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2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 514 - Notification of claimant -- Suspension of proceedings.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-514.
Notification of claimant -- Suspension of proceedings.
(1)
(a) The office shall immediately notify the claimant in writing of a reparations award and shall forward to the Division of Finance a certified copy of the reparations award and a warrant request for the amount of the reparations award.
(b) The Division of Finance shall pay the claimant the amount submitted to the division, out of the fund.
(c) If money in the fund is temporarily depleted, the office shall place claimants approved to receive a reparations award on a waiting list and provide the reparations awards as funds are available in the order in which the reparations awards are approved.
(2) The reparations officer may suspend the proceedings pending disposition of a criminal prosecution that is commenced or is imminent.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 515 - Rules for contested reparations claims -- Exemption from Administrative Procedures Act.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-515.
Rules for contested reparations claims -- Exemption from Administrative Procedures Act.
(1) Rules for procedures for contested determinations by a reparations officer shall be adopted in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(2) The office is exempt from Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 516 - Waiver of privilege.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-516.
Waiver of privilege.
(1)
(a) A victim who is a claimant waives any privilege as to communications or records relevant to an issue of the physical, mental, or emotional conditions of the victim except for the attorney-client privilege.
(b) The waiver described in Subsection (1)(a) applies only to reparations officers, the director, the board, and legal counsel.
(2) A claimant may be required to supply any additional medical or psychological reports available relating to the injury or death for which compensation is claimed.
(3)
(a) The reparations officer hearing a reparations claim or an appeal from a reparations claim shall make available to the claimant a copy of the report.
(b) If the victim is deceased, the director or the director's appointee, on request, shall furnish the claimant a copy of the report unless dissemination of that copy is prohibited by law.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 517 - Additional testing.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-517.
Additional testing.
(1) If the mental, physical, or emotional condition of a victim is material to a reparations claim, the reparations officer, director, or chair of the board who hears the reparations claim or the appeal may order the claimant to submit to a mental or physical examination by a physician or psychologist and may recommend to the court to order an autopsy of a deceased victim.
(2) The court may order an additional examination for good cause shown and shall provide notice to the individual to be examined and the individual's representative.
(3) All reports from additional examinations shall set out findings, including results of all tests made, diagnoses, prognoses, other conclusions, and reports of earlier examinations of the same conditions.
(4) A copy of the report shall be made available to the victim or the representative of the victim unless dissemination of that copy is prohibited by law.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 518 - Failure to comply.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-518.
Failure to comply.
If an individual refuses to comply with an order under this part or asserts a privilege, except privileges arising from the attorney-client relationship, to withhold or suppress evidence relevant to a reparations claim, the director or reparations officer may make any appropriate determination including denial of the reparations claim.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 519 - Assignment of recovery -- Reimbursement.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-519.
Assignment of recovery -- Reimbursement.
(1)
(a) By accepting a reparations award, the victim:
(i) automatically assigns to the office any claim the victim may have relating to criminally injurious conduct in the reparations claim; and
(ii) is required to reimburse the office if the victim recovers any money relating to the criminally injurious conduct.
(b) The office's right of assignment and reimbursement under Subsection (1)(a) is limited to the lesser of:
(i) the amount paid by the office; or
(ii) the amount recovered by the victim from the third party.
(c) The office may be reimbursed under Subsection (1)(a) regardless of whether the office exercises the office's right of assignment under Subsection (1)(a).
(2) The board, with the concurrence of the director, may reduce the office's right of reimbursement if the board determines that:
(a) the reduction will benefit the fund; or
(b) the victim has ongoing expenses related to the offense upon which the reparations claim is based and the benefit to the victim of reducing the office's right of reimbursement exceeds the benefit to the office of receiving full reimbursement.
(3) The office reserves the right to make a claim for reimbursement on behalf of the victim and the victim may not impair the office's claim or the office's right of reimbursement.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 521 - Reparations award -- Payment methods -- Claims against the award.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-521.
Reparations award -- Payment methods -- Claims against the award.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a reparations officer may provide for the payment of a reparations award in a lump sum or in installments.
(b)
(i) The reparations officer shall pay the part of a reparations award equal to the amount of economic loss accrued to the date of the reparations award in a lump sum.
