "Private law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency operated by, and at, a private institution of higher education.
Utah Code § 53-2a-505 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-505
§ 53-2a-505. Privileges and immunities of law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

Any law enforcement officer of another state and the officer's employer are specifically entitled to the application of this part if the law enforcement officer is empowered to act under Section 19-701, Idaho Code, or an interstate mutual aid agreement.
Utah Code § 53-2d-513 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-513
§ 53-2d-513. License renewals.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed provider desiring to renew its license shall meet the renewal requirements established by bureau rule. (2) The bureau shall issue a renewal license for a ground ambulance provider or a paramedic provider upon the licensee's application for a renewal and without a public hearing if: (a) the applicant was licensed under the provisions of Sections 53-2d-506 through 53-2d-509; and (b) there has been: (i) no change in controlling interest in the ownership of the licensee as defined in Section 53-2d-515; (ii) no serious, substantiated public complaints filed with the department against the licensee during the term of the previous license; (iii) no material or substantial change in the basis upon which the license was originally granted; (iv) no reasoned objection from the committee or the department; and (v) no change to the license type. (3) (a) (i) The provisions of this Subsection (3) apply to a provider licensed under the provisions of Sections 53-2d-505.1 and 53-2d-505.2. (ii) A provider may renew its license if the provisions of Subsections (1) and (2) and this Subsection (3) are met. (b) (i) The bureau shall issue a renewal license to a provider upon the provider's application for renewal for one additional four-year term if the political subdivision certifies to the bureau that the provider has met all of the specifications of the original bid. (ii) If the political subdivision does not certify to the bureau that the provider has met all of the specifications of the original bid, the bureau may not issue a renewal license and the political subdivision shall enter into a public bid process under Sections 53-2d-505.1 and 53-2d-505.2. (c) (i) The bureau shall issue an additional renewal license to a provider who has already been issued a one-time renewal license under the provisions of Subsection (3)(b)(i) if the bureau and the political subdivision do not receive, prior to the expiration of the provider's license, written notice from an approved applicant informing the political subdivision of the approved applicant's desire to submit a bid for ambulance or paramedic service. (ii) If the bureau and the political subdivision receive the notice in accordance with Subsection (3)(c)(i), the bureau may not issue a renewal license and the political subdivision shall enter into a public bid process under Sections 53-2d-505.1 and 53-2d-505.2. (4) The bureau shall issue a renewal license for an air ambulance provider upon the licensee's application for renewal and completion of the renewal requirements established by bureau rule.
Utah Code § 53-2a-309 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-309
§ 53-2a-309. Personnel responding to requests for assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) Each person or entity holding a license, certificate, or other permit evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other skill and responding to a request from a requesting political subdivision shall, while providing assistance during a declared emergency or during an authorized drill or exercise, be considered to be licensed, certified, or permitted in the requesting political subdivision, except as limited by the chief executive officer of the requesting political subdivision. (2) Each law enforcement officer rendering aid as provided in this part under the authority of a state of emergency declared by the governor, whether inside or outside the officer's jurisdiction, has all law enforcement powers and the same privileges and immunities that the officer has in the officer's own jurisdiction. (3) Each employee of a responding political subdivision responding to a request by or giving assistance to a requesting political subdivision or the state as provided in this part: (a) is entitled to: (i) all applicable workers compensation benefits for injury or death occurring as a result of the employee's participation in the response or assistance; and (ii) any additional state or federal benefits available for line of duty injury or death; and (b) is, for purposes of liability, considered to be an employee of the requesting political subdivision. (4) Each responding political subdivision and its employees are immune from liability arising out of their actions in responding to a request from a requesting political subdivision to the extent provided in Section 63G-7-201.
Utah Code § 53-7-305 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-305
§ 53-7-305. Board rulemaking -- Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The board shall make rules as reasonably necessary for the protection of the health, welfare, and safety of the public and persons using LPG. (b) The rules shall be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of safety concerning LPG, and shall include the following conditions: (i) the rules relating to safety in the storage, distribution, dispensing, transporting, and use of LPG in this state and in the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, sale, installation, and use of LPG systems, containers, apparatus, or appliances shall be reasonable; and (ii) the rules shall conform as nearly as possible to the standards of the National Fire Protection Association, relating to the design, construction, installation, and use of systems, containers, apparatus, appliances, and pertinent equipment for the storage, transportation, dispensation, and use of LPG. (2) The board may make rules: (a) setting minimum general standards covering the design, construction, location, installation, and operation of equipment for storing, handling, transporting by tank truck or tank trailer, or using LPG; (b) specifying the odorization of the gases and the degree of odorization; (c) governing LPG distributors and installers and the installation of LPG systems, carburetion systems, and fueling systems; and (d) prescribing maximum container removal rates. (3) (a) When a proposed rule is filed, the board shall give at least 10 days' notice to all license applicants and licensees under this chapter by sending a notice of the proposed new, revised, or amended rule together with a notice of hearing to the licensee's current address on file with the board. (b) Any person affected by rulemaking under this part may submit comment, in a format prescribed by the board, on the rule. (c) A certificate citing the adoption and the effective date of a rule shall be signed by the members comprising a majority of the board. (d) Within 10 days after the adoption of the rule, the board shall send to each license applicant or licensee, at his current address on file, a notice of the adoption of the rule, including its effective date. (e) A facsimile of any member's signature may be used under this section if authorized by the member.
Utah Code § 53-3-221.5 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-221.5
§ 53-3-221.5. Disclosure of license information to the Office of Recovery Services.
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall disclose to the Office of Recovery Services the name, address, and other identifying information of each person: (a) to whom a license has been issued; or (b) whose driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, or reinstated. (2) All information received by the Office of Recovery Services under this section is subject to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-3-201 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-201
§ 53-3-201. Short title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Driver Licensing Act."
Utah Code § 53-2a-1009 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-1009
§ 53-2a-1009. Other emergency powers of governor unaffected.
Status: in_force

The powers vested in the governor under this part shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other emergency powers otherwise constitutionally or statutorily vested in the governor.
