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MINUTES OF THE HOUSE
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDING COMMITTEE
Room WO25, West Office Building, State Capitol Complex
February 18, 2008


Members Present:    Rep. Curt Oda, Vice Chair
            Rep. David Litvack
            Rep. Becky Lockhart            
            Rep. Michael Morley
            Rep. Paul Ray            
            Rep. Jennifer Seelig
            Rep. Ken Sumsion
            Rep. Larry Wiley
            Rep. Carl Wimmer

Members Absent:    Rep. Brad Dee
Members Excused:    Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair

Staff Present:    Mr. Stewart Smith, Policy Analyst
            Ms. Linda Black, Committee Secretary

note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Rep. Oda called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to approve the minutes of February 13, 2008, and February 15, 2008. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Ray absent for the vote.

Rep. Oda relinquished the Chair to Rep. Wimmer.

H.B. 473    Firearms Amendments (Rep. C. Oda)

Rep. Oda presented the bill with the assistance of General Mark Shurtlef, Attorney General.

Spoke to
the bill:    Mr. Clark Aposhian, Chairman, Utah Shooting Sports Council

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

Rep. Oda resumed the Chair at 4:35 p.m.


H.B. 467    Motor Vehicle Insurance Arbitration Amendments (Rep. S. Urquhart)

Rep. Urquhart presented the bill.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 20 through 23 :    

             20          .    increases the cap on the award of costs from $2,500 to $4,000;
  and      

{                21          .    provides that if a trial de novo is requested, the moving party shall pay the

             22      nonmoving party's portion of the costs and fees for the arbitrator or arbitration
             23      panel; and   }

2.    Page 4, Line 109 :    

             109          (11)
{   (a)   } An arbitration award issued under this section shall be the final resolution of


3.    Page 4, Lines 112 through 118 :    

             112          [(a)]
{   (i)   }        (a)       either party, within 20 days after service of the arbitration award:

             113          [(i)]
{   (A)   }        (i)       files a notice requesting a trial de novo in the district court; and

             114          [(ii)]
{   (B)   }        (ii)       serves the nonmoving party with a copy of the notice requesting a trial de

             115      novo under Subsection (11)(a)(i)
{   (A)   } ; or

             116          [(b)]
{   (ii)   }        (b)       the arbitration award has been satisfied.

             117          
{   (b) If a trial de novo is requested under this Subsection (11), the moving party shall pay

             118      the nonmoving party's portion of the costs and fees for the arbitrator or arbitration panel.   }

The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.



MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to saunter. The motion passed unanimously.

At 4:48 p.m., Rep. Oda called the committee to order and noted the excused absence of Rep. Bowman.

MOTION:    With the approval of Rep. Urquhart, Rep. Seelig moved to place H.B. 467 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously.

S.B. 14    Smoking Ban in Motor Vehicle (Sen. S. McCoy) (Rep. R. Menlove)

Sen. McCoy presented the bill.

Spoke in favor
of the bill:        Mr. Kelly Atkinson, Executive Director, Fraternal Order of Police
            Dr. Tom Metcalf, Intermountain Pediatric Society

Spoke to
the bill:        Capt. Doug McCleve, Department of Public Safety

Spoke in opposition
to the bill:        Sheriff Brad Slater, Weber County

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion failed with Rep. Lockhart, Rep. Morley, Rep. Oda, Rep. Sumsion, and Rep. Wimmer voting in opposition.

H.B. 210    Identity Theft and Other Crimes (Rep. S. Sandstrom)

Rep. Sandstrom presented the bill with the assistance of Mr. Richard Hamp, Office of the Attorney General.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to amend the bill as follows:


1.    Page 1, Lines 14 through 19 :    

             14          .    provides that the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program shall be used
             15      to assist in the identification and prevention of identity theft and other crimes
{   under

             16      the direction of the Office of the Attorney General   } ;
             17          .    provides that information in the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database

may be
             18      disclosed to

{   the Office of the Attorney General   }        a state or local law enforcement agency       upon its request for the purpose of

             19      investigating and prosecuting identity theft and other crimes; and

2.    Page 2, Lines 44 through 46 :    

             44          (e) assist in the identification and prevention of identity theft and other crimes
{   under

             45      the direction of the Office of the Attorney General   } .
             46          (2) The program shall be administered by the department with the assistance of the

3.    Page 5, Lines 129 through 130 :    

             129          (h) upon the request of
{   the Office of the Attorney General   }        a state or local law enforcement agency       for the purpose of

             130      investigating and prosecuting identity theft and other crimes.

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart absent for the vote.

Spoke to the bill:    Ms. Nannette Rofe, Department of Public Safety, Drivers License Division

MOTION:    Rep. Wiley moved to pass the bill out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Wimmer absent for the vote.

H.B. 176    Sex Offender Registration Amendments (Rep. K. Grover)

The bill was not heard.

MOTION:    Rep. Morley moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Lockhart and Rep. Wimmer absent for the vote. Rep. Oda adjourned the meeting at 5:45 p.m.





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                        Rep. DeMar "Bud" Bowman, Chair