Section 302 – Bureau duties.

Effective 5/10/2016
53-10-302. Bureau duties.
The bureau shall:

• (1) provide assistance and investigative resources to divisions within the Department of Public Safety;

• (2) upon request, provide assistance and specialized law enforcement services to local law enforcement agencies;

• (3) conduct financial investigations regarding suspicious cash transactions, fraud, and money laundering;

• (4) investigate criminal activity of organized crime networks, gangs, extremist groups, and others promoting violence;

• (5) investigate criminal activity of terrorist groups;

• (6) enforce the Utah Criminal Code;

• (7) cooperate and exchange information with other state agencies and with other law enforcement agencies of government, both within and outside of this state, through a statewide information and intelligence center to obtain information that may achieve more effective results in the prevention, detection, and control of crime and apprehension of criminals;

• (8) create and maintain a statewide criminal intelligence system;

• (9) provide specialized case support and investigate illegal drug production, cultivation, and sales;

• (10) investigate, follow-up, and assist in highway drug interdiction cases;

• (11) make rules to implement this chapter;

• (12) perform the functions specified in Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification;

• (13) provide a state cybercrime unit to investigate computer and network intrusion matters involving state-owned computer equipment and computer networks as reported under Section 76-6-705;

• (14) investigate violations of Section 76-6-703 and other computer related crimes including:
  • (a) computer network intrusions;
  • (b) denial of services attacks;
  • (c) computer related theft or fraud;
  • (d) intellectual property violations; and
  • (e) electronic threats; and

• (15) upon request, investigate the following offenses when alleged to have been committed by an individual who is currently or has been previously elected, appointed, or employed by a governmental entity:
  • (a) criminal offenses; and
  • (b) matters of public corruption.

• (16)
  • (a) The bureau is not prohibited from investigating crimes not specifically referred to in this section; and
  • (b) other agencies are not prohibited from investigating crimes referred to in this section.

Amended by Chapter 302, 2016 General Session