Utah 2025 Regular Session

Utah Senate Bill SB0074 Compare Versions

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1		-	Enrolled Copy S.B. 74
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	2	+	Melissa G. Ballard proposes the following substitute bill:
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3	4		Corrections Modifications
4	5		2025 GENERAL SESSION
5	6		STATE OF UTAH
6	7		Chief Sponsor: Derrin R. Owens
7	8		House Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard
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11	12		LONG TITLE
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13	14		General Description:
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15	16		This bill amends provisions related to corrections.
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17	18		Highlighted Provisions:
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19	20		This bill:
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21	22		▸ amends which individuals in the custody of the Department of Corrections (the
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23	24		department) may petition to have a sex designation change on a birth certificate;
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25	26		▸ prohibits an individual in the custody of the department from filing a petition in district
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27	28		court to legally change the individual's name;
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29	30		▸ includes individuals on parole on the list of individuals to whom a government entity is
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31	32		not required to respond regarding certain records requests;
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33	34		▸ clarifies that the department may independently investigate criminal allegations against:
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35	36		● individuals in the custody of the department; and
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37	38		● subject to certain limitations, employees of the department;
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39	40		▸ amends the prison telephone surcharge account to allow revenue generated from
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41	42		offenders using department tablets and other electronic devices to be placed in the
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43	44		account;
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45	46		▸ amends provisions regarding the substances administered by the department when
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47	48		carrying out a judgment of death by lethal intravenous injection;
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49	50		▸ requires an individual on probation or parole who is required to undergo drug testing as a
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51	52		condition of probation or parole to sign a waiver allowing the provider undertaking the
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53	54		testing to notify the individual's supervising officer regarding the results of the testing;
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55	56		and
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57	58		▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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59		-	Money Appropriated in this Bill: ~~S.B. 74 Enrolled Copy~~
	60	+	Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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61	62		None
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63	65		Other Special Clauses:
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65	67		None
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67	69		Utah Code Sections Affected:
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69	71		AMENDS:
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71	73		26B-8-111, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 296
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73	75		42-1-1, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 296
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75	77		63G-2-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapters 173, 516
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77	79		64-13-6, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 144, 208
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79	81		64-13-42, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 144
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81	83		77-18-105, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 187, 208
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83	85		77-19-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 260
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85	87		77-27-10, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 208
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89	91		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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91	93		Section 1. Section 26B-8-111 is amended to read:
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93	95		26B-8-111 . Birth certificate name or sex designation change -- Registration of
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95	97		court order and amendment of birth certificate.
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97	99		(1) An individual may obtain a court order in accordance with Title 42, Names, to change
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99	101		the name on the individual's birth certificate.
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101	103		(2)(a) A court may grant a petition ordering a sex designation change on a birth
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103	105		certificate if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the
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105	107		individual seeking the sex designation change:
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107	109		(i) is not involved in any kind of lawsuit;
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109	111		(ii) is not [on probation or parole] an offender as defined in Section 64-13-1;
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111	113		(iii) is not seeking the amendment:
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113	115		(A) to commit a crime;
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115	117		(B) to interfere with the rights of others;
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117	119		(C) to avoid creditors;
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119	121		(D) to influence the sentence, fine, or conditions of imprisonment in a criminal
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121	123		case;
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123	125		(E) to commit fraud on the public; or
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125	127		(F) for any other fraudulent purpose;
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127	129		(iv) has transitioned from the sex designation of the biological sex at birth to the sex
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130	131		sought in the petition;
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132	134		(v) has outwardly expressed as the sex sought in the petition in a consistent and
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134	136		uniform manner for at least six months; and
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136	138		(vi) suffers from clinically significant distress or impairment due to the current sex
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138	140		designation on the birth certificate.
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140	142		(b) The court shall consider the following when making the determination described in
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142	144		Subsection (2)(a)(iv):
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144	146		(i) evidence of medical history, care, or treatment related to sex transitioning; and
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146	148		(ii) evidence that the sex sought in the petition is sincerely held and part of the
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148	150		individual's core identity.
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150	152		(c)(i) An individual petitioning for a sex designation change under this section shall
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152	154		indicate on the petition whether the individual is registered with the state's Sex
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154	156		and Kidnap Offender Registry.
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156	158		(ii) Based on the disclosure described in Subsection (2)(c)(i), the court may request
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158	160		additional information from an individual who is registered with the state's Sex
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160	162		and Kidnap Offender Registry to determine whether to grant a petition under this
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162	164		section.
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164	166		(3)(a)(i) When determining whether to grant a sex designation change for a child who
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166	168		is at least 15 years and six months old, unless the child is emancipated, the court
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168	170		shall appoint, notwithstanding Subsection 78A-2-703(1), a guardian ad litem for
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170	172		the child.
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172	174		(ii) Notwithstanding Subsection 78A-2-703(7), the child's parent or guardian is
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174	176		responsible for the costs of the guardian ad litem's services unless the court
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176	178		determines the parent or guardian is indigent in accordance with Section
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178	180		78A-2-302.
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180	182		(b) The guardian ad litem shall provide the court relevant evidence, whether submitted
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182	184		by the child or other sources of evidence, regarding the following:
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184	186		(i) whether the child is capable of making decisions with long-term consequences
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186	188		independently of the child's parent or guardian;
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188	190		(ii) whether the child is mature and capable of appreciating the implications of the
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190	192		decision to change the sex designation on the child's birth certificate; and
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192	194		(iii) whether the child meets the other requirements of this section.
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194	196		(c) The guardian of a child described in Subsection (3)(a) shall:
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196	198		(i) give notice of the proceeding to any known parent of the child; and
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199	200		(ii) provide the court with a declaration of the status of any divorce or custody matter
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201	203		pertaining to the child, including the case name, case number, court, judge, and
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203	205		current status of the case.
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205	207		(d) The court shall:
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207	209		(i) consider any objection given by a parent;
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209	211		(ii) close the hearing on a petition for a sex designation change;
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211	213		(iii) receive all evidence; and
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213	215		(iv) make a determination as to whether:
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215	217		(A) all of the requirements of Subsection (2) have been met; and
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217	219		(B) the evidence supports a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the sex
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219	221		designation change is in the best interest of the child and would not create a
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221	223		risk of harm to the minor.
