Utah Code § 78A-2-109.5 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-2 / § 78A-2-109.5
§ 78A-2-109.5. Court data collection and reporting.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102. (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following information to the department for each criminal case filed with the court: (a) case number; (b) the defendant's: (i) full name; (ii) offense tracking number; and (iii) date of birth; (c) charges filed; (d) if applicable, all enhancements to the charges against the defendant; (e) initial appearance date; (f) bail amount set by the court, if any; (g) whether the defendant was represented by a public defender, private counsel, or pro se; (h) whether the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense; (i) final disposition of the charges; and (j) if the defendant is convicted, the defendant's total score for any pretrial risk assessment used by a magistrate or judge in making a determination about pretrial release as described in Section 77-20-205. (3) (a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in Subsection (2) to the department on the 15th day of July and January of each year for the previous six-month period ending the last day of June and December of each year in the form and manner selected by the department. (b) If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in Subsection (2) to the department on the next working day. (4) Before July 1 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following data on cases involving individuals charged with class A misdemeanors and felonies, broken down by judicial district, to the department for each preceding calendar year: (a) the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court calendar; (b) the median and range of the number of times that a preliminary hearing is continued in cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court calendar; (c) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which only written statements from witnesses are submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; (d) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which written statements and witness testimony are submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; (e) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which only witness testimony is submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; and (f) the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is held and the defendant is bound over for trial. (5) The department shall include the data collected under Subsection (4) in the department's annual report described in Section 75E-2-204. (6) No later than November 1, 2027, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee with a written report on, for each fiscal year that begins on and after July 1, 2024: (a) the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, for which an enhancement was sought under Section 76-3-203.17; (b) the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, that were enhanced under Section 76-3-203.17; and (c) the total amount of fines that were imposed under Section 76-3-203.17.7/1/2026 (1) As used in this section, "department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102. (2) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following information to the department for each criminal case filed with the court: (a) case number; (b) the defendant's: (i) full name; (ii) offense tracking number; and (iii) date of birth; (c) charges filed; (d) if applicable, all enhancements to the charges against the defendant; (e) initial appearance date; (f) bail amount set by the court, if any; (g) whether the defendant was represented by a public defender, private counsel, or pro se; (h) whether the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense; (i) final disposition of the charges; and (j) if the defendant is convicted, the defendant's total score for any pretrial risk assessment used by a magistrate or judge in making a determination about pretrial release as described in Section 77-20-205. (3) (a) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in Subsection (2) to the department on the 15th day of July and January of each year for the previous six-month period ending the last day of June and December of each year in the form and manner selected by the department. (b) If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in Subsection (2) to the department on the next working day. (4) Before July 1 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following data on cases involving individuals charged with class A misdemeanors and felonies, broken down by judicial district, to the department for each preceding calendar year: (a) the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court calendar; (b) the median and range of the number of times that a preliminary hearing is continued in cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court calendar; (c) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which only written statements from witnesses are submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; (d) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which written statements and witness testimony are submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; (e) the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which only witness testimony is submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; and (f) the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is held and the defendant is bound over for trial. (5) The department shall include the data collected under Subsection (4) in the department's annual report described in Section 75E-2-204. (6) No later than November 1, 2027, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee with a written report on, for each fiscal year that begins on and after July 1, 2024: (a) the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, for which an enhancement was sought under Section 76-3-203.17; (b) the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, that were enhanced under Section 76-3-203.17; and (c) the total amount of fines that were imposed under Section 76-3-203.17.