2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 10.6 - Transition and reentry of an inmate at termination of incarceration.

Effective 5/3/2023
64-13-10.6.
Transition and reentry of an inmate at termination of incarceration.
(1) The department shall evaluate the case action plan and update the case action plan as necessary to prepare for the offender's transition from incarceration to release, including:
(a) establishing the supervision level and program needs, based on the offender's criminal risk factors;
(b) identifying barriers to the offender's ability to obtain housing, food, clothing, and transportation;
(c) identifying community-based treatment resources that are reasonably accessible to the offender;
(d) establishing the initial supervision procedures and strategy for the offender's parole officer ; and
(e) ensuring that the offender has access to the web portal described in Section 35A-2-204 a minimum of 30 days before the offender's anticipated release date.
(2) The department shall notify the Board of Pardons and Parole not fewer than 30 days prior to an offender's release of:
(a) the offender's case action plan; and
(b) any specific conditions of parole necessary to better facilitate transition to the community.
(3)
(a) At least six months before the projected date of an inmate's release from incarceration, if practicable, the department shall follow the procedures described in Section 64-13-10.4.
(b) If the department is notified of the inmate's release and the remaining term of incarceration is for less than six months, the department shall follow the procedures described in Section 64-13-10.4 as soon as practicable after the department receives notification of the inmate's release date.
(4) If the inmate's term of incarceration is for longer than six months, the department shall follow procedures described in Section 64-13-10.4:
(a) approximately six months before the date of the inmate's anticipated release, if the inmate's term of incarceration is for longer than six months; or
(b) as soon as possible, upon notification of the inmate's release, if the release is in shorter than six months.
(5)
(a) If an inmate accepts assistance in obtaining a current state-issued identification card or driver license, as described in Subsection 64-13-10.4(4), the department shall coordinate with the Driver License Division to:
(i)
(A) obtain a duplicate of the inmate's state-issued driver license, as described in Section 53-3-215; or
(B) renew the inmate's state-issued driver license, if the inmate meets the criteria listed in Section 53-3-214; or
(ii)
(A) extend the inmate's state-issued regular identification card, as described in Section 53-3-807; or
(B) issue the inmate a temporary regular identification card as described in Subsection 53-3-805(10), unless the inmate will live outside this state immediately upon release.
(b)
(i) Subject to Subsection (5)(b)(ii), the department shall ensure that within the last seven days of the inmate's incarceration, the inmate meets with the Driver License Division to be issued a duplicate driver license, a renewed driver license, an extended regular identification card, or a temporary regular identification card, as described in Subsection (5)(a).
(ii) If an inmate is released from a facility other than a state correctional facility, the department shall coordinate with that correctional facility and the Driver License Division in assisting the inmate in meeting with the Driver License Division.
(c) Before the inmate meets with the Driver License Division, as described in Subsection (5)(b)(i), the department shall ensure that the inmate is provided all required documentation and information the department possesses for the inmate to obtain a document listed in Subsection (5)(a), including:
(i) all personal identification documentation; and
(ii) a voucher for payment toward any one of the documents listed in Subsection (5)(a), up to the cost of a temporary regular identification card described in Subsection 53-3-805(10).
(6) Subsections (4) and (5) do not apply to an inmate that is not:
(a) a citizen of the United States; or
(b) a lawful resident of the United States and has legal authorization to work in the United States.
Amended by Chapter 58, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 414, 2023 General Session