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223	225		(4)(a) A court may not grant a petition for a sex designation change if:
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225	227		(i) the birth certificate is for a child who is younger than 15 years and six months old;
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227	229		or
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229	231		(ii) the child's parent or guardian with legal custody has not given permission.
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231	233		(b) An order granting a sex designation change under this section is not effective until
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233	235		the individual is at least 16 years old.
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235	237		(5) A petition for a sex designation under this section may be combined with a petition
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237	239		under Title 42, Names.
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239	241		(6)(a) Upon the receipt of a certified order granting a birth certificate amendment, any
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241	243		required application, and an appropriate fee, the department shall issue:
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243	245		(i) a birth certificate that does not indicate which fields were amended unless
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245	247		requested by the individual; and
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247	249		(ii) an amendment history of the birth certificate, including the fields of the birth
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249	251		certificate that have been amended and the date of the amendment.
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251	253		(b) The department shall retain a record of all amendments to a birth certificate,
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253	255		including any amendment history issued by the department.
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255	257		(7) The provisions of this section are severable.
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257	259		(8) This section only applies to birth certificates issued by the state.
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259	261		(9) The provisions of Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 5, Falsification in Official Matters, apply to
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261	263		this section when applicable.
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263	265		Section 2. Section 42-1-1 is amended to read:
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265	267		42-1-1 . By petition to district court -- Contents.
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268	269		(1) [Any] Except as provided in Subsection (2) and subject to Subsection (3), any natural
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270	272		person, desiring to change the natural person's name, may file a petition in the district
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272	274		court of the county where the natural person resides, setting forth:
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274	276		(a) the cause for which the change of name is sought;
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276	278		(b) the name proposed; and
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278	280		(c) that the natural person has been a bona fide resident of the county for the year
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280	282		immediately prior to the filing of the petition.
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282	284		(2) A natural person who is an offender, as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1, may not
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284	286		file a petition in district court to change the natural person's name.
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286	288		[(2)] (3)(a) A natural person petitioning for a name change under this section shall
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288	290		indicate on the petition whether the individual is registered with the state's Sex and
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290	292		Kidnap Offender Registry.
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292	294		(b) The court may request additional information from a natural person who is registered
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294	296		with the state's Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry to make the determination
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296	298		described in Subsection 77-41-105(8).
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298	300		[(3)] (4) The provisions of Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 5, Falsification in Official Matters,
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300	302		apply to this section when applicable.
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302	304		Section 3. Section 63G-2-201 is amended to read:
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304	306		63G-2-201 . Provisions relating to records -- Public records -- Private, controlled,
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306	308		protected, and other restricted records -- Disclosure and nondisclosure of records --
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308	310		Certified copy of record -- Limits on obligation to respond to record request.
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310	312		(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person has the right to inspect a public
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312	314		record free of charge, and the right to take a copy of a public record during normal
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314	316		working hours, subject to Sections 63G-2-203 and 63G-2-204.
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316	318		(b) A right under Subsection (1)(a) does not apply with respect to a record:
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318	320		(i) a copy of which the governmental entity has already provided to the person;
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320	322		(ii) that is the subject of a records request that the governmental entity is not required
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322	324		to fill under Subsection (7)(a)(v); or
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324	326		(iii)(A) that is accessible only by a computer or other electronic device owned or
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326	328		controlled by the governmental entity;
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328	330		(B) that is part of an electronic file that also contains a record that is private,
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330	332		controlled, or protected; and
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332	334		(C) that the governmental entity cannot readily segregate from the part of the
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334	336		electronic file that contains a private, controlled, or protected record.
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337	338		(2) A record is public unless otherwise expressly provided by statute.
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339	341		(3) The following records are not public:
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341	343		(a) a record that is private, controlled, or protected under Sections 63G-2-302, 63G-2-303,
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343	345		63G-2-304, and 63G-2-305; and
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345	347		(b) a record to which access is restricted pursuant to court rule, another state statute,
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347	349		federal statute, or federal regulation, including records for which access is governed
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349	351		or restricted as a condition of participation in a state or federal program or for
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351	353		receiving state or federal funds.
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353	355		(4) Only a record specified in Section 63G-2-302, 63G-2-303, 63G-2-304, or 63G-2-305
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355	357		may be classified private, controlled, or protected.
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357	359		(5)(a) A governmental entity may not disclose a record that is private, controlled, or
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359	361		protected to any person except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), Subsection (5)(c),
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361	363		Section 63G-2-202, 63G-2-206, or 63G-2-303.
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363	365		(b) A governmental entity may disclose a record that is private under Subsection
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365	367		63G-2-302(2) or protected under Section 63G-2-305 to persons other than those
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367	369		specified in Section 63G-2-202 or 63G-2-206 if the head of a governmental entity, or
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369	371		a designee, determines that:
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371	373		(i) there is no interest in restricting access to the record; or
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373	375		(ii) the interests favoring access are greater than or equal to the interest favoring
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375	377		restriction of access.
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377	379		(c) In addition to the disclosure under Subsection (5)(b), a governmental entity may
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379	381		disclose a record that is protected under Subsection 63G-2-305(51) if:
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381	383		(i) the head of the governmental entity, or a designee, determines that the disclosure:
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383	385		(A) is mutually beneficial to:
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385	387		(I) the subject of the record;
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387	389		(II) the governmental entity; and
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389	391		(III) the public; and
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391	393		(B) serves a public purpose related to:
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393	395		(I) public safety; or
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395	397		(II) consumer protection; and
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397	399		(ii) the person who receives the record from the governmental entity agrees not to use
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399	401		or allow the use of the record for advertising or solicitation purposes.
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401	403		(6) A governmental entity shall provide a person with a certified copy of a record if:
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403	405		(a) the person requesting the record has a right to inspect it;
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406	407		(b) the person identifies the record with reasonable specificity; and
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408	410		(c) the person pays the lawful fees.
