Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 354 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Wilcox, Ryan D.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• adds county attorney offices in counties of the second and third class to the statute requiring certain prosecutorial data collection and reporting regarding criminal cases and modifies requirements;
• requires a county jail to:
• collect biometric and other personal information for individuals brought to the county jail for processing or booking into custody regardless of whether the county jail retains custody of the individual; and
• to the extent possible, connect an individual in custody with the individual's state identification number and use the state identification number in association with any records regarding the individual;
• amends the membership of the Public Safety Data Management Task Force;
• requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (the commission) to include certain DUI crash data in an annual DUI report;
• requires the Department of Public Safety's Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division to collect certain DUI crash data and provide the data to the commission;
• establishes law enforcement agency requirements concerning:
• the collection and reporting of certain DUI crash data;
• the sharing of information with the Department of Public Safety's statewide criminal intelligence system;
• the collection and reporting of certain lost, stolen, and untraceable firearms; and
• the collection and reporting of the disposition of firearms in the custody of a law enforcement agency;

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

111
17-18a-203.5
17-22-5.5
17-22-35
36-29-111
41-6a-511
53-10-118
53-25-104
53-25-105
53-25-502
53-25-601
53-25-602
63A-16-1002
63A-16-1004
63I-2-277
63M-7-204
63M-7-216
63M-7-216.1
63M-7-218
77-20-103
77-41-115
78A-2-109.5
3
Criminal Justice Revisions
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox
Senate Sponsor: Kirk A. Cullimore
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill creates certain requirements for criminal justice agencies and entities working with 
criminal justice agencies.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
adds county attorney offices in counties of the second and third class to the statute 
requiring certain prosecutorial data collection and reporting regarding criminal cases and 
modifies requirements;
requires a county jail to:
collect biometric and other personal information for individuals brought to the county 
jail for processing or booking into custody regardless of whether the county jail 
retains custody of the individual; and
to the extent possible, connect an individual in custody with the individual's state 
identification number and use the state identification number in association with any 
records regarding the individual;
amends the membership of the Public Safety Data Management Task Force;
requires the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (the commission) to 
include certain DUI crash data in an annual DUI report;
requires the Department of Public Safety's Criminal Investigations and Technical Services 
Division to collect certain DUI crash data and provide the data to the commission;
establishes law enforcement agency requirements concerning:
the collection and reporting of certain DUI crash data;
the sharing of information with the Department of Public Safety's statewide criminal 
intelligence system;
the collection and reporting of certain lost, stolen, and untraceable firearms; and
the collection and reporting of the disposition of firearms in the custody of a law 
enforcement agency;
requires the commission to receive, compile, and publish law enforcement agency data 
concerning firearms;
requires law enforcement agencies to supply certain law enforcement officers with a 
portable biometric capture device;
provides that the public safety data portal is the repository for statutorily required data 
concerning:
certain DUI crash data;
law enforcement agency reporting requirements for certain firearms data; and
prosecutorial data collection regarding prosecutions of false sexual assault accusations;
imposes certain requirements for software service vendors if the software service is for 
use by a criminal justice agency and collects and stores data required by statute to be 
reported to the commission;
requires prosecutorial agencies and courts to report to the commission data concerning 
enhancements to criminal charges; 
requires all prosecutorial agencies in the state to submit data to the commission 
concerning certain prosecutions, dismissals, and declinations to prosecute;
exempts certain reporting requirements from law enforcement grant eligibility 
requirements; 
modifies pretrial release data reporting requirements from the Administrative Office of 
the Courts; 
requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a risk assessment for every individual 
convicted of a sex offense that would require the individual to register on the Sex, 
Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry;
requires the Department of Corrections, until January 1, 2030, to submit the results of risk 
assessments for sex offenders to the commission; 
includes coordination clauses to:
 merge the changes to Sections 63I-2-277 and 77-41-115 in this bill if this bill and S.B. 
41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry Amendments, both pass and 
become law, including to address the repeal and replacement of Section 77-41-115 in 
S.B. 41 with a newly enacted statute; and
merge the changes to Sections 53-25-104 and 63A-16-1002 if this bill and H.B. 436, 
Impaired Driving Amendments, both pass and become law; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
This bill provides coordination clauses.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
17-18a-203.5
, 
Effective 
07/01/25
 as enacted by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 538
17-22-5.5
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 419
36-29-111
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 506
41-6a-511
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 51
63A-16-1002
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 467
63I-2-277
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special 
Session, Chapter 5
63M-7-204
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 345
63M-7-216
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 108
63M-7-218
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 345
77-20-103
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2021, 
Second Special Session, Chapter 4
78A-2-109.5
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 319
ENACTS:
17-22-35
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-10-118
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-104
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-105
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-502
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-601
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
53-25-602
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
63A-16-1004
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
63M-7-216.1
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
77-41-115
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
AMENDS:
53-25-104
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
63A-16-1002
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 467
63I-2-277
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Third Special 
Session, Chapter 5
77-41-115
, 
Effective 
05/07/25
 Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
17-18a-203.5
 is amended to read:
17-18a-203.5
Effective 
07/01/25
. District attorney and county attorney data 
collection for counties of the first, second, and third class -- Report.
(1)
In this section, "prosecution personnel" means:
(a)
investigators;
(b)
prosecutors;
(c)
support staff; or
(d)
other individuals paid for their work on the case.
(2)
(1)
The district attorney in a county of the first class
, and the county attorney in a 
county of the second or third class,
 shall
:
(a)
track the time spent by prosecution personnel on each criminal case, calculated in 
quarter of an hour increments, by the offense classification; and
(b)
provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim 
Committee by 
November
May
 1, annually
, beginning on May 1, 2026, to report data 
from the prior calendar year
.
