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2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 20 - Upstart › Section 104 - Family participation in UPSTART -- Priority enrollment.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-20-104.
Family participation in UPSTART -- Priority enrollment.
(1) The contractor shall, in partnership with the office,
solicit families to participate in UPSTART through a public information campaign, outreach programs, and referrals from local school districts, and participating preschool providers.
(2) For purposes of Subsection (1), to the extent allowed by federal and state privacy laws, the Department of Workforce Services shall:
(a) identify preschool children and families across the state who may benefit from UPSTART; and
(b) provide information regarding UPSTART participation to the identified families.
(3)
(a) In a contract entered into with an educational technology provider as described in Section 63N-20-102, the office shall require the provider to prioritize enrollment of participants based on a first come, first served basis.
(b) The contractor shall annually provide participant information to the office as part of the verification process.
(c) A participant may obtain a computer, a tablet, or other electronic or peripheral equipment on loan and receive free Internet service for the duration of the participant's participation in UPSTART if the participant:
(i) is eligible to receive free or reduced lunch; and
(ii) the participant participates in UPSTART at home.
(4) In a contract with an educational technology provider as described in Section 63N-20-102, the office shall determine the cost of UPSTART based on the following:
(a) a defined recruitment plan to solicit families to participate in UPSTART, including through a public information campaign and referrals that prioritize participants who:
(i) are eligible for child care subsidies under the Child Care and Development Block Grant program, 42 U.S.C. Secs. 9857-9858r;
(ii) are eligible for a federally assisted meal program that provides funds to licensed child care centers as authorized under Section 53E-3-501; or
(iii) meet other criteria based on state need as the office establishes;
(b) adaptive software;
(c) parent engagement and resources;
(d) validated assessment;
(e) educational technology, including a computer, a tablet, or other electronic or peripheral equipment, and Internet for eligible participants; and
(f) reporting for stakeholders, including parents, schools, and the Legislature.
(5) A preschool child may only participate in UPSTART through legislative funding once.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 20 - Upstart › Section 106 - Audit and evaluation.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-20-106.
Audit and evaluation.
(1) The state auditor shall every three years:
(a) conduct an audit of the contractor's use of funds for UPSTART; or
(b) contract with an independent certified public accountant to conduct an audit.
(2) The office shall:
(a) require the contractor to open the contractor's books and records relating to the contractor's expenditure of funds to the state auditor or the state auditor's designee;
(b) reimburse the state auditor for the actual and necessary costs of the audit; and
(c) contract with an independent, qualified evaluator, selected through a request for proposals process, to evaluate the home-based educational technology program.
(3) The evaluator described in Subsection (2)(c) shall use, among other indicators, assessment scores from an assessment described in Section 53G-7-203 to evaluate whether the contractor has effectively prepared preschool children for academic success as described in Section 63N-20-102.
(4) Of the money appropriated by the Legislature for UPSTART, no more than 7.5% of the appropriation not to exceed $600,000 may be used for the evaluation and administration of the program.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 20 - Upstart › Section 107 - Annual report.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-20-107.
Annual report.
(1) The office shall make a report on UPSTART in accordance with Section 53E-1-201.
(2) The report shall:
(a) address the extent to which UPSTART is accomplishing the program's purposes as described in Section 63N-20-102; and
(b) include the following information:
(i) the number of families:
(A) participating in the program;
(B) who receive computers, tablets, or other electronic or peripheral equipment, and Internet service; and
(ii) the number of private preschool providers and public preschool providers participating in the program;
(iii) the frequency of use of the instructional software;
(iv) obstacles encountered with software usage, hardware, or providing technical assistance to families;
(v) student performance on entry and exit kindergarten assessments conducted by school districts and charter schools for students who participated in the home-based educational technology program and those who did not participate in the program; and
(vi) as available, the evaluation of the program conducted pursuant to Section 63N-20-106.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 380, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 101 - Definitions.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-101.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the innovation lab, as described in Section 63N-21-202.
(2) "Innovation lab" means the Utah Innovation Lab created in Section 63N-21-201.
(3) "Qualified business" means a business entity that:
(a) is established to commercialize a technology, product, or service developed through a technology commercialization program at a public or private institution of higher education in the state; and
(b) maintains the business's principal business operations in the state.
(4) "Qualified investment" means any distribution or payment of funds to a qualified business from the Utah innovation fund, including:
(a) a direct investment of capital in a qualified business for the purchase of shares of stock;
(b) a secured loan or revolving line of credit to a qualified business; or
(c) a financial grant to a qualified business.
(5) "Utah innovation fund" means a limited liability company organized under Section 63N-21-301.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in SB 258, Chapter 380.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 2 - Utah Innovation Lab › Section 201 - Creation of Utah Innovation Lab -- Status and applicability of other law -- Powers and purposes -- Dissolution.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-201.
Creation of Utah Innovation Lab -- Status and applicability of other law -- Powers and purposes -- Dissolution.
(1) There is created the Utah Innovation Lab.
(2) The innovation lab is:
(a) an independent, nonprofit, quasi-public corporation as defined in Section 63E-1-102; and
(b) subject to and governed by Sections 63E-2-106, 63E-2-107, 63E-2-108, 63E-2-109, 63E-2-110, and 63E-2-111, but is not otherwise subject to or governed by Title 63E, Independent Entities Code.
(3) The innovation lab shall organize and administer the Utah innovation fund.
(4) The innovation lab may:
(a) engage consultants and legal counsel;
(b) invest and expend funds;
(c) enter into contracts;
(d) insure against loss;
(e) receive private donations to be used by the Utah innovation fund for qualified investments;
(f) hire employees;
(g) charge a fee on assets under management in the Utah innovation fund to pay for reasonable and necessary costs of the innovation lab, including the costs of the annual audit required under Section 63N-21-402; and