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410	412		(7)(a) In response to a request, a governmental entity is not required to:
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412	414		(i) create a record;
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414	416		(ii) compile, format, manipulate, package, summarize, or tailor information;
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416	418		(iii) provide a record in a particular format, medium, or program not currently
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418	420		maintained by the governmental entity;
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420	422		(iv) fulfill a person's records request if the request unreasonably duplicates prior
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422	424		records requests from that person;
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424	426		(v) fill a person's records request if:
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426	428		(A) the record requested is:
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428	430		(I) publicly accessible online; or
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430	432		(II) included in a public publication or product produced by the governmental
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432	434		entity receiving the request; and
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434	436		(B) the governmental entity:
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436	438		(I) specifies to the person requesting the record where the record is accessible
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438	440		online; or
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440	442		(II) provides the person requesting the record with the public publication or
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442	444		product and specifies where the record can be found in the public
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444	446		publication or product; or
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446	448		(vi) fulfill a person's records request if:
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448	450		(A) the person has been determined under Section 63G-2-209 to be a vexatious
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450	452		requester;
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452	454		(B) the State Records Committee order determining the person to be a vexatious
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454	456		requester provides that the governmental entity is not required to fulfill a
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456	458		request from the person for a period of time; and
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458	460		(C) the period of time described in Subsection (7)(a)(vi)(B) has not expired.
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460	462		(b) A governmental entity shall conduct a reasonable search for a requested record.
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462	464		(8)(a) Although not required to do so, a governmental entity may, upon request from the
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464	466		person who submitted the records request, compile, format, manipulate, package,
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466	468		summarize, or tailor information or provide a record in a format, medium, or program
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468	470		not currently maintained by the governmental entity.
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470	472		(b) In determining whether to fulfill a request described in Subsection (8)(a), a
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472	474		governmental entity may consider whether the governmental entity is able to fulfill
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475	476		the request without unreasonably interfering with the governmental entity's duties
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477	479		and responsibilities.
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479	481		(c) A governmental entity may require a person who makes a request under Subsection
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481	483		(8)(a) to pay the governmental entity, in accordance with Section 63G-2-203, for
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483	485		providing the information or record as requested.
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485	487		(9)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and subject to Subsection
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487	489		(9)(b), a governmental entity is not required to respond to, or provide a record in
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489	491		response to, a record request if the request is submitted by or in behalf of an
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491	493		individual who is on parole or confined in a jail or other correctional facility
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493	495		following the individual's conviction.
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495	497		(b) Subsection (9)(a) does not apply to:
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497	499		(i) the first five record requests submitted to the governmental entity by or in behalf
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499	501		of an individual described in Subsection (9)(a) during any calendar year
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501	503		requesting only a record that contains a specific reference to the individual; or
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503	505		(ii) a record request that is submitted by an attorney of an individual described in
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505	507		Subsection (9)(a).
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507	509		(10)(a) A governmental entity may allow a person requesting more than 50 pages of
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509	511		records to copy the records if:
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511	513		(i) the records are contained in files that do not contain records that are exempt from
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513	515		disclosure, or the records may be segregated to remove private, protected, or
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515	517		controlled information from disclosure; and
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517	519		(ii) the governmental entity provides reasonable safeguards to protect the public from
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519	521		the potential for loss of a public record.
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521	523		(b) If the requirements of Subsection (10)(a) are met, the governmental entity may:
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523	525		(i) provide the requester with the facilities for copying the requested records and
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525	527		require that the requester make the copies; or
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527	529		(ii) allow the requester to provide the requester's own copying facilities and personnel
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529	531		to make the copies at the governmental entity's offices and waive the fees for
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531	533		copying the records.
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533	535		(11)(a) A governmental entity that owns an intellectual property right and that offers the
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535	537		intellectual property right for sale or license may control by ordinance or policy the
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537	539		duplication and distribution of the material based on terms the governmental entity
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539	541		considers to be in the public interest.
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541	543		(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or impair the rights or protections
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544	545		granted to the governmental entity under federal copyright or patent law as a result of
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546	548		its ownership of the intellectual property right.
547	549		268
548	550		(12) A governmental entity may not use the physical form, electronic or otherwise, in
549	551		269
550	552		which a record is stored to deny, or unreasonably hinder the rights of a person to inspect
551	553		270
552	554		and receive a copy of a record under this chapter.
553	555		271
554	556		(13) Subject to the requirements of Subsection (7), a governmental entity shall provide
555	557		272
556	558		access to an electronic copy of a record in lieu of providing access to its paper
557	559		273
558	560		equivalent if:
559	561		274
560	562		(a) the person making the request requests or states a preference for an electronic copy;
561	563		275
562	564		(b) the governmental entity currently maintains the record in an electronic format that is
563	565		276
564	566		reproducible and may be provided without reformatting or conversion; and
565	567		277
566	568		(c) the electronic copy of the record:
567	569		278
568	570		(i) does not disclose other records that are exempt from disclosure; or
569	571		279
570	572		(ii) may be segregated to protect private, protected, or controlled information from
571	573		280
572	574		disclosure without the undue expenditure of public resources or funds.
573	575		281
574	576		(14) In determining whether a record is properly classified as private under Subsection
575	577		282
576	578		63G-2-302(2)(d), the governmental entity, State Records Committee, local appeals
577	579		283
578	580		board, or court shall consider and weigh:
579	581		284
580	582		(a) any personal privacy interests, including those in images, that would be affected by
581	583		285
582	584		disclosure of the records in question; and
583	585		286
584	586		(b) any public interests served by disclosure.
585	587		287
586	588		Section 4. Section 64-13-6 is amended to read:
587	589		288
588	590		64-13-6 . Department duties.
