Multi-Agency Joint Strike Force Modifications

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63A-16-1002
67-5-37
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Multi-agency Joint Strike Force Modifications
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Kay J. Christofferson
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill addresses the multi-agency strike force.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
adds metal theft to the list of criminal activity addressed by the multi-agency joint strike
force operated by the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Public Safety;
requires the joint strike force to provide an annual report on the number of catalytic
converter thefts and arrests to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to
be included in the public safety portal; and
makes technical changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
63A-16-1002
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 17
67-5-37
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 201
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section
63A-16-1002
is amended to read:
63A-16-1002
. 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
17-72-408
, County jail reporting requirements;
(c)
Section
17E-2-201
, 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
, Regarding driving under the influence data;
(g)
Section
53-25-301
, Reporting requirements for reverse-location warrants;
(h)
Section
53-25-202
, Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law
enforcement agencies;
(i)
Section
53E-3-516
, School disciplinary and law enforcement action report;
(j)
Section
53-25-501
, Reporting requirements for seized firearms;
(k)
Section
53-25-502
, Law enforcement agency reporting requirements for certain
firearm data;
(l)
Section
63M-7-214
, Law enforcement agency grant reporting;
(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;
(o)
Section
63M-7-220
, Domestic violence data collection;
(p)
Section
64-14-204
, Supervision of sentenced offenders placed in community;
(q)
Section
64-13-25
, Standards for programs;
(r)
Section
64-13-45
, Department reporting requirements;
(s)
Section
64-13e-104
, County correctional facility reimbursement program for state
probationary inmates and state parole inmates;
(t)
Section
67-5-37
, regarding catalytic converter thefts and arrests;
(t)
(u)
Section
77-7-8.5
, Use of tactical groups;
(u)
(v)
Section
77-11b-404
, Forfeiture reporting requirements;
(v)
(w)
Section
77-20-103
, Release data requirements;
(w)
(x)
Section
77-22-2.5
, Court orders for criminal investigations;
(x)
(y)
Section
78A-2-109.5
, Court data collection on criminal cases;
(y)
(z)
Section
80-6-104
, Data collection on offenses committed by minors; and
(z)
(aa)
any other statutes 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)
make, 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 2. Section
67-5-37
is amended to read:
67-5-37
. Multi-agency joint strike force -- Joint Organized Retail Crime Unit.
(1)
The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Public Safety shall create and
coordinate the operation of a multi-agency joint strike force to combat criminal activity
that may have a negative impact on the state's economy.
(2)
The attorney general and the Department of Public Safety shall invite federal, state, and
local law enforcement personnel to participate in the joint strike force to more
effectively utilize their combined skills, expertise, and resources.
(3)
The joint strike force shall focus the joint strike force's efforts on detecting,
investigating, deterring, and eradicating criminal activity, described in Subsection
(1)
,
within the state, including
:

(a)
organized retail crime
,
;

(b)
antitrust violations
,
;

(c)
intellectual property rights violations
,
;

(d)
gambling
,
;

(e)
metal theft, including the theft of an item for the item's scrap or resale metal value;
and
(f)
the purchase of stolen goods for the purpose of reselling the stolen goods for profit.
(4)
In conjunction with the joint strike force, the Office of the Attorney General and the
Department of Public Safety shall establish the Joint Organized Retail Crime Unit for
the purpose of:
(a)
investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals or entities that participate in
the purchase, sale, or distribution of stolen property; and
(b)
targeting individuals or entities that commit theft and other property crimes for
financial gain.
(5)
(a)
The joint strike force shall provide an annual report to the Law Enforcement and
Criminal Justice Interim Committee before December 1 that describes the joint strike
force's activities and any recommendations for modifications to this section.
(b)
The report described in Subsection
(5)(a)
shall include the number of catalytic
converter thefts and arrests in Utah for the preceding calendar year, if reasonably
available.
(6)
The joint strike force shall provide to the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile
Justice created in Section
63M-7-201
, before December 1 of each year, the number of
catalytic converter thefts and arrests in Utah for the preceding calendar year, if
reasonably available.
Section 3.
Effective Date.
This bill takes effect on
May 6, 2026
.
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