Utah Code § 63C-29-202

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 63C-29-202 - Task force duties - Reporting
(1) The task force shall:
(a) gather 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 (1)(a)(i)(A) regarding the use of lethality assessments;
(ii) the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (1)(a)(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 Subsection 78B-7-605(1); 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 children; and
(D) threats of suicide or homicide; and
(b) review and provide feedback on:
(i) lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (1)(a)(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.
(2) Before November 30 of each year the task force shall provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee describing:
(a) the information gathered under Subsection (1)(a); and
(b) the feedback described in Subsection (1)(b).

Utah Code § 63C-29-202

Added by Chapter 109, 2023 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2023.