589	591		289
590	592		(1) The department shall:
591	593		290
592	594		(a) protect the public through institutional care and confinement, and supervision in the
593	595		291
594	596		community of offenders where appropriate;
595	597		292
596	598		(b) implement court-ordered punishment of offenders;
597	599		293
598	600		(c) provide evidence-based and evidence-informed program opportunities for offenders
599	601		294
600	602		designed to reduce offenders' criminogenic and recidivism risks, including
601	603		295
602	604		behavioral, cognitive, educational, and career-readiness program opportunities;
603	605		296
604	606		(d) ensure that offender participation in all program opportunities described in
605	607		297
606	608		Subsection (1)(c) is voluntary;
607	609		298
608	610		(e) where appropriate, utilize offender volunteers as mentors in the program
609	611		299
610	612		opportunities described in Subsection (1)(c);
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612	613		300
613	614		(f) provide treatment for sex offenders who are found to be treatable based upon criteria
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614	616		301
615	617		developed by the department;
616	618		302
617	619		(g) provide the results of ongoing clinical assessment of sex offenders and objective
618	620		303
619	621		diagnostic testing to sentencing and release authorities;
620	622		304
621	623		(h) manage programs that take into account the needs and interests of victims, where
622	624		305
623	625		reasonable;
624	626		306
625	627		(i) supervise probationers and parolees as directed by statute and implemented by the
626	628		307
627	629		courts and the Board of Pardons and Parole;
628	630		308
629	631		(j) subject to Subsection (3), investigate criminal conduct involving offenders
630	632		309
631	633		incarcerated in a state correctional facility;
632	634		310
633	635		(k) cooperate and exchange information with other state, local, and federal law
634	636		311
635	637		enforcement agencies to achieve greater success in prevention and detection of crime
636	638		312
637	639		and apprehension of criminals;
638	640		313
639	641		(l) implement the provisions of Title 77, Chapter 28c, Interstate Compact for Adult
640	642		314
641	643		Offender Supervision;
642	644		315
643	645		(m) establish a case action plan based on appropriate validated risk, needs, and
644	646		316
645	647		responsivity assessments for each offender as follows:
646	648		317
647	649		(i)(A) if an offender is to be supervised in the community, the department shall
648	650		318
649	651		establish a case action plan for the offender no later than 60 days after the day
650	652		319
651	653		on which the department's community supervision of the offender begins; and
652	654		320
653	655		(B) if the offender is committed to the custody of the department, the department
654	656		321
655	657		shall establish a case action plan for the offender no later than 90 days after the
656	658		322
657	659		day on which the offender is committed to the custody of the department;
658	660		323
659	661		(ii) each case action plan shall:
660	662		324
661	663		(A) integrate an individualized, evidence-based, and evidence-informed treatment
662	664		325
663	665		and program plan with clearly defined completion requirements; and
664	666		326
665	667		(B) require that a case manager will:
666	668		327
667	669		(I) ensure that an assessment of the education level, occupational interests, and
668	670		328
669	671		aptitudes of the inmate has been completed;
670	672		329
671	673		(II) refer the inmate to a higher education student advisor at an institution
672	674		330
673	675		offering programs consistent with the inmate's interests and aptitudes for
674	676		331
675	677		advisement on educational preferences and plans;
676	678		332
677	679		(III) incorporate the inmate's interests, aptitudes, and student advisement into
678	680		333
679	681		an education plan consistent with the guidance provided by the Higher
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681	682		334
682	683		Education and Corrections Council created in Section 53B-35-201; and
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683	685		335
684	686		(IV) refer the inmate to the student advisor at the institution called for in the
685	687		336
686	688		case action plan for guidance and assistance with the education process;
687	689		337
688	690		(iii) the department shall share each newly established case action plan with the
689	691		338
690	692		sentencing and release authority within 30 days after the day on which the case
691	693		339
692	694		action plan is established; and
693	695		340
694	696		(iv) the department shall share any changes to a case action plan, including any
695	697		341
696	698		change in an offender's risk assessment, with the sentencing and release authority
697	699		342
698	700		within 30 days after the day of the change;
699	701		343
700	702		(n) ensure that an inmate has reasonable access to legal research;
701	703		344
702	704		(o) ensure that any training or certification required of a public official or public
703	705		345
704	706		employee, as those terms are defined in Section 63G-22-102, complies with Title
705	707		346
706	708		63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements, if the training or
707	709		347
708	710		certification is required:
709	711		348
710	712		(i) under this title;
711	713		349
712	714		(ii) by the department; or
713	715		350
714	716		(iii) by an agency or division within the department;
715	717		351
716	718		(p) when reporting on statewide recidivism, include the metrics and requirements
717	719		352
718	720		described in Section 63M-7-102;
719	721		353
720	722		(q) create a reentry division that focuses on the successful reentry of inmates into the
721	723		354
722	724		community;
723	725		355
724	726		(r) coordinate with the Board of Pardons and Parole regarding inmate records that are
725	727		356
726	728		necessary for the Board of Pardons and Parole to make necessary determinations
727	729		357
728	730		regarding an inmate; and
729	731		358
730	732		(s) ensure that inmate records regarding discipline, programs, and other relevant metrics
731	733		359
732	734		are:
733	735		360
734	736		(i) complete and updated in a timely manner; and
735	737		361
736	738		(ii) when applicable, shared with the Board of Pardons and Parole in a timely manner.
737	739		362
738	740		(2) The department may in the course of supervising probationers and parolees:
739	741		363
740	742		(a) respond to an individual's violation of one or more terms of the probation or parole in
741	743		364
742	744		accordance with the graduated and evidence-based processes established by the adult
743	745		365
744	746		sentencing and supervision length guidelines, as defined in Section 63M-7-401.1; and
745	747		366
746	748		(b) upon approval by the court or the Board of Pardons and Parole, impose as a sanction
747	749		367
748	750		for an individual's violation of the terms of probation or parole a period of
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750	751		368
751	752		incarceration of not more than three consecutive days and not more than a total of
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752	754		369
753	755		five days within a period of 30 days.
754	756		370
755	757		[(3)(a) By following the procedures in Subsection (3)(b), the department may
756	758		371
757	759		investigate the following occurrences at state correctional facilities:]
758	760		372
759	761		[(i) criminal conduct of departmental employees;]
760	762		373
761	763		[(ii) felony crimes resulting in serious bodily injury;]
762	764		374
763	765		[(iii) death of any person; or]
764	766		375
765	767		[(iv) aggravated kidnaping.]
