S.B. 206

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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 modifies the statewide warrant system, requires the Bureau of Criminal
10 Identification to provide written notification reminding individuals with an unpaid
11 warrant to pay or resolve the warrant, and establishes penalties for persons who do not
12 pay or resolve a warrant within a specified period of time.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . requires specified additional information to be included in the statewide warrant
16 system;
17 . requires the Bureau of Criminal Identification to:
18 . utilize the expanded statewide warrant system to locate the best known address
19 and contact information for individuals who have, within a specified period of
20 time, not paid or resolved outstanding warrants;
21 . provide written notification informing individuals that under certain
22 circumstances, a person's driver's license will be suspended and a person will
23 not be permitted to purchase a hunting or fishing license;
24 . to report to the Driver License Division all individuals who do not pay or
25 resolve warrants within a specified period of time;
26 . requires the Driver's License Division to suspend the driver's licenses of individuals
27 who do not pay or resolve warrants with the appropriate judicial authority within

28 specified period of time; and
29 . prevents a person with an outstanding warrant from purchasing a hunting tag,
30 permit, or license, or a fishing license.
31 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
32 None
33 Other Special Clauses:
34 None
35 Utah Code Sections Affected:
36 AMENDS:
37 23-19-9.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1995, Chapter 211
38 41-12a-803, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 342
39 53-3-220, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapters 276 and 374
40 53-10-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 428
41 53-10-208, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 292 and 356
42
43 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
44 Section 1. Section 23-19-9.5 is amended to read:
45 23-19-9.5. Warrant outstanding or failure to comply with citation -- Person not
46 entitled to license, permit, tag, or certificate.
47 (1) A person may not purchase a license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration if:
48 (a) there is an outstanding Utah warrant against him for failure to appear in answer to a
49 summons for a violation of:
50 (i) a provision of this title; or
51 (ii) a rule, proclamation, or order of the Wildlife Board; [or]
52 (b) [he] the person has failed to comply with a wildlife citation in a state which is a
53 party to the Wildlife Violator Compact set forth in Title 23, Chapter 25[.]; or
54 (c) the division has received a report from the Bureau of Criminal Identification in
55 accordance with Section 53-10-202 .
56 (2) The division may allow a person referred to in Subsection (1) to purchase a license,
57 permit, tag, or certificate of registration if satisfactory proof is given that:
58 (a) the warrant is no longer outstanding; or

59 (b) he has complied with the wildlife citation.
60 Section 2. Section 41-12a-803 is amended to read:
61 41-12a-803. Program creation -- Administration -- Selection of designated agent
62 -- Duties -- Rulemaking -- Audits.
63 (1) There is created the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database Program to:
64 (a) establish an Uninsured Motorist Identification Database to verify compliance with
65 motor vehicle owner's or operator's security requirements under Section 41-12a-301 and other
66 provisions under this part;
67 (b) assist in reducing the number of uninsured motor vehicles on the highways of the
68 state;
69 (c) assist in increasing compliance with motor vehicle registration and sales and use tax
70 laws;
71 (d) assist in protecting a financial institution's bona fide security interest in a motor
72 vehicle; and
73 (e) assist in the identification and prevention of identity theft and other crimes.
74 (2) The program shall be administered by the department with the assistance of the
75 designated agent and the Motor Vehicle Division.
76 (3) (a) The department shall contract in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6, Utah
77 Procurement Code, with a third party to establish and maintain an Uninsured Motorist
78 Identification Database for the purposes established under this part.
79 (b) The contract may not obligate the department to pay the third party more money
80 than is available in the account.
81 (4) (a) The third party under contract under this section is the department's designated
82 agent, and shall develop and maintain a computer database from the information provided by:
83 (i) insurers under Section 31A-22-315 ;
84 (ii) the division under Subsection (6); and
85 (iii) the Motor Vehicle Division under Section 41-1a-120 .
86 (b) (i) The database shall be developed and maintained in accordance with guidelines
87 established by the department so that the Bureau of Criminal Identification, state and local law
88 enforcement agencies and financial institutions as defined in Section 7-1-103 can efficiently
89 access the records of the database, including reports useful for the implementation of the

