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Utah House Bill HB0082

Utah 2025 Regular Session

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1-Enrolled Copy H.B. 82
1+02-25 14:21 1st Sub. (Buff) H.B. 82
2+Michael K. McKell proposes the following substitute bill:
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34 Law Enforcement Modifications
45 2025 GENERAL SESSION
56 STATE OF UTAH
67 Chief Sponsor: Matthew H. Gwynn
78 Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell
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1112 LONG TITLE
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1314 General Description:
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1516 This bill addresses due process rights for peace officers in certain circumstances.
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1718 Highlighted Provisions:
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1920 This bill:
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2122 ▸ addresses the procedures a prosecution agency is required to follow when the prosecution
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2324 agency creates a system for tracking past peace officer misconduct that the agency has to
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25-disclose to a defendant in certain circumstances; and
26+disclose to a defendant in certain circumstances;
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28+▸ enacts provisions related to procedures that are required to be undertaken by a law
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30+enforcement agency before the law enforcement agency may take an adverse decision
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32+regarding a law enforcement officer's employment; and
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2734 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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2936 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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3138 None
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3340 Other Special Clauses:
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3542 None
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3744 Utah Code Sections Affected:
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3946 AMENDS:
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4148 63I-2-253, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special Session, Chapters 5, 5
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4350 ENACTS:
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4552 53-25-601, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4754 53-25-602, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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4956 53-25-603, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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58+53-25-701, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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5364 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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5567 Section 1. Section 53-25-601 is enacted to read:
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5870 Part 6. Requirements Related to Brady Material
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60-53-25-601 . Definitions. H.B. 82 Enrolled Copy
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72+53-25-601 . Definitions.
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6274 As used in this part:
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6476 (1) "Brady identification system" means any type of system used by a prosecution agency
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6678 to assist in tracking and disclosing Brady material to defendants being prosecuted by the
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6880 prosecution agency.
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7082 (2) "Brady material" means potential impeachment information that a prosecutor has
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7284 disclosed or may disclose to a defendant being prosecuted for a criminal offense relating
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7486 to conduct of a peace officer who was involved in the arrest or investigation of the
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7688 defendant.
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7890 (3) "Law enforcement agency" means a public agency having general police power and
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8092 charged with making arrests in connection with enforcement of the criminal laws,
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8294 statutes, or ordinances of this state or political subdivisions of this state.
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8496 (4)(a) "Peace officer" means any officer certified in accordance with Chapter 13, Peace
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8698 Officer Classifications.
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88100 (b) "Peace officer" includes any employee of a law enforcement agency whose job
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90102 duties include providing courtroom testimony in support of the enforcement of
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92104 criminal laws, statutes, or ordinances.
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94106 (5) "POST" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section
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96108 53-6-103.
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98110 (6) "Prosecution agency" means a city attorney, county attorney, district attorney, the
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100112 attorney general, or other prosecution agency.
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102114 Section 2. Section 53-25-602 is enacted to read:
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104116 53-25-602 . Prosecution agency's requirements related to Brady material.
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106118 (1)(a) A prosecution agency may use a Brady identification system to fulfill the
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108120 prosecution agency's discovery obligations regarding Brady material under federal
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110122 law, state law, court order, or court rule.
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112124 (b) A prosecution agency is not required to maintain a Brady identification system and
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114126 may determine that the prosecution agency's discovery obligations regarding Brady
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116128 material can be met through another procedure.
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118130 (2) A prosecution agency that uses a Brady identification system may make disclosures of
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120132 Brady material to a defendant in a prosecution even if the prosecution agency has not
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122134 made a final decision regarding whether the peace officer who is the subject of the
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124137 Brady material will be placed onto the prosecution agency's Brady identification system.
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126139 (3)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), before a prosecution agency may initially
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128141 place a peace officer on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system, or add
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131143 additional information to the prosecution agency's Brady identification system
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133145 regarding a peace officer already on the prosecution agency's Brady identification
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135147 system for a reason unrelated to the initial placement, the prosecution agency shall:
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137149 (i) provide the peace officer with written notice that the prosecution agency intends
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139151 to:
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141153 (A) place the peace officer onto the prosecution agency's Brady identification
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143155 system; or
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145157 (B) if the peace officer is already on the prosecution agency's Brady identification
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147159 system, add additional information about the peace officer onto the prosecution
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149161 agency's Brady identification system;
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151163 (ii) provide the peace officer with copies of any documents, records, and other
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153165 evidence relied upon by the prosecution agency that is seeking to place the peace
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155167 officer, or add additional information regarding the peace officer, onto the Brady
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157169 identification system; and
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159171 (iii) provide the peace officer with an opportunity to dispute the peace officer's
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161173 placement, or addition of information regarding the peace officer, onto the Brady
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163175 identification system.
