Department Responsibilities

Utah Code tit. 75E, ch. 75E-2, pt. 75E-2-P2

in effect

Utah Code § 75E-2-201 Definitions for part.

75E-2-201. Definitions for part. As used in this part: (1) "Alternative recidivism metric" includes: (a) the number of individuals who are incarcerated in a county jail or a state correctional facility: (i) within three years after the day on which the individuals are released from incarceration in a county jail or state correctional facility for a prior conviction; and (ii) due to: (A) a subsequent conviction; or (B) an arrest for: (I) a felony offense; or (II) a misdemeanor offense when an element of the misdemeanor offense is the use or attempted use of physical force against an individual or property; and (b) a recidivism measurement reported to the commission under Subsection 75E-2-203(3). (2) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 75E-3-102. (3) "Desistance" means an individual's abstinence from further criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction. (4) "Intervention" means a program, sanction, supervision, or event that may impact recidivism. (5) "Recidivism" means a return to criminal activity after a previous criminal conviction. (6) "Recidivism standard metric" means the number of individuals who are returned to prison for a new conviction within three years after the day on which the individuals were released from prison. Enacted by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-202 Department responsibilities.

75E-2-202. Department responsibilities. The department shall: (1) promote the communication and coordination of all criminal and juvenile justice agencies; (2) study, evaluate, and report on: (a) the status of crime in the state; (b) the effectiveness of criminal justice policies, procedures, and programs that are directed toward the reduction of crime in the state; (c) programs initiated by state and local agencies to address reducing recidivism, including: (i) changes in penalties and sentencing guidelines intended to reduce recidivism; (ii) cost savings associated with the reduction in the number of inmates; and (iii) evaluation of expenses and resources needed to meet goals regarding the use of treatment as an alternative to incarceration, as resources allow; and (d) policies, procedures, and programs of other jurisdictions that have effectively reduced crime; (3) identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs the department determines will significantly reduce crime in the state; (4) provide analysis, accountability, and supervision for state and federal criminal justice grant money; (5) make recommendations to the commission regarding state and federal criminal justice grant money; (6) provide public information on the criminal and juvenile justice system and give technical assistance to agencies or local units of government on methods to promote public awareness; (7) promote research and program evaluation as an integral part of the criminal and juvenile justice system; (8) annually provide the commission with a comprehensive criminal justice plan for review; (9) review and make recommendations to the commission on agency forecasts regarding future demands on the criminal and juvenile justice system, including specific projections for secure bed space; (10) promote the development of criminal and juvenile justice information systems that are consistent with common standards for data storage and are capable of appropriately sharing information with other criminal justice information systems by: (a) developing and maintaining common data standards for use by all state criminal justice agencies; (b) annually performing audits of criminal history record information maintained by state criminal justice agencies to assess accuracy, completeness, and adherence to standards; (c) defining and developing state and local programs and projects associated with the improvement of information management for law enforcement and the administration of justice; and (d) establishing general policies concerning criminal and juvenile justice information systems and making rules as necessary to carry out the duties under Subsection (8) and this Subsection (10); (11) allocate and administer grants: (a) for approved education programs to help prevent the sexual exploitation of children; (b) for law enforcement operations and programs related to reducing illegal drug activity and related criminal activity; and (c) for pilot qualifying education programs; (12) request, receive, and evaluate: (a) data and recommendations collected and reported by: (i) agencies and contractors related to policies recommended by the commission regarding recidivism reduction, including the data described in Section 13-53-111 and Subsection 26B-5-102(2)(jj); and (ii) state agencies under Section 67-28-102; and (b) the aggregate data collected from prosecutorial agencies and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in accordance with Sections 75E-2-205, 75E-2-206, and 78A-2-109.5; (13) establish and administer a performance incentive grant program that allocates funds appropriated by the Legislature to programs and practices implemented by counties that reduce recidivism and reduce the number of offenders per capita who are incarcerated; (14) oversee or designate an entity to oversee the implementation of juvenile justice reforms; (15) make rules and administer the juvenile holding room standards and juvenile jail standards to align with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act requirements in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5633; (16) provide staff to the Victim Services Commission and to any subcommittee of the Victim Services Commission; (17) contract with a third party to assist the Victim Services Commission with reviewing and providing recommendations on: (a) the best practices and policies for crime victim services; (b) the structure and membership of the commission; (c) the purpose and duties of the commission, including any overlapping duties that the commission has with another state office, board, or commission; (d) the funding for crime victim services in this state, including the need for funding, the management of state funds for crime victim services, and the implementation of accountability and performance measures; and (e) any other issue related to the duties of the commission with which the third party may provide assistance; (18) compile a report of findings based on the data and recommendations provided under Section 13-53-111 that separates the data provided under Section 13-53-111 by each residential vocational or life skills program; (19) publish the report described in Subsection (18) on the department's website and annually provide the report to the Judiciary Interim Committee, the Health and Human Services Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee, and the related appropriations subcommittees; (20) publish on the department's website: (a) the reports on genetic genealogy database utilization described in Section 53-25-401; and (b) the data and reports described in Subsection 75E-2-210(5); and (21) assist the governor with responsibilities related to extradition as directed by the governor under Section 77-30-2.5. Enacted by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-203 Recidivism metrics -- Reporting.