(ii) A reparations officer may not pay allowable expense that would accrue after an initial reparations award is made in a lump sum.
(iii) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a reparations officer shall award the part of a reparations award that may not be paid in a lump sum under this Subsection (1)(b) in installments.
(2) At the request of the claimant, the reparations officer may convert future economic loss installment payments, other than allowable expense, to a lump sum payment, discounted to present value, but only upon a finding by the reparations officer that the reparations award in a lump sum will promote the interests of the claimant.
(3)
(a) A reparations award for future economic loss payable in installments may be made only for a period for which the reparations officer can reasonably determine future economic loss.
(b) The reparations officer may reconsider and modify a reparations award for future economic loss payable in installments, upon the reparations officer's finding that a material and substantial change of circumstances has occurred.
(4) A reparations award is not subject to execution, attachment, or garnishment, except that a reparations award for allowable expense is not exempt from a claim of a creditor to the extent that the creditor provided products, services, or accommodations, the costs of which are included in the reparations award.
(5) An assignment or agreement to assign a reparations award for loss accruing in the future is unenforceable, except:
(a) an assignment of a reparations award of reparations for work loss to secure payment of alimony, maintenance, or child support;
(b) an assignment of a reparations award for allowable expense to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of products, services, or accommodations necessitated by the injury or death on which the reparations claim is based and are provided or to be provided by the assignee; or
(c) an assignment to repay a loan obtained to pay for the obligations or expenses described in Subsection (5)(a) or (b).
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 521.5 - Payments to medical service providers.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-521.5.
Payments to medical service providers.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a medical service provider who accepts payment from the office shall agree to accept payments as payment in full on behalf of the victim or claimant and may not attempt to collect further payment from the victim or the claimant for services for which the office has made payment.
(b) In the event the office is unable to make full payment in accordance with the office's rules, the medical service provider may collect from the victim or claimant, but not more than the amount the provider would have received from the office.
(2)
(a) When a medical service provider receives notice that a reparations claim has been filed, the medical service provider may not, before the office determines whether to issue a reparations award, engage in debt collection for the claim, including:
(i) repeatedly calling or writing to a victim and threatening to refer unpaid health care costs to a debt collection agency, attorney, or other person for collection; or
(ii) filing for or pursuing a legal remedy for payment of unpaid health care costs.
(b) The statute of limitations for collecting a debt is tolled during the time in which a request for a reparations award is being reviewed by the office.
(3) The office may:
(a) use the fee schedule utilized by the Utah Public Employees Health Plan or any other fee schedule adopted by the board; and
(b) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to implement the fee schedule adopted in accordance with this section.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 522 - Emergency reparations award.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-522.
Emergency reparations award.
(1) If the reparations officer determines that the claimant will suffer financial hardship unless an emergency reparations award is made, and it appears likely that a final reparations award will be made, an amount may be paid to the claimant, to be deducted from the final reparations award or repaid by and recoverable from the claimant to the extent that it exceeds the final reparations award.
(2) The board may limit emergency reparations awards under Subsection (1) to any amount the board considers necessary.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 523 - Review of reparations award decision.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-523.
Review of reparations award decision.
(1) The reparations officer shall review at least annually every reparations award being paid in installments.
(2) An order on review of a reparations award does not require refund of amounts previously paid unless the reparations award was obtained by fraud or a material mistake of fact.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 524 - Attorney fees.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-524.
Attorney fees.
(1) The claims procedures shall be sufficiently simple that the assistance of an attorney is unnecessary, and no attorney fees may be paid for the assistance of an attorney or any other representative in filing the reparations claim or providing information to the reparations officer.
(2) Attorney fees may be granted in the following circumstances and shall be paid out of the reparations award not to exceed 15% of the amount of the reparations award:
(a) when a reparations award is denied and, after a hearing, the decision to deny is overturned; or
(b) when minor dependents of a deceased victim require assistance in establishing a trust or determining a guardian.
(3)
(a) An attorney or any other person providing assistance in a reparations claim, who contracts for or receives sums not allowed under this part, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) This Subsection (3) does not apply to attorneys who assist the victim in filing a civil action against the perpetrator.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 525 - Purpose -- Not entitlement program.

