(1) There is created the sentencing commission, within the commission, that is composed of 17 voting members.
(2) The sentencing commission shall:
(a) develop by-laws and rules in compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(b) elect the sentencing commission's officers.
(3) The sentencing commission's members are:
(a) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
(b) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee;
(c) the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee;
(d) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;
(e) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
(f) three criminal defense attorneys, appointed by the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, with at least one being a criminal defense attorney in a rural county;
(g) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
(h) three criminal prosecutors, appointed by the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys and Prosecutors, with at least one being a criminal prosecutor in a rural county;
(i) two representatives of the Utah Sheriffs Association, appointed by the Utah Sheriffs Association, with at least one being a representative of a sheriff from a rural county;
(j) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, appointed by the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
(k) an individual, appointed by the governor, who assists in the rehabilitation of individuals convicted of an offense; and
(l) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or a member of the Utah Victim Services Commission designated by the chair.
(4) In addition to the members described in Subsection (3), the following may serve as non-voting members:
(a) a district court judge appointed by the Judicial Council;
(b) a juvenile court judge appointed by the Judicial Council; and
(c) the chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee or a member of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee designated by the chair.
(5) The executive director of the commission shall hire a director of the sentencing commission to administer and manage the sentencing commission.