Utah Code Ann. § 53-6-102
Definitions.
Effective Jul 1, 2026
As used in this chapter:
- (1) "Addiction" means the unlawful or habitual use of alcohol or a controlled substance which endangers public health and safety.
- (2) "Certified academy" means a peace officer training institution certified in accordance with the standards developed under Section 53-6-105.
- (3) Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(4) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt regarding criminal conduct, including:
- (a) a finding of guilt by a court or a jury;
- (b) a guilty plea;
- (c) a plea of nolo contendere;
(d) a plea which is held in abeyance pending the successful completion of:
- (i) a probationary period; or
- (ii) a diversion agreement; or
- (e) a conviction which has been expunged or dismissed.
- (5) "Council" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section 53-6-106.
- (6) "Cryptocurrency" means a digital asset that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value, and is secured by cryptography.
- (7) "Cryptocurrency investigation" means a law enforcement investigation involving the tracing, analysis, or recovery of cryptocurrency or digital assets.
- (8) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.
- (9) "Digital asset" means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-62-101.
- (10) "Director" means the director of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division appointed under Section 53-6-104.
(11) "Dispatcher" means an employee of a public safety agency of the state or any of its political subdivisions and whose primary duties are to:
(a)
- (i) receive calls for one or a combination of, emergency police, fire, and medical services, and to dispatch the appropriate personnel and equipment in response to the calls; and
- (ii) in response to emergency calls, make urgent decisions affecting the life, health, and welfare of the public and public safety employees; or
- (b) supervise dispatchers or direct a dispatch communication center.
- (12) "Division" means the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created in Section 53-6-103.
- (13) "POST" means the division.