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First Substitute S.B. 206

Senator Scott K. Jenkins proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
WARRANT PROCESS AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins

             5     
House Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill creates an Outstanding Warrants Identification Database Program.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    requires specified additional information to be included in the statewide warrant
             13      system;
             14          .    requires the Department of Public Safety to share information in the expanded
             15      statewide warrant system with a designated agent;
             16          .    requires the designated agent to maintain and cross-reference information in the
             17      shared database to identify the most recent address and contact information for
             18      people with an outstanding warrant;
             19          .    requires the designated agent to send up to two written notices to each person with
             20      an outstanding warrant reminding the person that if the warrant is not paid or
             21      resolved within a specified period of time that the person's driver license will be
             22      suspended and the person will not be permitted to purchase a state hunting or
             23      fishing license;
             24          .    provides penalties to the designated agent for unauthorized disclosure of
             25      information in the database;


             26          .    requires scheduled audits of the designated agent; and
             27          .    provides the Office of State Debt Collection with access to outstanding warrant
             28      records contained on the statewide warrants system.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          23-19-9.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 211
             36          53-3-220, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 276 and 374
             37          53-10-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 292 and 356
             38          63A-3-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 59 and renumbered and
             39      amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 79
             40      ENACTS:
             41          53-10a-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42          53-10a-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             43          53-10a-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44          53-10a-104, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             45     
             46      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             47          Section 1. Section 23-19-9.5 is amended to read:
             48           23-19-9.5. Warrant outstanding or failure to comply with citation -- Person not
             49      entitled to license, permit, tag, or certificate.
             50          (1) A person may not purchase a license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration if:
             51          (a) there is an outstanding Utah warrant against him for failure to appear in answer to a
             52      summons for a violation of:
             53          (i) a provision of this title; or
             54          (ii) a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board; [or]
             55          (b) [he] the person has failed to comply with a wildlife citation in a state which is a
             56      party to the Wildlife Violator Compact set forth in Title 23, Chapter 25[.]; or


             57          (c) the division receives a report from the designated agent in accordance with Section
             58      53-10a-103 that a person has not paid or resolved a warrant within 120 days after the date the
             59      warrant was issued.
             60          (2) The division may allow a person referred to in Subsection (1) to purchase a license,
             61      permit, tag, or certificate of registration if satisfactory proof is given that:
             62          (a) the warrant is no longer outstanding; or
             63          (b) [he] the person has complied with the wildlife citation.
             64          Section 2. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
             65           53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
             66      disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
             67      Limited driving privileges.
             68          (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter, Title 41, Chapter
             69      6a, Traffic Code, or Section 76-5-303 , specifically provides for denial, suspension, or
             70      disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
             71      receiving a record of the person's conviction for:
             72          (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
             73      automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 or 76-5-207.5 ;
             74          (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
             75      influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
             76      incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section 41-6a-502 or as prohibited
             77      in an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (1);
             78          (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood
             79      or breath alcohol content as prohibited in Section 41-6a-502 or as prohibited in an ordinance
             80      that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (1);
             81          (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
             82      41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
             83      regulating driving on highways;
             84          (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
             85          (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
             86          (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
             87      vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;


             88          (viii) two charges of reckless driving, impaired driving, or any combination of reckless
             89      driving and impaired driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if upon a first
             90      conviction of reckless driving or impaired driving the judge or justice recommends suspension
             91      of the convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a
             92      period of three months;
             93          (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
             94      required in Section 41-6a-210 ;
             95          (x) any offense specified in Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, that
             96      requires disqualification;
             97          (xi) a felony violation of Section 76-10-508 or 76-10-508.1 involving discharging or
             98      allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle;
             99          (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             100      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);
             101          (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             102      measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
             103      violation of Section 41-6a-517 ;
             104          (xiv) until July 30, 2015, operating or being in actual physical control of a motor
             105      vehicle while having any alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 ;
             106          (xv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
             107      measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section
             108      41-6a-530 ;
             109          (xvi) engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on a highway in
             110      violation of Section 41-6a-606 ;
             111          (xvii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle in this state
             112      without an ignition interlock system in violation of Section 41-6a-518.2 ; or
             113          (xviii) custodial interference, under:
             114          (A) Subsection 76-5-303 (3), which suspension shall be for a period of 30 days, unless
             115      the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time;
             116          (B) Subsection 76-5-303 (4), which suspension shall be for a period of 90 days, unless
             117      the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time; or
             118          (C) Subsection 76-5-303 (5), which suspension shall be for a period of 180 days, unless


