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COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL AND JUVENILE JUSTICE

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MEMBERSHIP AMENDMENTS

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2017 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Eric K. Hutchings

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Senate Sponsor: ____________

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill adds two more members to the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     adds an additional prosecutor and defense attorney to the Commission on Criminal
14     and Juvenile Justice.
15     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16          None
17     Other Special Clauses:
18          None
19     Utah Code Sections Affected:
20     AMENDS:
21          63M-7-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 39
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 63M-7-202 is amended to read:
25          63M-7-202. Composition -- Appointments -- Ex officio members -- Terms -- U.S.
26     Attorney as nonvoting member.
27          (1) The commission on criminal and juvenile justice shall be composed of [21] 23

28     voting members as follows:
29          (a) the chief justice of the supreme court, as the presiding officer of the judicial
30     council, or a judge designated by the chief justice;
31          (b) the state court administrator;
32          (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections;
33          (d) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services;
34          (e) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety;
35          (f) the attorney general;
36          (g) the president of the chiefs of police association or a chief of police designated by
37     the association's president;
38          (h) the president of the sheriffs' association or a sheriff designated by the association's
39     president;
40          (i) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or a member designated by the chair;
41          (j) the chair of the Utah Sentencing Commission;
42          (k) the chair of the Utah Substance Abuse Advisory Council;
43          (l) the chair of the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice;
44          (m) the chair of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime or the chair's designee;
45          (n) the director of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health; and
46          (o) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
47          (i) a juvenile court judge, appointed by the chief justice, as presiding officer of the
48     Judicial Council;
49          (ii) a representative of the statewide association of public attorneys designated by the
50     association's officers;
51          (iii) a representative of the Utah County and District Attorneys Association designated
52     by the association's officers;
53          (iv) a representative of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers designated
54     by the association's officers;
55          (v) one member of the House of Representatives who is appointed by the speaker of
56     the House of Representatives; and
57          [(iv)] (vi) one member of the Senate who is appointed by the president of the Senate.
58          (2) The governor shall appoint the remaining three members to four-year staggered

59     terms as follows:
60          (a) one criminal defense attorney appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by
61     the Utah State Bar Association;
62          (b) one representative of public education; and
63          (c) one citizen representative.
64          (3) In addition to the members designated under Subsections (1) and (2), the United
65     States Attorney for the district of Utah may serve as a nonvoting member.
66          (4) In appointing the members under Subsection (2), the governor shall take into
67     account the geographical makeup of the commission.






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