As used in this part:
- (1) "Committee" means a victim rights committee established in each judicial district as described in Section 75E-6-302.
- (2) "Coordinator" means the individual designated by the commissioner as described in Section 75E-6-303.
(3)
- (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 75E-5-101;
- (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.
(6)
- (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 77-38-403.
(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 75E-6-102.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session