(h) perform any other act necessary to carry out the purposes of the innovation lab.
(5) The innovation lab may not:
(a) issue debt or borrow funds;
(b) exercise governmental functions;
(c) have members; or
(d) pledge the credit or taxing power of the state or any political subdivision of the state.
(6) The innovation lab shall be liquidated and dissolved upon the dissolution of the Utah innovation fund.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 2 - Utah Innovation Lab › Section 202 - Board of directors -- Membership -- Limitations.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-202.
Board of directors -- Membership -- Limitations.
(1) The innovation lab shall be governed by a board of directors which shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the innovation lab.
(2) The board shall consist of seven voting members as follows:
(a) one individual who represents technology commercialization initiatives within the Utah system of higher education, appointed by the commissioner of higher education, or the individual's designee;
(b) one individual who leads technology commercialization efforts at the University of Utah, appointed by the president of the University of Utah, or the individual's designee;
(c) one individual who leads technology commercialization efforts at Utah State University, appointed by the president of Utah State University, or the individual's designee;
(d) the chief executive officer of World Trade Center Utah, or the chief executive officer's designee; and
(e) three representatives of private industry, appointed by the members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d).
(3)
(a) A member described in Subsection (2)(e):
(i) shall serve a term of two years; and
(ii) may serve more than one term.
(b) If a vacancy occurs for a member described in Subsection (2)(e), the members described in Subsections (2)(a) through (d) shall appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of the member's term.
(4)
(a) The board may appoint up to two additional nonvoting members to provide industry and technical expertise.
(b) A member of the board appointed under Subsection (4)(a) serves at the pleasure of the board and may be removed and replaced at any time, with or without cause.
(5) The board shall elect a chair from the board's members, who shall serve a two-year term.
(6)
(a) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum of the board.
(b) The action by a majority of the members of a quorum constitutes the action of the board.
(7) A member of the board:
(a) is subject to any restrictions on conflicts of interest specified in the organizational documents of the innovation lab;
(b) shall annually disclose any private equity interests to the innovation lab;
(c) may not participate in a vote by the board related to a qualified investment by the Utah innovation fund, if the member has an interest in the qualified investment; and
(d) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 2 - Utah Innovation Lab › Section 203 - Board duties and powers.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-203.
Board duties and powers.
(1) The board shall:
(a) manage and conduct the business and affairs of the innovation lab and determine all questions of innovation lab policy;
(b) consistent with this chapter, establish policies, procedures, and strategies for the administration of the Utah innovation fund, including eligibility criteria, application requirements, performance metrics, and reporting requirements for a qualified business to receive a qualified investment from the Utah innovation fund; and
(c) approve any decision of the Utah innovation fund to make a qualified investment.
(2) The board may establish independent committees for the purpose of assisting the board in an advisory role.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 3 - Utah Innovation Fund › Section 301 - Organization of Utah innovation fund -- Powers and purposes -- Use of investment proceeds.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-301.
Organization of Utah innovation fund -- Powers and purposes -- Use of investment proceeds.
(1)
(a) The innovation lab shall organize, and be the sole member and manager of, the Utah innovation fund.
(b) The Utah innovation fund shall be organized as a limited liability company.
(c) The Utah innovation fund may:
(i) engage consultants and legal counsel;
(ii) invest and expend funds;
(iii) enter into contracts;
(iv) insure against loss;
(v) hire employees; and
(vi) perform any other act necessary to carry out the purposes of the Utah innovation fund.
(2) The Utah innovation fund shall, subject to board approval, make qualified investments in a manner and for the following purposes:
(a) to advance innovative technologies developed in Utah;
(b) to strengthen Utah's economy and facilitate job creation;
(c) to help qualified businesses gain access to capital;
(d) to attract entrepreneurs and innovation to Utah;
(e) to facilitate the commercialization of technologies discovered, advanced, or developed at state institutions of higher education;
(f) to advance the competitiveness of Utah businesses in the global economy;
(g) to ensure that the Utah innovation fund remains financially self-sustaining; and
(h) to encourage other investors to invest in qualified businesses alongside the Utah innovation fund.
(3) The Utah innovation fund shall hold and manage qualified investments made by the Utah innovation fund and the proceeds of those qualified investments.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 4 - Reporting and Audit Requirements › Section 401 - Annual report.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-401.
Annual report.
(1) On or before September 1 of each year, the innovation lab shall publish an annual report of the activities conducted by the Utah innovation fund and submit, in accordance with Section 68-3-14, the written report to:
(a) the governor;
(b) the Business, Economic Development, and Labor Appropriations Subcommittee;
(c) the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee; and
(d) the Retirement and Independent Entities Interim Committee.
(2) The annual report shall:
(a) be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature;
(b) include a copy of the annual audit required under Section 63N-21-402;
(c) describe the policies adopted by the board under Subsection 63N-21-203(1)(b);
(d) include detailed information regarding:
(i) the name and location of each qualified business that received capital from the Utah innovation fund;
(ii) the amount of each qualified investment made by the Utah innovation fund;
(iii) the aggregate amount of capital provided to qualified businesses;
(iv) realized gains from qualified investments and any realized losses; and
(v) unrealized gains and any unrealized losses based on the net present value of ongoing qualified investments;
(e) include detailed information regarding the innovation lab's yearly expenditures, including:
(i) administrative, operating, and financing expenses; and
(ii) aggregate compensation information for full-time and part-time employees, including benefit and travel expenses;
(f) include detailed information regarding all funding sources for administrative, operating, and financing expenses, including any fees charged by the innovation lab to the Utah innovation fund under Subsection 63N-21-201(4)(g); and
(g) include an explanation of the Utah innovation fund's progress in achieving the purposes described in Subsection 63N-21-301(2).
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 63N - Economic Opportunity Act › Chapter 21 - Utah Innovation Lab Act › Part 4 - Reporting and Audit Requirements › Section 402 - Annual audit.