Effective 5/12/2020
63M-7-525.
Purpose -- Not entitlement program.
(1)
(a) The purpose of the office is to assist victims of criminally injurious conduct who may be eligible for assistance from the fund.
(b) Reparation to a victim under this part is limited to the money available in the fund.
(2)
(a) The assistance program described in Subsection (1) is not an entitlement program.
(b) A reparations award may be limited or denied as determined appropriate by the board.
(c) Failure to grant a reparations award does not create a cause of action against the office, the state, or any of its subdivisions and there is no right to judicial review over the decision whether or not to grant a reparations award.
(3) A cause of action based on a failure to give or receive the notice required by this part does not accrue to any person against the state, any of its agencies or local subdivisions, any of their law enforcement officers or other agents or employees, or any health care or medical provider or its agents or employees nor does it affect or alter any requirement for filing or payment of a reparations claim.
Amended by Chapter 149, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 5 - Utah Office for Victims of Crime › Section 526 - Crime Victims Reparations Fund.

Effective 7/1/2020
63M-7-526.
Crime Victims Reparations Fund.
(1)
(a) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the "Crime Victim Reparations Fund" to be administered and distributed as provided in this section by the office in cooperation with the Division of Finance.
(b) The fund shall consist of:
(i) appropriations by the Legislature; and
(ii) funds collected under Subsections (2) and (3).
(c) Money deposited in this fund is for victim reparations, other victim services, and, as appropriated, for administrative costs of the office.
(2)
(a) A percentage of the income earned by inmates working for correctional industries in a federally certified private sector/prison industries enhancement program shall be deposited in the fund.
(b) The percentage of income deducted from inmate pay under Subsection (2)(a) shall be determined by the executive director of the Department of Corrections in accordance with the requirements of the private sector/prison industries enhancement program.
(3)
(a) Judges are encouraged to, and may in their discretion, impose additional reparations to be paid into the fund by convicted criminals.
(b) The additional discretionary reparations may not exceed the statutory maximum fine permitted by Title 76, Utah Criminal Code, for that offense.
Enacted by Chapter 230, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 6 - Utah Council on Victims of Crime › Section 601 - Creation -- Members -- Chair.

Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-601.
Creation -- Members -- Chair.
(1) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Council on Victims of Crime.
(2) The council is composed of 28 voting members as follows:
(a) a representative of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice appointed by the executive director;
(b) a representative of the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive director;
(c) a representative of the Board of Pardons and Parole appointed by the chair;
(d) a representative of the Department of Public Safety appointed by the commissioner;
(e) a representative of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services appointed by the director;
(f) a representative of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime appointed by the director;
(g) a representative of the Office of the Attorney General appointed by the attorney general;
(h) a representative of the United States Attorney for the district of Utah appointed by the United States Attorney;
(i) a representative of Utah's Native American community appointed by the director of the Division of Indian Affairs after input from federally recognized tribes in Utah;
(j) a professional or volunteer working in the area of violence against women and families appointed by the governor;
(k) a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services Violence and Injury Prevention Program appointed by the program's manager;
(l) the chair of each judicial district's victims' rights committee;
(m) a representative of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys appointed by that association;
(n) a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association appointed by the president of that association;
(o) a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association appointed by the president of that association;
(p) a representative of a Children's Justice Center appointed by the attorney general;
(q) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or that individual's designee;
(r) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee; and
(s) the following members appointed by the members in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(r) to serve four-year terms:
(i) an individual who engages in community based advocacy;
(ii) a citizen representative; and
(iii) a citizen representative who has been a victim of crime.
(3) The council shall annually elect:
(a) one member to serve as chair;
(b) one member to serve as vice-chair; and
(c) one member to serve as treasurer.
Amended by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 6 - Utah Council on Victims of Crime › Section 602 - Reappointment -- Vacancies.