766	768		376
767	769		[(b) Before investigating any occurrence specified in Subsection (3)(a), the department
768	770		377
769	771		shall:]
770	772		378
771	773		[(i) notify the sheriff or other appropriate law enforcement agency promptly after
772	774		379
773	775		ascertaining facts sufficient to believe an occurrence specified in Subsection (3)(a)
774	776		380
775	777		has occurred; and]
776	778		381
777	779		[(ii) obtain consent of the sheriff or other appropriate law enforcement agency to
778	780		382
779	781		conduct an investigation involving an occurrence specified in Subsection (3)(a).]
780	782		383
781	783		[(4) Upon request, the department shall provide copies of investigative reports of criminal
782	784		384
783	785		conduct to the sheriff or other appropriate law enforcement agencies.]
784	786		385
785	787		(3) In accordance with department policy, the department may conduct criminal
786	788		386
787	789		investigations regarding an allegation that:
788	790		387
789	791		(a) an offender has committed a criminal offense; or
790	792		388
791	793		(b) an employee of the department has committed a criminal offense.
792	794		389
793	795		[(5)] (4)(a) The executive director of the department, or the executive director's designee
794	796		390
795	797		if the designee possesses expertise in correctional programming, shall consult at least
796	798		391
797	799		annually with cognitive and career-readiness staff experts from the Utah system of
798	800		392
799	801		higher education and the State Board of Education to review the department's
800	802		393
801	803		evidence-based and evidence-informed treatment and program opportunities.
802	804		394
803	805		(b) Beginning in the 2022 interim, the department shall provide an annual report to the
804	806		395
805	807		Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee regarding:
806	808		396
807	809		(i) the department's implementation of and offender participation in evidence-based
808	810		397
809	811		and evidence-informed treatment and program opportunities designed to reduce
810	812		398
811	813		the criminogenic and recidivism risks of offenders over time; and
812	814		399
813	815		(ii) the progress of the department's implementation of the inmate program
814	816		400
815	817		requirements described in Section 64-13-50.
816	818		401
817	819		[(6)] (5)(a) As used in this Subsection [(6):] (5):
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819	820		402
820	821		(i) "Accounts receivable" means any amount owed by an offender arising from a
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821	823		403
822	824		criminal judgment that has not been paid.
823	825		404
824	826		(ii) "Accounts receivable" includes unpaid fees, overpayments, fines, forfeitures,
825	827		405
826	828		surcharges, costs, interest, penalties, restitution to victims, third-party claims,
827	829		406
828	830		claims, reimbursement of a reward, and damages that an offender is ordered to
829	831		407
830	832		pay.
831	833		408
832	834		(b) The department shall collect and disburse, with any interest and any other costs
833	835		409
834	836		assessed under Section 64-13-21, an accounts receivable for an offender during:
835	837		410
836	838		(i) the parole period and any extension of that period in accordance with Subsection [
837	839		411
838	840		(6)(c)] (5)(c); and
839	841		412
840	842		(ii) the probation period for which the court orders supervised probation and any
841	843		413
842	844		extension of that period by the department in accordance with Subsection
843	845		414
844	846		77-18-105(7).
845	847		415
846	848		(c)(i) If an offender has an unpaid balance of the offender's accounts receivable at the
847	849		416
848	850		time that the offender's sentence expires or terminates, the department shall be
849	851		417
850	852		referred to the sentencing court for the sentencing court to enter a civil judgment
851	853		418
852	854		of restitution and a civil accounts receivable as described in Section 77-18-114.
853	855		419
854	856		(ii) If the board makes an order for restitution within 60 days from the day on which
855	857		420
856	858		the offender's sentence expires or terminates, the board shall refer the order for
857	859		421
858	860		restitution to the sentencing court to be entered as a civil judgment of restitution as
859	861		422
860	862		described in Section 77-18-114.
861	863		423
862	864		(d) This Subsection [(6)] (5) only applies to offenders sentenced before July 1, 2021.
863	865		424
864	866		Section 5. Section 64-13-42 is amended to read:
865	867		425
866	868		64-13-42 . Prison Telephone Surcharge Account -- Funding inmate and offender
867	869		426
868	870		education and training programs.
869	871		427
870	872		(1)(a) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the Prison
871	873		428
872	874		Telephone Surcharge Account.
873	875		429
874	876		(b) The Prison Telephone Surcharge Account consists of:
875	877		430
876	878		(i) revenue generated by the state from pay telephone services located at any
877	879		431
878	880		correctional facility as defined in Section 64-13-1;
879	881		432
880	882		(ii) interest on account money;
881	883		433
882	884		(iii)(A) money paid by inmates participating in postsecondary education provided
883	885		434
884	886		by the department; and
885	887		435
886	888		(B) money repaid by former inmates who have a written agreement with the
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888	889		436
889	890		department to pay for a specified portion of the tuition costs under the
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890	892		437
891	893		department's deferred tuition payment program;
892	894		438
893	895		(iv) money collected by the Office of State Debt Collection for debt described in
894	896		439
895	897		Subsection (1)(b)(iii);
896	898		440
897	899		(v) revenue generated from offenders using department tablets or other electronic
898	900		441
899	901		devices; and
900	902		442
901	903		[(v)] (vi) money appropriated by the Legislature.
902	904		443
903	905		(2) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, money from the Prison Telephone Surcharge
904	906		444
905	907		Account shall be used by the department for education and training programs for
906	908		445
907	909		offenders and inmates as defined in Section 64-13-1.
908	910		446
909	911		Section 6. Section 77-18-105 is amended to read:
910	912		447
911	913		77-18-105 . Pleas held in abeyance -- Suspension of a sentence -- Probation --
912	914		448
913	915		Supervision -- Terms and conditions of probation -- Time periods for probation -- Bench
914	916		449
915	917		supervision for payments on criminal accounts receivable.
916	918		450
917	919		(1) If a defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest in conjunction with a plea in
918	920		451
919	921		abeyance agreement, the court may hold the plea in abeyance:
920	922		452
921	923		(a) in accordance with Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance; and
922	924		453
923	925		(b) under the terms of the plea in abeyance agreement.