75E-2-203. Recidivism metrics -- Reporting. (1) When reporting data on statewide recidivism, the department, the Department of Corrections, and the Board of Pardons and Parole shall include data reflecting the recidivism standard metric and any available alternative recidivism metric. (2) A report on statewide criminal recidivism may also include other information reflecting available recidivism, intervention, or desistance data. (3) A criminal justice institution, agency, or entity required to report adult recidivism data to the department: (a) shall include: (i) a clear description of the eligible individuals, including: (A) the criminal population being evaluated for recidivism; and (B) the interventions that are being evaluated; (ii) a clear description of the beginning and end of the evaluation period; and (iii) a clear description of the events that are considered as a recidivism-triggering event; and (b) may include supplementary data including: (i) the length of time that elapsed before a recidivism-triggering event described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii) occurred; (ii) the severity of a recidivism-triggering event described in Subsection (3)(a)(iii); (iii) measures of personal well-being, education, employment, housing, health, family or social support, civic or community engagement, or legal involvement; or (iv) other desistance metrics that may capture an individual's behavior following the individual's release from an intervention. (4) Unless otherwise specified in statute: (a) the evaluation period described in Subsection (3)(a)(ii) is three years; and (b) a recidivism-triggering event under Subsection (3)(a)(iii) shall include: (i) an arrest; (ii) an admission to prison; (iii) a criminal charge; or (iv) a criminal conviction. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-204 Annual report by the department.

75E-2-204. Annual report by the department. (1) The department shall annually prepare and publish a report directed to the governor, the Legislature, the commission, and the Judicial Council. (2) The report shall describe how: (a) the commission fulfilled the commission's statutory purposes and duties during the year; and (b) the department fulfilled the department's statutory purposes and duties during the year. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-205 Prosecutorial data collection -- Policy transparency.