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165177 (b) A prosecution agency is not required to provide the procedures described in
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167179 Subsection (3)(a) if the Brady material underlying the peace officer's placement onto
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169-the Brady identification system relates to a criminal conviction.
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181+the Brady identification system relates to a criminal conviction or a finalized POST
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183+decision related to Brady material.
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171185 (4)(a) If a peace officer is employed by a law enforcement agency and is placed onto a
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173187 prosecution agency's Brady identification system in accordance with this section, the
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175189 prosecution agency shall notify the peace officer's employer regarding the placement.
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177191 (b) A peace officer who is placed onto a prosecution agency's Brady identification
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179193 system before May 7, 2025, may request within 180 calendar days after May 7, 2025,
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181195 a review by the prosecution agency regarding the peace officer's placement and, if the
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183197 prosecution agency receives the request, the prosecution agency shall undertake the
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185199 review.
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187201 (5) A prosecution agency that uses a Brady identification system shall adopt a policy,
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189203 accessible to any peace officer in the prosecution agency's jurisdiction, that includes:
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191206 (a) the criteria used by the prosecution agency to place an officer on the prosecution
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193208 agency's Brady identification system including:
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195210 (i) a description of what conduct qualifies as Brady material; and
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197212 (ii) a description of other conduct not defined in this part that the prosecution agency
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200214 determines will get a peace officer placed on the prosecution agency's Brady
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202216 identification system; and
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204218 (b) the rights, procedures, and limitations described in Subsection (3).
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206220 (6) If a peace officer is placed onto a prosecution agency's Brady identification system and
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208222 then is placed on another prosecution agency's Brady identification system, the other
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210224 prosecution agency:
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212226 (a) does not have to provide the peace officer with the rights and procedures described in
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214228 Subsection (3)(a), if the peace officer's placement is based on the same conduct that
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216230 led to the peace officer being placed on the initial prosecution agency's Brady
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218232 identification system and the peace officer was provided the rights and procedures
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220234 described in Subsection (3)(a) by the initial prosecution agency; and
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222236 (b) shall:
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224238 (i) provide the peace officer with written notice that the prosecution agency has
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226240 added the peace officer to the prosecution agency's Brady identification system;
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228242 (ii) provide the peace officer with an opportunity to respond in writing to the peace
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230244 officer's placement on the prosecution agency's Brady identification system; and
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232246 (iii) review the peace officer's response described in Subsection (6)(b)(ii).
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234248 (7) A peace officer may not seek judicial review of a prosecution agency's determination to
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236250 place an officer on a Brady identification system in accordance with this section.
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238252 (8) Any information or record maintained by a prosecution agency in a Brady identification
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240254 system is not subject to disclosure under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records
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242256 Access and Management Act.
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244258 (9) This section does not:
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246260 (a) create a private cause of action by a peace officer or by a law enforcement agency
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248262 against a prosecution agency or the prosecution agency's employees for the
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250264 procedures and determination related to the placement of a peace officer onto a Brady
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252266 identification system; or
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254268 (b) restrict or limit a prosecution agency from fulfilling the prosecution agency's
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256270 discovery obligations.
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258272 Section 3. Section 53-25-603 is enacted to read:
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260275 53-25-603 . Peace officer and employing law enforcement agency requirements
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262277 related to Brady material.
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264279 (1)(a) If a peace officer has been placed onto a prosecution agency's Brady identification
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266281 system after being provided the rights and procedures described in Subsection
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269283 53-25-603(3) and the peace officer is subpoenaed by a different prosecution agency
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271285 to testify in court, the peace officer shall disclose that placement to the prosecution
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273287 agency that issued the subpoena as soon as practicable after receiving the subpoena.
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275289 (b) If a peace officer fails to disclose the peace officer's placement on a Brady
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277291 identification system as described in Subsection (1)(a), the peace officer's employing
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279293 law enforcement agency may take disciplinary action against the peace officer.
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281295 (2)(a) A law enforcement agency may not use the placement of a peace officer onto a
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283297 Brady identification system as described in Section 53-25-603 as the sole reason for
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285299 taking or denying any of the following employment actions against the peace officer:
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287301 (i) demotion;
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289303 (ii) suspension;
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291305 (iii) termination; or
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293307 (iv) any other disciplinary action.