Effective 5/3/2023
63N-21-402.
Annual audit.
(1) Each calendar year, an audit of the activities of the Utah innovation fund shall be conducted by:
(a) the state auditor; or
(b) an independent auditor engaged by the state auditor.
(2) An independent auditor described in Subsection (1)(b) may not have a business, contractual, or other connection to the innovation lab or the Utah innovation fund.
(3) The annual audit shall:
(a) include a valuation of the assets owned by the Utah innovation fund as of the end of the reporting year, using market-standard techniques for assets typically held by early stage private investment and venture capital funds;
(b) include an opinion regarding the accuracy of the information provided in the annual report described in Section 63N-21-401; and
(c) on or before September 1, be delivered to:
(i) the innovation lab; and
(ii) the state treasurer.
(4) The innovation lab shall pay the costs associated with the annual audit.
Enacted by Chapter 38, 2023 General Session
Technically renumbered for proper placement with other sections that were technically renumbered in same bill.
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners › Section 1 - Legislative findings.

64-9b-1.
Legislative findings.
(1) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state for the department to:
(a) develop job opportunities to further enhance the rehabilitation of inmates of the Utah state prison;
(b) establish and actively work toward the goal that all inmates shall be productively involved in a treatment, education, or work program, or a combination of these programs, as appropriate, except for inmates who the department determines have a physical or mental disability, or pose a danger to the public, so that they are unable to engage in these activities; and
(c) submit a comprehensive management plan outlining the department's plan to meet this goal to the Legislature on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, and the plan shall include:
(i) a cost-effective analysis of current inmate education, treatment, and work programs; and
(ii) a study of the feasibility of expanding inmate work programs, particularly in regard to programs that:
(A) are not capital intensive;
(B) do not unfairly compete with existing Utah industry; and
(C) are designed to increase the motivation, develop the work capabilities, and foster the cooperation of inmates.
(2) The Legislature further finds that a proper means to accomplish this is through a liberal application of this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners › Section 2 - Definitions.