75E-2-205. Prosecutorial data collection -- Policy transparency. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Criminal case" means a case in which an offender is charged with an offense that requires a mandatory court appearance under the Uniform Bail Schedule. (ii) "Criminal case" does not mean a case for criminal non-support under Section 76-7-201 or any proceeding involving collection or payment of child support, medical support, or child care expenses by or on behalf of the Office of Recovery Services under Section 26B-9-108 or 76-7-202. (b) "Offense tracking number" means a distinct number applied to each criminal offense by the Bureau of Criminal Identification. (c) "Pre-filing diversion" means an agreement between a prosecuting attorney and an individual prior to being charged with a crime, before an information or indictment is filed, in which the individual is diverted from the traditional criminal justice system into a program of supervision and supportive services in the community. (d) "Post-filing diversion" is as described in Section 77-2-5. (e) "Prosecutorial agency" means: (i) the Office of the Attorney General; or (ii) a city, county, or district attorney acting as a public prosecuting attorney. (f) "Publish" means to make aggregated data available to the general public. (2) Each prosecutorial agency within the state shall submit to the department the following data with regards to each criminal case referred to the prosecutorial agency from a law enforcement agency: (a) the defendant's: (i) full name; (ii) offense tracking number; (iii) date of birth; and (iv) zip code; (b) referring agency; (c) whether the prosecutorial agency filed charges, declined charges, initiated a pre-filing diversion, or asked the referring agency for additional information; (d) if charges were filed, the case number and the court in which the charges were filed; (e) all charges brought against the defendant; (f) if applicable, all enhancements to the charges against the defendant; (g) whether bail was requested and, if so, the requested amount; (h) the date of initial discovery disclosure; (i) whether post-filing diversion was offered and, if so, whether post-filing diversion was entered; (j) if post-filing diversion or other plea agreement was accepted, the date entered by the court; and (k) the date of conviction, acquittal, plea agreement, dismissal, or other disposition of the case. (3) (a) A prosecutorial agency shall submit the information required by Subsection (2), including information that was missing or incomplete at the time of an earlier submission but is presently available, within 90 days of the last day of March, June, September, and December of each year for the previous 90-day period in the form and manner selected by the department. (b) If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the information shall be submitted on the next working day. (4) The prosecutorial agency shall maintain a record of all information collected and transmitted to the department for 10 years. (5) The department shall include in the plan required by Subsection 75E-2-202(8) an analysis of the data received, comparing and contrasting the practices and trends among and between prosecutorial agencies in the state. (6) The department may provide assistance to prosecutorial agencies in setting up a method of collecting and reporting data required by this section. (7) (a) Each prosecutorial agency shall publish online specific office policies on the following topics: (i) screening and filing criminal charges; (ii) plea bargains; (iii) sentencing recommendations; (iv) discovery practices; (v) prosecution of juveniles, including whether to prosecute a juvenile as an adult; (vi) collection of fines and fees; (vii) criminal and civil asset forfeiture practices; (viii) services available to victims of crime, both internal to the prosecutorial office and by referral to outside agencies; (ix) diversion programs; and (x) restorative justice programs. (b) A prosecutorial agency shall affirmatively disclose if the agency does not maintain a policy on a topic described in Subsection (7)(a). Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-206 Prosecutorial data collection regarding certain prosecutions, dismissals, and declinations to prosecute.

75E-2-206. Prosecutorial data collection regarding certain prosecutions, dismissals, and declinations to prosecute. (1) Each prosecutorial agency within the state shall collect and submit the following data to the department: (a) the number of prosecutions during the previous calendar year in which charges were brought against an individual based on the individual's false accusation that a felony or misdemeanor had occurred; (b) the disposition of each prosecution described in Subsection (1)(a); and (c) the number of cases during the previous calendar year for which an alleged violation of any felony or misdemeanor was dismissed or declined: (i) based on evidence that no crime was committed or attempted; (ii) based on insufficient evidence to establish a likelihood of success at trial; or (iii) because the victim was unable to participate. (2) The information required by Subsection (1) shall be submitted to the department in the form and manner selected by the department. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-207 Juvenile justice oversight -- Delegation -- Effective dates.