             119      the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time.
             120          (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a
             121      record of an adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for:
             122          (i) a felony violation of Section 76-10-508 or 76-10-508.1 involving discharging or
             123      allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle; or
             124          (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
             125      incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
             126          (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
             127      division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
             128      record of conviction for:
             129          (i) any violation of:
             130          (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
             131          (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;
             132          (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
             133          (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
             134          (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
             135          (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
             136          (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
             137      that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
             138          (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
             139      transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
             140          (d) (i) The division shall immediately suspend a person's driver license for conviction
             141      of the offense of theft of motor vehicle fuel under Section 76-6-404.7 if the division receives:
             142          (A) an order from the sentencing court requiring that the person's driver license be
             143      suspended; and
             144          (B) a record of the conviction.
             145          (ii) An order of suspension under this section is at the discretion of the sentencing
             146      court, and may not be for more than 90 days for each offense.
             147          (e) (i) The division shall immediately suspend for one year the license of a person upon
             148      receiving a record of:
             149          (A) conviction for the first time for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; or


             150          (B) an adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for a
             151      violation under Section 32B-4-411 .
             152          (ii) The division shall immediately suspend for a period of two years the license of a
             153      person upon receiving a record of:
             154          (A) (I) conviction for a second or subsequent violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; and
             155          (II) the violation described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii)(A)(I) is within 10 years of a prior
             156      conviction for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; or
             157          (B) (I) a second or subsequent adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court
             158      Act of 1996, for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; and
             159          (II) the adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii)(B)(I) is within 10 years of a prior
             160      adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for a violation under
             161      Section 32B-4-411 .
             162          (iii) Upon receipt of a record under Subsection (1)(e)(i) or (ii), the division shall:
             163          (A) for a conviction or adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(i):
             164          (I) impose a suspension for one year beginning on the date of conviction; or
             165          (II) if the person is under the age of eligibility for a driver license, impose a suspension
             166      that begins on the date of conviction and continues for one year beginning on the date of
             167      eligibility for a driver license; or
             168          (B) for a conviction or adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii):
             169          (I) impose a suspension for a period of two years; or
             170          (II) if the person is under the age of eligibility for a driver license, impose a suspension
             171      that begins on the date of conviction and continues for two years beginning on the date of
             172      eligibility for a driver license.
             173          (2) The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation, or
             174      disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year for each subsequent
             175      occurrence, upon receiving:
             176          (a) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
             177      while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
             178          (b) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
             179      which the person was involved as a driver;
             180          (c) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in


             181      which the person was involved as a driver; or
             182          (d) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
             183          (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)(c) or (d) that a person is
             184      driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked, the person is
             185      entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial, suspension, disqualification,
             186      or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
             187          (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor
             188      vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
             189      recommendation of the judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the offenses
             190      referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
             191          (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
             192          (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (iii), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (1)(b), and
             193      (1)(c); and
             194          (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
             195      revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section 41-6a-502 ,
             196      41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection
             197      41-6a-510 (1), Section 41-6a-520 , or Section 76-5-207 , or a criminal prohibition that the person
             198      was charged with violating as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged
             199      with violating one or more of these sections or ordinances, unless:
             200          (A) the person has had the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation, or
             201      disqualification extended for a period of at least three years;
             202          (B) the division receives written verification from the person's primary care physician
             203      that:
             204          (I) to the physician's knowledge the person has not used any narcotic drug or other
             205      controlled substance except as prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner within the last
             206      three years; and
             207          (II) the physician is not aware of any physical, emotional, or mental impairment that
             208      would affect the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
             209          (C) for a period of one year prior to the date of the request for a limited driving
             210      privilege:
             211          (I) the person has not been convicted of a violation of any motor vehicle law in which