90 provisions of this part.
91 (ii) (A) The reports shall be in a form and contain information approved by the
92 department.
93 (B) The reports may be made available through the Internet or through other electronic
94 medium, if the department determines that sufficient security is provided to ensure compliance
95 with Section 41-12a-805 regarding limitations on disclosure of information in the database.
96 (5) With information provided by the department and the Motor Vehicle Division, the
97 designated agent shall, at least monthly for submissions under Subsection 31A-22-315 (2)(b) or
98 at least twice a month for submissions under Subsection 31A-22-315 (2)(a):
99 (a) update the database with the motor vehicle insurance information provided by the
100 insurers in accordance with Section 31A-22-315 ; and
101 (b) compare all current motor vehicle registrations against the database.
102 (6) The division shall provide the designated agent with the name, date of birth,
103 address, and driver license number of all persons on the driver license database.
104 (7) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
105 department shall make rules and develop procedures in cooperation with the Motor Vehicle
106 Division to use the database for the purpose of administering and enforcing this part.
107 (8) (a) The designated agent shall archive computer data files at least semi-annually for
108 auditing purposes.
109 (b) The internal audit unit of the tax commission provided under Section 59-1-206
110 shall audit the program at least every three years.
111 (c) The audit under Subsection (8)(b) shall include verification of:
112 (i) billings made by the designated agent; and
113 (ii) the accuracy of the designated agent's matching of vehicle registration with
114 insurance data.
115 Section 3. Section 53-3-220 is amended to read:
116 53-3-220. Offenses requiring mandatory revocation, denial, suspension, or
117 disqualification of license -- Offense requiring an extension of period -- Hearing --
118 Limited driving privileges.
119 (1) (a) The division shall immediately revoke or, when this chapter, Title 41, Chapter
120 6a, Traffic Code, or Section 76-5-303 , specifically provides for denial, suspension, or

121 disqualification, the division shall deny, suspend, or disqualify the license of a person upon
122 receiving a record of the person's conviction for:
123 (i) manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from driving a motor vehicle, or
124 automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 or 76-5-207.5 ;
125 (ii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the
126 influence of alcohol, any drug, or combination of them to a degree that renders the person
127 incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle as prohibited in Section 41-6a-502 or as prohibited
128 in an ordinance that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (1);
129 (iii) driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having a blood
130 or breath alcohol content as prohibited in Section 41-6a-502 or as prohibited in an ordinance
131 that complies with the requirements of Subsection 41-6a-510 (1);
132 (iv) perjury or the making of a false affidavit to the division under this chapter, Title
133 41, Motor Vehicles, or any other law of this state requiring the registration of motor vehicles or
134 regulating driving on highways;
135 (v) any felony under the motor vehicle laws of this state;
136 (vi) any other felony in which a motor vehicle is used to facilitate the offense;
137 (vii) failure to stop and render aid as required under the laws of this state if a motor
138 vehicle accident results in the death or personal injury of another;
139 (viii) two charges of reckless driving, impaired driving, or any combination of reckless
140 driving and impaired driving committed within a period of 12 months; but if upon a first
141 conviction of reckless driving or impaired driving the judge or justice recommends suspension
142 of the convicted person's license, the division may after a hearing suspend the license for a
143 period of three months;
144 (ix) failure to bring a motor vehicle to a stop at the command of a peace officer as
145 required in Section 41-6a-210 ;
146 (x) any offense specified in Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, that
147 requires disqualification;
148 (xi) a felony violation of Section 76-10-508 or 76-10-508.1 involving discharging or
149 allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle;
150 (xii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
151 incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b);