Utah Code § 53-10-401 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-401
§ 53-10-401. Bureau of Forensic Services -- Creation -- Bureau Chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the division the Bureau of Forensic Services. (2) The bureau shall be administered by a bureau chief appointed by the division director with the approval of the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief shall be experienced in administration of criminal justice and possess additional qualifications as determined by the commissioner or division director and as provided by law. (4) The bureau chief acts under the supervision and control of the division director and may be removed from his position at the will of the commissioner. (5) The bureau chief shall receive compensation as provided by Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-13-106.6 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-106.6
§ 53-13-106.6. State and local law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Exercise of federal law enforcement authority to enforce the Federal Land Policy Management Act.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 53-13-106.2, state and local law enforcement officers are authorized to recognize a federal employee's exercise of law enforcement authority to enforce the provisions of the Federal Land Policy Management Act on proprietary jurisdiction federally managed land, only if the exercise is consistent with the Constitution of the United States and based on: (1) a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or (2) a federal regulation that is: (a) authorized by a federal statute other than the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; and (b) necessary to implement the provisions of the Federal Land Policy Management Act with respect to the management, use, and protection of the public lands, including the property located on those lands, as provided in 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1733(a).
Utah Code § 53-3-212 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-212
§ 53-3-212. Owner giving permission and minor liable for damages caused by minor driving a motor vehicle.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The owner of a motor vehicle causing or knowingly permitting a person younger than 18 years of age to drive the motor vehicle on a highway, or a person who gives or furnishes a motor vehicle to the minor, are each jointly and severally liable with the minor for any damages caused by the negligence of the minor in driving the motor vehicle. (b) If owner's or operator's security covering the minor's operation of the motor vehicle is in effect in amounts as required under Section 31A-22-304, the owner of the motor vehicle or the person who gave or furnished the motor vehicle to the minor under Subsection (1) is not subject to the liability imposed under Subsection (1). (2) Nothing under Subsection (1) prohibits a cause of action for any direct negligence on the part of the person furnishing the motor vehicle to the minor. (3) This liability provision is in addition to the liability provisions in Section 53-3-211.
Utah Code § 53-2c-201 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2c / § 53-2c-201
§ 53-2c-201. Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission -- Creation -- Membership -- Quorum -- Per diem -- Staff support -- Meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission consisting of the following members: (a) the executive director of the Department of Health, or the executive director's designee; (b) four individuals, appointed by the governor, including: (i) the chief executive of a for profit health care organization that operates at least one hospital in the state; (ii) the chief executive of a not-for-profit health care organization that operates at least one hospital in the state; and (iii) two other individuals; (c) two individuals appointed by the president of the Senate; (d) two individuals appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and (e) one individual appointed by the chief executive officer of the Utah Association of Counties. (2) (a) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall jointly designate one of the members appointed under Subsection (1)(c) or (d) as chair of the commission. (b) For an appointment under Subsection (1)(c) or (d), the president of the Senate or the speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint a legislator or a non-legislator. (3) (a) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the commission appointed under Subsection (1)(b), (c), (d), or (e), the member shall be replaced in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (b) A member of the commission serves until the member's successor is appointed and qualified. (4) (a) A majority of the commission members constitutes a quorum. (b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the commission. (5) (a) The salary and expenses of a commission member who is a legislator shall be paid in accordance with Section 36-2-2, Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 2, Lodging, Meal, and Transportation Expenses, and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 3, Legislator Compensation. (b) A commission member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the commission, but may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a commission member at the rates established by the Division of Finance under: (i) Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107; and (ii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (6) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall: (a) provide staff support to the commission; and (b) coordinate with the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel regarding the commission. (7) A meeting of the commission that takes place during a public health emergency is not subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.
Utah Code § 53-14-101 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-14 / § 53-14-101
§ 53-14-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Director" means the director of a training academy. (2) "Employer" means a public employer or private employer. (3) "POST" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103. (4) "Training academy" means a peace officer training institution certified in accordance with the standards developed under Section 53-6-105.
Utah Code § 53-2a-1102 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-1102
§ 53-2a-1102. Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program -- Uses -- Rulemaking -- Distribution.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) As used in this section: (a) "Assistance card program" means the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program created within this section. (b) "Card" means the Search and Rescue Assistance Card issued under this section to a participant. (c) "Participant" means an individual, family, or group who is registered pursuant to this section as having a valid card at the time search, rescue, or both are provided. (d) "Program" means the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created within this section. (e) (i) "Reimbursable base expenses" means those reasonable expenses incidental to search and rescue activities. (ii) "Reimbursable base expenses" include: (A) rental for fixed wing aircraft, snowmobiles, boats, and generators; (B) replacement and upgrade of search and rescue equipment; (C) training of search and rescue volunteers; (D) costs of providing life insurance and workers' compensation benefits for volunteer search and rescue team members under Section 67-20-7.5; and (E) any other equipment or expenses necessary or appropriate for conducting search and rescue activities. (iii) "Reimbursable base expenses" do not include any salary or overtime paid to an individual on a regular or permanent payroll, including permanent part-time employees of any agency of the state. (f) "Rescue" means search services, rescue services, or both search and rescue services. (2) There is created the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program within the division. (3) (a) The financial program and the assistance card program shall be funded from the following revenue sources: (i) any voluntary contributions to the state received for search and rescue operations; (ii) money received by the state under Subsection (11) and under Sections 23A-4-209, 41-22-34, and 73-18-24; (iii) money deposited under Section 59-12-103 as a dedicated credit for the sole use of the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program; (iv) contributions deposited in accordance with Section 41-1a-230.7; and (v) appropriations made to the program by the Legislature. (b) Money received from the revenue sources in Subsections (3)(a)(i), (ii), and (iv), and 90% of the money described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), shall be deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to be used solely for the program. (c) Ten percent of the money described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall be deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to be used solely to promote the assistance card program. (d) Funding for the program is nonlapsing. (4) Subject to Subsections (3)(b) and (c), the director shall use the money described in this section to reimburse counties for all or a portion of each county's reimbursable base expenses for search and rescue operations, subject to: (a) the approval of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board as provided in Section 53-2a-1104; (b) money available in the program; and (c) rules made under Subsection (7). (5) Money described in Subsection (3) may not be used to reimburse for any paid personnel costs or paid man hours spent in emergency response and search and rescue related activities. (6) The Legislature finds that these funds are for a general and statewide public purpose. (7) The division, with the approval of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board, shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and consistent with this section: (a) specifying the costs that qualify as reimbursable base expenses; (b) defining the procedures of counties to submit expenses and be reimbursed; (c) defining a participant in the assistance card program, including: (i) individuals; and (ii) families and organized groups who qualify as participants; (d) defining the procedure for issuing a card to a participant; (e) defining excluded expenses that may not be reimbursed under the program, including medical expenses; (f) establishing the card renewal cycle for the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program; (g) establishing the frequency of review of the fee schedule; (h) providing for the administration of the program; and (i) providing a formula to govern the distribution of available money among the counties for uncompensated search and rescue expenses based on: (i) the total qualifying expenses submitted; (ii) the number of search and rescue incidents per county population; (iii) the number of victims that reside outside the county; and (iv) the number of volunteer hours spent in each county in emergency response and search and rescue related activities per county population. (8) (a) The division shall, in consultation with the Division of Outdoor Recreation, establish the fee schedule of the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program under Subsection 63J-1-504(9). (b) The division shall provide a discount of not less than 10% of the card fee under Subsection (8)(a) to a person who has paid a fee under Section 23A-4-209, 41-22-34, or 73-18-24 during the same calendar year in which the person applies to be a participant in the assistance card program. (9) Counties may not bill reimbursable base expenses to an individual for costs incurred for the rescue of an individual, if the individual is a current participant in the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program at the time of rescue, unless: (a) the rescuing county finds that the participant acted recklessly in creating a situation resulting in the need for the county to provide rescue services; or (b) the rescuing county finds that the participant intentionally created a situation resulting in the need for the county to provide rescue services. (10) (a) There is created the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program. The program is located within the division. (b) The program may not be used to cover any expenses, such as medically related expenses, that are not reimbursable base expenses related to the rescue. (11) (a) To participate in the program, a person shall purchase a search and rescue assistance card from the division by paying the fee as determined by the division in Subsection (8). (b) The money generated by the fees shall be deposited into the General Fund as a dedicated credit for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created in this section. (c) Participation and payment of fees by a person under Sections 23A-4-209, 41-22-34, and 73-18-24 do not constitute purchase of a card under this section. (12) The division shall consult with the Division of Outdoor Recreation regarding: (a) administration of the assistance card program; and (b) outreach and marketing strategies. (13) Pursuant to Subsection 31A-1-103(7), the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program under this section is exempt from being considered insurance as that term is defined in Section 31A-1-301.