75E-2-207. Juvenile justice oversight -- Delegation -- Effective dates. (1) As used in this section, "juvenile recidivism" means the same as that term is defined in Section 80-6-104. (2) The department shall: (a) support implementation and expansion of evidence-based juvenile justice programs and practices, including assistance regarding implementation fidelity, quality assurance, and ongoing evaluation; (b) examine and make recommendations on the use of third-party entities or an intermediary organization to assist with implementation and to support the performance-based contracting system authorized in Subsection (2)(m); (c) oversee the development of performance measures to track juvenile justice reforms, and ensure early and ongoing stakeholder engagement in identifying the relevant performance measures; (d) evaluate currently collected data elements throughout the juvenile justice system and contract reporting requirements to streamline reporting, reduce redundancies, eliminate inefficiencies, and ensure a focus on the reduction of juvenile recidivism; (e) review averted costs from reductions in out-of-home placements for juvenile justice youth placed with the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services and the Division of Child and Family Services, and make recommendations to prioritize the reinvestment and realignment of resources into community-based programs for youth living at home, including the following: (i) statewide expansion of: (A) juvenile receiving centers, as defined in Section 80-1-102; (B) mobile crisis outreach teams, as defined in Section 26B-5-101; (C) youth courts; and (D) victim-offender mediation; (ii) statewide implementation of nonresidential diagnostic assessment; (iii) statewide availability of evidence-based programs and practices including cognitive behavioral and family therapy programs for minors assessed by a validated risk and needs assessment as moderate or high risk; (iv) implementation and infrastructure to support the sustainability and fidelity of evidence-based juvenile justice programs, including resources for staffing, transportation, and flexible funds; and (v) early intervention programs such as family strengthening programs, family wraparound services, and proven truancy interventions; (f) assist the Administrative Office of the Courts in the development of a statewide sliding scale for the assessment of fines, fees, and restitution, based on the ability of the minor's family to pay; (g) analyze the alignment of resources and the roles and responsibilities of agencies, such as the operation of early intervention services, receiving centers, and diversion, and make recommendations to reallocate functions as appropriate, in accordance with Section 80-5-401; (h) comply with the data collection and reporting requirements under Section 80-6-104; (i) develop a reasonable timeline within which all programming delivered to minors in the juvenile justice system shall be evidence-based or consist of practices that are rated as effective for reducing juvenile recidivism by a standardized program evaluation tool; (j) provide guidelines to be considered by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in developing tools considered by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in developing or selecting tools to be used for the evaluation of juvenile justice programs; (k) develop a timeline to support improvements to juvenile justice programs to achieve reductions in juvenile recidivism and review reports from relevant state agencies on progress toward reaching that timeline; (l) subject to Subsection (3), assist in the development of training for juvenile justice stakeholders, including educators, law enforcement officers, probation staff, judges, Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services staff, Division of Child and Family Services staff, and program providers; (m) subject to Subsection (4), assist in the development of a performance-based contracting system, which shall be developed by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for contracted services in the community and contracted out-of-home placement providers; (n) assist in the development of a validated detention risk assessment tool that is developed or adopted and validated by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services in accordance with Section 80-5-203; and (o) annually issue and make public a report to the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, and chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court on the progress of the reforms and any additional areas in need of review. (3) Training described in Subsection (2)(l) should include instruction on evidence-based programs and principles of juvenile justice, such as risk, needs, responsivity, and fidelity, and changes in legislation that impact the juvenile justice system and may be supplemented by the following topics: (a) adolescent development; (b) identifying and using local behavioral health resources; (c) cross-cultural awareness; (d) graduated responses; (e) Utah juvenile justice system data and outcomes; and (f) gangs. (4) The system described in Subsection (2)(m) shall provide incentives for: (a) the use of evidence-based juvenile justice programs and practices rated as effective by the tools selected in accordance with Subsection (2)(j); (b) the use of three-month timelines for program completion; and (c) evidence-based programs and practices for minors living at home in rural areas. (5) The department may delegate the duties imposed under this section to a subcommittee or board established by the commission in accordance with Subsection 75E-3-202(2). Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-208 Domestic violence data collection.

