Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council

Summary

The Utah POST Council (§53-6-106) consists of the Attorney General, Superintendent of Highway Patrol, DOC Executive Director (ex officio), and 14 governor-appointed members serving 4-year terms, including one mayor, one county commissioner, one non-supervisory peace officer, and three at-large civilians. The POST Division investigates alleged misconduct independently of agency internal affairs; §53-6-210 grants the Division full subpoena power (witnesses, documents, records, electronically stored information). The Council issues binding final orders on certification suspension or revocation (§53-6-211) by majority vote, making discipline binding. The process does not constitute independent use-of-force investigation — misconduct that triggers certification proceedings typically begins with complaints; criminal UOF incidents are handled by prosecutors.