Utah Code § 53-19-101 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-19 / § 53-19-101
§ 53-19-101. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as "Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency."
Utah Code § 53-5a-104 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-5a / § 53-5a-104
§ 53-5a-104. Firearm transfer certification or notification.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Certification" means the participation and assent of the chief law enforcement officer necessary under federal law for the approval of the application to transfer or make a firearm. (b) "Chief law enforcement officer" means any official that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, or any successor agency, identifies by regulation or otherwise as eligible to provide any required certification for the making or transfer of a firearm. (c) "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in the National Firearms Act, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 5845(a). (d) "Local law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is described in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923. (e) "Notification" means any form or record that is subject to 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923(g)(3)(B). (2) A chief law enforcement officer may not make a certification under this section that the chief law enforcement officer knows to be untrue. The chief law enforcement officer may not refuse to provide certification based on a generalized objection to private persons or entities making, possessing, or receiving firearms or any certain type of firearm, the possession of which is not prohibited by law. (3) Upon receiving a federal firearm transfer form a chief law enforcement officer or the chief law enforcement officer's designee shall provide certification if the applicant: (a) is not prohibited by law from receiving or possessing the firearm; or (b) is not the subject of a proceeding that could result in the applicant being prohibited by law from receiving or possessing the firearm. (4) The chief law enforcement officer, the chief law enforcement officer's designee, or official signing the federal transfer form shall: (a) return the federal transfer form to the applicant within 15 calendar days; or (b) if the applicant is denied, provide to the applicant the reasons for denial in writing within 15 calendar days. (5) Chief law enforcement officers and their employees who act in good faith when acting within the scope of their duties are immune from liability arising from any act or omission in making a certification as required by this section. Any action taken against a chief law enforcement officer or an employee shall be in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah. (6) A chief law enforcement officer or local law enforcement agency that receives a certification or notification shall destroy and delete the certification or notification and any other record that contains information obtained from the certification or notification within 15 days after the day on which the chief law enforcement officer or local law enforcement agency receives the certification or notification. (7) A certification or notification and any other record or portion of a record that contains information gathered from the certification or notification is classified as a private record in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-2a-101 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-101
§ 53-2a-101. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Emergency Management Act."
Utah Code § 53-3-216 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-216
§ 53-3-216. Change of address -- Duty of licensee to notify division within 10 days -- Change of name -- Proof necessary -- Method of giving notice by division.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), if an individual, after applying for or receiving a license, moves from the address named in the application or in the license certificate issued to the individual, the individual shall, within 10 days after the day on which the individual moves, notify the division in a manner specified by the division of the individual's new address and the number of any license certificate held by the individual. (b) If an individual who is required to register as a sex offender, kidnap offender, or child abuse offender under Title 53, Chapter 29, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, after applying for or receiving a license, moves from the address named in the application or in the license certificate issued to the individual, the individual shall, within 30 days after the day on which the individual moves, apply for an updated license in-person at a division office. (2) If an applicant requests to change the surname on the applicant's license, the division shall issue a substitute license with the new name upon receiving an application and fee for a duplicate license and any of the following proofs of the applicant's full legal name: (a) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage certificate; (b) a certified copy of a court order under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name, showing the name change; (c) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a government agency; (d) a certified copy of a divorce decree or annulment granted the applicant that specifies the name change requested; or (e) a certified copy of a divorce decree that does not specify the name change requested together with: (i) an original or certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate; (ii) the applicant's marriage license; (iii) a driver license record showing use of a maiden name; or (iv) other documentation the division finds acceptable. (3) (a) If the division is authorized or required to give a notice under this chapter or other law regulating the operation of vehicles, the notice shall, unless otherwise prescribed, be given by: (i) personal delivery to the individual to be notified; or (ii) deposit in the United States mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the individual at the individual's address as shown by the records of the division. (b) The giving of notice by mail is complete upon the expiration of four days after the deposit of the notice. (c) Proof of the giving of notice in either manner may be made by the certificate of an officer or employee of the division or affidavit of an individual 18 years old or older, naming the individual to whom the notice was given and specifying the time, place, and manner of giving the notice. (4) The division may use state mailing or United States Postal Service information to: (a) verify an address on an application or on records of the division; and (b) correct mailing addresses in the division's records. (5) A violation of the provisions of Subsection (1) is an infraction.
Utah Code § 53-6-301 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-6 / § 53-6-301
§ 53-6-301. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Dispatcher Training and Certification Act."
Utah Code § 53-2a-401 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-401
§ 53-2a-401. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact."