924	926		454
925	927		(2) If a defendant is convicted, the court:
926	928		455
927	929		(a) shall impose a sentence in accordance with Section 76-3-201; and
928	930		456
929	931		(b) subject to Subsection (5), may suspend the execution of the sentence and place the
930	932		457
931	933		defendant:
932	934		458
933	935		(i) on probation under the supervision of the department;
934	936		459
935	937		(ii) on probation under the supervision of an agency of a local government or a
936	938		460
937	939		private organization; or
938	940		461
939	941		(iii) on court probation under the jurisdiction of the sentencing court.
940	942		462
941	943		(3)(a) The legal custody of all probationers under the supervision of the department is
942	944		463
943	945		with the department.
944	946		464
945	947		(b) The legal custody of all probationers under the jurisdiction of the sentencing court is
946	948		465
947	949		vested as ordered by the court.
948	950		466
949	951		(c) The court has continuing jurisdiction over all probationers.
950	952		467
951	953		(4)(a) Court probation may include an administrative level of services, including
952	954		468
953	955		notification to the sentencing court of scheduled periodic reviews of the probationer's
954	956		469
955	957		compliance with conditions.
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957	958		470
958	959		(b) Supervised probation services provided by the department, an agency of a local
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959	961		471
960	962		government, or a private organization shall specifically address the defendant's risk
961	963		472
962	964		of reoffending as identified by a screening or an assessment.
963	965		473
964	966		(c) If a court orders supervised probation and determines that a public probation
965	967		474
966	968		provider is unavailable or inappropriate to supervise the defendant, the court shall
967	969		475
968	970		make available to the defendant the list of private probation providers prepared by a
969	971		476
970	972		criminal justice coordinating council under Section 17-55-201.
971	973		477
972	974		(5)(a) Before ordering supervised probation, the court shall consider the supervision
973	975		478
974	976		costs to the defendant for each entity that can supervise the defendant.
975	977		479
976	978		(b)(i) A court may order an agency of a local government to supervise the probation
977	979		480
978	980		for an individual convicted of any crime if:
979	981		481
980	982		(A) the agency has the capacity to supervise the individual; and
981	983		482
982	984		(B) the individual's supervision needs will be met by the agency.
983	985		483
984	986		(ii) A court may only order:
985	987		484
986	988		(A) the department to supervise the probation for an individual convicted of a
987	989		485
988	990		class A misdemeanor or any felony; or
989	991		486
990	992		(B) a private organization to supervise the probation for an individual convicted of
991	993		487
992	994		a class A, B, or C misdemeanor or an infraction.
993	995		488
994	996		(c) A court may not order a specific private organization to supervise an individual
995	997		489
996	998		unless there is only one private organization that can provide the specific supervision
997	999		490
998	1000		services required to meet the individual's supervision needs.
999	1001		491
1000	1002		(6)(a) If a defendant is placed on probation, the court may order the defendant as a
1001	1003		492
1002	1004		condition of the defendant's probation:
1003	1005		493
1004	1006		(i) to provide for the support of persons for whose support the defendant is legally
1005	1007		494
1006	1008		liable;
1007	1009		495
1008	1010		(ii) to participate in available treatment programs, including any treatment program in
1009	1011		496
1010	1012		which the defendant is currently participating if the program is acceptable to the
1011	1013		497
1012	1014		court;
1013	1015		498
1014	1016		(iii) be voluntarily admitted to the custody of the Division of Substance [Abuse] Use
1015	1017		499
1016	1018		and Mental Health for treatment at the Utah State Hospital in accordance with
1017	1019		500
1018	1020		Section 77-18-106;
1019	1021		501
1020	1022		(iv) if the defendant is on probation for a felony offense, to serve a period of time as
1021	1023		502
1022	1024		an initial condition of probation that does not exceed one year in a county jail
1023	1025		503
1024	1026		designated by the department, after considering any recommendation by the court
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1026	1027		504
1027	1028		as to which jail the court finds most appropriate;
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1028	1030		505
1029	1031		(v) to serve a term of home confinement in accordance with Section 77-18-107;
1030	1032		506
1031	1033		(vi) to participate in compensatory service programs, including the compensatory
1032	1034		507
1033	1035		service program described in Section 76-3-410;
1034	1036		508
1035	1037		(vii) to pay for the costs of investigation, probation, or treatment services;
1036	1038		509
1037	1039		(viii) to pay restitution to a victim with interest in accordance with Chapter 38b,
1038	1040		510
1039	1041		Crime Victims Restitution Act; or
1040	1042		511
1041	1043		(ix) to comply with other terms and conditions the court considers appropriate to
1042	1044		512
1043	1045		ensure public safety or increase a defendant's likelihood of success on probation.
1044	1046		513
1045	1047		(b) If a defendant is placed on probation and a condition of the defendant's probation is
1046	1048		514
1047	1049		routine or random drug testing, the defendant shall sign a waiver consistent with the
1048	1050		515
1049	1051		Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1320d et seq.,
1050	1052		516
1051	1053		allowing the treatment provider conducting the drug testing to notify the defendant's
1052	1054		517
1053	1055		supervising probation officer regarding the results of the defendant's drug testing.
1054	1056		518
1055	1057		[(b)] (c)(i) Notwithstanding Subsection (6)(a)(iv), the court may modify the probation
1056	1058		519
1057	1059		of a defendant to include a period of time that is served in a county jail
1058	1060		520
1059	1061		immediately before the termination of probation as long as that period of time
1060	1062		521
1061	1063		does not exceed one year.
1062	1064		522
1063	1065		(ii) If a defendant is ordered to serve time in a county jail as a sanction for a
1064	1066		523
1065	1067		probation violation, the one-year limitation described in Subsection (6)(a)(iv) or
1066	1068		524
1067	1069		(6)(b)(i) does not apply to the period of time that the court orders the defendant to
1068	1070		525
1069	1071		serve in a county jail under this Subsection (6)(b)(ii).
