2006 Utah Code - 63-25a-102 — Composition -- Appointments -- Ex officio members -- Terms -- U.S. Attorney as nonvoting member.

     63-25a-102.   Composition -- Appointments -- Ex officio members -- Terms -- U.S. Attorney as nonvoting member.
     (1) The commission on criminal and juvenile justice shall be composed of 20 voting members as follows:
     (a) the chief justice of the supreme court, as the presiding officer of the judicial council, or a judge designated by the chief justice;
     (b) the state court administrator;
     (c) the executive director of the Department of Corrections;
     (d) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services;
     (e) the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety;
     (f) the attorney general;
     (g) the president of the chiefs of police association or a chief of police designated by the association's president;
     (h) the president of the sheriffs' association or a sheriff designated by the association's president;
     (i) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or a member designated by the chair;
     (j) the chair of the Utah Sentencing Commission;
     (k) the chair of the Utah Substance Abuse and Anti-Violence Coordinating Council;
     (l) the chair of the Utah Board of Juvenile Justice;
     (m) the chair of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime or the chair's designee; and
     (n) the following members designated to serve four-year terms:
     (i) a juvenile court judge, appointed by the chief justice, as presiding officer of the Judicial Council;
     (ii) a representative of the statewide association of public attorneys designated by the association's officers;
     (iii) one member of the House of Representatives who is appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; and
     (iv) one member of the Senate who is appointed by the president of the Senate.
     (2) The governor shall appoint the remaining three members to four-year staggered terms as follows:
     (a) one criminal defense attorney appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Utah State Bar Association;
     (b) one representative of public education; and
     (c) one citizen representative.
     (3) In addition to the members designated under Subsections (1) and (2), the United States Attorney for the district of Utah may serve as a nonvoting member.
     (4) In appointing the members under Subsection (2), the governor shall take into account the geographical makeup of the commission.

Amended by Chapter 211, 2004 General Session