Effective 5/5/2021
63M-7-602.
Reappointment -- Vacancies.
(1) A member appointed to serve a four-year term is eligible for reappointment.
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Amended by Chapter 172, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 6 - Utah Council on Victims of Crime › Section 603 - Duties of the council.

Effective 5/5/2021
63M-7-603.
Duties of the council.
(1) The council shall:
(a) make recommendations to the Legislature, the governor, and the Judicial Council on the following:
(i) enforcing existing rights of victims of crime;
(ii) enhancing rights of victims of crime;
(iii) the role of victims of crime in the criminal justice system;
(iv) victim restitution;
(v) educating and training criminal justice professionals on the rights of victims of crime; and
(vi) enhancing services to victims of crimes;
(b) provide training on the rights of victims of crime; and
(c) establish a subcommittee to consider complaints not resolved by the Victims' Rights Committee established in Section 77-37-5.
(2) The council:
(a) shall advocate the adoption, repeal, or modification of laws or proposed legislation in the interest of victims of crime;
(b) subject to court rules and the governor's approval, may advocate in appellate courts on behalf of a victim of crime as described in Subsection 77-38-11(2)(a)(ii);
(c) may establish additional subcommittees to assist in accomplishing its duties; and
(d) shall select and appoint individuals in accordance with Section 77-37-5 to act as chairpersons of the judicial district victims' rights committees and provide assistance to the committees in their operations.
Amended by Chapter 172, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 6 - Utah Council on Victims of Crime › Section 604 - Member expenses.

63M-7-604.
Member expenses.
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(1) Section 63A-3-106;
(2) Section 63A-3-107; and
(3) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 6 - Utah Council on Victims of Crime › Section 605 - Staffing.

Effective 5/5/2021
63M-7-605.
Staffing.
(1) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff to the council and any subcommittees established by the council.
(2) Staff assigned to the council shall:
(a) provide administrative assistance to the council and any subcommittees; and
(b) receive complaints regarding victim's rights violations from victims and other interested persons and forward the complaints to the appropriate subcommittee within the council.
Amended by Chapter 172, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 7 - Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board › Section 701 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
63M-7-701.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Board" means the Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board created in Section 63M-7-702.
(2) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
Enacted by Chapter 145, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 7 - Domestic Violence Offender Treatment Board › Section 703 - Board duties.

