Utah Code § 75E-4-102: Creation -- Members -- Appointment -- Qualifications.

(1) There is created the sentencing commission within the department.

(2) The sentencing commission shall:

(a) develop bylaws and rules in compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(b) elect the sentencing commission's officers.

(3)

(a) The sentencing commission is composed of 17 voting members.

(b) The sentencing commission's members are:

(i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;

(ii) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee;

(iii) the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee;

(iv) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;

(v) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;

(vi) three criminal defense attorneys, appointed by the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, with at least one being a criminal defense attorney in a rural county;

(vii) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;

(viii) three criminal prosecuting attorneys, appointed by the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys and Prosecutors, with at least one being a criminal prosecuting attorney in a rural county;

(ix) two representatives of the Utah Sheriffs Association, appointed by the Utah Sheriffs Association, with at least one being a representative of a sheriff from a rural county;

(x) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, appointed by the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;

(xi) an individual, appointed by the governor, who assists in the rehabilitation of individuals convicted of an offense; and

(xii) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or a member of the Utah Victim Services Commission designated by the chair.

(4) In addition to the members described in Subsection (3), the following may serve as nonvoting members:

(a) a district court judge appointed by the Judicial Council;

(b) a juvenile court judge appointed by the Judicial Council; and

(c) the chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee or a member of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee designated by the chair.

(5) The executive director of the commission shall hire a director of the sentencing commission to administer and manage the sentencing commission.