Friday, March 31, 2017

Information from Commissioner Squires to Law Enforfcement Officers Re: .05 BAC

UPC has been given permission to publish an e-mail Commissioner Squires sent out to law enforcement officers regarding the new .05 BAC so that as prosecutors you are aware of the information they are receiving.  Also included is a fact sheet he included with his e-mail.

Chiefs and Sheriffs,

Some of you have reached out to me wanting to know where the Department of Public Safety stands on the implementation of the new blood alcohol content (BAC) limit change from .08 to .05. As a department, we do not expect a significant change for law enforcement and how DUI enforcement is currently handled. Law enforcement officers in Utah, consistent with national standard, are trained to make arrests for DUI based on impairment and the inability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

Until the new .05 limit takes effect December 30, 2018, we will make sure to communicate and work with our law enforcement partners across the state. This includes working closely with all public stakeholders as this change is implemented.

I’d like to share the following information with you from our Utah Highway Patrol Breath Alcohol Technician Program on how we will continue DUI enforcement and address any misconceptions that may be presented by constituents. I encourage all of you to reference these facts as you see fit. This same information has been passed along to the Governor and his senior staff.
Sincerely,

Keith D. Squires
Commissioner
Utah Department of Public Safety
4501 South 2700 West
Box 141775
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1775

Office  (801) 965-4062
ksquires@utah.gov

Commissioner Squires .05 BAC Fact Sheet

Thursday, March 30, 2017

New Utah Prosecution Council Contact Information

Friends and Colleagues,

The Utah Prosecution Council (UPC) has moved to new, temporary, offices.  We hope to be in our new permanent location later this summer.  With the move we have a new mailing address, office phone numbers and e-mails.  These will not change even when we move into new offices so go ahead and make these changes now to your contact lists.

Mailing Address:
Utah Prosecution Council
5272 College Drive
Murray, UT  84123

Office Phone Numbers:
Bob Church: 801-281-1212
Marilyn Jasperson: 801-281-1208
Tyson Skeen: 801-281-1209
Ron Weight: 801-281-1234

E-mail Addresses:
Bob: rjchurch@agutah.gov
Marilyn: mjasperson@agutah.gov
Tyson: tskeen@agutah.gov
Ron: rweight@agutah.gov

Best,

Bob

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Prosecutor's Guide to Forfeiture by Wrongdoing

Clicking on the link below will take you to Aequitas' prosecutor guide to Forfeiture by Wrongdoing.

The Prosecutor's Resource to Forfeiture by Wrongdoing



The Prosecutor's Resource to Crawford

Below is a link to Aequitas' resource for Prosecutors regarding Crawford and it's progeny.  I wish it were a little more current (2012) but it's a great starting point and resource. Click on the link below to get there.

The Prosecutor's Resource to Crawford