Effective 5/4/2022
63M-7-703.
Board duties.
(1) The board shall advise and make recommendations to other councils, boards, and offices within the commission that address domestic violence.
(2) As part of the board's duties under Subsection (1), the board shall:
(a) research standardized procedures and methods for intimate partner and domestic violence offender evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring that prioritize physical and psychological safety of the victim;
(b) identify and establish best practice standards for intimate partner and domestic violence evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring that:
(i) are applicable to the state's needs;
(ii) are based on scientific research to address an individual's intimate partner and domestic violence risk factors; and
(iii) incorporate evidence-based trauma informed care to enhance the quality and continuity of intervention and treatment;
(c) disseminate the best practice standards described in Subsection (2)(b) to the entities described in Subsection (1) to be used in the evaluation, intervention, treatment, and monitoring of intimate partner and domestic violence offenders; and
(d) establish a training and certification program for public and private providers of intervention and treatment for intimate partner and domestic violence offenders that requires the public and private providers to:
(i) comply with the best practice standards described in Subsection (2)(b) to obtain and maintain certification; and
(ii) participate in annual education or training to maintain certification.
(3) The board shall:
(a) monitor the public and private providers who participate in the training and certification program described in Subsection (2)(d) to ensure compliance with the best practice standards and annual education or training described in Subsection (2)(d); and
(b) annually provide a list of the public and private providers who participated in the training and certification program described in Subsection (2)(d) and are in compliance with the requirements described in Subsection (2)(d) to the Administrative Office of the Courts as a resource for judges and commissioners in domestic violence cases.
Enacted by Chapter 145, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 8 - Sex Offense Management Board › Section 801 - Definitions.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-801.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Board" means the Sex Offense Management Board created in Section 63M-7-802.
(2) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(3) "Registry" means the registry established in Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.
Enacted by Chapter 155, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 8 - Sex Offense Management Board › Section 803 - Board duties.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-803.
Board duties.
The board shall:
(1) review research regarding treatment, risk assessment, and supervision practices for individuals on the registry or individuals ordered to complete sex offense treatment;
(2) advise and make recommendations to other councils, boards, and offices within the commission regarding evidence-based:
(a) sentencing and treatment practices for individuals on the registry or individuals ordered to complete sex offense treatment to reduce recidivism and promote public safety;
(b) policies to promote public safety and protect victims of sex offenses; and
(c) practices related to the registry that promote public safety, account for risk, and protect the rights of individuals on the registry or individuals ordered to complete sex offense treatment; and
(3) advise and make recommendations to the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding:
(a) evidence-based standards for supervision of individuals on the registry or individuals ordered to complete sex offense treatment;
(b) evidence-based standards for training, certification, and evaluation of community treatment providers, polygraph examiners, evaluators, and other professionals who provide treatment and related services to individuals on the registry or individuals ordered to complete sex offense treatment; and
(c) implementation of the treatment standards and other duties described in Section 64-13-25 related to sex offenses.
Enacted by Chapter 155, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 9 - Utah Victim Services Commission › Section 901 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-901.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Commission" means the Utah Victim Services Commission.
(2) "Criminal justice system victim advocate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38-403.
(3) "Member" means a member of the Utah Victim Services Commission.
(4) "State domestic violence coalition" means the same as that term is defined in 45 C.F.R. Sec. 1370.2.
(5) "State sexual assault coalition" means the same as that term is defined in 34 U.S.C. Sec. 12291.
(6) "Tribal coalition" means the same as that term is defined in 34 U.S.C. Sec. 12291.
(7) "Victim Services Restricted Account" means the account created in Section 63M-7-219.
Enacted by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 268, Chapter 155.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 9 - Utah Victim Services Commission › Section 903 - Chair and vice chair -- Procedure -- Subcommittees.

Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-903.
Chair and vice chair -- Procedure -- Subcommittees.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a chair from among the membership of the commission.
(b) A member who is a legislator may not be appointed as the chair of the commission.
(c) The chair of the commission shall serve a two-year term.
(2)
(a) The members of the commission shall elect a vice chair from among the membership of the commission.
(b) The vice chair of the commission shall serve a two-year term.
(c) A member who is a legislator may not be elected as the vice chair of the commission.
(3)
(a) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
(4) The commission shall meet quarterly or more frequently as determined necessary by the chair.
(5) The commission shall establish:
(a) a subcommittee focused on domestic violence that is co-chaired by:
(i) the executive director of the state domestic violence coalition for this state or the executive director's designee; and
(ii) the executive director of the tribal coalition for this state or the executive director's designee;
(b) a subcommittee focused on rape and sexual assault that is co-chaired by:
(i) the executive director of the state sexual assault coalition for this state or the executive director's designee; and
(ii) the executive director of the tribal coalition for this state or the executive director's designee;
(c) a subcommittee focused on child abuse that is chaired by the chair of the Children's Justice Center Standing Committee or the chair's designee;
(d) a subcommittee focused on multicultural communities with distinct victimization issues that is chaired by the director of Division of Multicultural Affairs or the director's designee; and
(e) any other subcommittee as needed to assist the commission in accomplishing the duties of the commission, including an executive subcommittee.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (5), the commission may:
(a) appoint to a subcommittee any member of the commission or any other individual with subject-matter expertise that is relevant to a subcommittee's focus and purpose;
(b) appoint the chair of any subcommittee; and
(c) establish the focus and purpose of a subcommittee.
Enacted by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 268, Chapter 155.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 7 - Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse › Part 9 - Utah Victim Services Commission › Section 905 - Staff -- Contract with third party.