152 (xiii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
153 measurable controlled substance or metabolite of a controlled substance in the person's body in
154 violation of Section 41-6a-517 ;
155 (xiv) until July 30, 2015, operating or being in actual physical control of a motor
156 vehicle while having any alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section 53-3-232 ;
157 (xv) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while having any
158 measurable or detectable amount of alcohol in the person's body in violation of Section
159 41-6a-530 ;
160 (xvi) engaging in a motor vehicle speed contest or exhibition of speed on a highway in
161 violation of Section 41-6a-606 ;
162 (xvii) operating or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle in this state
163 without an ignition interlock system in violation of Section 41-6a-518.2 ; or
164 (xviii) custodial interference, under:
165 (A) Subsection 76-5-303 (3), which suspension shall be for a period of 30 days, unless
166 the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time;
167 (B) Subsection 76-5-303 (4), which suspension shall be for a period of 90 days, unless
168 the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time; or
169 (C) Subsection 76-5-303 (5), which suspension shall be for a period of 180 days, unless
170 the court provides the division with an order of suspension for a shorter period of time.
171 (b) The division shall immediately revoke the license of a person upon receiving a
172 record of an adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for:
173 (i) a felony violation of Section 76-10-508 or 76-10-508.1 involving discharging or
174 allowing the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle; or
175 (ii) using, allowing the use of, or causing to be used any explosive, chemical, or
176 incendiary device from a vehicle in violation of Subsection 76-10-306 (4)(b).
177 (c) Except when action is taken under Section 53-3-219 for the same offense, the
178 division shall immediately suspend for six months the license of a person upon receiving a
179 record of conviction for:
180 (i) any violation of:
181 (A) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act;
182 (B) Title 58, Chapter 37a, Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act;

183 (C) Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act;
184 (D) Title 58, Chapter 37c, Utah Controlled Substance Precursor Act; or
185 (E) Title 58, Chapter 37d, Clandestine Drug Lab Act; or
186 (ii) any criminal offense that prohibits:
187 (A) possession, distribution, manufacture, cultivation, sale, or transfer of any substance
188 that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); or
189 (B) the attempt or conspiracy to possess, distribute, manufacture, cultivate, sell, or
190 transfer any substance that is prohibited under the acts described in Subsection (1)(c)(i).
191 (d) (i) The division shall immediately suspend a person's driver license for conviction
192 of the offense of theft of motor vehicle fuel under Section 76-6-404.7 if the division receives:
193 (A) an order from the sentencing court requiring that the person's driver license be
194 suspended; and
195 (B) a record of the conviction.
196 (ii) An order of suspension under this section is at the discretion of the sentencing
197 court, and may not be for more than 90 days for each offense.
198 (e) (i) The division shall immediately suspend for one year the license of a person upon
199 receiving a record of:
200 (A) conviction for the first time for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; or
201 (B) an adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for a
202 violation under Section 32B-4-411 .
203 (ii) The division shall immediately suspend for a period of two years the license of a
204 person upon receiving a record of:
205 (A) (I) conviction for a second or subsequent violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; and
206 (II) the violation described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii)(A)(I) is within 10 years of a prior
207 conviction for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; or
208 (B) (I) a second or subsequent adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court
209 Act of 1996, for a violation under Section 32B-4-411 ; and
210 (II) the adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii)(B)(I) is within 10 years of a prior
211 adjudication under Title 78A, Chapter 6, Juvenile Court Act of 1996, for a violation under
212 Section 32B-4-411 .
213 (iii) Upon receipt of a record under Subsection (1)(e)(i) or (ii), the division shall:

214 (A) for a conviction or adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(i):
215 (I) impose a suspension for one year beginning on the date of conviction; or
216 (II) if the person is under the age of eligibility for a driver license, impose a suspension
217 that begins on the date of conviction and continues for one year beginning on the date of
218 eligibility for a driver license; or
219 (B) for a conviction or adjudication described in Subsection (1)(e)(ii):
220 (I) impose a suspension for a period of two years; or
221 (II) if the person is under the age of eligibility for a driver license, impose a suspension
222 that begins on the date of conviction and continues for two years beginning on the date of
223 eligibility for a driver license.
224 (2) The division shall extend the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation, or
225 disqualification for an additional like period, to a maximum of one year for each subsequent
226 occurrence, upon receiving:
227 (a) a record of the conviction of any person on a charge of driving a motor vehicle
228 while the person's license is denied, suspended, revoked, or disqualified;
229 (b) a record of a conviction of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
230 which the person was involved as a driver;
231 (c) a report of an arrest of the person for any violation of the motor vehicle law in
232 which the person was involved as a driver; or
233 (d) a report of an accident in which the person was involved as a driver.
234 (3) When the division receives a report under Subsection (2)(c) or (d) that a person is
235 driving while the person's license is denied, suspended, disqualified, or revoked, the person is
236 entitled to a hearing regarding the extension of the time of denial, suspension, disqualification,
237 or revocation originally imposed under Section 53-3-221 .
238 (4) (a) The division may extend to a person the limited privilege of driving a motor
239 vehicle to and from the person's place of employment or within other specified limits on
240 recommendation of the judge in any case where a person is convicted of any of the offenses
241 referred to in Subsections (1) and (2) except:
242 (i) automobile homicide under Subsection (1)(a)(i);
243 (ii) those offenses referred to in Subsections (1)(a)(ii), (iii), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (1)(b), and
244 (1)(c); and

245 (iii) those offenses referred to in Subsection (2) when the original denial, suspension,
246 revocation, or disqualification was imposed because of a violation of Section 41-6a-502 ,
247 41-6a-517 , a local ordinance which complies with the requirements of Subsection
248 41-6a-510 (1), Section 41-6a-520 , or Section 76-5-207 , or a criminal prohibition that the person
249 was charged with violating as a result of a plea bargain after having been originally charged
250 with violating one or more of these sections or ordinances, unless:
251 (A) the person has had the period of the first denial, suspension, revocation, or
252 disqualification extended for a period of at least three years;
253 (B) the division receives written verification from the person's primary care physician
254 that:
255 (I) to the physician's knowledge the person has not used any narcotic drug or other
256 controlled substance except as prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner within the last
257 three years; and
258 (II) the physician is not aware of any physical, emotional, or mental impairment that
259 would affect the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely; and
260 (C) for a period of one year prior to the date of the request for a limited driving
261 privilege:
262 (I) the person has not been convicted of a violation of any motor vehicle law in which
263 the person was involved as the operator of the vehicle;
264 (II) the division has not received a report of an arrest for a violation of any motor
265 vehicle law in which the person was involved as the operator of the vehicle; and
266 (III) the division has not received a report of an accident in which the person was
267 involved as an operator of a vehicle.
268 (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the discretionary privilege
269 authorized in this Subsection (4):
270 (A) is limited to when undue hardship would result from a failure to grant the
271 privilege; and
272 (B) may be granted only once to any person during any single period of denial,
273 suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial, suspension, revocation,
274 or disqualification.
275 (ii) The discretionary privilege authorized in Subsection (4)(a)(iii):

276 (A) is limited to when the limited privilege is necessary for the person to commute to
277 school or work; and
278 (B) may be granted only once to any person during any single period of denial,
279 suspension, revocation, or disqualification, or extension of that denial, suspension, revocation,
280 or disqualification.
281 (c) A limited CDL may not be granted to a person disqualified under Part 4, Uniform
282 Commercial Driver License Act, or whose license has been revoked, suspended, cancelled, or
283 denied under this chapter.
284 (5) (a) The division shall, upon receiving a report from the Bureau of Criminal
285 Identification pursuant to Section 53-2-202 , immediately suspend the driver's license of each
286 person who has not paid or resolved a warrant within120 after the date the warrant was issued.
287 (b) The division shall reinstate the suspension of a driver's license under Subsection
288 (2)(a) when a person has paid the bail in full, resolved the warrant with the appropriate judicial
289 authority, or upon a court order.
290 Section 4. Section 53-10-202 is amended to read:
291 53-10-202. Criminal identification -- Duties of bureau.
292 The bureau shall:
293 (1) procure and file information relating to identification and activities of persons who:
294 (a) are fugitives from justice;
295 (b) are wanted or missing;
296 (c) have been arrested for or convicted of a crime under the laws of any state or nation;
297 and
298 (d) are believed to be involved in racketeering, organized crime, or a dangerous
299 offense;
300 (2) establish a statewide uniform crime reporting system that shall include:
301 (a) statistics concerning general categories of criminal activities;
302 (b) statistics concerning crimes that exhibit evidence of prejudice based on race,
303 religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, or other categories that the division finds
304 appropriate; and
305 (c) other statistics as required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
306 (3) make a complete and systematic record and index of the information obtained

