H.B. 147

             1     

PEACE OFFICER AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL

             2     
AGENCIES

             3     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Richard A. Greenwood

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

             7     
             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the chapter Peace Officer Classifications regarding the authority of
             11      federal officers within Utah.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides a definition of a federal agency and a federal employee;
             15          .    specifies the terms under which a federal agency may enter into an agreement with a
             16      county sheriff to enforce federal laws and state and local laws; and
             17          .    requires specified training for federal employees in order for them to participate in
             18      the agreement.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          None
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25           53-13-106 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, First Special Session, Chapter 4
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 53-13-106 is amended to read:
             29           53-13-106. Federal officers -- State law enforcement authority.
             30          (1) (a) "Federal agency" means:
             31          (i) the Bureau of Land Management;
             32          (ii) the United States Forest Service; and
             33          (iii) the National Park Service.
             34          (b) "Federal employee" means an employee of a federal agency.
             35          (c) "Federal officer" includes:
             36          (i) a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
             37          (ii) a special agent of the United States Secret Service;
             38          (iii) a special agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security, excluding a
             39      customs inspector or detention removal officer;
             40          (iv) a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms;
             41          (v) a special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration;
             42          (vi) a United States marshal, deputy marshal, and special deputy United States marshal;
             43      and
             44          (vii) a U.S. postal inspector of the United States Postal Inspection Service.
             45          [(b)] (d) (i) Federal officers listed in Subsection (1)[(a)](c) have statewide law
             46      enforcement authority relating to felony offenses under the laws of this state. This Subsection
             47      (1)[(b)](d)(i) takes precedence over Subsection (2).
             48          (ii) Federal agencies and federal employees may exercise law enforcement authority
             49      related to misdemeanor and felony offenses under Utah law only as established by an
             50      agreement as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(iii). This Subsection (1)[(b)](d)(ii) takes
             51      precedence over Subsection (2).
             52          (iii) County sheriffs may enter into agreements with federal agencies that allow
             53      concurrent authority to enforce federal laws and state and local laws, provided that:
             54          (A) the agreement is limited to a term of not more than two years; and
             55          (B) the officers granted authority under the agreement have completed a 20-hour
             56      training course that is focused on Utah criminal law and procedure and that is approved by the
             57      director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division.
             58          [(c)] (e) The council may designate other federal peace officers, as necessary, if the


             59      officers:
             60          (i) are persons employed full-time by the United States government as federally
             61      recognized law enforcement officers primarily responsible for the investigation and
             62      enforcement of the federal laws;
             63          (ii) have successfully completed formal law enforcement training offered by an agency
             64      of the federal government consisting of not less than 400 hours; and
             65          (iii) maintain in-service training in accordance with the standards set forth in Section
             66      53-13-103 .
             67          (2) Except as otherwise provided under Title 63L, Chapter 1, Federal Jurisdiction, and
             68      Title 77, Chapter 9, Uniform Act on Fresh Pursuit, a federal officer may exercise state law
             69      enforcement authority only if:
             70          (a) the state law enforcement agencies and county sheriffs with jurisdiction enter into
             71      an agreement with the federal agency to be given authority; and
             72          (b) except as provided in Subsection (3), each federal officer employed by the federal
             73      agency meets the waiver requirements set forth in Section 53-6-206 .
             74          (3) A federal officer working as such in the state on or before July 1, 1995, may
             75      exercise state law enforcement authority without meeting the waiver requirement.
             76          (4) At any time, consistent with any contract with a federal agency, a state or local law
             77      enforcement authority may withdraw state law enforcement authority from any individual
             78      federal officer by sending written notice to the federal agency and to the division.
             79          (5) The authority of a federal officer under this section is limited to the jurisdiction of
             80      the authorizing state or local agency, and may be further limited by the state or local agency to
             81      enforcing specific statutes, codes, or ordinances.




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