(3)
(2)
The annual report required in Subsection 
(2)(b)
(1)
 shall include the following 
information, organized by the offense classification, for the cases that were active during 
the reporting period:
(a)
the total number of hours, calculated in quarter of an hour increments, worked on 
the cases by prosecution personnel;
(b)
(a)
the average amount of taxpayer dollars spent per case, as calculated by the 
hours worked and the salary of the prosecution personnel who worked on the case
total number of misdemeanors, juvenile adjudications, and felonies, divided by the 
portion of the attorney's annual budget allocated to prosecution
;
(c)
(b)
the total number of juvenile adjudications, misdemeanors, and felonies;
(c)
the total case numbers and individual prosecutor average annual caseload of felonies 
broken down by sexual offenses, general crimes, and crimes of violence;
(d)
the cumulative total hours worked and the number of cases, categorized by the 
following
the total number of cases categorized by the most serious charge as follows
:
(i)
cases that were 
dismissed prior to the filing of charges
referred to the prosecutor's 
office by law enforcement but not filed due to insufficient evidence
;
(ii)
cases that were dismissed after charges were filed;
(iii)
cases in which a plea agreement was reached by the parties prior to the 
preliminary hearing;
(iv)
cases that were dismissed by the court after the preliminary hearing;
(v)
cases in which a plea agreement was reached by the parties after the preliminary 
hearing;
(vi)
cases that resulted in 
a court ruling in favor of the state
a conviction at trial
; and
(vii)
cases that resulted in 
a court ruling in favor of the defense
an acquittal at trial
;
and
(d)
(e)
the average number of days between:
(i)
the filing of criminal charges; and
(ii)
(A)
the delivery of discovery information, including witness statements;
 or
(B)
the preliminary hearing; or
(C)
(B)
the first day of trial
; and
.
(e)
the average number of attorneys assigned to each case.
Section 2, Section 
17-22-5.5
 is amended to read:
17-22-5.5
Effective 
05/07/25
. Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- 
Maximum operating capacity of jail facilities -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- 
Limitation -- Records regarding release.
(1)
(a)
Except as provided in Subsection (4), a county sheriff shall determine:
(i)
subject to Subsection (1)(b), the classification of each jail facility or section of a 
jail facility under the sheriff's control;
(ii)
the nature of each program conducted at a jail facility under the sheriff's control; 
and
(iii)
the internal operation of a jail facility under the sheriff's control.
(b)
A classification under Subsection (1)(a)(i) of a jail facility may not violate any 
applicable zoning ordinance or conditional use permit of the county or municipality.
(2)
Except as provided in Subsection (4), each county sheriff shall:
(a)
with the approval of the county legislative body, establish a maximum operating 
capacity for each jail facility under the sheriff's control, based on facility design and 
staffing; and
(b)
upon a jail facility reaching the jail facility's maximum operating capacity:
(i)
transfer prisoners to another appropriate facility:
(A)
under the sheriff's control; or
(B)
available to the sheriff by contract;
(ii)
release prisoners:
(A)
to a supervised release program, according to release criteria established by 
the sheriff; or
(B)
to another alternative incarceration program developed by the sheriff; or
(iii)
admit prisoners in accordance with law and a uniform admissions policy 
imposed equally upon all entities using the county jail.
(3)
(a)
The sheriff shall keep records of the release status and the type of release program 
or alternative incarceration program for any prisoner released under Subsection 
(2)(b)(ii).
(b)
The sheriff shall make these records available upon request to the Department of 
Corrections, the Judiciary, and the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
(4)
This section may not be construed to authorize a sheriff to modify provisions of a 
contract with the Department of Corrections to house in a county jail an individual 
sentenced to the Department of Corrections.
(5)
Regardless of whether a jail facility has reached the jail facility's maximum operating 
capacity under Subsection (2), a sheriff may release an individual from a jail facility in 
accordance with Section 
17-22-35
 and Section 
77-20-203
 or 
77-20-204
.
(6)
The sheriff of a county of the first class is encouraged to open and operate all sections 
of a jail facility within the county that is not being used to full capacity.
Section 3, Section 
17-22-35
 is enacted to read:
17-22-35
Effective 
05/07/25
. County jail requirements concerning state 
identification numbers and biometric and other personal information.
(1)
As used in this section, "state identification number" means the number issued by the 
Bureau of Criminal Identification within the Department of Public Safety that 
corresponds to a certain individual.
(2)
If an individual is brought to a county jail for processing or booking into custody, the 
county jail shall, regardless of whether the county jail retains custody of the individual 
or releases the individual due to capacity issues or another reason:
(a)
collect the individual's biometric and other personal information required by law; and
(b)
(i)
to the extent possible, connect the individual with the individual's state 
identification number; and
(ii)
if identified, use the individual's state identification number in association with 
any records created or accessed by the county jail concerning the individual.
Section 4, Section 
36-29-111
 is amended to read:
36-29-111
Effective 
05/07/25
. Public Safety Data Management Task Force.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Cohabitant abuse protective order" means an order issued with or without notice to 
the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse 
Protective Orders.
(b)
"Lethality assessment" means an evidence-based assessment that is intended to 
identify a victim of domestic violence who is at a high risk of being killed by the 
perpetrator.
(c)
"Task force" means the Public Safety Data Management Task Force created in this 
section.
(d)
"Victim" means an individual who is a victim of domestic violence, as defined in 
Section 
77-36-1
.
(2)
There is created the Public Safety Data Management Task Force consisting of the 
following members:
(a)
three members of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate, no more than 
two of whom may be from the same political party;
(b)
three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
House of Representatives, no more than two of whom may be from the same political 
party; and
(c)
representatives from the following organizations as requested by the executive 
director of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice:
(i)
the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice;
(ii)
the Judicial Council;
(iii)
the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
(iv)
the Department of Corrections;
(v)
the Department of Public Safety;
(vi)
the Utah Association of Counties;
(vii)
the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
(viii)
the Utah Sheriffs Association;
(ix)
the Board of Pardons and Parole;
(x)
the Department of Health and Human Services;
 and
(xi)
the Utah Division of Indian Affairs; and
(xii)
(xi)
any other organizations or groups as recommended by the executive 
director of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
(3)
(a)
The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed 
under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the task force.