307 under this part;
308 (4) subject to the restrictions in this part, establish policy concerning the use and
309 dissemination of data obtained under this part;
310 (5) publish an annual report concerning the extent, fluctuation, distribution, and nature
311 of crime in Utah;
312 (6) establish a statewide central register for the identification and location of missing
313 persons, which may include:
314 (a) identifying data including fingerprints of each missing person;
315 (b) identifying data of any missing person who is reported as missing to a law
316 enforcement agency having jurisdiction;
317 (c) dates and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving information from
318 the register; and
319 (d) any other information, including blood types and photographs found necessary in
320 furthering the purposes of this part;
321 (7) publish a quarterly directory of missing persons for distribution to persons or
322 entities likely to be instrumental in the identification and location of missing persons;
323 (8) list the name of every missing person with the appropriate nationally maintained
324 missing persons lists;
325 (9) establish and operate a 24-hour communication network for reports of missing
326 persons and reports of sightings of missing persons;
327 (10) coordinate with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and other
328 agencies to facilitate the identification and location of missing persons and the identification of
329 unidentified persons and bodies;
330 (11) receive information regarding missing persons, as provided in Sections 26-2-27
331 and 53A-11-502 , and stolen vehicles, vessels, and outboard motors, as provided in Section
332 41-1a-1401 ;
333 (12) adopt systems of identification, including the fingerprint system, to be used by the
334 division to facilitate law enforcement;
335 (13) assign a distinguishing number or mark of identification to any pistol or revolver,
336 as provided in Section 76-10-520 ;
337 (14) check certain criminal records databases for information regarding motor vehicle

338 salesperson applicants, maintain a separate file of fingerprints for motor vehicle salespersons,
339 and inform the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division when new entries are made for certain
340 criminal offenses for motor vehicle salespersons in accordance with the requirements of
341 Section 41-3-205.5 ; [and]
342 (15) check certain criminal records databases for information regarding driving
343 privilege card applicants or cardholders and maintain a separate file of fingerprints for driving
344 privilege applicants and cardholders and inform the federal Immigration and Customs
345 Enforcement Agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security or law
346 enforcement agencies when new entries are made in accordance with the requirements of
347 Section 53-3-205.5 [.];
348 (16) (a) adopt rules and procedures in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
349 Administrative Rulemaking Act, that establish priorities and criteria for use of the statewide
350 warrant system created in Section 53-10-208 ;
351 (b) identify the most current address in the statewide warrant system for each person
352 who has been issued a warrant for 60 days or more if the person has not:
353 (i) paid the bail on the warrant; or
354 (ii) appeared before the appropriate judicial authority and resolved the warrant;
355 (17) provide a written notice to the most current address in the statewide warrant
356 system reminding the person with an outstanding warrant to pay or resolve the warrant and
357 advising that the person's driver's license will be suspended if the person does not pay or
358 resolve the warrant within 120 days of the date the warrant was issued;
359 (18) (a) if a person to whom a written notice has been sent does not pay or resolve the
360 warrant within 15 days, provide a second written notice informing the person that the person's
361 driver's license will be suspended if the person does not pay or resolve the warrant within 120
362 days of the date the warrant was issued; and
363 (b) if a person to whom a second notice has been sent does not pay or resolve the
364 warrant within 120 days of the date the warrant was issued, the bureau shall provide the Driver
365 License Division and the Division of Wildlife Resources a report containing information about
366 each person residing in this state who has not paid or resolved a warrant within 120 days of the
367 date the warrant was issued; and
368 (19) include in the report the date the warrant was issued, which court issued the