64-9b-2.
Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Corrections.
(2) "Inmate" means any man or woman who is under the jurisdiction of the department and who is assigned to the Utah state prison or to a county jail.
Amended by Chapter 21, 1999 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners › Section 3 - Encouragement of private industry -- Types of employers to be sought.

64-9b-3.
Encouragement of private industry -- Types of employers to be sought.
(1) The department is authorized to encourage private industry to locate and provide rehabilitative and job opportunities for inmates at the Utah state prison and county jails housing inmates under the jurisdiction of the department.
(2) The department shall determine what type of employer is to be allowed to locate at the prison or county jail, taking into consideration the physical facilities and space at the prison or county jail, the abilities of the inmates, and the type of product to be produced by the employer.
Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners › Section 4 - Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.

64-9b-4.
Work to be voluntary -- Payment of prevailing wages.
(1) Rehabilitative and job opportunities at the Utah state prison and participating county jails shall not be forced upon any inmate contrary to the Utah Constitution, Article XVI, Section 3 (2), but instead shall be on a completely voluntary basis.
(2) Private businesses that manufacture products for sale in Utah or in interstate commerce shall pay inmates the prevailing wage for similar work in local private industry. Private businesses that provide services, agricultural products, or manufactured products for export shall pay inmates wages determined by the department, but should not displace local Utah workers as a result of their employment of inmates.
Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 9b - Work Programs for Prisoners › Section 5 - Intent of Legislature.

64-9b-5.
Intent of Legislature.
It is the legislative intent, and inmates are encouraged, to use their personal earnings from jobs created under this chapter for the following:
(1) for restitution to the victims of the inmate's criminal offense, where applicable;
(2) for support of the inmate's family, where applicable;
(3) for the inmate's personal use; and
(4) for reimbursement of security, operational, and other costs incurred by the Utah Correctional Industries Division of the department in administering these projects.
Amended by Chapter 158, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 2 - Creation of department.

Effective 5/10/2016
64-13-2.
Creation of department.
There is created a Department of Corrections, under the general supervision of the executive director of the department. The department is the state authority for corrections.
Amended by Chapter 243, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 3 - Executive director.

Effective 5/12/2020
64-13-3.
Executive director.
(1) The executive director shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) The executive director shall be experienced and knowledgeable in the field of corrections and shall have training in criminology and penology.
(3) The governor shall establish the executive director's salary within the salary range fixed by the Legislature in Title 67, Chapter 22, State Officer Compensation.
Amended by Chapter 352, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 7 - Offenders in custody of department.

