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Renumbered 7/1/2026

63M-7-1001. Definitions for part.

As used in this part:

(1)"Committee" means a victim rights committee established in each judicial district as described in Section 63M-7-1002 .

(2)"Coordinator" means the individual designated by the executive director of the commission as described in Section 63M-7-1002.5 .

(a)"Criminal justice agency" means an agency that is directly involved in the apprehension, prosecution, incarceration, or supervision of an individual involved in an offense.

(b)"Criminal justice agency" includes:

(i)a law enforcement agency as defined in Section 63M-7-502 ;

(ii)a prosecuting agency;

(iii)the Department of Corrections created in Section 64-13-2 ; or

(iv)the Board of Pardons and Parole created in Section 77-27-2 .

(4)"Member" means an individual appointed to a committee.

(5)"Representative of a victim" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-38-2 .

(a)"Victim" means an individual against whom an offense has been committed or is alleged to have been committed.

(b)"Victim" includes an individual who is younger than 18 years old against whom an offense has been committed or is alleged to have been committed.

(c)"Victim" does not include an individual who is, or appears, to be accountable or responsible for the offense that has been committed or is alleged to have been committed.

(7)"Victim advocate" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-37-403 .

(8)"Victim's right" means:

(a)a right afforded to a victim under Title 77, Chapter 37, Victims' Rights, Title 77, Chapter 38, Crime Victims, and Utah Constitution, Article I, Section 28; or

(b)an obligation that a prosecuting agency or prosecuting attorney owes to a victim under Rule 35 of the Utah Rules of Criminal Procedure.

(9)"Victim Services Commission" means the Utah Victim Services Commission established in Section 63M-7-902 .

Amended by Chapter 384 , 2026 General Session