             212      the person was involved as the operator of the vehicle;
             213          (II) the division has not received a report of an arrest for a violation of any motor
             214      vehicle law in which the person was involved as the operator of the vehicle; and
             215          (III) the division has not received a report of an accident in which the person was
             216      involved as an operator of a vehicle.
             217          (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the discretionary privilege
             218      authorized in this Subsection (4):
             219          (A) is limited to when undue hardship would result from a failure to grant the
             220      privilege; and
             221          (B) may be granted only once to any person during any single period of denial,
             222      suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial, suspension, revocation,
             223      or disqualification.
             224          (ii) The discretionary privilege authorized in Subsection (4)(a)(iii):
             225          (A) is limited to when the limited privilege is necessary for the person to commute to
             226      school or work; and
             227          (B) may be granted only once to any person during any single period of denial,
             228      suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial, suspension, revocation,
             229      or disqualification.
             230          (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to a person disqualified under Part 4, Uniform
             231      Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended, cancelled, or
             232      denied under this chapter.
             233          (5) (a) The division shall, upon receiving a report from the designated agent in
             234      accordance with Section 53-10a-103 , immediately suspend the driver license of each person
             235      who has not paid or resolved a warrant within 120 days after the date the warrant was issued.
             236          (b) The division shall reinstate a driver license under Subsection (5)(a) within two
             237      business days after a person has paid the bail on all outstanding warrants in full, resolved all
             238      warrants with the appropriate judicial authority, or obtained a court order.
             239          Section 3. Section 53-10-208 is amended to read:
             240           53-10-208. Definition -- Offenses included on statewide warrant system --
             241      Transportation fee to be included -- Statewide warrant system responsibility -- Quality
             242      control -- Training -- Technical support -- Transaction costs.


             243          (1) "Statewide warrant system" means the portion of the state court computer system
             244      that is accessible by modem from the state mainframe computer and contains:
             245          (a) records of criminal warrant information; and
             246          (b) after notice and hearing, records of protective orders issued pursuant to:
             247          (i) Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act; or
             248          (ii) Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 1, Cohabitant Abuse Act.
             249          (2) [(a)] The division shall include on the statewide warrant system:
             250          (a) all warrants issued for felony offenses and class A, B, and C misdemeanor offenses
             251      in the state[.];
             252          (b) [The division shall include on the statewide warrant system] all warrants issued for
             253      failure to appear on a traffic citation as ordered by a magistrate under Subsection 77-7-19 (3)[.];
             254          (c) vehicle registration records collected by the Motor Vehicle Division under Section
             255      41-1a-202 ;
             256          (d) driver license records collected by the Driver License Division under Section
             257      53-3-205 ;
             258          (e) hunting and fishing license, certificate of registration, tag, and permit records
             259      collected by the Division of Wildlife Resources under Title 23, Chapter 19, Licenses, Permits,
             260      and Tags; and
             261          (f) any other record collected or maintained by a governmental entity or political
             262      subdivision of this state if the sharing of the record is authorized by Section 63G-2-206 and the
             263      record will assist the bureau to locate the address or contact information of an individual with a
             264      warrant.
             265          [(c)] (3) For each warrant, the division shall indicate whether the magistrate ordered
             266      under Section 77-7-5 and Rule 6, Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, that the accused appear in
             267      court.
             268          [(3)] (4) The division is the agency responsible for the statewide warrant system and
             269      shall:
             270          (a) ensure quality control of all warrants of arrest or commitment and protective orders
             271      contained in the statewide warrant system by conducting regular validation checks with every
             272      clerk of a court responsible for entering the information on the system;
             273          (b) upon the expiration of the protective orders and in the manner prescribed by the