Effective 5/10/2016
64-13-7.
Offenders in custody of department.
All offenders committed for incarceration in a state correctional facility or for supervision on probation or parole, shall be placed in the custody of the department. The department shall establish procedures and is responsible for the appropriate assignment or transfer of public offenders to facilities or programs.
Amended by Chapter 243, 2016 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 7.5 - Persons in need of mental health services -- Contracts.

Effective 5/12/2015
64-13-7.5.
Persons in need of mental health services -- Contracts.
(1) Except as provided for in Subsection (2), when the department determines that a person in its custody is in need of mental health services, the department shall contract with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, local mental health authorities, or the state hospital to provide mental health services for that person. Those services may be provided at the Utah State Hospital or in community programs provided by or under contract with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, a local mental health authority, or other public or private mental health care providers.
(2)
(a) If the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, a local mental health authority, or the state hospital notifies the department that it is unable to provide mental health services under Subsection (1), the department may contract with other public or private mental health care providers to provide mental health services for persons in its custody.
(b) The standards established by rule under Section 64-13-25 apply to the public or private mental health care providers with whom the department contracts under this Subsection (2).
(3) A person who provides mental health services for sex offender treatment as required in Section 64-13-6 shall be licensed as a mental health professional in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 60, Mental Health Professional Practice Act, or Title 58, Chapter 61, Psychologist Licensing Act, and exhibit competency to practice in the area of sex offender treatment based on education, training, and practice.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 8 - Designation of employee powers.

64-13-8.
Designation of employee powers.
The department shall designate by policy which of its employees have the authority and powers of peace officers, the power to administer oaths, and other powers the department considers appropriate, including but not limited to the responsibility to bear firearms.
Amended by Chapter 116, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 10 - Department duties -- Rulemaking authority.

64-13-10.
Department duties -- Rulemaking authority.
(1) The department shall provide probation supervision programs, parole supervision programs, correctional facilities, community correctional centers, and other programs or facilities as necessary and as required to accomplish its purposes.
(2) The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 10.4 - Entry of an inmate -- Identification application requests.

Effective 5/3/2023
64-13-10.4.
Entry of an inmate -- Identification application requests.
(1)
(a) Within 15 days after the date on which an inmate enters incarceration in a state correctional facility, and, if applicable, approximately six months before the date of the inmate's anticipated release as described in Subsection 64-13-10.6(3), the department shall determine whether the inmate has:
(i) a certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate;
(ii) a copy of the inmate's social security card; and
(iii) a current state-issued driver license or state-issued identification card.
(b) For any document described in Subsection (1)(a) that the inmate does not possess, the department shall:
(i) inform the inmate that each document listed in Subsection (1)(a) may be required to obtain employment upon release;
(ii) inquire whether the inmate would like to apply for and obtain any of the documents described in Subsection (1)(a); and
(iii)
(A) if the inmate accepts assistance in obtaining the documents described in Subsection (1)(a), subject to Subsection (5), provide the assistance described in Subsections (2) through (4) within 30 days after the date on which the inmate accepts assistance; or
(B) if the inmate refuses assistance in obtaining the documents described in Subsection (1)(a), maintain a record of the inmate's refusal in the department's electronic file management system.
(2)
(a) If an inmate was born in the United States and accepts assistance in obtaining a certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate, the department shall:
(i) request that the inmate pay the fee for obtaining the certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate; or
(ii) if the department determines that the inmate is unable to pay the fee as described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), determine whether funds are available from a private donation and use the private donation to pay the fee.
(b) If funds are available to pay the fee for obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate as described in Subsection (2)(a), the department shall request a certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate from the inmate's state of birth.
(3) If an inmate accepts assistance in obtaining a copy of the inmate's social security card and does not have a copy of the inmate's social security card, the department shall coordinate with the Social Security Administration in obtaining a copy of the inmate's social security card, unless the inmate previously requested the maximum number of yearly or lifetime requests.
(4) If an inmate accepts assistance in obtaining a state-issued identification card or driver license, the department shall follow the procedure described in Subsection 64-13-10.6(4).
(5) The requirements of this section do not apply if the inmate is not:
(a) a citizen of the United States; or
(b) a lawful resident of the United States who has legal authorization to work in the United States.
Enacted by Chapter 414, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 12 - Assistance to sheriffs.