Utah Code § 53-2d-807 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-807
§ 53-2d-807. AEDs for demonstration purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) Any AED used solely for demonstration or training purposes, which is not operational for emergency use is, except for the provisions of this section, exempt from the provisions of this chapter. (2) The owner of an AED described in Subsection (1) shall clearly mark on the exterior of the AED that the AED is for demonstration or training use only.
Utah Code § 53-7-310 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-310
§ 53-7-310. License specifications and limits.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A license issued under this part shall state the name of the person or persons to whom it is issued. (b) The license shall specify the location, by street and number, of the premises for which it is issued and the particular classification of the license authorizing the type of staffed plant or facility to be conducted. (c) The registration of additional staffed plants or facilities, under Subsection 53-7-309(2), shall specify the location, by street and number, of the premises for which it is issued and the particular classification of the license authorizing the type of business to be conducted. (2) (a) Any license issued under this part is not transferable by the licensee or licensees to any other person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation, and is valid only for the particular premises and particular persons described on the license. (b) If there is any transfer or change in the ownership, the change shall be reported to the board within 30 days. (c) A license or registration fee paid under this part may not be refunded when any license issued is no longer valid because of: (i) a voluntary transfer of any nature; (ii) revocation under this part; (iii) death of the holder; (iv) insolvency; (v) assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (vi) for any other reason determined by rule of the board.
Utah Code § 53-2d-303 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2d / § 53-2d-303
§ 53-2d-303. Department duties.
Status: in_force

In connection with the statewide trauma system established in Section 53-2d-301, the bureau shall: (1) establish a statewide trauma system plan that: (a) identifies statewide trauma care needs, objectives, and priorities; (b) identifies the equipment, facilities, personnel training, and other things necessary to create and maintain a statewide trauma system; and (c) organizes and coordinates trauma care within defined geographic areas; (2) support the statewide trauma system by: (a) facilitating the coordination of prehospital, acute care, and rehabilitation services and providers through state regulation and oversight; (b) facilitating the ongoing evaluation and refinement of the statewide trauma system; (c) providing educational programs; (d) encouraging cooperation between community organizations, health care facilities, public health officials, emergency medical service providers, and rehabilitation facilities for the development of a statewide trauma system; (e) implementing a quality assurance program using information from the statewide trauma registry established pursuant to Section 53-2d-304; (f) establishing trauma center designation requirements in accordance with Section 53-2d-305; and (g) developing standards so that: (i) trauma centers are categorized according to their capability to provide care; (ii) trauma victims are triaged at the initial point of patient contact; and (iii) trauma patients are sent to appropriate health care facilities.
Utah Code § 53-5a-107 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-5a / § 53-5a-107
§ 53-5a-107. Compliance with firearms prohibitions in secure facilities.
Status: in_force

An individual, including an individual with a concealed firearm permit issued under Part 3, Concealed Firearm Permits, or possessing a concealed firearm without a permit in accordance with Section 53-5a-102.2, shall comply with any rule established by a secure facility pursuant to Section 76-8-311.1 and is subject to any penalty provided for violating the established rule.
Utah Code § 53-10-201 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-201
§ 53-10-201. Bureau of Criminal Identification -- Creation -- Bureau Chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the division the Bureau of Criminal Identification. (2) The bureau shall be administered by a bureau chief appointed by the division director with the approval of the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief shall be experienced in administration and possess additional qualifications as determined by the commissioner or division director and as provided by law. (4) The bureau chief acts under the supervision and control of the division director and may be removed from his position at the will of the commissioner. (5) The bureau chief shall receive compensation as provided by Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
Utah Code § 53-13-106.4 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-106.4
§ 53-13-106.4. State and county sheriff law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Enforcement of federal laws and regulations by state and county sheriff officers.
Status: in_force

A state law enforcement agency or a county sheriff may assist a federal agency or federal employee to enforce federal statutes and regulations on lands managed pursuant to 43 U.S.C. Secs. 1701-1736 and Secs. 1737-1782, Federal Land Policy Management Act, after the state law enforcement agency or a county sheriff has entered into an agreement authorized by Subsection 53-13-106.9(3).
Utah Code § 53-7-226 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-226
§ 53-7-226. Violations -- Misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he: (1) violates this part; (2) violates any order made under this part; (3) produces, reproduces, or uses the official seal of registration of the division in any manner or for any purpose inconsistent with the designated purpose of the seal; (4) removes, uses, or damages service tags or other labels or markings in a manner inconsistent with the designated use of the service tag; (5) engages in the sale, storage, or handling of division 1.4G common state approved explosives without a permit where a local government requires a permit; (6) sells at retail, transports, possesses, or discharges division 1.4G dangerous explosives; (7) performs or intends to perform services or induces the public to enter into any obligation relating to the performance of those services that are untrue, misleading, or reasonably known to be untrue or misleading; or (8) builds in violation of the division's plan review or written instructions conducted on building specifications, building plans, or amendments of those specifications or plans as required under this part.
Utah Code § 53-3-905 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-905
§ 53-3-905. Dedication of fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The division may use the following dedicated credits for the program: (a) the portion of registration fees deposited into the Transportation Fund as described in Subsection 41-1a-1201(11); and (b) $2.50 of the fee imposed under Section 53-3-105 for an original, renewal, or extension of a motorcycle endorsement. (2) Appropriations to the program are nonlapsing. (3) Appropriations may not be used for assistance to, advocacy of, or lobbying for any legislation unless the legislation would enhance or affect the financial status of the program or the program's continuation.
Utah Code § 53-10-905 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-905
§ 53-10-905. Sexual assault kit retention and disposal -- Notification.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-11a-101. (b) "Agency" includes an evidence collecting or retaining entity as defined in Section 77-11c-101. (2) An agency with custody of a sexual assault kit shall preserve the sexual assault kit in accordance with Title 77, Chapter 11c, Retention of Evidence. (3) An agency shall send a notice to a victim that the agency intends to dispose of a sexual assault kit if: (a) the agency intends to dispose of the sexual assault kit before the applicable time period described in Section 77-11c-201, 77-11c-301, or 77-11c-401 expires; and (b) the victim provided a written request to the agency investigating the sexual offense that the victim receive notice of when the agency intends to dispose of the sexual assault kit. (4) An agency shall send a notice of intent to dispose of a sexual assault kit to the victim: (a) at least 180 days before the day on which the agency intends to dispose of the sexual assault kit; and (b) by certified mail, return receipt requested, or a delivery service that provides proof of delivery. (5) If a victim receives a notice of intent to dispose of a sexual assault kit, the victim may submit a written request, within the 180-day period described in Subsection (4)(a), that the agency retain the sexual assault kit. (6) A notice of intent to dispose of a sexual assault kit shall provide the victim with information on how to submit a written request described in Subsection (5). (7) If an agency receives a written request to retain the sexual assault kit from the victim within the 180-day period described in Subsection (4)(a), the agency shall retain the sexual assault kit for the applicable time period described in Section 77-11c-201, 77-11c-301, or 77-11c-401.