             274      division, purge information regarding protective orders described in Subsection 53-10-208.1 (4)
             275      within 30 days of the time after expiration;
             276          (c) establish system procedures and provide training to all criminal justice agencies
             277      having access to information contained on the state warrant system;
             278          (d) provide technical support, program development, and systems maintenance for the
             279      operation of the system; [and]
             280          (e) pay data processing and transaction costs for state, county, and city law
             281      enforcement agencies and criminal justice agencies having access to information contained on
             282      the state warrant system[.];
             283          (f) prepare reports upon the request of the Legislature, a legislative committee, or a
             284      state or local law enforcement agency regarding the number and dollar amount of outstanding
             285      warrants in any specified geographical region within the state; and
             286          (g) make recommendations as requested to the Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and
             287      Criminal Justice Interim Committee to improve the collection of outstanding warrants through
             288      use of the statewide warrant system.
             289          [(4)] (5) (a) Any data processing or transaction costs not funded by legislative
             290      appropriation shall be paid on a pro rata basis by all agencies using the system during the fiscal
             291      year.
             292          (b) This Subsection [(4)] (5) supersedes any conflicting provision in Subsection [(3)]
             293      (4)(e).
             294          Section 4. Section 53-10a-101 is enacted to read:
             295     
CHAPTER 10a. OUTSTANDING WARRANT IDENTIFICATION DATABASE

             296     
PROGRAM.

             297          53-10a-101. Title.
             298          This chapter is known as the "Outstanding Warrant Identification Database Program."
             299          Section 5. Section 53-10a-102 is enacted to read:
             300          53-10a-102. Definitions.
             301          As used in this chapter:
             302          (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety created in Section 53-1-103 .
             303          (2) "Designated agent" means a third party that the department contracts with under
             304      Section 53-10a-103 .


             305          (3) "Outstanding warrant" means a warrant that has been issued for 60 days or more to
             306      a person who has not:
             307          (a) paid the bail on the warrant; or
             308          (b) appeared before the appropriate judicial authority and resolved the warrant.
             309          (4) "Outstanding warrant database" means a database maintained by the designated
             310      agent and populated by merging information from other sources as described in Section
             311      53-10a-103 .
             312          (5) "Program" means the Outstanding Warrant Identification Database Program created
             313      in Section 53-10a-103 .
             314          Section 6. Section 53-10a-103 is enacted to read:
             315          53-10a-103. Program creation -- Administration -- Selection of designated agent --
             316      Duties -- Rulemaking -- Audits.
             317          (1) There is created the Outstanding Warrant Database Program. The program shall:
             318          (a) maintain an Outstanding Warrant Database to be used to encourage timely
             319      compliance with the payment of bail and other provisions under this chapter;
             320          (b) investigate and identify the economic loss to the state as a result of outstanding
             321      warrants;
             322          (c) encourage a person with an outstanding warrant to pay the bail on the warrant or
             323      appear before the appropriate judicial authority and resolve the warrant;
             324          (d) provide an explanation of the legal consequences of failure to pay or resolve an
             325      outstanding warrant;
             326          (e) identify the most current address and contact information in the outstanding warrant
             327      database for each person who has been issued a warrant for 60 days or more; and
             328          (f) prepare reports upon the request of the Legislature, a legislative committee, or a
             329      state or local law enforcement agency regarding the program and the number and amount of
             330      unpaid warrants in any specified geographical region within the state.
             331          (2) The program shall be administered by the department with the assistance of the
             332      designated agent, and in cooperation with the:
             333          (a) Driver License Division;
             334          (b) Motor Vehicle Division;
             335          (c) Division of Purchasing and General Services, in conjunction with the Pawnshop


