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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill prohibits certain entities from investigating their own employees or members.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ prohibits law enforcement, schools, and prosecutorial agencies from investigating
13 themselves or an entity that oversees them; and
14 ▸ requires that those agencies request that another agency investigate when a member
15 or employee is accused of a crime.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 63G-24-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23 63G-24-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24 63G-24-103, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27 Section 1. Section 63G-24-101 is enacted to read:
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29 63G-24-101. Title.
30 This chapter is known as "Investigation Requirements."
31 Section 2. Section 63G-24-102 is enacted to read:
32 63G-24-102. Definitions.
33 As used in this chapter:
34 (1) "Institution of higher education" includes all institutions listed in Section
35 53B-1-102.
36 (2) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section
37 53-1-102.
38 (3) "Local education agency" means a school district or charter school.
39 (4) "Prosecutorial agency" means the Office of the Attorney General and any city,
40 county, or district attorney acting as a public prosecutor.
41 Section 3. Section 63G-24-103 is enacted to read:
42 63G-24-103. Investigation requirements -- Employees and members --
43 Subordinate entities.
44 (1) A law enforcement agency, prosecutorial agency, local education agency, or
45 institution of higher education may not investigate criminal allegations against any of its
46 members, employees, or members or employees of any entity that oversees it.
47 (2) A law enforcement agency, prosecutorial agency, local education agency, or
48 institution of higher education shall request another law enforcement or prosecutorial agency
49 investigate allegations of criminal activity by a member, employee, or any members or
50 employees of an entity that oversees the law enforcement agency, prosecutorial agency, local
51 education agency, or institution of higher education.