(b)
The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the House 
of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(b) as a cochair of the task force.
(4)
(a)
A majority of the members of the task force present at a meeting constitutes a 
quorum.
(b)
The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes an action of the task force.
(5)
(a)
Salaries and expenses of the members of the task force who are legislators shall be 
paid in accordance with Section 
36-2-2
 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Chapter 
3, Legislator Compensation.
(b)
A member of the task force who is not a legislator:
(i)
may not receive compensation for the member's work associated with the task 
force; and
(ii)
may receive per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred as a 
member of the task force at the rates established by the Division of Finance under 
Sections 
63A-3-106
 and 
63A-3-107
.
(6)
The State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall provide staff support to 
the task force.
(7)
The task force shall review the state's current criminal justice data collection 
requirements and make recommendations regarding:
(a)
possible ways to connect the various records systems used throughout the state so 
that data can be shared between criminal justice agencies and with policymakers;
(b)
ways to automate the collection, storage, and dissemination of the data;
(c)
standardizing the format of data collection and retention;
(d)
the collection of domestic violence data in the state; and
(e)
the collection of data not already required related to criminal justice.
(8)
On or before November 30 of each year, the task force shall provide a report to the Law 
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Legislative Management 
Committee that includes:
(a)
recommendations in accordance with Subsection (7)(a);
(b)
information on:
(i)
lethality assessments conducted in the state, including:
(A)
the type of lethality assessments used by law enforcement agencies and other 
organizations that provide domestic violence services; and
(B)
training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the 
organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A) regarding the use of lethality 
assessments;
(ii)
the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the 
organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A);
(iii)
the number of cohabitant abuse protective orders that, in the immediately 
preceding calendar year, were:
(A)
issued;
(B)
amended or dismissed before the date of expiration; or
(C)
dismissed under Section 
78B-7-605
; and
(iv)
the prevalence of domestic violence in the state and the prevalence of the 
following in domestic violence cases:
(A)
stalking;
(B)
strangulation;
(C)
violence in the presence of a child; and
(D)
threats of suicide or homicide;
(c)
a review of and feedback on:
(i)
lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement 
agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (8)(b)(i)(A); and
(ii)
the collection of domestic violence data in the state, including:
(A)
the coordination between state, local, and not-for-profit agencies to collect 
data from lethality assessments and on the prevalence of domestic violence, 
including the number of voluntary commitments of firearms under Section 
53-5c-201
;
(B)
efforts to standardize the format for collecting domestic violence and lethality 
assessment data from state, local, and not-for-profit agencies within federal 
confidentiality requirements; and
(C)
the need for any additional data collection requirements or efforts; and
(d)
any proposed legislation.
Section 5, Section 
41-6a-511
 is amended to read:
41-6a-511
Effective 
05/07/25
. Courts to collect and maintain data.
(1)
The state courts shall collect and maintain data necessary to allow sentencing and 
enhancement decisions to be made in accordance with this part.
(2)
(a)
Each justice court shall transmit dispositions electronically to the Department of 
Public Safety in accordance with the requirement for recertification established by 
the Judicial Council.
(b)
Immediately upon filling the requirements under Subsection 
(2)(a)
, a justice court 
shall collect and report the same DUI related data elements collected and maintained 
by the state courts under Subsection 
(1)
.
(3)
The department shall maintain an electronic data base for DUI related records and data 
including the data elements received or collected from the courts under this section.
(4)
(a)
The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall prepare an annual report 
of DUI related data including the following:
(i)
the data collected by the courts under Subsections 
(1)
 and 
(2)
; 
and
(ii)
the DUI crash data collected from law enforcement agencies under Section 
53-10-118
 by the Department of Public Safety's Criminal Investigations and 
Technical Services Division; and
(ii)
(iii)
any measures for which data are available to evaluate the profile and 
impacts of DUI recidivism and to evaluate the DUI related processes of:
(A)
law enforcement;
(B)
adjudication;
(C)
sanctions;
(D)
driver license control; and
(E)
alcohol education, assessment, and treatment.
(b)
The report shall be provided in writing to the Judiciary and Transportation Interim 
Committees no later than the last day of October following the end of the fiscal year 
for which the report is prepared.
Section 6, Section 
53-10-118
 is enacted to read:
53-10-118
Effective 
05/07/25
. Collection of DUI crash data.
(1)
(a)
The division shall collect from every law enforcement agency the following data 
concerning a crash that appears to be connected with a driving under the influence 
offense:
(i)
whether the impaired driver was injured or killed;
(ii)
whether any other individual was injured or killed;
(iii)
whether there was damage to real or personal property; and
(iv)
the following results or findings regarding the driver's impairment:
(A)
blood, breath, or urine alcohol concentration readings; and
(B)
blood, urine, chemical, or similar tests detecting alcohol or other drugs in an 
individual.
(b)
In accordance with Section 
53-25-104
, a law enforcement agency shall provide the 
information described in Subsection 
(1)
(a) in the form and manner requested by the 
division.
(2)
The division shall provide the information collected under Subsection 
(1)
 to the 
Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice for use in the annual report described in 
Section 
41-6a-511
.
Section 7, Section 
53-25-104
 is enacted to read:
1. Disclosure and General Reporting Requirements
53-25-104
Effective 
05/07/25
. DUI crash data reporting requirements.
Beginning on January 1, 2026, a law enforcement agency shall collect and provide to the 
department's Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division the DUI crash data 
described in Section 
53-10-118
.
Section 8, Section 
53-25-105
 is enacted to read:
53-25-105
Effective 
05/07/25
. Sharing information with statewide criminal 
intelligence system.
Beginning on July 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:
(1)
share information from the law enforcement agency's record management system with 
the department's statewide criminal intelligence system as described in Subsection 
53-10-302(8)
; and
(2)
coordinate with the department to enter into a memorandum of understanding or related 
agreement that may be necessary for the sharing of the information described in 
Subsection 
(1)
.
