Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-6-202. Basic training course--Completion required--Annual training--Prohibition from exercising powers--Reinstatement

(1)(a) The director shall:

(b) The subject material, instructors, and schedules shall be approved or disapproved by a majority vote of the council.

(a) shall be appropriate for the basic training of peace officers in the techniques of law enforcement in the discretion of the director;

(b) may not include the use of chokeholds, carotid restraints, or any act that impedes the breathing or circulation of blood likely to produce a loss of consciousness, as a valid method of restraint; and

(c) shall include instruction on identifying, responding to, and reporting a criminal offense that is motivated by a personal attribute as that term is defined in Section 76-3-203.14.

(4)(a) All peace officers shall satisfactorily complete the basic training course or the waiver process provided for in this chapter as well as annual certified training of not less than 40 hours as the director, with the advice and consent of the council, directs.

(b) A peace officer who fails to satisfactorily complete the annual training described in Subsection (4)(a) shall automatically be prohibited from exercising peace officer powers until any deficiency is made up.

(c) The annual training described in Subsection (4)(a) shall include training focused on arrest control and de-escalation training.

(5)(a) Beginning July 1, 2024, all peace officers who are currently employed shall participate in a training at least every three years focused on the following:

(b) Any training in which a peace officer participates as described in Subsection (5)(a) shall count toward the peace officer's 40-hour required annual training described in Subsection (4)(a) for the year in which the peace officer participated in the training.

(6)(a) The director or the director's designee, in coordination with the council, shall promulgate the standards for the trainings described in Subsection (4).

(b) The chief law enforcement officer or executive officer of the peace officer's employing agency shall determine if a peace officer has complied with the standards established under Subsection (6)(a).