Effective 5/3/2023
63M-7-905.
Staff -- Contract with third party.
(1) The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff to the commission and to any subcommittee of the commission.
(2) The commission may contract with a third party to assist the commission with reviewing and providing recommendations on:
(a) the best practices and policies for crime victim services;
(b) the structure and membership of the commission;
(c) the purpose and duties of the commission, including any overlapping duties that the commission has with another state office, board, or commission;
(d) the funding for crime victim services in this state, including the need for funding, the management of state funds for crime victim services, and the implementation of accountability and performance measures; and
(e) any other issue related to the duties of the commission that the third party may provide assistance.
Enacted by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Title.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
63M-11-101.
Title.
This chapter is known as "Utah Commission on Aging."
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Creation -- Purpose.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
63M-11-102.
Creation -- Purpose.
(1) In accordance with this chapter, there is created within the governor's office the Utah Commission on Aging.
(2) The commission's purpose is to:
(a) increase public and government understanding of the current and future needs of the state's aging population and how those needs may be most effectively and efficiently met;
(b) study, evaluate, and report on the projected impact that the state's increasing aging population will have on:
(i) government services;
(ii) health services;
(iii) social services;
(iv) the economy; and
(v) society in general;
(c) identify and recommend implementation of specific policies, procedures, and programs to respond to the needs and impact of the aging population relating to:
(i) government services;
(ii) health services;
(iii) social services;
(iv) the economy; and
(v) society in general;
(d) facilitate coordination of the functions of public and private entities concerned with the aging population; and
(e) accomplish the duties enumerated in Section 63M-11-203.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Definitions.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
63M-11-103.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Aging" and "aged" are as defined in Section 26B-6-101.
(2) "Center on Aging" means the Center on Aging within the University of Utah.
(3) "Commission" means the Utah Commission on Aging, created in Section 63M-11-102.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 202 - Executive director -- Qualifications -- Appointment -- Functions.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
63M-11-202.
Executive director -- Qualifications -- Appointment -- Functions.
(1)
(a) Subject to Subsections (1)(b) and (c), the executive director of the Center on Aging shall appoint an executive director of the commission.
(b) The executive director appointed under Subsection (1)(a) shall be a person knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to:
(i) management; and
(ii) the aging population.
(c) The appointment described in Subsection (1)(a) is not effective until ratified by the governor.
(2) The executive director of the commission, under the direction of the commission and the executive director of the Center on Aging, shall administer the duties of the commission.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 203 - Duties and powers of commission.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/3/2023
63M-11-203.
Duties and powers of commission.
(1) The commission shall:
(a) fulfill the commission's purposes described in Section 63M-11-102;
(b) facilitate the communication and coordination of public and private entities that provide services to the aging population, including entities responsible for services related to:
(i) housing;
(ii) transportation;
(iii) caregiver support;
(iv) preventive health services;
(v) individuals with physical or developmental disabilities;
(vi) dementia and Alzheimer's disease; and
(vii) facility licensing;
(c) study, evaluate, and report on the status and effectiveness of policies, procedures, and programs that provide services to the aging population;
(d) study and evaluate the policies, procedures, and programs implemented by other states that address the needs of the aging population;
(e) facilitate and conduct the research and study of issues related to aging, including emerging public health issues with a significant impact on the aging population;
(f) provide a forum for public comment on issues related to aging;
(g) provide public information on the aging population and the services available to the aging population;
(h) facilitate the provision of services to the aging population from the public and private sectors; and
