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