369 warrant, the name of the offense, the date and address to which the written notices were sent,
370 and the name of the person to whom the warrant was issued.
371 Section 5. Section 53-10-208 is amended to read:
372 53-10-208. Definition -- Offenses included on statewide warrant system --
373 Transportation fee to be included -- Statewide warrant system duties and responsibilities
374 -- Quality control -- Training -- Technical support -- Transaction costs.
375 (1) "Statewide warrant system" means the portion of the state court computer system
376 that is accessible by modem from the state mainframe computer and contains:
377 (a) records of criminal warrant information; and
378 (b) after notice and hearing, records of protective orders issued pursuant to:
379 (i) Title 77, Chapter 36, Cohabitant Abuse Procedures Act; or
380 (ii) Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 1, Cohabitant Abuse Act.
381 (2) [(a)] The division shall include on the statewide warrant system:
382 (a) all warrants issued for felony offenses and class A, B, and C misdemeanor offenses
383 in the state[.];
384 (b) [The division shall include on the statewide warrant system] all warrants issued for
385 failure to appear on a traffic citation as ordered by a magistrate under Subsection 77-7-19 (3)[.];
386 (c) vehicle registration records collected by the Motor Vehicle Division under Section
387 41-1a-206 ;
388 (d) driver's license records collected by the Driver License Division under Section
389 53-3-205 ;
390 (e) hunting and fishing license, certificate of registration, tag, and permit records
391 collected by the Division of Wildlife Resources under Title 23, Chapter 19, License, Permits,
392 and Tags;
393 (f) records of the Uninsured Motorist Identification Database created in Section
394 41-12a-803 ; and
395 (g) any other record collected or maintained by a governmental entity or a political
396 subdivision of this state if the sharing of the record is authorized by Section 63G-2-206 and the
397 record will assist the bureau to locate the address or contact information of an individual with a
398 warrant .
399 [(c)] (h) For each warrant, the division shall indicate whether the magistrate ordered

400 under Section 77-7-5 and Rule 6, Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure, that the accused appear in
401 court.
402 (3) The division is the agency responsible for the statewide warrant system and shall:
403 (a) ensure quality control of all warrants of arrest or commitment and protective orders
404 contained in the statewide warrant system by conducting regular validation checks with every
405 clerk of a court responsible for entering the information on the system;
406 (b) upon the expiration of the protective orders and in the manner prescribed by the
407 division, purge information regarding protective orders described in Subsection 53-10-208.1 (4)
408 within 30 days of the time after expiration;
409 (c) establish system procedures and provide training to all criminal justice agencies
410 having access to information contained on the state warrant system;
411 (d) provide technical support, program development, and systems maintenance for the
412 operation of the system; [and]
413 (e) pay data processing and transaction costs for state, county, and city law
414 enforcement agencies and criminal justice agencies having access to information contained on
415 the state warrant system[.];
416 (f) investigate and identify the economic loss to the state resulting from unpaid
417 warrants;
418 (g) encourage individuals with an unpaid warrant to pay the bail on the warrant or
419 appear before the appropriate judicial authority and resolve the warrant;
420 (h) provide a means for individuals to pay the bail on unpaid warrants on a secure
421 financial transaction Internet site; and
422 (i) prepare reports upon the request of the Legislature, a legislative committee, or a
423 state or local law enforcement agency regarding the number and amount of unpaid warrants in
424 any specified geographical region within the state; and
425 (j) make recommendations as requested to the Judiciary, Law Enforcement and
426 Criminal Justice Interim Committee on improving the ongoing collection of unpaid warrants.
427 (4) (a) Any data processing or transaction costs not funded by legislative appropriation
428 shall be paid on a pro rata basis by all agencies using the system during the fiscal year.
429 (b) This Subsection (4) supersedes any conflicting provision in Subsection (3)(e).

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