Utah Code § 53-6-209 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-6 / § 53-6-209
§ 53-6-209. Termination of employment -- Change of status form.
Status: in_force

(1) When a peace officer's employment terminates, the employing agency shall submit a change of status form noting the termination of the peace officer to the division. (2) The change of status form shall: (a) be completed and submitted within 30 days after the day on which the peace officer's employment terminates; (b) identify the circumstances of the peace officer's status change by indicating that the peace officer has resigned, retired, terminated, transferred, is deceased, or that the peace officer's name has changed; (c) indicate the effective date of action; and (d) indicate the name of the new employer, if the status change is due to a transfer. (3) If a peace officer's employment terminates during an open internal investigation regarding that peace officer and involving an alleged violation of Subsection 53-6-211(1), the employing agency shall: (a) notify the division of the investigation in accordance with Subsection 53-6-211(6) within 30 days after the day on which the peace officer's employment terminates; and (b) provide a reasonable estimated date of completion for the investigation. (4) (a) If an employing agency receives credible allegations and opens an internal investigation within two years after the day on which a peace officer's employment terminates, the employing agency shall: (i) notify the division within 30 days after the day on which the employing agency opens the investigation; and (ii) provide a reasonable estimated date of completion for the investigation. (b) If the allegations described in Subsection (4)(a) involve alleged violations of Subsection 53-6-211(1), the agency shall report the allegations to the division in accordance with Subsection 53-6-211(6), regardless of whether the employing agency opens an internal investigation. (5) (a) Any person or agency who intentionally falsifies, misrepresents, or fails to give notice of the change of status of a peace officer is liable to the division for any damages that the failure to make the notification causes. (b) The division shall provide the change of status form described in this section to the Utah Board of Higher Education within 30 days after the day on which the division receives a notice of termination if the relevant peace officer has received a Karen Mayne Public Safety Officer Scholarship as described in Section 53H-11-403.
Utah Code § 53-10-210 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-10 / § 53-10-210
§ 53-10-210. Response for requests -- Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) In responding to requests for criminal background checks, the division shall make an earnest effort to provide the requested information within three weeks of receipt of a request. (2) Fees and other payments received by the division in payment for criminal background check services shall be deposited in the General Fund and the Legislature shall make an annual appropriation for payment of personnel and other costs incurred in providing those services.
Utah Code § 53-1-109 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-1 / § 53-1-109
§ 53-1-109. Security for capitol complex -- Traffic and parking rules enforcement for division -- Security personnel as law enforcement officers.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The commissioner, under the direction of the State Capitol Preservation Board, shall: (i) provide for the security of capitol hill; and (ii) enforce traffic provisions under Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, and parking rules, as adopted by the State Capitol Preservation Board, for capitol hill. (b) The commissioner, in cooperation with the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall provide for the security of all grounds and buildings under the jurisdiction of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management. (2) Security personnel required in Subsection (1) shall be law enforcement officers as defined in Section 53-13-103. (3) Security personnel who were actively employed and had five or more years of active service with Protective Services within the Utah Highway Patrol Division as special function officers, as defined in Section 53-13-105, on June 29, 1996, shall become law enforcement officers: (a) without a requirement of any additional training or examinations, if they have completed the entire law enforcement officer training of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Division; or (b) upon completing only the academic portion of the law enforcement officer training of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Division. (4) An officer in a supervisory position with Protective Services within the Utah Highway Patrol Division shall be allowed to transfer the job title that the officer held on April 28, 1996, into a comparable supervisory position of employment as a peace officer for as long as the officer remains with Protective Services within the Utah Highway Patrol Division.
Utah Code § 53-3-210.5 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-210.5
§ 53-3-210.5. Learner permit.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "parent" means an individual's parent, stepparent, or foster parent. (2) The division, upon receiving an application for a learner permit, may issue a learner permit effective for 18 months to an applicant who is at least 15 years old. (3) (a) The learner permit entitles an applicant that is 18 years old or older to operate a class D motor vehicle only if an individual 21 years old or older who is a licensed driver is occupying a seat beside the applicant. (b) The learner permit entitles an applicant that is younger than 18 years old to operate a class D motor vehicle only if: (i) an approved driving instructor is occupying a seat beside the applicant; (ii) the applicant's parent or legal guardian, who is a licensed driver, is occupying a seat beside the applicant; (iii) a responsible adult who has signed for the applicant under Section 53-3-211 and who is a licensed driver, is occupying a seat beside the applicant; or (iv) (A) a responsible individual 21 years old or older who is not the parent or legal guardian is occupying a seat beside the applicant; (B) the applicant's parent or legal guardian is not a licensed driver; and (C) the individual described in Subsection (3)(b)(iv)(A) is a licensed driver and has in the individual's immediate possession evidence that the individual is authorized by the applicant's parent or legal guardian to accompany the applicant while operating the motor vehicle. (c) The applicant shall have the learner permit in the applicant's immediate possession while operating the motor vehicle. (4) The division shall issue a learner permit to an applicant who: (a) is at least 15 years old; (b) has passed the knowledge test required by the division; (c) has passed the physical and mental fitness tests; and (d) has submitted a nonrefundable fee for a learner permit described in Section 53-3-105. (5) (a) The division shall supply the learner permit form. (b) The form described in Subsection (5)(a) shall include: (i) the applicant's full name, date of birth, sex, Utah residence address, height, weight, and eye color; (ii) the date of issuance and expiration of the permit; and (iii) the conditions and restrictions described in this section for operating a class D motor vehicle. (6) An application and fee for a learner permit entitle the applicant to: (a) not more than three attempts to pass the knowledge test for a class D license within one year; and (b) a learner permit after passing the knowledge test. (7) (a) If an applicant has been issued a learner permit under this section or an equivalent by another state or branch of the United States Armed Forces, the applicant may be issued an original or provisional class D license from the division upon: (i) except as provided in Subsection (7)(c), completing a driver education course in: (A) a commercial driver training school licensed under Part 5, Commercial Driver Training Schools Act; or (B) a driver education program approved by the State Board of Education or the division; (ii) passing a knowledge test approved by the division that complies with Subsection (7)(d); (iii) passing the skills test approved by the division; (iv) reaching 16 years old; and (v) paying the nonrefundable fee for an original or provisional class D license application described in Section 53-3-105. (b) In addition to the requirements described in Subsection (7)(a), an applicant who is 17 years old or younger shall hold a learner permit for six months before applying for a provisional class D license. (c) An applicant is exempt from the requirement described in Subsection (7)(a)(i) if the applicant: (i) is 19 years old or older; (ii) holds a learner permit for three months before applying for an original class D license; and (iii) certifies that the applicant, under the authority of a permit issued under this chapter, has completed at least 40 hours of driving a motor vehicle, of which at least 10 hours were completed during night hours after sunset. (d) Fifty percent of the test questions included in the knowledge test required under Subsection (7)(a)(ii) shall cover the topic of major causes of traffic related deaths as identified in statistics published by the Highway Safety Office.