64-13-12.
Assistance to sheriffs.
Where resources permit, the department may assist county sheriffs in the development of jail standards, in the review of jail facilities, and shall provide other services as requested by the sheriffs.
Amended by Chapter 100, 1988 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 13 - Administrators.

64-13-13.
Administrators.
The executive director shall appoint deputy directors, wardens, regional administrators, and other administrators as necessary to administer correctional programs. Deputy directors, wardens, and regional administrators shall have experience in corrections, related criminal justice fields, law, or criminology, and experience in administration.
Amended by Chapter 116, 1987 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 14 - Secure correctional facilities.

Effective 5/5/2021
64-13-14.
Secure correctional facilities.
(1) The department shall maintain and operate secure correctional facilities for the incarceration of offenders.
(2) For each compound of secure correctional facilities, as established by the executive director, wardens shall be appointed as the chief administrative officers by the executive director.
(3) The department may transfer offenders from one correctional facility to another and may, with the consent of the sheriff, transfer any offender to a county jail.
(4) Where new or modified facilities are designed appropriately, the department shall implement an evidence-based direct supervision system in accordance with Subsections (5) and (6).
(5) A direct supervision system shall be designed to meet the goals of:
(a) reducing offender violence;
(b) enhancing offenders' participation in treatment, program, and work opportunities;
(c) managing and reducing offender risk;
(d) promoting pro-social offender behaviors;
(e) providing a tiered-housing structure that:
(i) rewards an offender's pro-social behaviors and progress toward the completion requirements of the offender's individual case action plan with less restrictive housing and increased privileges; and
(ii) houses similarly behaving offenders together; and
(f) reducing departmental costs.
(6) A direct supervision system shall include the following elements:
(a) department staff will interact continuously with offenders to actively manage offenders' behavior and to identify problems at early stages;
(b) department staff will use management techniques designed to prevent and discourage negative offender behavior and encourage positive offender behavior;
(c) department staff will establish and maintain a professional supervisory relationship with offenders; and
(d) barriers separating department staff and offenders shall be removed.
(7) Beginning in the 2022 interim, the department shall provide an annual report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee regarding the status of the implementation of direct supervision.
Amended by Chapter 246, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 14.5 - Limits of confinement place -- Release status -- Work release.

Effective 10/1/2015
64-13-14.5.
Limits of confinement place -- Release status -- Work release.
(1) The department may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate when, as established by department policies and procedures, there is cause to believe the inmate will honor the trust, by authorizing the inmate under prescribed conditions:
(a) to leave temporarily for purposes specified by department policies and procedures to visit specifically designated places for a period not to exceed 30 days;
(b) to participate in a voluntary training program in the community while housed at a correctional facility or to work at paid employment;
(c) to be housed in a nonsecure community correctional center operated by the department; or
(d) to be housed in any other facility under contract with the department.
(2) The department shall establish rules governing offenders on release status. A copy of the rules shall be furnished to the offender and to any employer or other person participating in the offender's release program. Any employer or other participating person shall agree in writing to abide by the rules and to notify the department of the offender's discharge or other release from a release program activity, or of any violation of the rules governing release status.
(3) The willful failure of an inmate to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the time prescribed to an institution or facility designated by the department is an escape from custody.
(4) If an offender is arrested for the commission of a crime, the arresting authority shall immediately notify the department of the arrest.
(5) The department may impose appropriate sanctions pursuant to Section 64-13-21 upon offenders who violate guidelines established by the Utah Sentencing Commission, including prosecution for escape under Section 76-8-309 and for unauthorized absence.
(6) An inmate who is housed at a nonsecure correctional facility and on work release may not be required to work for less than the current federally established minimum wage, or under substandard working conditions.
Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 14.7 - Victim notification of offender's release.

