AGENDA

Law Enforcement

and Criminal Justice Interim Committee

Utah Legislature

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 450 Capitol Building

1.  Committee Business

         •    Call to order - Representative Oda, House Chair

        •    Approval of the minutes of the June 20, 2012 meeting

        •    Other committee business

2.  Multi-agency Strike Force

The Strike Force was organized to combat violent and other major felony crimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking. The Utah Office of the Attorney General is required by Utah Code Subsection 67-5-22.7(5) to report annually on this issue.

•    Kirk M. Torgensen, Deputy Attorney General, Utah Office of the Attorney General

•    Ken Wallentine, Chief of Law Enforcement, Utah Office of the Attorney General

3.  Forfeited Property Report

The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) is required by Utah Code Subsection 24-1-19(11) to report each year on the equitable sharing of funds or property reported by Utah law enforcement agencies on federal asset forfeiture cases.

        •    Doreen Weyland, Contract/Grant Analyst, CCJJ

        •    Richard Ziebarth, Program Manager, Drug Task Force Grant Project, CCJJ

4.  Use of Criminal Surcharges and Fines

Surcharges and fines were established to help fund drug enforcement activities. CCJJ is required by Utah Code Subsection 51-9-411(10) to report on the amounts and uses of grants allocated from criminal surcharges and fines for funding law enforcement drug operations.

        •    Richard Ziebarth, Program Manager, Drug Task Force Grant Project, CCJJ

5.  Capital Punishment -- Master Study Item

The committee previously identified this study item as the highest priority for the 2012 interim period. This discussion will focus on the fiscal cost of capital punishment versus life in prison without the possibility of parole; the capital offense punishment process; capital punishment as a deterrent; and the offense prosecution and appeal process.

     •      Representative Stephen G. Handy

     •      Gary Syphus, Legislative Fiscal Analyst

     •      Mark Shurtleff, Utah Attorney General

     •      Thomas Brunker, Assistant Attorney General

     •      William F. Daines, Deputy County Attorney, Weber County

     •      Kent Hart, Director, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

6.  Other Business / Adjourn