1070	1072		526
1071	1073		(7)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), probation of an individual placed on
1072	1074		527
1073	1075		probation after December 31, 2018:
1074	1076		528
1075	1077		(i) may not exceed the individual's maximum sentence;
1076	1078		529
1077	1079		(ii) shall be for a period of time that is in accordance with the adult sentencing and
1078	1080		530
1079	1081		supervision length guidelines, as defined in Section 63M-7-401.1, to the extent the
1080	1082		531
1081	1083		guidelines are consistent with the requirements of the law; and
1082	1084		532
1083	1085		(iii) shall be terminated in accordance with the adult sentencing and supervision
1084	1086		533
1085	1087		length guidelines, as defined in Section 63M-7-401.1, to the extent the guidelines
1086	1088		534
1087	1089		are consistent with the requirements of the law.
1088	1090		535
1089	1091		(b) Probation of an individual placed on probation after December 31, 2018, whose
1090	1092		536
1091	1093		maximum sentence is one year or less, may not exceed 36 months.
1092	1094		537
1093	1095		(c) Probation of an individual placed on probation on or after October 1, 2015, but
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1095	1096		538
1096	1097		before January 1, 2019, may be terminated at any time at the discretion of the court
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1097	1099		539
1098	1100		or upon completion without violation of 36 months probation in felony or class A
1099	1101		540
1100	1102		misdemeanor cases, 12 months in cases of class B or C misdemeanors or infractions,
1101	1103		541
1102	1104		or as allowed in accordance with Section 64-13-21 regarding earned credits.
1103	1105		542
1104	1106		(d) This Subsection (7) does not apply to the probation of an individual convicted of an
1105	1107		543
1106	1108		offense for criminal nonsupport under Section 76-7-201.
1107	1109		544
1108	1110		(8)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (7), if there is an unpaid balance of the criminal
1109	1111		545
1110	1112		accounts receivable for the defendant upon termination of the probation period for
1111	1113		546
1112	1114		the defendant under Subsection (7), the court may require the defendant to continue
1113	1115		547
1114	1116		to make payments towards the criminal accounts receivable in accordance with the
1115	1117		548
1116	1118		payment schedule established by the court under Section 77-32b-103.
1117	1119		549
1118	1120		(b) A court may not require the defendant to make payments as described in Subsection
1119	1121		550
1120	1122		(8)(a) beyond the expiration of the defendant's sentence.
1121	1123		551
1122	1124		(c) If the court requires a defendant to continue to pay in accordance with the payment
1123	1125		552
1124	1126		schedule for the criminal accounts receivable under this Subsection (8) and the
1125	1127		553
1126	1128		defendant defaults on the criminal accounts receivable, the court shall proceed with
1127	1129		554
1128	1130		an order for a civil judgment of restitution and a civil accounts receivable for the
1129	1131		555
1130	1132		defendant as described in Section 77-18-114.
1131	1133		556
1132	1134		(d)(i) Upon a motion from the prosecuting attorney, the victim, or upon the court's
1133	1135		557
1134	1136		own motion, the court may require a defendant to show cause as to why the
1135	1137		558
1136	1138		defendant's failure to pay in accordance with the payment schedule should not be
1137	1139		559
1138	1140		treated as contempt of court.
1139	1141		560
1140	1142		(ii) A court may hold a defendant in contempt for failure to make payments for a
1141	1143		561
1142	1144		criminal accounts receivable in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3,
1143	1145		562
1144	1146		Contempt.
1145	1147		563
1146	1148		(e) This Subsection (8) does not apply to the probation of an individual convicted of an
1147	1149		564
1148	1150		offense for criminal nonsupport under Section 76-7-201.
1149	1151		565
1150	1152		(9) When making any decision regarding probation:
1151	1153		566
1152	1154		(a) the court shall consider information provided by the Department of Corrections
1153	1155		567
1154	1156		regarding a defendant's individual case action plan, including any progress the
1155	1157		568
1156	1158		defendant has made in satisfying the case action plan's completion requirements; and
1157	1159		569
1158	1160		(b) the court may not rely solely on an algorithm or a risk assessment tool score.
1159	1161		570
1160	1162		Section 7. Section 77-19-10 is amended to read:
1161	1163		571
1162	1164		77-19-10 . Judgment of death -- Location and procedures for execution.
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1164	1165		572
1165	1166		(1) The executive director of the Department of Corrections or a designee shall ensure that
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1166	1168		573
1167	1169		the method of judgment of death specified in the warrant or as required under Section
1168	1170		574
1169	1171		77-18-113 is carried out at a secure correctional facility operated by the department and
1170	1172		575
1171	1173		at an hour determined by the department on the date specified in the warrant.
1172	1174		576
1173	1175		(2) When the judgment of death is to be carried out by lethal intravenous injection, the
1174	1176		577
1175	1177		executive director of the department or a designee shall select two or more persons
1176	1178		578
1177	1179		trained in accordance with accepted medical practices to administer intravenous
1178	1180		579
1179	1181		injections, who shall each administer a continuous intravenous injection,[ one of which
1180	1182		580
1181	1183		shall be of a lethal quantity of:]
1182	1184		581
1183	1185		[(a) sodium thiopental; or]
1184	1186		582
1185	1187		[(b) other equally or more effective substance sufficient to cause death.] consisting of
1186	1188		583
1187	1189		one or more substances of a type and amount that is sufficiently effective to cause
1188	1190		584
1189	1191		death without a substantial risk of severe pain.
1190	1192		585
1191	1193		(3) If the judgment of death is to be carried out by firing squad under Subsection
1192	1194		586
1193	1195		77-18-113(2), (3), or (4) the executive director of the department or a designee shall
1194	1196		587
1195	1197		select a five-person firing squad of peace officers.
1196	1198		588
1197	1199		(4) Compensation for persons administering intravenous injections and for members of a
1198	1200		589
1199	1201		firing squad under Subsection 77-18-113(2), (3), or (4) shall be in an amount determined
1200	1202		590
1201	1203		by the director of the Division of Finance.
1202	1204		591
1203	1205		(5) Death under this section shall be certified by a physician.
1204	1206		592
1205	1207		(6) The department shall adopt and enforce rules governing procedures for the execution of
1206	1208		593
1207	1209		judgments of death.