75E-2-208. Domestic violence data collection. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Cohabitant abuse protective order" means an order issued with or without notice to the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders. (b) "Lethality assessment" means an evidence-based assessment that is intended to identify a victim of domestic violence who is at a high risk of being killed by the perpetrator. (c) "Victim" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. (2) Each law enforcement agency and other organizations that provide domestic violence services within the state shall submit the following data to the department for compilation and analysis in collaboration with the data collected by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section 77-36-2.1 and the Administrative Office of the Courts: (a) lethality assessments conducted in the state, including: (i) the type of lethality assessments used by law enforcement agencies and other organizations that provide domestic violence services; and (ii) training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) regarding the use of lethality assessments; (b) the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); (c) the number of cohabitant abuse protective orders that, in the immediately preceding calendar year, were: (i) issued; (ii) amended or dismissed before the date of expiration; and (iii) dismissed under Section 78B-7-605; and (d) the prevalence of domestic violence in the state and the prevalence of the following in domestic violence cases: (i) stalking; (ii) strangulation; (iii) violence in the presence of children; and (iv) threats of suicide or homicide. (3) The department, in collaboration with the commission, domestic violence organizations, and other related stakeholders, shall conduct a review of and provide feedback on: (a) lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and (b) the collection of domestic violence data in the state, including: (i) coordination between state, local, and not-for-profit agencies to collect data from lethality assessments and on the prevalence of domestic violence, including the number of voluntary commitments of firearms under Section 53-5a-502; (ii) efforts to standardize the format for collecting domestic violence and lethality assessment data from state, local, and not-for-profit agencies subject to federal confidentiality requirements; and (iii) the need for any additional data collection requirements or efforts. (4) On or before November 30 of each year, the department shall provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee describing: (a) the information gathered under Subsections (2) and (3); or (b) the progress and assessment of available data under Subsections (2) and (3). Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-209 Judicial selection -- Rulemaking.

75E-2-209. Judicial selection -- Rulemaking. The department shall: (1) enact rules establishing procedures for the meetings of a judicial nominating commission created under Section 78A-10a-302, 78A-10a-402, or 78A-10a-502 in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (2) ensure that the rules described in Subsection (1): (a) comply with the requirements of Title 78A, Chapter 10a, Judicial Selection; (b) include standards that: (i) maintain the confidentiality of applications for a judicial vacancy and related documents; (ii) address destroying the records of the names of applicants, applications, and related documents upon the completion of the judicial nomination process; and (iii) govern a judicial nominating commission member's disqualification and inability to serve; (c) allow for public comment concerning the judicial nomination process, qualifications for judicial office, and individual applicants; (d) include evaluation criteria for the selection of judicial nominees; and (e) address procedures for: (i) taking summary minutes at a judicial nominating commission meeting; (ii) simultaneously forwarding the names of nominees to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel as described in Subsection 78A-10a-203(5); and (iii) requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts to immediately inform the governor when a judge is removed, resigns, or retires. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-210 Public safety portal -- Software service required to be compatible with public safety portal.