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295309 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a law enforcement agency may use the
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297311 underlying facts of the Brady material that were the basis for the peace officer's
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299313 placement onto a Brady identification system for taking a disciplinary action against
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301315 the peace officer in accordance with the law enforcement agency's adopted policies
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303317 and procedures and governing law.
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305319 (3) A chief, sheriff, or administrative officer of a law enforcement agency who knows of an
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307321 allegation against a peace officer employed by the chief's, sheriff's, or administrative
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309323 officer's law enforcement agency involving Brady material shall conduct an
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311325 administrative or internal investigation into the allegation and, if after the law
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313327 enforcement agency's adopted policies and procedures are followed and the allegation is
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315329 substantiated, report the findings of the investigation to:
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317331 (a) if the law enforcement agency is a private law enforcement agency or a city, county,
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319333 or other local law enforcement agency, the county attorney of the jurisdiction where
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321335 the law enforcement agency is located; or
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323337 (b) if the law enforcement agency is a state law enforcement agency, to the attorney
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325339 general.
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327-Section 4. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
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341+Section 4. Section 53-25-701 is enacted to read:
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345+Part 7. Law Enforcement Officer Employment Due Process
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347+53-25-701 . Definitions.
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349+ As used in this part:
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351+(1) "Adverse employment decision" means a decision affecting a law enforcement officer's
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353+employment that could result in:
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355+(a) reduction of rank;
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357+(b) suspension without pay exceeding three days; or
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359+(c) termination of employment.
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361+(2) "Legal representative" means an attorney, who is licensed to practice law in this state.
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363+(3) "Non-attorney advocate" means an individual who is not licensed to practice law in this
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365+state and whom a law enforcement officer selects to assist the law enforcement officer in
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367+any hearings related to the law enforcement officer's employment.
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369+Section 5. Section 53-25-702 is enacted to read:
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371+53-25-702 . Notice of internal investigation -- Discovery -- Right to counsel.
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373+(1) If a law enforcement officer is the subject of an internal investigation by the law
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375+enforcement agency that employs the law enforcement officer that could result in an
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377+adverse employment decision against the law enforcement officer, the law enforcement
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379+agency shall, at least 48 hours before any interview of the law enforcement officer
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381+related to the internal investigation:
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383+(a) notify the law enforcement officer that the law enforcement officer is the subject of
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385+the internal investigation;
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387+(b) provide the time and location for the interview; and
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389+(c) notify the law enforcement officer that the law enforcement officer may bring a legal
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391+representative or non-attorney advocate to the interview to assist the law enforcement
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393+officer in the interview.
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395+(2) During an internal investigation conducted regarding a law enforcement officer that
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397+could result in an adverse employment decision against the law enforcement officer, the
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399+law enforcement officer has the right to have a legal representative or a non-attorney
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401+advocate, paid for at the law enforcement officer's expense, who may be present during
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403+any interview of the law enforcement officer conducted during an internal investigation.
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405+(3)(a) Before any disciplinary hearing may be held that could result in an adverse
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407+employment decision against a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement agency
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409+employing the law enforcement officer shall:
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411+(i) provide any information and evidence to the law enforcement officer or, if
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414+applicable, the law enforcement officer's legal representative or non-attorney
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416+advocate; and
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418+(ii) allow a reasonable time for the law enforcement officer and, if applicable, the law
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420+enforcement officer's legal representative or non-attorney advocate, to review the
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422+information and evidence.
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424+(b) If a law enforcement agency fails to provide the required information and evidence
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426+described in Subsection (3)(a), the information or evidence may not be used against
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428+the law enforcement officer in the disciplinary hearing.
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430+(4) At any disciplinary hearing that could result in an adverse employment decision against
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432+a law enforcement officer, the law enforcement officer or, if applicable, a legal
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434+representative or a non-attorney advocate of the law enforcement officer, paid for at the
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436+law enforcement officer's expense, has the right to:
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438+(a) make opening and closing statements;
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440+(b) if applicable, examine and cross-examine any witness; and
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442+(c) introduce relevant evidence.
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444+(5) For a law enforcement officer who has completed any employment probationary period,
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446+a law enforcement agency may only terminate the law enforcement officer's
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448+employment if the law enforcement agency has complied with the requirements of this
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450+section.
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452+(6) This section does not:
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454+(a) apply to the termination of employment of a law enforcement officer due to budget
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456+constraints of the government entity that oversees the law enforcement agency that
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458+employs the law enforcement officer; or
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460+(b) limit the rights of a law enforcement officer under Title 17, Chapter 30 Deputy
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462+Sheriffs - Merit System, Title 10, Chapter 3, Part 11, Personnel Rules and Benefits,
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464+or Title 63A, Chapter 17, Part 3, Classification and Career Service or any other
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466+section of code.