(i) encourage state and local governments to analyze, plan, and prepare for the impacts of the aging population on services and operations.
(2) To accomplish the commission's duties, the commission may:
(a) request and receive from any state or local governmental agency or institution, summary information relating to the aging population, including:
(i) reports;
(ii) audits;
(iii) projections; and
(iv) statistics;
(b) apply for and accept grants or donations for uses consistent with the duties of the commission from public or private sources; and
(c) appoint special committees to advise and assist the commission.
(3) All funds received under Subsection (2)(b) shall be:
(a) accounted for and expended in compliance with the requirements of federal and state law; and
(b) continuously available to the commission to carry out the commission's duties.
(4)
(a) A member of a special committee described in Subsection (2)(c):
(i) shall be appointed by the commission;
(ii) may be:
(A) a member of the commission; or
(B) an individual from the private or public sector; and
(iii) notwithstanding Section 63M-11-206, shall not receive any reimbursement or pay for any work done in relation to the special committee.
(b) A special committee described in Subsection (2)(c) shall report to the commission on the progress of the special committee.
(5) This chapter does not diminish the planning authority conferred on state, regional, and local governments by existing law.
Amended by Chapter 314, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 204 - Annual report by the commission.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/3/2023
63M-11-204.
Annual report by the commission.
(1)
(a) The commission shall annually prepare and publish a report directed to the:
(i) governor; and
(ii) Health and Human Services Interim Committee.
(b) The report described in Subsection (1)(a) shall:
(i) describe how the commission fulfilled its statutory purposes and duties during the year; and
(ii) contain recommendations on how the state should act to address issues relating to the aging population.
(2)
(a) The commission shall:
(i) prepare and publish a 10-year master plan with recommendations for services affecting the aging population; and
(ii) no later than November 1 of 2023, submit the master plan and the commission's work plan described in Subsection (2)(b) in writing to:
(A) the governor; and
(B) the Health and Human Services Interim Committee.
(b) For the master plan, the commission shall:
(i) identify and prioritize the commission's goals, objectives, performance measures, and strategies, whether existing or needed, to address demographic factors contributing to the needs of the state's aging population;
(ii) adopt a plan for the commission's work over the next three years to address priorities described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and
(iii) identify redundancies in aging services across the state, including working groups or task forces, and local and state executive branch services, and make recommendations for consolidation.
(c) The plan adopted under Subsection (2)(b)(ii) shall describe which state, local, and private groups the commission has or intends to engage.
(3) Before July 1, 2026, the commission shall report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee on:
(a) proposals for the future review of and updates to the master plan; and
(b) any proposed legislation concerning the master plan or the recommendations made in the master plan.
Amended by Chapter 314, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 205 - Appointment of chair -- Meetings.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/9/2017
63M-11-205.
Appointment of chair -- Meetings.
(1) The governor shall appoint a member of the commission to serve as chair.
(2)
(a) Subject to the other provisions of this Subsection (2), the chair is responsible for the call and conduct of meetings.
(b) The chair shall call and hold meetings of the commission at least quarterly.
(c) One of the quarterly meetings described in Subsection (2)(b) shall be held while the Legislature is convened in its annual session.
(d) One or more additional meetings may be called upon request by a majority of the commission's members.
(3)
(a) A majority of the members of the commission constitute a quorum.
(b) The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the commission.
Amended by Chapter 95, 2017 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 206 - Members serve without pay -- Reimbursement for expenses.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
Effective 5/14/2019
63M-11-206.
Members serve without pay -- Reimbursement for expenses.
A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in:
(1) Section 63A-3-106;
(2) Section 63A-3-107; and
(3) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Amended by Chapter 246, 2019 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 11 - Utah Commission on Aging › Part 2 - Commission › Section 207 - Oversight -- Executive director salary -- Staff support -- Use of funds.

Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2026
63M-11-207.
Oversight -- Executive director salary -- Staff support -- Use of funds.
(1) The Center on Aging shall:
(a) pay the salary, and oversee the performance of, the executive director of the commission;
(b) provide staff support for the executive director of the commission and the commission; and
(c) provide office space, furnishings, and supplies to the commission, the executive director of the commission, and support staff.
(2) The funds appropriated by the Legislature for the commission may only be used for the purposes described in this chapter.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Definitions.

Effective 3/16/2021
63M-14-102.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Appointing authority" means an authority named in Section 63M-14-202 that appoints an authority member for a Colorado River authority area.
(2) "Authority" means the Colorado River Authority of Utah created by Section 63M-14-201.
(3) "Authority member" means a person appointed as a member of the authority under Section 63M-14-202 or designated as a member of the authority.
(4) "Chair" means the chair of the authority.
(5) "Colorado River Basin States" means Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
(6) "Colorado River authority area" means the geographic area designated by Subsection 63M-14-202(2).
(7) "Colorado River system" means the entire drainage of the Colorado River in Utah including both the main stem of the Colorado River and the Colorado River's tributaries.
(8) "Law of the river" means the compacts, federal laws, treaties, court decisions and decrees, contracts, and regulatory guidelines that underlie and authorize the management and operation of the Colorado River.
(9) "Restricted account" means the Colorado River Authority Restricted Account created in Section 63M-14-501.
(10) "River commissioner" means the person appointed under Section 63M-14-301.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Scope of chapter.

Effective 3/16/2021
63M-14-103.
Scope of chapter.
(1) This chapter may not be interpreted to override, supersede, or modify any water right within the state, or the role and authority of the state engineer.
(2) The Division of Water Resources shall coordinate with the authority and river commissioner in the implementation of this chapter.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act › Part 2 - Authority › Section 203 - Authority operation -- Participation of the Department of Natural Resources -- Consultation with tribes.

Effective 5/4/2022
63M-14-203.
Authority operation -- Participation of the Department of Natural Resources -- Consultation with tribes.
(1) An authority member has one vote on authority matters.
(2)
(a) Four members of the authority constitute a quorum to conduct authority business.
(b) A vote of four members is needed to pass authority business.
(3)
(a)
(i) The river commissioner appointed by the governor before March 16, 2021, shall serve as the chair of the authority until June 30, 2027, if the river commissioner is a member of the authority.
(ii) Beginning on July 1, 2027, the river commissioner shall be appointed under Section 63M-14-301 and shall serve as chair of the authority for a term of six years in accordance with Section 63M-14-302.
(b) The authority may elect other officers such as vice chair, secretary, and treasurer.
(c) The chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer are required to be authority members.
(d) Other officers of the authority are not required to be authority members. The authority shall adopt, by resolution, job responsibilities and terms of offices for the officers appointed under this Subsection (3)(d).
(e) If an authority officer no longer serves as an officer of the authority, the authority shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the officer who is no longer serving.
(4)
(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall cooperate with the authority.
(b) At the request of the authority, the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources shall:
(i) provide to the authority data or information collected by the Department of Natural Resources; and
(ii) ensure that the Department of Natural Resources present information to the authority.
(5) The authority shall seek an appropriate government-to-government relationship on matters directly related to the authority's general powers and mission as set forth in Section 63M-14-204 with all federally recognized Indian tribes located, in whole or in part, within the state and within the Colorado River system.
Amended by Chapter 98, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63M - Governor's Programs › Chapter 14 - Colorado River Authority of Utah Act › Part 2 - Authority › Section 204 - Authority's general powers and mission -- Management plan.

Effective 3/16/2021
63M-14-204.
Authority's general powers and mission -- Management plan.
(1) The authority may advise, support, gather information, and provide input to the river commissioner.
(2) The mission of the authority is to protect, conserve, use, and develop Utah's waters of the Colorado River system.
(3) The authority may develop a management plan to ensure that Utah can protect and develop the Colorado River system and to work to ensure that Utah can live within the state's apportionment of the Colorado River system.
Enacted by Chapter 179, 2021 General Session