Section 9, Section 
53-25-502
 is enacted to read:
5. Firearm Reporting Requirements
53-25-502
Effective 
05/07/25
. Law enforcement agency reporting requirements 
for certain firearm data.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
76-10-501
.
(b)
"Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created 
in Section 
63M-7-201
.
(c)
"Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
76-10-501
.
(d)
(i)
"Untraceable firearm" means a firearm:
(A)
that was manufactured, assembled, or otherwise created in a manner such that 
a serial number or other legally required identifying number or marking is not 
affixed to the firearm;
(B)
that is made of plastic, fiberglass, or another material that would not be 
detectable by a detection device commonly used at an airport or other public 
building for security screening; or
(C)
on which the identifying serial number or other legally required identifying 
number or marking has been removed or altered such that the firearm's 
provenance cannot be traced.
(ii)
"Untraceable firearm" does not include an antique firearm.
(2)
(a)
Beginning on July 1, 2027, a law enforcement agency shall collect and annually, 
on or before April 30, report to the commission the following data for the previous 
calendar year:
(i)
the number of criminal offenses reported to, or investigated by, the law 
enforcement agency in which the law enforcement agency determined that a lost, 
stolen, or untraceable firearm was used in the commission of the criminal offense, 
categorized by the type of offense; and
(ii)
the number of firearms, separated by each category described in Subsections 
(2)(a)(ii)
(A) through (E), in the custody of the law enforcement agency that were:
(A)
returned to the property owner;
(B)
destroyed;
(C)
retained in evidence or other storage;
(D)
transferred to another governmental entity; or
(E)
submitted to a non-governmental entity for sale or disposal under Section 
77-11a-403
.
(b)
A law enforcement agency shall compile the data described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
 for 
each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the commission under 
Subsection 
(3)
.
(c)
The reporting requirements under Subsection 
(2)(a)(i)
 do not apply to a criminal 
offense or investigation for an offense under Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act, that 
involves a firearm.
(3)
The commission shall:
(a)
develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection 
(2)
;
(b)
compile the data submitted under Subsection 
(2)
; and
(c)
annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection 
(2)
 on the commission's website.
(4)
This section does not apply to:
(a)
the Department of Corrections; or
(b)
a law enforcement agency created under Section 
41-3-104
.
Section 10, Section 
53-25-601
 is enacted to read:
6. Law Enforcement Equipment Requirements
53-25-601
Effective 
05/07/25
. Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1)
(a)
"Biometric data" means data generated by automatic measurements of an 
individual's unique biological characteristics.
(b)
"Biometric data" includes data described in Subsection (1)(a) that is generated by 
automatic measurements of an individual's fingerprint
.
(c)
"Biometric data" does not include:
(i)
a physical or digital photograph;
(ii)
a video or audio recording; or
(iii)
data generated from an item described in Subsection (1)(c)(i) or (ii).
(2)
"Portable biometric capture device" means a device or electronic application that:
(a)
is able to accurately capture at least one form of an individual's biometric data;
(b)
can be carried by a law enforcement officer, either on the law enforcement officer's 
person or in the law enforcement officer's vehicle; and
(c)
is capable of transmitting or allowing for the transfer of captured biometric data into 
a law enforcement database so that the captured biometric data can be used to 
identify an individual based on the individual's existing biometric data in the law 
enforcement database.
Section 11, Section 
53-25-602
 is enacted to read:
53-25-602
Effective 
05/07/25
. Portable biometric capture method requirement.
Beginning January 1, 2027, a law enforcement agency shall ensure that every law 
enforcement officer who is on duty outside of the law enforcement agency's facility is supplied 
with a portable biometric capture device.
Section 12, Section 
63A-16-1002
 is amended to read:
63A-16-1002
Effective 
05/07/25
. Public safety portal.
(1)
The commission shall oversee the creation and management of a public safety portal for 
information and data required to be reported to the commission and accessible to all 
criminal justice agencies in the state.
(2)
The division shall assist with the development and management of the public safety 
portal.
(3)
The division, in collaboration with the commission, shall create:
(a)
master standards and formats for information submitted to the public safety portal;
(b)
a gateway, bridge, website, or other method for reporting entities to provide the 
information;
(c)
a master data management index or system to assist in the retrieval of information 
from the public safety portal;
(d)
a protocol for accessing information in the public safety portal that complies with 
state privacy regulations; and
(e)
a protocol for real-time audit capability of all data accessed from the public safety 
portal by participating data source, data use entities, and regulators.
(4)
The public safety portal shall be the repository for the statutorily required data described 
in:
(a)
Section 
13-53-111
, recidivism reporting requirements;
(b)
Section 
17-22-32
, county jail reporting requirements;
(c)
Section 
17-55-201
, Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils reporting;
(d)
Section 
26B-1-427
, Alcohol Abuse Tracking Committee;
(e)
Section 
41-6a-511
, courts to collect and maintain data;
(f)
Section 
53-10-118
, collection of DUI crash data;
(f)
(g)
Section 
53-25-301
, reporting requirements for reverse-location warrants;
(g)
(h)
Section 
53-25-202
, sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law 
enforcement agencies;
(h)
(i)
Section 
53E-3-516
, school disciplinary and law enforcement action report;
(i)
(j)
Section 
53-25-501
, reporting requirements for seized firearms;
(k)
Section 
53-25-502
, law enforcement agency reporting requirements for certain 
firearm data;
(j)
(l)
Section 
63M-7-214
, law enforcement agency grant reporting;
(k)
(m)
Section 
63M-7-216
, prosecutorial data collection;
(n)
Section 
63M-7-216.1
, prosecutorial data collection regarding certain prosecutions, 
dismissals, and declinations to prosecute;
(l)
(o)
Section 
63M-7-220
, domestic violence data collection;
(m)
(p)
Section 
64-13-21
, supervision of sentenced offenders placed in community;
(n)
(q)
Section 
64-13-25
, standards for programs;
(o)
(r)
Section 
64-13-45
, department reporting requirements;
(p)
(s)
Section 
64-13e-104
, county correctional facility reimbursement program for 
state probationary inmates and state parole inmates;
(q)
(t)
Section 
77-7-8.5
, use of tactical groups;
(r)
(u)
Section 
77-11b-404
, forfeiture reporting requirements;
(s)
(v)
Section 
77-20-103
, release data requirements;
(t)
(w)
Section 
77-22-2.5
, court orders for criminal investigations;
(u)
(x)
Section 
78A-2-109.5
, court data collection on criminal cases;
(v)
(y)
Section 
80-6-104
, data collection on offenses committed by minors; and
(w)
(z)
any other statutes 
which
that
 require the collection of specific data and the 
reporting of that data to the commission.
