Effective 1/24/2018 53G-8-502. Mandatory reporting of prohibited acts. If an educator has reasonable cause to believe that a student at the public school where the educator is employed has committed a prohibited act, he shall immediately report that to the school’s designated educator. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-8-503. Reporting procedure. (1) The principal of a public school affected by this chapter shall appoint one educator as the “designated educator” to make all reports required under Sections 53G-8-501 through 53G-8-504. (2) The designated educator, upon receiving a report of a prohibited act from an educator under Section 53G-8-502, shall immediately report […]
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-8-504. Immunity from civil or criminal liability. An educator who in good faith makes a report under Sections 53G-8-502 and 53G-8-503 is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise result from that action. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session
Effective 3/28/2020 53G-8-505. Definitions. For purposes of Sections 53G-8-506 through 53G-8-509: (1) The definitions in Sections 58-37-2, 58-37a-3, and 58-37b-2 apply to Sections 53G-8-506 through 53G-8-509. (2) “Prohibited act” means: (a) an act punishable under Section 53G-8-602, Section 58-37-8, Section 58-37a-5, or Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances Act; or (b) possession of an […]
Effective 3/16/2018 53G-8-506. Reporting of prohibited acts affecting a school — Confidentiality. (1) A person who has reasonable cause to believe that an individual has committed a prohibited act shall, in accordance with Section 53G-8-211, immediately notify: (a) the principal; (b) an administrator of the affected school; (c) the superintendent of the affected school district; […]
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-8-507. Immunity from civil or criminal liability. Any person, official, or institution, other than a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, participating in good faith in making a report or conducting an investigation under the direction of school or law enforcement authorities under Section 53G-8-505, 53G-8-506, 53G-8-508, or 53G-8-509, is immune from […]
Effective 3/28/2020 53G-8-508. Admissibility of evidence in civil and criminal actions. (1) Evidence relating to a violation of Section 53G-8-505, 53G-8-506, 53G-8-507, or 53G-8-509, which is seized by school authorities acting alone, on their own authority, and not in conjunction with or at the behest of law enforcement authorities is admissible in civil and criminal […]
Effective 5/14/2019 53G-8-509. State board rules to ensure protection of individual rights. The state board and LEA governing boards shall adopt rules or policies to implement Sections 53G-8-505 through 53G-8-508. The rules or policies shall establish procedures to ensure protection of individual rights against excessive and unreasonable intrusion. Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session
Effective 1/24/2018 53G-8-510. Notification of teachers of weapons on school property — Immunity from civil and criminal liability. (1) Whenever a student is found on school property during school hours or at a school-sponsored activity in possession of a dangerous weapon and that information is reported to or known by the principal, the principal shall […]
