Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-1-107. Commissioner of public safety--Appointment--Qualifications--Salary

(2)(a) Every fourth year after the year 1989, the governor shall appoint a commissioner with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(b) The commissioner shall serve for a period of four years from July 1 of the year of the commissioner's appointment.

(a) be an individual of recognized executive and administrative capacity;

(b) be selected solely with regard to the commissioner's qualifications and fitness to discharge the duties of the commissioner's office;

(c) be of high moral character;

(d) be of good standing in the community in which the commissioner lives; and

(e) have been a resident of this state for a period of at least five years immediately prior to appointment.