Utah Code § 53-7-502 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-502
§ 53-7-502. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Audio effect" includes music, animal sounds, whistles, buzzers, or other noises not pertinent to the flame-producing function of the lighter. (2) (a) "Distribute" means to: (i) deliver to a person other than the purchaser; or (ii) provide as part of a commercial promotion or as a prize or premium. (b) "Distribute" does not include providing as a personal gift. (3) "Importer" means a person who causes a lighter to enter this state from a manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, or retail sales point outside this state: (a) for the purpose of selling or distributing the lighter within this state; or (b) with the result that the lighter is sold or distributed within this state. (4) "Lighter" means a handheld mechanical device of a type typically used for igniting tobacco products by use of a flame. (5) "Misleading design" means a lighter that: (a) has a shape that resembles or imitates an object other than a lighter; (b) may have one or more audio or visual effects; and (c) has other features of a type that would reasonably be expected to make the lighter appealing or attractive to a child younger than 10 years of age. (6) "Novelty lighter": (a) means a lighter that has: (i) a misleading design; and (ii) operates on any fuel, including butane or liquid fuel; (b) does not mean: (i) a lighter manufactured before January 1, 1980; (ii) a lighter that has been rendered permanently incapable of producing a flame or otherwise causing combustion; or (iii) a mechanical device primarily used to ignite fuel for fireplaces, or for charcoal or gas grills. (7) "Sell" means to provide or promise to provide a product to a wholesale, retail, mail-order, or other purchaser in exchange for consideration. (8) "Visual effect": (a) includes flashing lights, color-changing lights, or changing images; and (b) does not include logos, decals, decorative artwork, or heat-shrinkable sleeves.
Utah Code § 53-2a-302 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-302
§ 53-2a-302. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Emergency responder": (a) means a person in the public or private sector: (i) who has special skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, whether or not possessing a license, certificate, permit, or other official recognition for the skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, that would benefit a participating political subdivision in responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise; and (ii) whom a participating political subdivision requests or authorizes to assist in responding to a locally declared emergency or in an authorized drill or exercise; and (b) includes: (i) a law enforcement officer; (ii) a firefighter; (iii) an emergency medical services worker; (iv) a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or other public health worker; (v) an emergency management official; (vi) a public works worker; (vii) a building inspector; (viii) an architect, engineer, or other design professional; or (ix) a person with specialized equipment operations skills or training or with any other skills needed to provide aid in a declared emergency. (2) "Participating political subdivision" means each county, municipality, public safety district, and public safety interlocal entity that has not adopted a resolution under Section 53-2a-306 withdrawing itself from the statewide mutual aid system. (3) "Public safety district" means a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, or special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act, that provides public safety service. (4) "Public safety interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that provides public safety service. (5) "Public safety service" means a service provided to the public to protect life and property and includes fire protection, police protection, emergency medical service, and hazardous material response service. (6) "Requesting political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that requests emergency assistance under Section 53-2a-207 from one or more other participating political subdivisions. (7) "Responding political subdivision" means a participating political subdivision that responds to a request under Section 53-2a-307 from a requesting political subdivision. (8) "State" means the state of Utah. (9) "Statewide mutual aid system" or "system" means the aggregate of all participating political subdivisions and the state.
Utah Code § 53-6-210.5 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-6 / § 53-6-210.5
§ 53-6-210.5. Duty to intervene or report officer misconduct.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Adverse action" means to discharge, threaten, or discriminate against an employee in a manner that affects the employee's employment, including compensation, terms, conditions, location, rights, immunities, promotions, or privileges. (b) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of the state's political subdivisions and whose primary and principal role is the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of the state's political subdivisions. (c) "Officer" means the same as peace officer as defined in Section 53-13-102. (d) "Police misconduct" means conduct by an officer in the course of the officer's official duties that constitutes: (i) force that is clearly excessive in type or duration, clearly beyond what is objectively reasonable under the circumstances, or clearly not subject to legal justification under Title 76, Chapter 2, Part 4, Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility; (ii) a search or seizure without a warrant where it is clear, under the circumstances, that the search or seizure would not fit within an exception to the warrant requirement; or (iii) conduct that an objectively reasonable person would consider biased or discriminatory conduct against one or more individuals based on race, color, sex, pregnancy, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. (e) (i) "Retaliatory action" means any adverse action, formal or informal, taken by a law enforcement agency or any of the law enforcement agency's employees, or by any individual with authority to oversee or direct a law enforcement agency, solely as a result of a law enforcement officer's or law enforcement agency employee's good faith actions in conformance with this section. (ii) "Retaliatory action" does not mean education, training, or administrative discussion requested or required by a law enforcement agency or any of the law enforcement agency's employees, or by any individual with authority to oversee or direct a law enforcement agency, following or in connection with a law enforcement officer's or law enforcement agency employee's good faith actions taken in conformance with this section. (2) (a) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, an officer who is present and knowingly observes another officer engage in police misconduct as described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) or (ii) shall, if in a position to do so safely and without unreasonable risk to the safety of the officer or another individual, intervene to prevent the misconduct from continuing to occur. (b) An officer who in good faith intervenes to prevent police misconduct from continuing to occur under Subsection (2)(a) is not liable in any civil or criminal action that might otherwise result due solely to the intervening officer's actions. (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b), an officer is not immune from otherwise lawful disciplinary action undertaken by the officer's employing agency in connection with the incident so long as the disciplinary action is not undertaken due solely to the officer's good faith decision to intervene. (3) (a) (i) When a law enforcement agency employee is present and knowingly observes an officer engage in police misconduct as described in Subsection (1), the observing employee shall promptly report the misconduct and, if the observing employee is an officer, the observing officer's intervention, if any, to the employee's direct supervisor, the chief executive of the employee's employing law enforcement agency, or the chief executive's designee for internal affairs. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a)(i), if the police misconduct to be reported by the observing employee directly involves the chief executive of the employee's employing law enforcement agency, or the chief executive's designee for internal affairs, the observing employee may report the misconduct to: (A) the city attorney's office, if the observing employee works for a municipal law enforcement agency; (B) the county attorney's office, if the observing employee works for a county law enforcement agency; or (C) the attorney general, if the observing employee works for a state law enforcement agency. (b) If the police misconduct reported under Subsection (3)(a) involves an officer from a law enforcement agency other than the reporting employee's employing agency, the chief executive of the reporting employee's employing agency shall promptly notify and communicate the report to the chief executive of the law enforcement agency whose officer's conduct is the subject of the report. (c) A law enforcement agency employee who in good faith reports police misconduct under Subsection (3)(a) is not liable in any civil or criminal action that might otherwise result due solely to the reporting employee's actions. (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(c), a law enforcement agency employee is not immune from otherwise lawful disciplinary action undertaken by the employee's employing agency in connection with the incident so long as the disciplinary action is not undertaken due solely to the employee's good faith report of police misconduct. (e) A law enforcement agency employee's failure to comply with Subsection (3)(a) may be cause for discipline in accordance with the policies and procedures of the employee's employing agency. (4) (a) A law enforcement agency may not take retaliatory action against a law enforcement agency employee due solely to an employee's good faith action under Subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) to prevent or report police misconduct. (b) Any retaliatory action by a law enforcement employee against another employee because that employee acted under Subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) to prevent or report police misconduct shall be cause for discipline in accordance with the policies and procedures of the retaliating employee's employing agency. (c) An employee who complains that retaliatory action has occurred has the burden to prove that retaliatory action or conduct in violation of this section has occurred. (5) (a) Not later than July 1, 2022, each law enforcement agency in the state shall adopt written policies that conform with the minimum standards set forth in this section. (b) The threshold standards in this section do not preclude a law enforcement agency from adopting policies or establishing standards higher than the standards contained in this section.
Utah Code § 53-3-1005 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-1005
§ 53-3-1005. License expiration and renewal -- Fee required -- Disposition of revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) All ignition interlock system provider licenses and installer licenses: (i) expire one year from the date of issuance; and (ii) may be renewed upon application to the commissioner as prescribed by rule. (b) Each application for an original or renewal provider license or installer license shall be accompanied by a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504. (c) A license fee may not be refunded if the license is rejected, suspended, or revoked. (2) The license fees collected under this part shall be placed in the Department of Public Safety Restricted Account.
Utah Code § 53-2a-1010 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-2a / § 53-2a-1010
§ 53-2a-1010. Existing agencies to be used in implementation.
Status: in_force

The governor shall use, to the extent practicable, existing state boards, commissions, or agencies or officers or employees for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part.
Utah Code § 53-7-403 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-7 / § 53-7-403
§ 53-7-403. Test method and performance standard.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (8), no cigarettes may be sold or offered for sale in this state or offered for sale or sold to persons located in this state unless: (a) the cigarettes have been tested in accordance with the test method required by this section; (b) the cigarettes meet the performance standard specified in this section; (c) a written certification has been filed by the manufacturer with the state fire marshal in accordance with Section 53-7-404; and (d) the cigarettes have been marked in accordance with Section 53-7-405. (2) (a) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Testing and Materials ("ASTM") standard E2187-04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes." (b) Testing shall be conducted on 10 layers of filter paper. (c) No more than 25% of the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section shall exhibit full-length burns. Forty replicate tests shall comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette tested. (d) The performance standard required by this section shall only be applied to a complete test trial. (e) Written certifications shall be based upon testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization ("ISO"), or other comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal. (f) Laboratories conducting testing in accordance with this section shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value shall be no greater than 0.19. (g) This section does not require additional testing if cigarettes are tested consistent with this part for any other purpose. (h) Testing performed or sponsored by the state fire marshal to determine a cigarette's compliance with the performance standard required shall be conducted in accordance with this section. (3) Each cigarette listed in a certification submitted pursuant to Section 53-7-404 that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard set forth in this section shall have at least two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one complete band shall be located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are positioned by design, there shall be at least two bands fully located at least 15 millimeters from the lighting end and 10 millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column, or 10 millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column for nonfiltered cigarettes. (4) A manufacturer of a cigarette that the state fire marshal determines cannot be tested in accordance with the test method prescribed in Subsection (2)(a) shall propose a test method and performance standard for the cigarette to the state fire marshal. Upon approval of the proposed test method and a determination by the state fire marshal that the performance standard proposed by the manufacturer is equivalent to the performance standard prescribed in Subsection (2)(c), the manufacturer may employ such test method and performance standard to certify such cigarette pursuant to Section 53-7-404. If the state fire marshal determines that another state has enacted reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards that include a test method and performance standard that are the same as those contained in this part, and the state fire marshal finds that the officials responsible for implementing those requirements have approved the proposed alternative test method and performance standard for a particular cigarette proposed by a manufacturer as meeting the fire safety standards of that state's law or regulation under a legal provision comparable to this section, then the state fire marshal shall authorize that manufacturer to employ the alternative test method and performance standard to certify that cigarette for sale in this state, unless the state fire marshal demonstrates a reasonable basis why the alternative test should not be accepted under this part. All other applicable requirements of this section shall apply to the manufacturer. (5) Each manufacturer shall maintain copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes offered for sale for a period of three years, and shall make copies of these reports available to the state fire marshal and the attorney general upon written request. Any manufacturer who fails to make copies of these reports available within 60 days of receiving a written request shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each day after the sixtieth day that the manufacturer does not make the copies available. (6) The state fire marshal may adopt a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes upon a finding that the subsequent method does not result in a change in the percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when compared to the percentage of full-length burns the same cigarette would exhibit when tested in accordance with ASTM Standard E2187-04 and the performance standard in Subsection (2)(c). (7) The state fire marshal shall review the effectiveness of this section and report every three years to the Legislature the state fire marshal's findings and, if appropriate, recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of this section. The report and legislative recommendations shall be submitted no later than November 1, 2011 and every November 1 of each three-year period thereafter. (8) The requirements of Subsection (1) shall not prohibit wholesale or retail dealers from selling their existing inventory of cigarettes on or after July 1, 2008 if the wholesale or retail dealer can establish that state tax stamps were affixed to the cigarettes prior to July 1, 2008, and if the wholesale or retail dealer can establish that the inventory was purchased prior to July 1, 2008 in comparable quantity to the inventory purchased during the same period of the prior year. (9) This part shall be implemented in accordance with the implementation and substance of the New York Fire Safety Standards for Cigarettes.
