Bill > HB0163

This bill creates the Division of Adult Probation and Parole within the Department of Corrections and makes numerous technical amendments across multiple sections of Utah law to reflect this organizational change. The key provisions include establishing the new division, outlining its duties and responsibilities, and updating references in existing statutes from the "Department of Corrections" to the "Division of Adult Probation and Parole". Specifically, the bill defines the division's core functions as supervising probationers and parolees, implementing graduated and evidence-based responses to probation and parole violations, collecting supervision fees, and supporting rehabilitative programming. The division will have similar responsibilities to the current probation and parole section of the Department of Corrections, but will be structured as a distinct organizational unit. The bill also makes conforming changes to various sections of law related to criminal justice, victim notifications, expungement, and offender registration to ensure consistency with the new divisional structure. The effective date for these changes is set for May 7, 2025, allowing time for administrative preparation and implementation of the new organizational structure.

Government Affairs, Justice

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