1208	1210		594
1209	1211		Section 8. Section 77-27-10 is amended to read:
1210	1212		595
1211	1213		77-27-10 . Conditions of parole -- Inmate agreement to warrant -- Rulemaking --
1212	1214		596
1213	1215		Intensive early release parole program.
1214	1216		597
1215	1217		(1)(a) When the Board of Pardons and Parole releases an offender on parole, it shall, in
1216	1218		598
1217	1219		accordance with Section 64-13-21, issue to the parolee a certificate setting forth the
1218	1220		599
1219	1221		conditions of parole, including the graduated and evidence-based responses to a
1220	1222		600
1221	1223		violation of a condition of parole established in the adult sentencing and supervision
1222	1224		601
1223	1225		length guidelines, as defined in Section 63M-7-401.1, which the offender shall accept
1224	1226		602
1225	1227		and agree to as evidenced by the offender's signature affixed to the agreement.
1226	1228		603
1227	1229		(b) The parole agreement shall require that the inmate agree in writing that the board
1228	1230		604
1229	1231		may issue a warrant and conduct a parole revocation hearing if:
1230	1232		605
1231	1233		(i) the board determines after the grant of parole that the inmate willfully provided to
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1233	1234		606
1234	1235		the board false or inaccurate information that the board finds was significant in the
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1235	1237		607
1236	1238		board's determination to grant parole; or
1237	1239		608
1238	1240		(ii)(A) the inmate has engaged in criminal conduct prior to the granting of parole;
1239	1241		609
1240	1242		and
1241	1243		610
1242	1244		(B) the board did not have information regarding the conduct at the time parole
1243	1245		611
1244	1246		was granted.
1245	1247		612
1246	1248		(c)(i) A copy of the agreement shall be delivered to the Department of Corrections
1247	1249		613
1248	1250		and a copy shall be given to the parolee.
1249	1251		614
1250	1252		(ii) The original agreement shall remain with the board's file.
1251	1253		615
1252	1254		(2)(a) If an offender convicted of violating or attempting to violate Section 76-5-301.1,
1253	1255		616
1254	1256		76-5-302, 76-5-402, 76-5-402.1, 76-5-402.2, 76-5-402.3, 76-5-403, 76-5-403.1,
1255	1257		617
1256	1258		76-5-404, 76-5-404.1, 76-5-404.3, or 76-5-405, is released on parole, the board shall
1257	1259		618
1258	1260		order outpatient mental health counseling and treatment as a condition of parole.
1259	1261		619
1260	1262		(b) The board shall develop standards and conditions of parole under this Subsection (2)
1261	1263		620
1262	1264		in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
1263	1265		621
1264	1266		(c) This Subsection (2) does not apply to intensive early release parole.
1265	1267		622
1266	1268		(3)(a)(i) In addition to the conditions set out in Subsection (1), the board may place
1267	1269		623
1268	1270		offenders in an intensive early release parole program.
1269	1271		624
1270	1272		(ii) The board shall determine the conditions of parole which are reasonably
1271	1273		625
1272	1274		necessary to protect the community as well as to protect the interests of the
1273	1275		626
1274	1276		offender and to assist the offender to lead a law-abiding life.
1275	1277		627
1276	1278		(b) The offender is eligible for this program only if the offender:
1277	1279		628
1278	1280		(i) has not been convicted of a sexual offense; or
1279	1281		629
1280	1282		(ii) has not been sentenced pursuant to Section 76-3-406.
1281	1283		630
1282	1284		(c) The department shall:
1283	1285		631
1284	1286		(i) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
1285	1287		632
1286	1288		Rulemaking Act, for operation of the program;
1287	1289		633
1288	1290		(ii) adopt and implement internal management policies for operation of the program;
1289	1291		634
1290	1292		(iii) determine whether or not to refer an offender into this program within 120 days
1291	1293		635
1292	1294		from the date the offender is committed to prison by the sentencing court; and
1293	1295		636
1294	1296		(iv) make the final recommendation to the board regarding the placement of an
1295	1297		637
1296	1298		offender into the program.
1297	1299		638
1298	1300		(d) The department may not consider credit for time served in a county jail awaiting trial
1299	1301		639
1300	1302		or sentencing when calculating the 120-day period.
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1302	1303		640
1303	1304		(e) The prosecuting attorney or sentencing court may refer an offender for consideration
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1304	1306		641
1305	1307		by the department for participation in the program.
1306	1308		642
1307	1309		(f) The board shall determine whether or not to place an offender into this program
1308	1310		643
1309	1311		within 30 days of receiving the department's recommendation.
1310	1312		644
1311	1313		(4) This program shall be implemented by the department within the existing budget.
1312	1314		645
1313	1315		(5) In addition to the conditions of parole described in this section, and if a condition of the
1314	1316		646
1315	1317		offender's parole is routine or random drug testing, the board shall order the offender to
1316	1318		647
1317	1319		sign a waiver consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,
1318	1320		648
1319	1321		42 U.S.C. Sec. 1320d et seq., allowing the treatment provider conducting the drug
1320	1322		649
1321	1323		testing to notify the offender's supervising parole officer regarding the results of the
1322	1324		650
1323	1325		offender's drug testing.
1324	1326		651
1325	1327		[(5)] (6) During the time the offender is on parole, the department shall collect from the
1326	1328		652
1327	1329		offender the monthly supervision fee authorized by Section 64-13-21.
1328	1330		653
1329	1331		[(6)] (7) When a parolee commits a violation of the parole agreement, the department may:
1330	1332		654
1331	1333		(a) respond in accordance with the graduated and evidence-based responses established
1332	1334		655
1333	1335		in accordance with Section 64-13-21; or
1334	1336		656
1335	1337		(b) when the graduated and evidence-based responses established in accordance with
1336	1338		657
1337	1339		Section 64-13-21 indicate, refer the parolee to the Board of Pardons and Parole for
1338	1340		658
1339	1341		revocation of parole.
1340	1342		659
1341	1343		Section 9. Effective Date.
1342	1344		660
1343	1345		This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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