75E-2-210. Public safety portal -- Software service required to be compatible with public safety portal. (1) As used in this section, "division" means the Division of Technology Services created in Section 63A-16-103. (2) The department shall oversee the creation and management of a public safety portal for information and data required to be reported to the department and accessible to all criminal justice agencies in the state. (3) The division shall assist with the development and management of the public safety portal. (4) The division, in collaboration with the department, shall create: (a) master standards and formats for information submitted to the public safety portal; (b) a gateway, bridge, website, or other method for reporting entities to provide the information; (c) a master data management index or system to assist in the retrieval of information from the public safety portal; (d) a protocol for accessing information in the public safety portal that complies with state privacy regulations; (e) a protocol for real-time audit capability of all data accessed from the public safety portal by participating data source, data use entities, and regulators; (f) a protocol for de-identifying the data described in Subsection (5) for public use; (g) a searchable portion of the public safety portal described in Subsection (5) available to the public that displays the de-identified data as described in Subsection (4)(f); and (h) subject to the restrictions in this section, a policy concerning the use and dissemination of data obtained under this section. (5) The public safety portal shall be the repository for: (a) recidivism data described in Section 13-53-111; (b) county jail data described in Section 17-72-408; (c) criminal justice coordinating council data described in Section 17E-2-201; (d) data from the Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee as described in Section 26B-1-427; (e) DUI related data described in Section 41-6a-511; (f) data of attempted weapons purchases by restricted persons described in Section 53-5a-602; (g) driving under the influence crash and arrest data, as described in Section 53-10-118; (h) sexual assault kits data described in Section 53-10-910; (i) sexual assault offense data described in Section 53-25-202; (j) reverse-location warrant data described in Section 53-25-301; (k) seized firearm data described in Section 53-25-501; (l) firearm data described in Section 53-25-502; (m) the school disciplinary and law enforcement action report described in Section 53E-3-516; (n) data regarding crime statistics on student housing as described in Section 53H-7-603; (o) data described in Section 64-13-25, relating to programs developed by the Department of Corrections; (p) inmate data described in Section 64-13-45; (q) data regarding sexual assaults in correctional facilities described in Section 64-13-47; (r) the county reports described in Section 64-13e-104; (s) sentenced offender data described in Section 64-14-204; (t) data from the multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes described in Section 67-5-22.7; (u) data regarding catalytic converter thefts and arrests described in Section 67-5-37; (v) prosecutorial agency data for each criminal case as described in Section 75E-2-205; (w) prosecutorial agency data for the previous calendar year as described in Section 75E-2-206; (x) domestic violence data described in Section 75E-2-208; (y) law enforcement agency grant reports described in Section 75E-2-302; (z) the Prosecutor Conduct Commission report described in Section 75E-8-205; (aa) tactical group data described in Section 77-7-8.5; (bb) forfeiture data described in Section 77-11b-404; (cc) release data described in Section 77-20-103; (dd) court order data described in Section 77-22-2.5; (ee) metrics from the Board of Pardons and Parole described in Section 77-27-32; (ff) court data described in Section 78A-2-109.5; (gg) data regarding sexual assaults in secure care and detention facilities described in Section 80-5-202; (hh) data on offenses committed by minors submitted under Section 80-6-104; and (ii) any other statutes that require the collection of specific data and the reporting of that data to the department. (6) The department may: (a) enter into contracts with private or governmental entities to assist entities in complying with the data reporting requirements of Subsection (5); and (b) make, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, rules to administer this section, including establishing requirements and procedures for collecting the data, information, or reports described in Subsection (5). (7) A vendor that operates a software service described in Subsection (8) shall: (a) establish an automated connection to the department's public safety portal; and (b) ensure that the connection described in Subsection (7)(a) is operational within one year of the criminal justice agency's system that uses the software service becoming active. (8) A software service is subject to Subsection (7) if the software service: (a) is for use by a criminal justice agency within the state's criminal justice system; and (b) collects and stores data required by statute to be reported to the department. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 75E-2-211 Rape crisis and services center standards, eligibility, and monitoring -- Administrative rulemaking authority.

75E-2-211. Rape crisis and services center standards, eligibility, and monitoring -- Administrative rulemaking authority. (1) With regard to eligibility for a grant, other funds, or services provided under Chapter 5, Office for Victims of Crime, for a rape crisis and services center, the department, in consultation with the Office for Victims of Crime, shall create rules to: (a) create standards of care for a rape crisis and services center to provide safe, effective, and appropriate services for a victim of sexual assault: (i) that are based on best practices; and (ii) with input from the Victim Services Commission's subcommittee on rape and sexual assault established under Subsection 75E-6-103(5)(b); (b) create and enforce eligibility standards for a rape crisis and services center that: (i) incorporate the standards of care described in Subsection (1)(a); and (ii) may be used to determine whether a rape crisis and services center is eligible for a grant, other funds, or services under Chapter 5, Office for Victims of Crime; and (c) create standards and procedures for the department to monitor and audit a rape crisis and services center for compliance with the eligibility standards described in Subsection (1)(b). (2) Rules made by the department under this section shall be made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (3) The state auditor shall audit the department's compliance with the department's monitoring and auditing requirements described in Subsection (1)(c) and the provision of grant funds under this section. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

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