             336      and Secondhand Merchandise Advisory Board;
             337          (d) Bureau of Criminal Investigation and its statewide warrant system;
             338          (e) Uninsured Motorist Program; and
             339          (f) Division of Wildlife Resources.
             340          (3) The department shall:
             341          (a) contract in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah Procurement Code, with a
             342      designated agent to maintain the Outstanding Warrant Identification Database Program for the
             343      purposes established under this chapter;
             344          (b) ensure that the designated agent is in compliance with Section 53-10a-104
             345      regarding limitations on disclosure of information in the database;
             346          (c) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             347      make rules and procedures, with input from the state agencies in Subsection (2), to:
             348          (i) govern the designated agent's administration of the program; and
             349          (ii) provide that the return address on notices sent under this chapter shall be to the
             350      department and that all returned letters under this section shall be used in updating the
             351      statewide warrant system.
             352          (4) The designated agent shall:
             353          (a) in accordance with the administrative rules adopted by the department, maintain a
             354      database created from the information provided by the following state sources:
             355          (i) records of the statewide warrant system established under Section 53-10-208 ;
             356          (ii) records of the central database for pawn and second hand merchandise established
             357      in Section 13-32a-105 ; and
             358          (iii) records of the uninsured motorist program established under Section 41-12a-804 .
             359          (b) archive computer data files at least semi-annually for auditing purposes;
             360          (c) make reports available through the Internet regarding the number and dollar amount
             361      of unpaid warrants within any geographical region of the state;
             362          (d) within one business day of receiving information in accordance with this
             363      subsection, compare the information with the Outstanding Warrant Database to identify the
             364      most current address in the statewide warrant system for each person who has been issued a
             365      warrant for 60 days or more and who has not:
             366          (i) paid the bail on the warrant; or


             367          (ii) appeared before the appropriate judicial authority and resolved the warrant;
             368          (e) provide a written notice to the most current address in the Outstanding Warrant
             369      Database reminding the person with an outstanding warrant to pay or resolve the warrant and
             370      advising that the person's driver license will be suspended if the person does not pay or resolve
             371      the warrant within 120 days of the date the warrant was issued;
             372          (f) if a person to whom a written notice has been sent does not pay or resolve the
             373      warrant within 15 days, send a second written notice informing the person that the person's
             374      driver license will be suspended if the person does not pay or resolve the warrant within 120
             375      days of the date the warrant was issued; and
             376          (g) if a person to whom a second notice has been sent under Subsection (4)(g) does not
             377      pay or resolve the warrant within 120 days of the date the warrant was issued, provide the
             378      Driver License Division and the Division of Wildlife Resources a report containing
             379      information about each person who has not paid or resolved a warrant within 120 days of the
             380      date the warrant was issued.
             381          (5) The report under Subsection (4)(g) shall include the name of the person to whom
             382      the warrant was issued, the date the warrant was issued, the court that issued the warrant, the
             383      name of the offense, the address to which the written notices were sent, and the dates they were
             384      sent.
             385          (6) (a) The internal audit unit of the Utah State Tax Commission created in Section
             386      59-1-206 shall audit the program after the first full year of operation, and then at least every
             387      three years.
             388          (b) The audit under Subsection (5) shall include verification of:
             389          (i) billings made by the designated agent;
             390          (ii) any reduction in outstanding warrants in the state;
             391          (iii) the amounts collected and paid to state agencies as result of the program;
             392          (iv) the accuracy of the designated agent's matching of information with outstanding
             393      warrant data; and
             394          (v) the cost of the program and the benefit provided to the state.
             395          Section 7. Section 53-10a-104 is enacted to read:
             396          53-10a-104. Disclosure of outstanding warrant information -- Penalty.
             397          (1) Information in the Outstanding Warrants Database established under Section


