S.B. 175

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LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT AMENDMENTS
2 2014 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Scott K. Jenkins
5 House Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the uses of the Law Enforcement Services Account.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . provides that funds available in the Law Enforcement Services Account:
13 . may be distributed to law enforcement agencies in areas with halfway houses;
14 and
15 . must be used for law enforcement purposes to reduce crime in areas with
16 halfway houses.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 51-9-412 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2013, Chapter 439
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 51-9-412 is amended to read:
27 51-9-412. Law Enforcement Services Account -- Funding -- Uses.

28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) "Account" means the Law Enforcement Services Account.
30 (b) "Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in
31 Section 63M-7-201 .
32 (c) "Halfway house" means a facility that houses parolees upon release from prison or
33 houses probationers who have violated the terms of their probation.
34 (d) "Law enforcement agency" means a local law enforcement agency.
35 [(e) "Parole violator center" means a facility that houses parolees who have violated the
36 conditions of their parole agreement.]
37 (2) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Law
38 Enforcement Services Account."
39 (3) (a) The Division of Finance shall allocate funds from the collected surcharge in
40 accordance with Subsection 51-9-401 (1)(c) to the account, but not to exceed the amount
41 appropriated by the Legislature.
42 (b) Money in the account shall be appropriated to the commission to administer and
43 distribute to law enforcement agencies providing services directly to areas with halfway houses
44 [or parole violator centers, or both].
45 (4) The commission shall allocate funds from the account to local law enforcement
46 agencies on a pro-rata basis determined by the number of beds in each agency's jurisdiction for
47 increased enforcement in areas with halfway houses [or parole violator centers, or both].
48 (5) A law enforcement agency may use funds received under this section only for the
49 purposes stated in this section.
50 (6) For each fiscal year, any law enforcement agency that receives funds from the
51 commission under this section shall prepare, and file with the commission and the state auditor,
52 a report in a form specified by the commission. The report shall include the following:
53 (a) the agency's name;
54 (b) the amount received;
55 (c) how the funds were used, including the impact on crime reduction efforts in areas
56 with halfway houses [or parole violator centers, or both]; and
57 (d) a statement signed by both the agency's or political subdivision's executive officer
58 or designee and by the agency's legal counsel that all funds were used for law enforcement

59 operations related to reducing criminal activity in areas with halfway houses [or parole violator
60 centers, or both].
61 (7) The commission shall report in writing to the legislative Law Enforcement and
62 Criminal Justice Interim Committee annually regarding the funds allocated under this section,
63 including the amounts and uses.




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