(5)
Before October 1, 2025, the commission shall report
all data collected to the Law 
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee.
(6)
The commission may:
(a)
enter into contracts with private or governmental entities to assist entities in 
complying with the data reporting requirements of Subsection (4); and
(b)
adopt, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, 
rules to administer this section, including establishing requirements and procedures 
for collecting the data described in Subsection (4).
Section 13, Section 
63A-16-1004
 is enacted to read:
63A-16-1004
Effective 
05/07/25
. Software service required to be compatible 
with public safety portal.
(1)
A vendor that operates a software service described in Subsection 
(2)
 shall:
(a)
establish an automated connection to the commission's public safety portal; and
(b)
ensure that the connection described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
 is operational within one 
year of the criminal justice agency's system that uses the software service becoming 
active.
(2)
A software service is subject to Subsection 
(1)
 if the software service:
(a)
is for use by a criminal justice agency within the state's criminal justice system; and
(b)
collects and stores data required by statute to be reported to the commission.
Section 14, Section 
63I-2-277
 is amended to read:
63I-2-277
Effective 
05/07/25
. Repeal dates: Title 77.
(1)
Subsection 
77-23f-102
(2)(a)(ii), regarding a notice for certain reverse-location search 
warrant applications, is repealed January 1, 2033.
(2)
Subsection 
77-23f-103
(2)(a)(ii), regarding a notice for certain reverse-location search 
warrant applications, is repealed January 1, 2033.
(3)
Subsection 
77-41-115(2)
(b), regarding the requirement for the Department of 
Corrections to submit the results of risk assessments for sex offenders to the State 
Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, is repealed January 1, 2030.
Section 15, Section 
63M-7-204
 is amended to read:
63M-7-204
Effective 
05/07/25
. Duties of commission.
(1)
The commission shall:
(a)
promote the commission's purposes as enumerated in Section 
63M-7-201
;
(b)
promote the communication and coordination of all criminal and juvenile justice 
agencies;
(c)
study, evaluate, and report on the status of crime in the state and on the effectiveness 
of criminal justice policies, procedures, and programs that are directed toward the 
reduction of crime in the state;
(d)
study, evaluate, and report on programs initiated by state and local agencies to 
address reducing recidivism, including changes in penalties and sentencing 
guidelines intended to reduce recidivism, costs savings associated with the reduction 
in the number of inmates, and evaluation of expenses and resources needed to meet 
goals regarding the use of treatment as an alternative to incarceration, as resources 
allow;
(e)
study, evaluate, and report on policies, procedures, and programs of other 
jurisdictions which have effectively reduced crime;
(f)
identify and promote the implementation of specific policies and programs the 
commission determines will significantly reduce crime in Utah;
(g)
provide analysis and recommendations on all criminal and juvenile justice 
legislation, state budget, and facility requests, including program and fiscal impact on 
all components of the criminal and juvenile justice system;
(h)
provide analysis, accountability, recommendations, and supervision for state and 
federal criminal justice grant money;
(i)
provide public information on the criminal and juvenile justice system and give 
technical assistance to agencies or local units of government on methods to promote 
public awareness;
(j)
promote research and program evaluation as an integral part of the criminal and 
juvenile justice system;
(k)
provide a comprehensive criminal justice plan annually;
(l)
review agency forecasts regarding future demands on the criminal and juvenile 
justice systems, including specific projections for secure bed space;
(m)
promote the development of criminal and juvenile justice information systems that 
are consistent with common standards for data storage and are capable of 
appropriately sharing information with other criminal justice information systems by:
(i)
developing and maintaining common data standards for use by all state criminal 
justice agencies;
(ii)
annually performing audits of criminal history record information maintained by 
state criminal justice agencies to assess their accuracy, completeness, and 
adherence to standards;
(iii)
defining and developing state and local programs and projects associated with 
the improvement of information management for law enforcement and the 
administration of justice; and
(iv)
establishing general policies concerning criminal and juvenile justice information 
systems and making rules as necessary to carry out the duties under Subsection 
(1)(k) and this Subsection (1)(m);
(n)
allocate and administer grants, from money made available, for approved education 
programs to help prevent the sexual exploitation of children;
(o)
allocate and administer grants for law enforcement operations and programs related 
to reducing illegal drug activity and related criminal activity;
(p)
request, receive, and evaluate data and recommendations collected and reported by 
agencies and contractors related to policies recommended by the commission 
regarding recidivism reduction, including the data described in Section 
13-53-111
and Subsection 
26B-5-102
(2)(l);
(q)
establish and administer a performance incentive grant program that allocates funds 
appropriated by the Legislature to programs and practices implemented by counties 
that reduce recidivism and reduce the number of offenders per capita who are 
incarcerated;
(r)
oversee or designate an entity to oversee the implementation of juvenile justice 
reforms;
(s)
make rules and administer the juvenile holding room standards and juvenile jail 
standards to align with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
requirements pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5633;
(t)
allocate and administer grants, from money made available, for pilot qualifying 
education programs;
(u)
request, receive, and evaluate the aggregate data collected from prosecutorial 
agencies and the Administrative Office of the Courts, in accordance with Sections 
63M-7-216
, 
63M-7-216.1
,
 and 
78A-2-109.5
;
(v)
report annually to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee on 
the progress made on each of the following goals of the Justice Reinvestment 
Initiative:
(i)
ensuring oversight and accountability;
(ii)
supporting local corrections systems;
(iii)
improving and expanding reentry and treatment services; and
(iv)
strengthening probation and parole supervision;
(w)
compile a report of findings based on the data and recommendations provided under 
Section 
13-53-111
 and Subsection 
26B-5-102
(2)(n) that:
(i)
separates the data provided under Section 
13-53-111
 by each residential, 
vocational and life skills program; and
(ii)
separates the data provided under Subsection 
26B-5-102
(2)(n) by each mental 
health or substance use treatment program;
(x)
publish the report described in Subsection (1)(w) on the commission's website and 
annually provide the report to the Judiciary Interim Committee, the Health and 
Human Services Interim Committee, the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 
Interim Committee, and the related appropriations subcommittees;
(y)
receive, compile, and publish on the commission's website the data provided under:
(i)
Section 
53-25-202
;
(ii)
Section 
53-25-301
; and
(iii)
Section 
53-25-401
;
(z)
review, research, advise, and make recommendations to the three branches of 
government regarding evidence-based sex offense management policies and 
practices, including supervision standards, treatment standards, and the sex offender 
registry;
(aa)
receive and evaluate a referral from the Department of Public Safety received under 
Section 
53-21-104.3
 involving a denial of mental health resources to an eligible 
individual, including, if appropriate in the commission's discretion, deny the relevant 
entity from receiving any grant of state funds under Section 
63M-7-218
 for a 
specified period of time; and
(bb)
accept public comment.