Effective 5/4/2022
64-13-14.7.
Victim notification of offender's release.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Offender" means a person who committed an act of criminally injurious conduct against the victim and has been sentenced to incarceration in the custody of the department.
(b) "Victim" means a person against whom an offender committed criminally injurious conduct as defined in Section 63M-7-502, and who is entitled to notice of hearings regarding the offender's parole under Section 77-27-9.5. "Victim" includes the legal guardian of a victim, or the representative of the family of a victim who is deceased.
(2)
(a)
(i) Upon submitting a signed written request of notification to the Department of Corrections, a victim shall be notified of an offender's release under Sections 64-13-14.5 and 64-13-14.7, or any other release to or from a half-way house, to a program outside of the prison such as a rehabilitation program, state hospital, community center other than a release on parole, commutation or termination for which notice is provided under Sections 77-27-9.5 and 77-27-9.7, transfer of the offender to an out-of-state facility, an offender's escape, or an offender's termination from probation or parole.
(ii) The request shall include a current mailing address and may include current telephone numbers if the victim chooses.
(iii) The notice for an offender's termination from probation or parole shall notify the victim that the victim may petition the court for the appropriate continuous protective order under Subsection 78B-7-804(5) or 78B-7-805(5).
(b)
(i) Subject to Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the department shall advise the victim of an offender's release or escape under Subsection (2)(a), in writing.
(ii) If written notice is not feasible because the release is immediate or the offender escapes, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the victim by telephone if the victim has provided a telephone number under Subsection (2)(a) and shall follow up with a written notice.
(3)
(a) Notice of victim rights under this section shall be provided to the victim in the notice of hearings regarding parole under Section 77-27-9.5.
(b) The department shall coordinate with the Board of Pardons and Parole to ensure the notice is implemented.
(4) A victim's request for notification under this section and any notification to a victim under this section is private information that the department may not release:
(a) to the offender under any circumstances; or
(b) to any other party without the written consent of the victim.
(5) The department may make rules as necessary to implement this section.
(6) The department or its employees acting within the scope of their employment are not civilly or criminally liable for failure to provide notice or improper notice under this section unless the failure or impropriety is willful or grossly negligent.
Amended by Chapter 115, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 15 - Property of offender -- Storage and disposal.

64-13-15.
Property of offender -- Storage and disposal.
(1)
(a) Offenders may retain personal property at correctional facilities only as authorized by the department. An offender's property which is retained by the department shall be inventoried and placed in storage by the department and a receipt for the property shall be issued to the offender. Offenders shall be required to arrange for disposal of property retained by the department within a reasonable time under department rules. Property retained by the department shall be returned to the offender at discharge, or in accordance with Title 75, Utah Uniform Probate Code, in the case of death prior to discharge.
(b) If property is not claimed within one year of discharge, or it is not disposed of by the offender within a reasonable time after the department's order to arrange for disposal, it becomes property of the state and may be used for correctional purposes or donated to a charity within the state.
(c) If an inmate's property is not claimed within one year of his death, it becomes the property of the state in accordance with Section 75-2-105.
(d) Funds which are contraband and in the physical custody of any prisoner, whether in the form of currency and coin which are legal tender in any jurisdiction or negotiable instruments drawn upon a personal or business account, shall be subject to forfeiture following a hearing which accords with prevailing standards of due process. All such forfeited funds shall be used by the department for purposes which promote the general welfare of prisoners in the custody of the department. Money and negotiable instruments taken from offenders' mail under department rule and which are not otherwise contraband shall be placed in an account administered by the department, to the credit of the offender who owns the money or negotiable instruments.
(2) Upon discharge from a secure correctional facility, the department may give an inmate transition funds in an amount established by the department with the approval of the director of the Division of Finance. At its discretion, the department may spend the funds directly on the purchase of necessities or transportation for the discharged inmate.
Amended by Chapter 124, 1991 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 16 - Inmate employment.