Utah Code § 53-13-106.1 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-13 / § 53-13-106.1
§ 53-13-106.1. State and local law enforcement officers and federal employees -- Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this section and in Sections 53-13-106.2 through 53-13-106.10: (1) "Exercise law enforcement authority" and "exercise of law enforcement authority" means: (a) to take any action on private land, state-owned land, or federally managed land, to investigate, stop, serve process, search, arrest, cite, book, or incarcerate a person for a federal, state, or local criminal violation when the action is based on: (i) a federal statute, regulation, or rule; (ii) a state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or rule; or (iii) a state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or rule that is being enforced by a federal agency pursuant to the Assimilative Crimes Act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 13; or (b) to gain access to or use the correctional or communication facilities and equipment of any state or local law enforcement agency. (2) "Federal agency" means a federal agency that manages federally managed land or regulates activities on that land, including: (a) the United States Bureau of Land Management; (b) the United States Forest Service; (c) the National Park Service; (d) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (e) the United States Bureau of Reclamation; (f) the United States Environmental Protection Agency; (g) the United States Army Corps of Engineers; and (h) the Department of Veterans Affairs. (3) "Federal employee" means an employee or other agent of a federal agency, but does not include: (a) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (b) a special agent of the United States Secret Service; (c) a special agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security, unless the employee is a customs inspector or detention removal officer; (d) a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; (e) a special agent of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration; (f) a United States marshal, deputy marshal, or special deputy United States marshal; (g) a United States postal inspector of the United States Postal Inspection Service; or (h) a police officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (4) "Federally managed land" means land managed by the following federal agencies: (a) the United States Bureau of Land Management; (b) the United States Forest Service; (c) the National Park Service; (d) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (e) the United States Bureau of Reclamation; and (f) the Department of Veterans Affairs. (5) "Proprietary jurisdiction federally managed land" means all federally managed land as defined in this section except: (a) buildings, installations, and other structures under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress of the United States pursuant to the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 17; and (b) parcels that constitute federal enclaves subject to the concurrent jurisdiction of the United States and the state of Utah.
Utah Code § 53-3-810 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-3 / § 53-3-810
§ 53-3-810. Prohibited uses of identification card -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) It is a class C misdemeanor to: (a) lend or knowingly permit the use of an identification card issued to the individual, by an individual not entitled to the identification card; (b) display or to represent as the individual's own identification card an identification card not issued to the individual; (c) refuse to surrender to the division or a peace officer upon demand any identification card issued by the division; (d) use a false name or give a false address in any application for an identification card or any renewal or duplicate of the identification card, or to knowingly make a false statement, or to knowingly conceal a material fact in the application; (e) display a revoked identification card as a valid identification card; (f) knowingly acquire, use, display, or transfer an item that purports to be an authentic identification card issued by a governmental entity if the item is not an authentic identification card issued by that governmental entity; or (g) alter any information contained on an authentic identification card so that it no longer represents the information originally displayed. (2) It is a class A misdemeanor to knowingly: (a) issue an identification card with false or fraudulent information; (b) issue an identification card to an individual who is younger than 21 years old if the identification card is not distinguished as required for an individual who is younger than 21 years old under Section 53-3-806; or (c) acquire, use, display, or transfer a false or altered identification card to procure a tobacco product, an electronic cigarette product, or a nicotine product as those terms are defined in Section 76-9-1101. (3) An individual may not knowingly use, display, or transfer a false or altered identification card to procure alcoholic beverages, gain admittance to a place where alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed, or obtain employment that may not be obtained by a minor in violation of Section 32B-1-403. (4) It is a third degree felony if an individual's acquisition, use, display, or transfer of a false or altered identification card: (a) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to fraudulently obtain goods or services; or (b) aids or furthers the individual's efforts to commit a violent felony.
Utah Code § 53-5a-101.5 — Utah Code / Title 53 / Chapter 53-5a / § 53-5a-101.5
§ 53-5a-101.5. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Ammunition" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5d-102. (2) (a) "Antique firearm" means: (i) a firearm, including a firearm with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system, manufactured in or before 1898; (ii) a firearm that is a replica of a firearm described in this Subsection (2)(a), if the replica: (A) is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition; or (B) uses rimfire or centerfire fixed ammunition which is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in ordinary channels of commercial trade; or (iii) a firearm that: (A) is a muzzle loading rifle, shotgun, or pistol; and (B) is designed to use black powder, or a black powder substitute, and cannot use fixed ammunition. (b) "Antique firearm" does not include: (i) a weapon that incorporates a firearm frame or receiver; (ii) a firearm that is converted into a muzzle loading weapon; or (iii) a muzzle loading weapon that can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the: (A) barrel; (B) bolt; (C) breechblock; or (D) any combination of Subsection (2)(b)(iii)(A), (B), or (C). (3) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201 within the department. (4) (a) "Concealed firearm" means a firearm that is: (i) covered, hidden, or secreted in a manner that the public would not be aware of the firearm's presence; and (ii) readily accessible for immediate use. (b) "Concealed firearm" does not include a firearm that is unloaded and securely encased. (5) "Court commissioner" means an individual appointed under Section 78A-5-107. (6) "Dangerous weapon" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-101. (7) "Directive" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301. (8) "Firearm" means a pistol, revolver, shotgun, short barreled shotgun, rifle or short barreled rifle, or a device that could be used as a dangerous weapon from which is expelled a projectile by action of an explosive. (9) "Firearm accessory" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-401. (10) "Handgun" means a pistol, revolver, or other firearm of any description, from which a shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged, the length of which, not including any revolving, detachable, or magazine breech, does not exceed 12 inches. (11) "Judge" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-311. (12) "Law enforcement official" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-311. (13) "Local or state governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-2301. (14) "Readily accessible for immediate use" means that a firearm or other dangerous weapon is carried on the person or within such close proximity and in such a manner that the weapon can be retrieved and used as readily as if carried on the person. (15) "Securely encased firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-11-201. (16) "Short barreled rifle" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-601. (17) "Short barreled shotgun" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-601. (18) "Shotgun" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-601. (19) "Slug" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-5a-601.