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H.B. 562 Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Karianne Lisonbee · carried in the Senate by Sen. Todd Weiler

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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The bill changes how Utah collects unpaid criminal and civil debts, including restitution, through the Office of State Debt Collection and garnishments. It also changes pretrial release rules, requiring judges to make findings and set bail using a schedule, and adds probation standards for counties.

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Official description
  • requires that counties offering probation services adopt certain probation standards and practices
  • modifies definitions
  • provides that the Office of State Debt Collection has the authority to collect civil accounts receivable or a civil judgment of restitution and interest thereon
  • provides that administrative garnishments also apply to a debtor's property or wages that are under control of a third party
  • requires the Office of State Debt Collection to provide an accounting of the unpaid balance of a defendant's criminal accounts receivable at the time of termination of the defendant's sentence
  • provides repayment procedures for any unpaid balance of a defendant's criminal accounts receivable upon termination of a sentence
  • provides circumstances that constitute a material change in circumstances
  • adds requirements for temporary pretrial status orders of detention
  • modifies provisions relating to factors for pretrial release requirements
  • provides that a request for a pretrial release at an initial appearance does not constitute a pretrial detention hearing
  • requires a court to make findings of fact when making a determination regarding pretrial release
  • adds a financial condition schedule to aid a court in determining the amount of a fixed financial condition
  • requires a judge to take certain actions if the judge is unable to hold a pretrial detention hearing before a certain deadline
  • provides for required procedures when a no bail hold is requested
  • provides that certain Board of Pardons and Parole decisions on restitution are final and not subject to judicial review
  • codifies order of restitution procedures that apply to certain offenders sentenced before July 1, 2021
  • provides procedures for the accounting and payment of restitution owed to various state governmental entities
  • permits a sentencing court to authorize the deposit of funds in certain interest-bearing accounts when distribution to a victim is pending
  • permits the Board of Pardons and Parole to order recovery of fees incurred on behalf of a sentenced offender in addition to the existing ability to recover costs
  • makes coordinating modifications related to docket entry and interest assessments
  • permits a court to set restitution for a juvenile sentenced to prison
  • includes a coordination clause that requires changes to a section of this bill supersede the changes to that section in H.B. 312, Criminal Justice Amendments
  • makes technical and grammatical changes
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