Crime Victim Council Public Meeting Information

Pending minutes are available upon request within 30 days of the meeting.

The Utah Council on Victims of Crime

The Council is a bi-partisan body with representation from across the state acting as a voice to improve victims’ services and rights in Utah. The purpose of the Utah Council on Victims of Crime is to:

Make recommendations to the Legislature, the governor, and the Judicial Council on the following:
1. Enforcing existing rights of victims of crime;
2. Enhancing rights of victims of crime;
3. The role of victims of crime in the criminal judicial system;
4. Victim restitution
5. Educating and training criminal justice professionals on the rights of victims of crime; and
6. Enhancing services to victims of crimes;
Provide training on rights of victims of crime; and
Establish a subcommittee to consider complaints not resolved by the Victims’ Rights Committees
Advocate the adoption, repeal, or modification of laws or proposed legislation in the interest of victims of crime
(Utah State Code 63M-7-603)

a representative of the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice appointed by the executive director;
a representative of the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive director;
a representative of the Board of Pardons and Parole appointed by the chair;
a representative of the Department of Public Safety appointed by the commissioner;
a representative of the Division of Juvenile Justice Services appointed by the director;
a representative of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime appointed by the director;
a representative of the Office of the Attorney General appointed by the attorney general;
a representative of the United States Attorney for the district of Utah appointed by the United States Attorney;
a representative of Utah's Native American community appointed by the director of the Division of Indian Affairs after input from federally recognized tribes in Utah;
a professional or volunteer working in the area of violence against women and families appointed by the governor;
a representative of the Department of Health's Violence and Injury Prevention Program appointed by the program's manager;
the chair of each judicial district's victims' rights committee;
a representative of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys appointed by that association;
a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association appointed by the president of that association;
a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association appointed by the president of that association;
a representative of a Children's Justice Center appointed by the attorney general;
the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or that individual's designee;
the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee; and
the following members appointed by the members to serve four-year terms:
an individual who engages in community based advocacy;
a citizen representative; and
a citizen representative who has been a victim of crime.

(Utah Code 63M-7-601)

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