Utah Code § 17E-2-201 — Utah Code / Title 17E / Chapter 17E-2 / § 17E-2-201
§ 17E-2-201. Criminal justice coordinating councils -- Creation -- Strategic plan -- Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, a county shall: (i) create a criminal justice coordinating council; or (ii) jointly with another county or counties, create a criminal justice coordinating council. (b) The purpose of a council is to coordinate and improve components of the criminal justice system in the county or counties. (2) (a) A council shall include: (i) one county commissioner or county council member; (ii) the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee; (iii) one chief of police of a municipality within the county or the chief's designee; (iv) the county attorney or the attorney's designee; (v) one public defender or attorney who provides public defense within the county; (vi) one district court judge; (vii) one justice court judge; (viii) one representative from the Division of Adult Probation and Parole created in Section 64-14-202; (ix) one representative from the local mental health authority within the county; and (x) one individual who is: (A) a crime victim; or (B) a victim advocate, as defined in Section 77-38-403. (b) A council may include: (i) an individual representing: (A) local government; (B) human services programs; (C) higher education; (D) peer support services; (E) workforce services; (F) local housing services; (G) mental health or substance use disorder providers; (H) a health care organization within the county; (I) a local homeless council; (J) family counseling and support groups; or (K) organizations that work with families of incarcerated individuals; or (ii) an individual with lived experiences in the criminal justice system. (3) (a) A member who is an elected county official shall serve as chair of the council. (b) The council shall elect the member to serve as chair under Subsection (3)(a). (4) (a) A council shall develop and implement a strategic plan for the county's or counties' criminal justice system that includes: (i) mapping of all systems, resources, assets, and services within the county's or counties' criminal justice system; (ii) a plan for data sharing across the county's or counties' criminal justice system; (iii) recidivism reduction objectives; and (iv) community reintegration goals, including identifying strategies for connecting county residents who are on probation, parole, or leaving jail or prison, including those under the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, with county-based housing, employment, mental health services, substance use treatment, and related resources. (b) The department may assist a council in the development of a strategic plan. (5) As part of the council's duties described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the council shall prepare a list of private probation providers for a court to provide to defendants as described in Section 77-18-105. (6) Before November 30 of each year, a council shall provide a written report to the department regarding: (a) the implementation of a strategic plan described in Subsection (4); and (b) any data on the impact of the council on the criminal justice system in the county or counties.7/1/2026 (1) (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, a county shall: (i) create a criminal justice coordinating council; or (ii) jointly with another county or counties, create a criminal justice coordinating council. (b) The purpose of a council is to coordinate and improve components of the criminal justice system in the county or counties. (2) (a) A council shall include: (i) one county commissioner or county council member; (ii) the county sheriff or the sheriff's designee; (iii) one chief of police of a municipality within the county or the chief's designee; (iv) the county attorney or the attorney's designee; (v) one public defender or attorney who provides public defense within the county; (vi) one district court judge; (vii) one justice court judge; (viii) one representative from the Division of Adult Probation and Parole created in Section 64-14-202; (ix) one representative from the local mental health authority within the county; and (x) one individual who is: (A) a crime victim; or (B) a victim advocate, as defined in Section 77-38-403. (b) A council may include: (i) an individual representing: (A) local government; (B) human services programs; (C) higher education; (D) peer support services; (E) workforce services; (F) local housing services; (G) mental health or substance use disorder providers; (H) a health care organization within the county; (I) a local homeless council; (J) family counseling and support groups; or (K) organizations that work with families of incarcerated individuals; or (ii) an individual with lived experiences in the criminal justice system. (3) (a) A member who is an elected county official shall serve as chair of the council. (b) The council shall elect the member to serve as chair under Subsection (3)(a). (4) (a) A council shall develop and implement a strategic plan for the county's or counties' criminal justice system that includes: (i) mapping of all systems, resources, assets, and services within the county's or counties' criminal justice system; (ii) a plan for data sharing across the county's or counties' criminal justice system; (iii) recidivism reduction objectives; and (iv) community reintegration goals, including identifying strategies for connecting county residents who are on probation, parole, or leaving jail or prison, including those under the custody of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, with county-based housing, employment, mental health services, substance use treatment, and related resources. (b) The department may assist a council in the development of a strategic plan. (5) As part of the council's duties described in Subsection (4)(a)(i), the council shall prepare a list of private probation providers for a court to provide to defendants as described in Section 77-18-105. (6) Before November 30 of each year, a council shall provide a written report to the department regarding: (a) the implementation of a strategic plan described in Subsection (4); and (b) any data on the impact of the council on the criminal justice system in the county or counties.