(2)
(a)
The commission may designate an entity to perform the duties described in this 
part.
(b)
If the commission designates an entity under Subsection (2)(a), the commission shall 
ensure that the membership of the designated entity includes representation from 
relevant stakeholder groups from the parts of the justice system implicated in the 
policy area.
(3)
in fulfilling the commission's duties under Subsection (1), the commission may seek 
input and request assistance from groups with knowledge and expertise in criminal 
justice, including other boards and commissions affiliated or housed within the 
commission.
Section 16, Section 
63M-7-216
 is amended to read:
63M-7-216
Effective 
05/07/25
. Prosecutorial data collection -- Policy 
transparency.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in 
Section 
63M-7-201
.
(b)
(i)
"Criminal case" means a case where an offender is charged with an offense for 
which a mandatory court appearance is required under the Uniform Bail Schedule.
(ii)
"Criminal case" does not mean a case for criminal non-support under Section 
76-7-201
 or any proceeding involving collection or payment of child support, 
medical support, or child care expenses by or on behalf of the Office of Recovery 
Services under Section 
26B-9-108
 or 
76-7-202
.
(c)
"Offense tracking number" means a distinct number applied to each criminal offense 
by the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
(d)
"Pre-filing diversion" means an agreement between a prosecutor and an individual 
prior to being charged with a crime, before an information or indictment is filed, in 
which the individual is diverted from the traditional criminal justice system into a 
program of supervision and supportive services in the community.
(e)
"Post-filing diversion" is as described in Section 
77-2-5
.
(f)
"Prosecutorial agency" means the Office of the Attorney General and any city, 
county, or district attorney acting as a public prosecutor.
(g)
"Publish" means to make aggregated data available to the general public.
(2)
Beginning July 1, 2021, all prosecutorial agencies within the state shall submit the 
following data with regards to each criminal case referred to it from a law enforcement 
agency to the commission for compilation and analysis:
(a)
the defendant's:
(i)
full name;
(ii)
offense tracking number;
(iii)
date of birth; and
(iv)
zip code;
(b)
referring agency;
(c)
whether the prosecutorial agency filed charges, declined charges, initiated a 
pre-filing diversion, or asked the referring agency for additional information;
(d)
if charges were filed, the case number and the court in which the charges were filed;
(e)
all charges brought against the defendant;
(f)
if applicable, all enhancements to the charges against the defendant;
(f)
(g)
whether bail was requested and, if so, the requested amount;
(g)
(h)
the date of initial discovery disclosure;
(h)
(i)
whether post-filing diversion was offered and, if so, whether it was entered;
(i)
(j)
if post-filing diversion or other plea agreement was accepted, the date entered by 
the court; and
(j)
(k)
the date of conviction, acquittal, plea agreement, dismissal, or other disposition 
of the case.
(3)
(a)
The information required by Subsection (2), including information that was 
missing or incomplete at the time of an earlier submission but is presently available, 
shall be submitted within 90 days of the last day of March, June, September, and 
December of each year for the previous 90-day period in the form and manner 
selected by the commission.
(b)
If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the information 
shall be submitted on the next working day.
(4)
The prosecutorial agency shall maintain a record of all information collected and 
transmitted to the commission for 10 years.
(5)
The commission shall include in the plan required by Subsection 
63M-7-204
(1)(k) an 
analysis of the data received, comparing and contrasting the practices and trends among 
and between prosecutorial agencies in the state. The Law Enforcement and Criminal 
Justice Interim Committee may request an in-depth analysis of the data received 
annually. Any request shall be in writing and specify which data points the report shall 
focus on.
(6)
The commission may provide assistance to prosecutorial agencies in setting up a 
method of collecting and reporting data required by this section.
(7)
Beginning January 1, 2021, all prosecutorial agencies shall publish specific office 
policies. If the agency does not maintain a policy on a topic in this subsection, the 
agency shall affirmatively disclose that fact. Policies shall be published online on the 
following topics:
(a)
screening and filing criminal charges;
(b)
plea bargains;
(c)
sentencing recommendations;
(d)
discovery practices;
(e)
prosecution of juveniles, including whether to prosecute a juvenile as an adult;
(f)
collection of fines and fees;
(g)
criminal and civil asset forfeiture practices;
(h)
services available to victims of crime, both internal to the prosecutorial office and by 
referral to outside agencies;
(i)
diversion programs; and
(j)
restorative justice programs.