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468+Section 6. Section 63I-2-253 is amended to read:
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329470 63I-2-253 . Repeal dates: Titles 53 through 53G.
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331472 (1) Subsection 53-1-104(1)(b), regarding the Air Ambulance Committee, is repealed July 1,
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333474 2024.
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335476 (2) Section 53-1-118, Public Safety Honoring Heroes Restricted Account -- Creation --
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338478 Funding -- Distribution of funds by the commissioner, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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340480 (3) Section 53-1-120, Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Support Restricted Account --
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342483 Creation -- Funding -- Distribution of funds by the commissioner, is repealed July 1,
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344485 2024.
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346487 (4) Section 53-2a-303, Statewide mutual aid committee, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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348489 (5) Title 53, Chapter 2c, COVID-19 Health and Economic Response Act, is repealed July 1,
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350491 2026.
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352493 (6) Section 53-2d-101.1, Contracting authority -- Rulemaking authority, is repealed July 1,
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354495 2024.
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356497 (7) Section 53-2d-107, Air Ambulance Committee -- Membership -- Duties, is repealed
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358499 July 1, 2024.
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360501 (8) Section 53-2d-302, Trauma system advisory committee, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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362503 (9) Section 53-7-109, Firefighter Support Restricted Account, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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364505 (10) Section 53-9-104, Board -- Creation-- Qualifications -- Appointments -- Terms --
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366507 Immunity, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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368509 (11) Section 53-9-105, Powers and duties of the board, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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370511 (12) Section 53-9-106, Meetings -- Hearings, is repealed October 1, 2024.
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372513 (13) Section 53-22-104.1, School Security Task Force -- Membership -- Duties -- Per diem
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376517 (14) Section 53-22-104.2, The School Security Task Force -- Education Advisory Board, is
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380521 (15) Section 53-25-103, Airport dangerous weapon possession reporting requirements, is
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384525 (16) Subsection 53-25-602(4)(b), regarding the rights of a peace officer placed onto a
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386527 prosecution agency's Brady identification system before May 7, 2025, is repealed
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388529 December 1, 2025.
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390531 [(16)] (17) Section 53B-8-114, Continuation of previously authorized scholarships, is
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392533 repealed July 1, 2024.
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394535 [(17)] (18) Section 53B-10-101, Terrel H. Bell Teaching Incentive Loans program --
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396537 Eligible students -- Cancellation of incentive loans -- Repayment by recipient who fails
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398539 to meet requirements -- Duration of incentive loans, is repealed July 1, 2027.
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400541 [(18)] (19) Subsection 53F-2-504(6), regarding a report on the Salary Supplement for
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402543 Highly Needed Educators, is repealed July 1, 2026.
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404545 [(19)] (20) Section 53F-2-524, Teacher bonuses for extra assignments, is repealed July 1,
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409549 [(20)] (21) Section 53F-5-221, Management of energy and water use pilot program, is
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411552 repealed July 1, 2028.
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413554 [(21)] (22) Section 53F-5-222, Mentoring and Supporting Teacher Excellence and
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415556 Refinement Pilot Program, is repealed July 1, 2028.
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417558 [(22)] (23) Section 53F-5-223, Stipends for Future Educators Grant Program, is repealed
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419560 July 1, 2028.
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421562 [(23)] (24) Section 53F-9-401, Autism Awareness Restricted Account, is repealed July 1,
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425566 [(24)] (25) Section 53F-9-403, Kiwanis Education Support Fund, is repealed July 1, 2024.
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427568 [(25)] (26) Subsection 53G-11-502(1), regarding implementation of the educator evaluation
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429570 process, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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431572 [(26)] (27) Section 53G-11-506, Establishment of educator evaluation program -- Joint
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433574 committee, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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435576 [(27)] (28) Section 53G-11-507, Components of educator evaluation program, is repealed
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437578 July 1, 2029.
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439580 [(28)] (29) Section 53G-11-508, Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative
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441582 evaluations, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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443584 [(29)] (30) Section 53G-11-509, Mentor for provisional educator, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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445586 [(30)] (31) Section 53G-11-510, State board to describe a framework for the evaluation of
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447588 educators, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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449590 [(31)] (32) Section 53G-11-511, Rulemaking for privacy protection, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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451592 [(32)] (33) Subsection 53G-11-520(1), regarding optional alternative educator evaluation
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453594 processes, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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457598 process requirements, is repealed July 1, 2029.
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461602 This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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