S.B. 185

             1     

LAW ENFORCEMENT TRANSPARENCY

             2     
2014 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson

             5     
House Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding the reporting of specified
             10      information by law enforcement agencies.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires all state or municipal law enforcement agencies to annually report specific
             14      information to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice;
             15          .    provides that the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice develop a
             16      standardized format to receive the reports from law enforcement entities; and
             17          .    requires the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to provide a summary
             18      report before August 15 of each year to the attorney general, the speaker of the
             19      House of Representatives, the president of the Senate, and each law enforcement
             20      agency.
             21      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             22          None
             23      Other Special Clauses:
             24          None
             25      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             26      ENACTS:
             27           77-7-8.5 , Utah Code Annotated 1953


             28     
             29      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             30          Section 1. Section 77-7-8.5 is enacted to read:
             31          77-7-8.5. Use of tactical groups -- Reporting requirements.
             32          (1) As used in this section:
             33          (a) "Reportable incident" means:
             34          (i) the deployment of a tactical group; or
             35          (ii) law enforcement officers who serve a search or arrest warrant after using forcible
             36      entry, as provided by Section 77-7-8 .
             37          (b) "Tactical group" means a special unit, within a law enforcement agency,
             38      specifically trained and equipped to respond to critical, high-risk situations.
             39          (2) On and after January 1, 2015, every state, county, municipal, or other law
             40      enforcement agency shall annually on or before April 30 report to the Commission on Criminal
             41      and Juvenile Justice the following information for the previous calendar year:
             42          (a) whether the law enforcement agency conducted one or more reportable incidents;
             43      and
             44          (b) the following information regarding each reportable incident:
             45          (i) if the officers involved were identified by any organizational title;
             46          (ii) the city, county, and zip code of the location where the reportable incident
             47      occurred;
             48          (iii) the reason for the deployment;
             49          (iv) the type of warrant obtained, if any;
             50          (v) if a threat assessment was completed;
             51          (vi) if a warrant was obtained, the name of the judge or magistrate who authorized the
             52      warrant;
             53          (vii) the number of arrests made, if any;
             54          (viii) if any evidence was seized;
             55          (ix) if any property was seized, other than property that was seized as evidence;
             56          (x) if a forcible entry was made;
             57          (xi) if a firearm was discharged by a law enforcement officer, and, if so, how many
             58      shots were fired by each officer;


             59          (xii) if a weapon was brandished by a person other than the law enforcement officers;
             60          (xiii) if a weapon was used by a person against the law enforcement officers and, if a
             61      firearm was used, the number or approximate number of shots fired by the person;
             62          (xiv) the identity of any law enforcement agencies that were notified of the deployment
             63      prior to the deployment;
             64          (xv) if a person or domestic animal was injured or killed by a law enforcement officer;
             65      and
             66          (xvi) if a law enforcement officer was injured or killed.
             67          (3) If a warrant is served by a multijurisdictional team of law enforcement officers, the
             68      reporting requirement in this section shall be the responsibility of the commanding agency or
             69      governing authority of the multijurisdictional team.
             70          (4) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall develop a standardized
             71      format that each law enforcement agency shall use in reporting the data required in Subsection
             72      (2).
             73          (5) A law enforcement agency shall:
             74          (a) compile the data described in Subsection (2) for each year as a report in the format
             75      required under Subsection (4); and
             76          (b) submit the report to:
             77          (i) the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; and
             78          (ii) the local governing body of the jurisdiction served by the law enforcement agency.
             79          (6) (a) The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall summarize the yearly
             80      reports of law enforcement agencies submitted under Subsection (2).
             81          (b) Before August 1 of each year, the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
             82      shall submit a report of the summaries described in Subsection (6)(a) to:
             83          (i) the attorney general;
             84          (ii) the speaker of the House of Representatives, for referral to any House standing or
             85      interim committees with oversight of law enforcement and criminal justice;
             86          (iii) the president of the Senate, for referral to any Senate standing or interim
             87      committees with oversight of law enforcement and criminal justice; and
             88          (iv) each law enforcement agency.
             89          (c) The report described in Subsection (6)(b) shall be published on the Utah Open


             90      Government website, open.utah.gov, before August 15 of each year.
             91          (7) (a) If a law enforcement agency fails to comply with the reporting requirements
             92      listed in Subsection (2), the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall contact the law
             93      enforcement agency and request that the agency comply with the required reporting provisions.
             94          (b) If a law enforcement agency fails to comply with the reporting requirements listed
             95      in Subsection (2) within 30 days after being contacted by the Commission on Criminal and
             96      Juvenile Justice with a request to comply, the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice
             97      shall report the noncompliance to the attorney general, the speaker of the House of
             98      Representatives, and the president of the Senate.




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