Section 17, Section 
63M-7-216.1
 is enacted to read:
63M-7-216.1
Effective 
05/07/25
. Prosecutorial data collection regarding certain 
prosecutions, dismissals, and declinations to prosecute.
(1)
Beginning January 1, 2026, all prosecutorial agencies within the state shall collect and 
submit the following data to the commission:
(a)
the number of prosecutions during the previous calendar year in which charges were 
brought against an individual based on the individual's false accusation that a felony 
or misdemeanor had occurred;
(b)
the disposition of each prosecution described in Subsection 
(1)(a)
; and
(c)
the number of cases during the previous calendar year for which an alleged violation 
of any felony or misdemeanor was dismissed or declined:
(i)
based on evidence that no crime was committed or attempted;
(ii)
based on insufficient evidence to establish a likelihood of success at trial; or
(iii)
because the victim was unable to participate.
(2)
The information required by Subsection 
(1)
 shall be submitted to the commission in the 
form and manner selected by the commission.
Section 18, Section 
63M-7-218
 is amended to read:
63M-7-218
Effective 
05/07/25
. State grant requirements.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), the commission may not award a grant of state 
funds to an entity subject to, and not in compliance with, the reporting requirements in 
Subsection 
63A-16-1002(4)
.
(2)
(a)
The commission may award a grant to an entity under Section 
63A-16-1003
 even 
if the entity is not in compliance with the reporting requirements described in 
Subsection 
63A-16-1002(4)
.
(b)
Subsection 
(1)
 does not apply to the law enforcement reporting requirements for 
certain firearm data described in Section 
53-25-502
.
(3)
Beginning July 1, 2025, the commission may not award any grant of state funds to an 
entity subject to the requirements under Sections 
53-21-102
 and 
53-21-104.3
, if the 
commission has determined under Subsection 
63M-7-204
(1)(aa) that the entity is 
currently not eligible to receive state grant funds under this section.
Section 19, Section 
77-20-103
 is amended to read:
77-20-103
Effective 
05/07/25
. Release data requirements.
(1)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following data on cases 
involving individuals for whom the Administrative Office of the Courts has a state 
identification number broken down by judicial district to the Commission on Criminal 
and Juvenile Justice before July 1 of each year:
(a)
for the preceding calendar year:
(i)
the number of individuals charged with a criminal offense who failed to appear at 
a required court preceding while on pretrial release under each of the following 
categories of release
, separated by each type of release
:
(A)
the individual's own recognizance;
(B)
a financial condition; and
(C)
a release condition other than a financial condition;
(ii)
the number of offenses that carry a potential penalty of incarceration an 
individual committed while on pretrial release under each of the following 
categories of release
, separated by each type of release
:
(A)
the individual's own recognizance;
(B)
a financial condition; and
(C)
a release condition other than a financial condition; and
(iii)
the total amount of fees and fines, including bond forfeiture, collected by the 
court from an individual for the individual's failure to comply with a condition of 
release under each of the following categories of release
, separated by each type 
of release
:
(A)
an individual's own recognizance;
(B)
a financial condition; and
(C)
a release condition other than a financial condition; and
(b)
at the end of the preceding calendar year:
(i)
the total number of outstanding warrants of arrest for individuals who were 
released from law enforcement custody on pretrial release under each of the 
following categories of release
, separated by each type of release
:
(A)
the individual's own recognizance;
(B)
a financial condition; and
(C)
a release condition other than a financial condition;
(ii)
for each of the categories described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(i)
, the average length of 
time that the outstanding warrants had been outstanding; and
(iii)
for each of the categories described in Subsection 
(1)(b)(i)
, the number of 
outstanding warrants for arrest for crimes of each of the following categories:
(A)
a first degree felony;
(B)
a second degree felony;
(C)
a third degree felony;
(D)
a class A misdemeanor;
(E)
a class B misdemeanor; and
(F)
a class C misdemeanor.
(2)
The data described in Subsection 
(1)
 shall include cases involving pretrial release by a 
temporary pretrial status order and a pretrial release order.
(3)
Each county jail shall submit the following data, based on the preceding calendar year, 
to the Commission of Criminal and Juvenile Justice before July 1 of each year:
(a)
the number of individuals released upon payment of monetary bail before appearing 
before a court;
(b)
the number of individuals released on the individual's own recognizance before 
appearing before a court; and
(c)
the amount of monetary bail, any fees, and any other money paid by or on behalf of 
individuals collected by the county jail.
(3)
(4)
The Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice shall compile the data collected 
under this section and shall submit the compiled data in an electronic report to the Law 
Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee before November 1 of each year.
Section 20, Section 
77-41-115
 is enacted to read:
77-41-115
Effective 
05/07/25
. Sex offender risk assessment -- Department of 
Corrections responsibilities.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Dynamic factors" means an individual's individual characteristics, issues, resources, 
or circumstances that:
(i)
can change or be influenced; and
(ii)
affect the risk of:
(A)
recidivism; or
(B)
violating conditions of probation or parole.
(b)
"Multi-domain assessment" means an evaluation process or tool that reports in 
quantitative and qualitative terms an offender's condition, stability, needs, resources, 
dynamic factors, and static factors that affect the offender's transition into the 
community and compliance with conditions of probation or parole.
(c)
"Static factors" means an individual's individual characteristics, issues, resources, or 
circumstances that:
(i)
are unlikely to be changeable or influenced; and
(ii)
affect the risk of:
(A)
recidivism; or
(B)
violating conditions of probation or parole.
(2)
The Department of Corrections shall:
(a)
for a sex offender convicted after May 7, 2025, of an offense committed in this state 
described in Subsection 
77-41-102(19)(a)
, conduct, if available, multi-domain 
assessments that are validated for the population and offense type of the individual to 
inform the treatment and supervision needs of the individual; and
(b)
30 days after the day on which a calendar quarterly period ends, submit the results of 
any risk assessments completed under Subsection 
(2)(a)
 during the preceding quarter 
to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.