             398      53-10a-103 , may not be disclosed under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access
             399      and Management Act, except as required by this chapter or to assist a state or local government
             400      agency or court locate a person with an outstanding warrant.
             401          (2) The information provided by a person to the designated agent is considered to be
             402      the property of the person providing the information.
             403          (3) The designated agent shall, upon request, issue a document stating information
             404      about an outstanding warrant to:
             405          (a) any person who is the subject of an outstanding warrant;
             406          (b) the parent or legal guardian of an individual who is the subject of an outstanding
             407      warrant;
             408          (c) a person who has power of attorney for an individual who is the subject of an
             409      outstanding warrant;
             410          (d) any state or local government agency or court for the purpose of investigation or
             411      prosecution of crimes;
             412          (e) any peace officer acting in an official capacity; and
             413          (f) the state auditor, the legislative auditor general, or other auditor of the state or a
             414      political subdivision who is conducting an audit of the program.
             415          (4) A person who knowingly releases or discloses information from the database for a
             416      purpose other than those authorized in this section or to a person who is not authorized by law
             417      to receive the information is guilty of a third degree felony.
             418          (5) Neither the state nor the department's designated agent is liable to any person for
             419      gathering, managing, or using the information in the database in accordance with this chapter.
             420          Section 8. Section 63A-3-502 is amended to read:
             421           63A-3-502. Office of State Debt Collection created -- Duties.
             422          (1) The state and each state agency shall comply with the requirements of this chapter
             423      and any rules established by the Office of State Debt Collection.
             424          (2) There is created the Office of State Debt Collection in the Division of Finance.
             425          (3) The office shall:
             426          (a) have overall responsibility for collecting and managing state receivables;
             427          (b) assist the Division of Finance to develop consistent policies governing the
             428      collection and management of state receivables;


             429          (c) oversee and monitor state receivables to ensure that state agencies are:
             430          (i) implementing all appropriate collection methods;
             431          (ii) following established receivables guidelines; and
             432          (iii) accounting for and reporting receivables in the appropriate manner;
             433          (d) assist the Division of Finance to develop policies, procedures, and guidelines for
             434      accounting, reporting, and collecting money owed to the state;
             435          (e) provide information, training, and technical assistance to each state agency on
             436      various collection-related topics;
             437          (f) write an inclusive receivables management and collection manual for use by each
             438      state agency;
             439          (g) prepare quarterly and annual reports of the state's receivables;
             440          (h) create or coordinate a state accounts receivable database that includes the most
             441      recent name and address of individuals with warrants that have not been paid or resolved for
             442      more than 120 days from date the warrant was issued as generated by the statewide warrant
             443      system created under Section 53-10-208 ;
             444          (i) develop reasonable criteria to gauge state agencies' efforts in maintaining an
             445      effective accounts receivable program;
             446          (j) identify any state agency that is not making satisfactory progress toward
             447      implementing collection techniques and improving accounts receivable collections;
             448          (k) coordinate information, systems, and procedures between each state agency to
             449      maximize the collection of past-due accounts receivable;
             450          (l) establish an automated cash receipt process between each state agency;
             451          (m) assist the Division of Finance to establish procedures for writing off accounts
             452      receivable for accounting and collection purposes;
             453          (n) establish standard time limits after which an agency will delegate responsibility to
             454      collect state receivables to the office or its designee;
             455          (o) be a real party in interest for an account receivable referred to the office by any
             456      state agency; and
             457          (p) allocate money collected for judgments registered under Section 77-18-6 in
             458      accordance with Sections 51-9-402 , 63A-3-506 , and 78A-5-110 .
             459          (4) The office may:


             460          (a) recommend to the Legislature new laws to enhance collection of past-due accounts
             461      by state agencies;
             462          (b) collect accounts receivables for higher education entities, if the higher education
             463      entity agrees;
             464          (c) prepare a request for proposal for consulting services to:
             465          (i) analyze the state's receivable management and collection efforts; and
             466          (ii) identify improvements needed to further enhance the state's effectiveness in
             467      collecting its receivables;
             468          (d) contract with private or state agencies to collect past-due accounts;
             469          (e) perform other appropriate and cost-effective coordinating work directly related to
             470      collection of state receivables;
             471          (f) obtain access to records and databases of any state agency that are necessary to the
             472      duties of the office by following the procedures and requirements of Section 63G-2-206 ;
             473          (g) collect interest and fees related to the collection of receivables under this chapter,
             474      and establish, by following the procedures and requirements of Section 63J-1-504 :
             475          (i) a fee to cover the administrative costs of collection, on accounts administered by the
             476      office;
             477          (ii) a late penalty fee that may not be more than 10% of the account receivable on
             478      accounts administered by the office;
             479          (iii) an interest charge that is:
             480          (A) the postjudgment interest rate established by Section 15-1-4 in judgments
             481      established by the courts; or
             482          (B) not more than 2% above the prime rate as of July 1 of each fiscal year for accounts
             483      receivable for which no court judgment has been entered; and
             484          (iv) fees to collect accounts receivable for higher education;
             485          (h) collect reasonable attorney fees and reasonable costs of collection that are related to
             486      the collection of receivables under this chapter;
             487          (i) make rules that allow accounts receivable to be collected over a reasonable period
             488      of time and under certain conditions with credit cards;
             489          (j) file a satisfaction of judgment in the district court by following the procedures and
             490      requirements of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure;


             491          (k) ensure that judgments for which the office is the judgment creditor are renewed, as
             492      necessary;
             493          (l) notwithstanding Section 63G-2-206 , share records obtained under Subsection (4)(f)
             494      with private sector vendors under contract with the state to assist state agencies in collecting
             495      debts owed to the state agencies without changing the classification of any private, controlled,
             496      or protected record into a public record; and
             497          (m) enter into written agreements with other governmental agencies to obtain
             498      information for the purpose of collecting state accounts receivable.
             499          (5) The office shall ensure that:
             500          (a) a record obtained by the office or a private sector vendor as referred to in
             501      Subsection (4)(l):
             502          (i) is used only for the limited purpose of collecting accounts receivable; and
             503          (ii) is subject to federal, state, and local agency records restrictions; and
             504          (b) any person employed by, or formerly employed by, the office or a private sector
             505      vendor as referred to in Subsection (4)(l) is subject to:
             506          (i) the same duty of confidentiality with respect to the record imposed by law on
             507      officers and employees of the state agency from which the record was obtained; and
             508          (ii) any civil or criminal penalties imposed by law for violations of lawful access to a
             509      private, controlled, or protected record.
             510          (6) (a) The office shall collect accounts receivable ordered by the district court as a
             511      result of prosecution for a criminal offense that have been transferred to the office under
             512      Subsection 76-3-201.1 (5)(h) or (8).
             513          (b) The office may not assess the interest charge established by the office under
             514      Subsection (4) on an account receivable subject to the postjudgment interest rate established by
             515      Section 15-1-4 .
             516          (7) The office shall require a state agency to:
             517          (a) transfer collection responsibilities to the office or its designee according to time
             518      limits established by the office;
             519          (b) make annual progress towards implementing collection techniques and improved
             520      accounts receivable collections;
             521          (c) use the state's accounts receivable system or develop systems that are adequate to


             522      properly account for and report their receivables;
             523          (d) develop and implement internal policies and procedures that comply with the
             524      collections policies and guidelines established by the office;
             525          (e) provide internal accounts receivable training to staff involved in the management
             526      and collection of receivables as a supplement to statewide training;
             527          (f) bill for and make initial collection efforts of its receivables up to the time the
             528      accounts must be transferred; and
             529          (g) submit quarterly receivable reports to the office that identify the age, collection
             530      status, and funding source of each receivable.
             531          (8) The office shall use the information provided by the agencies and any additional
             532      information from the office's records to compile a one-page summary report of each agency.
             533          (9) The summary shall include:
             534          (a) the type of revenue that is owed to the agency;
             535          (b) any attempted collection activity; and
             536          (c) any costs incurred in the collection process.
             537          (10) The office shall annually provide copies of each agency's summary to the governor
             538      and to the Legislature.


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