64-13-16.
Inmate employment.
(1) The department may employ inmates, unless incapable of employment because of sickness or other infirmity or for security reasons, to the degree that funding and available resources allow. An offender may not be employed on work which benefits any employee or officer of the department.
(2) An offender employed under this section is not considered an employee, worker, workman, or operative for purposes of Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, except as required by federal statute or regulation.
Amended by Chapter 10, 1997 General Session
Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 17 - Visitors to correctional facilities -- Correspondence.

64-13-17.
Visitors to correctional facilities -- Correspondence.
(1)
(a) The following persons may visit correctional facilities without the consent of the department:
(i) the governor;
(ii) the attorney general;
(iii) a justice or judge of the courts of record;
(iv) members of the Board of Pardons and Parole;
(v) members of the Legislature;
(vi) the sheriff, district attorney, and county attorney for the county in which the correctional facility is located; and
(vii) any other persons authorized under rules prescribed by the department or court order.
(b) Any person acting under a court order may visit or correspond with any inmate without the consent of the department provided the department has received notice of, and is permitted to respond to, the court order. The court shall consider department policy when making its order.
(c) The department may limit access to correctional facilities when the department or governor declares an emergency or when there is a riot or other disturbance.
(2)
(a) A person may not visit with any offender at any correctional facility, other than under Subsection (1), without the consent of the department.
(b) Offenders and all visitors, including those listed in Subsection (1), may be required to submit to a search or inspection of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation.
(3) The department shall make rules under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing guidelines for providing written notice to visitors regarding prohibited items and regarding the fact that under state law all visitors may be required to submit to a search of their persons and properties as a condition of visitation.
(4) Offenders housed at any correctional facility may send and receive correspondence, subject to the rules of the department. All correspondence is subject to search, consistent with department rules.
Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 18 - Copy of sentence of incarceration.

64-13-18.
Copy of sentence of incarceration.
The officer delivering any offender for incarceration shall deliver to the department a certified copy of the sentence received by the officer from the clerk of the court. The department shall give the officer a certificate of delivery and shall submit to the Board of Pardons and Parole a copy of the commitment order. The certified copy of sentence is conclusive evidence of the facts contained in it.
Amended by Chapter 13, 1994 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 19 - Labor at correctional facilities.

64-13-19.
Labor at correctional facilities.
(1) The department shall determine the types of labor to be pursued, and what kind, quality, and quantity of goods, materials, and supplies shall be produced, manufactured, or repaired at correctional facilities. Contracts may be made for the labor of offenders, including contracts with any federal agency for a project affecting national defense. As many offenders as practicable may be employed to produce, manufacture, or repair any goods, materials, or supplies for sale to the state or its political subdivisions. Prices for all goods, materials, and supplies shall be fixed by the department.
(2) An offender performing labor under this section is not considered an employee, worker, workman, or operative for purposes of Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act, except as required by federal statute or regulation.
Amended by Chapter 375, 1997 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 21.2 - Offender supervision dedicated credits.

64-13-21.2.
Offender supervision dedicated credits.
All money received from the monthly supervision fee established in Subsection 64-13-21(6) shall be deposited in the General Fund as a parole and probation dedicated credit and shall be used to cover costs incurred in the collection of the fee and in the development of offender supervision programs.
Amended by Chapter 391, 2010 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 64 - State Institutions › Chapter 13 - Department of Corrections - State Prison › Section 21.5 - Powers of correctional officers and POST certified correctional enforcement or investigation officers.

Effective 2/9/2022
64-13-21.5.
Powers of correctional officers and POST certified correctional enforcement or investigation officers.
(1) Employees of the department who are designated by the executive director as correctional officers may exercise the powers and authority of a correctional officer as needed to properly carry out the following functions:
(a) performing the officer's duties within the boundaries of a correctional facility;
(b) supervising an offender during transportation;
(c) when in fresh pursuit of an offender who has escaped from the custody of the department; or
(d) when requested to assist a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency.
(2) Employees of the department who are POST certified as law enforcement officers or correctional officers and who are designated as correctional enforcement or investigation officers have the following duties as specified by the executive director:
(a) providing investigative services for the department;
(b) conducting criminal investigations and operations in cooperation with state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies; and
(c) providing security and enforcement for the department.
Amended by Chapter 10, 2022 General Session