Section 21, Section 
78A-2-109.5
 is amended to read:
78A-2-109.5
Effective 
05/07/25
. Court data collection and reporting.
(1)
As used in this section, "commission" means the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile 
Justice created in Section 
63M-7-201
.
(2)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the following information to the 
commission for each criminal case filed with the court:
(a)
case number;
(b)
the defendant's:
(i)
full name;
(ii)
offense tracking number; and
(iii)
date of birth;
(c)
charges filed;
(d)
if applicable, all enhancements to the charges against the defendant;
(d)
(e)
initial appearance date;
(e)
(f)
bail amount set by the court, if any;
(f)
(g)
whether the defendant was represented by a public defender, private counsel, or 
pro se; 
(g)
(h)
whether the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense;
(h)
(i)
final disposition of the charges; and
(i)
(j)
if the defendant is convicted, the defendant's total score for any pretrial risk 
assessment used by a magistrate or judge in making a determination about pretrial 
release as described in Section 
77-20-205
.
(3)
(a)
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in 
Subsection (2) to the commission on the 15th day of July and January of each year 
for the previous six-month period ending the last day of June and December of each 
year in the form and manner selected by the commission.
(b)
If the last day of the month is a Saturday, Sunday, or state holiday, the 
Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the information described in 
Subsection (2) to the commission on the next working day.
(4)
Before July 1 of each year, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit the 
following data on cases involving individuals charged with class A misdemeanors and 
felonies, broken down by judicial district, to the commission for each preceding calendar 
year:
(a)
the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court 
calendar;
(b)
the median and range of the number of times that a preliminary hearing is continued 
in cases in which a preliminary hearing is set and placed on the court calendar;
(c)
the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which 
only written statements from witnesses are submitted as probable cause at the 
preliminary hearing;
(d)
the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which 
written statements and witness testimony are submitted as probable cause at the 
preliminary hearing;
(e)
the number of cases, and the average time to disposition for those cases, in which 
only witness testimony is submitted as probable cause at the preliminary hearing; and
(f)
the number of cases in which a preliminary hearing is held and the defendant is 
bound over for trial.
(5)
The commission shall include the data collected under Subsection (4) in the 
commission's annual report described in Section 
63M-7-205
.
(6)
No later than November 1, 2027, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide 
the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee with a written report on, 
for each fiscal year that begins on and after July 1, 2024:
(a)
the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, for which an 
enhancement was sought under Section 
76-3-203.17
;
(b)
the total number of offenses, including the level of each offense, that were enhanced 
under Section 
76-3-203.17
; and
(c)
the total amount of fines that were imposed under Section 
76-3-203.17
.
Section 22. 
Effective Date.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect 
May 7, 2025
.
(2)
The actions affecting Section 
17-18a-203.5
Effective 
07/01/25
 take effect on 
July 1, 
2025
.
Section 23. 
Coordinating H.B. 354 with S.B. 41.
If H.B. 354, Criminal Justice Revisions, and S.B. 41, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse 
Offender Registry Amendments, both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that, on 
May 7, 2025:
(1) Section 
77-41-115
, enacted by H.B. 354, be deleted;
(2) Section 
53-29-302
, enacted in S.B. 41, have the following subsection inserted as 
Subsection 
(1)
 and the remaining subsections be renumbered accordingly:
"(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dynamic factors" means an individual's individual characteristics, issues, resources, 
or circumstances that:
(i) can change or be influenced; and
(ii) affect the risk of:
(A) recidivism; or
(B) violating conditions of probation or parole.
(b) "Multi-domain assessment" means an evaluation process or tool that reports in 
quantitative and qualitative terms an offender's condition, stability, needs, resources, dynamic 
factors, and static factors that affect the offender's transition into the community and 
compliance with conditions of probation or parole.
(c) "Static factors" means an individual's individual characteristics, issues, resources, or 
circumstances that:
(i) are unlikely to be changeable or influenced; and
(ii) affect the risk of:
(A) recidivism; or
(B) violating conditions of probation or parole.";
(3) Subsection 
53-29-302(2)
, enacted in S.B. 41, be amended to read:
"(2) The Department of Corrections shall:
(a) register an offender in the custody of the Department of Corrections with the 
department upon:
(i) placement on probation;
(ii) commitment to a secure correctional facility operated by or under contract with 
the Department of Corrections;
(iii) release from confinement to parole status, termination or expiration of sentence, 
or escape;
(iv) entrance to and release from any community-based residential program operated 
by or under contract with the Department of Corrections; or
(v) termination of probation or parole; and
(b)(i) for an offender convicted after May 7, 2025, of an offense committed in this state 
that requires the individual to register as a sex offender, conduct, if available, multi-domain 
assessments that are validated for the population and offense type of the offender to inform the 
treatment and supervision needs of the offender; and
(ii) 30 days after the day on which a calendar quarterly period ends, submit the 
results of any risk assessments completed under Subsection (2)(b)(i) during the preceding 
quarter to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice.";
(4) Subsection 
63I-2-277(3)
, enacted in H.B. 354, be deleted; and
(5) The following language be inserted numerically according to title placement as a 
subsection in Section 
63I-2-253
, and the remaining subsections be renumbered accordingly:
"Subsection 
53-29-302(2)(b)(ii)
, regarding the requirement for the Department of 
Corrections to submit the results of risk assessments for sex offenders to the State Commission 
on Criminal and Juvenile Justice, is repealed January 1, 2030.".
Section 24. 
Coordinating H.B. 354 with H.B. 436.
If H.B. 354, Criminal Justice Revisions, and H.B. 436, Impaired Driving Amendments, 
both pass and become law, the Legislature intends that, on May 7, 2025:
(1) Section 
53-25-104
, enacted in H.B. 436, supersedes Section 
53-25-104
, enacted in H.B. 
354; and
(2) Subsection 
63A-16-1002(4)(f)
, enacted in H.B. 354 and H.B. 436, be amended to read:
"(f) Section 
53-10-118
, regarding driving under the influence data;".
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