(1) There is created the sentencing commission within the department.
(2) The sentencing commission shall:
(a) develop bylaws and rules in compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
(b) elect the sentencing commission's officers.
(3)
(a) The sentencing commission is composed of 17 voting members.
(b) The sentencing commission's members are:
(i) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee;
(ii) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee;
(iii) the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee;
(iv) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee;
(v) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee;
(vi) 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;
(vii) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee;
(viii) three criminal prosecuting attorneys, appointed by the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys and Prosecutors, with at least one being a criminal prosecuting attorney in a rural county;
(ix) 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;
(x) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, appointed by the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
(xi) an individual, appointed by the governor, who assists in the rehabilitation of individuals convicted of an offense; and
(xii) 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 nonvoting 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.