Section 63M-7-601 - Creation - Members - Chair(1) There is created within the governor's office the Utah Council on Victims of Crime.(2) The council is composed of 28 voting members as follows:(a) a representative of the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice appointed by the executive director;(b) a representative of the Department of Corrections appointed by the executive director;(c) a representative of the Board of Pardons and Parole appointed by the chair;(d) a representative of the Department of Public Safety appointed by the commissioner;(e) a representative of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services appointed by the director;(f) a representative of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime appointed by the director;(g) a representative of the Office of the Attorney General appointed by the attorney general;(h) a representative of the United States Attorney for the district of Utah appointed by the United States Attorney;(i) 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;(j) a professional or volunteer working in the area of violence against women and families appointed by the governor;(k) a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services Violence and Injury Prevention Program appointed by the program's manager;(l) the chair of each judicial district's victims' rights committee;(m) a representative of the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys appointed by that association;(n) a representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association appointed by the president of that association;(o) a representative of the Utah Sheriffs' Association appointed by the president of that association;(p) a representative of a Children's Justice Center appointed by the attorney general;(q) the director of the Division of Child and Family Services or that individual's designee;(r) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or the chair's designee; and(s) the following members appointed by the members in Subsections (2)(a) through (2)(r) to serve four-year terms: (i) an individual who engages in community based advocacy;(ii) a citizen representative; and(iii) a citizen representative who has been a victim of crime.(3) The council shall annually elect: (a) one member to serve as chair;(b) one member to serve as vice-chair; and(c) one member to serve as treasurer.Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session ,§ 85, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 150, 2023 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/3/2023.Amended by Chapter 172, 2021 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/5/2021.Amended by Chapter 246, 2019 General Session ,§ 78, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 32, 2016 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 131, 2011, 2011 General Session Affected by 63I-1-263 on 7/1/2022