Utah lawmakers aim to put all police injuries under presumption

Lawmakers in Utah on Thursday introduced a bill that would place all injuries incurred during police work under presumption.

H.B. 368 states that “(i)f a law enforcement officer is injured while engaging in duties as a law enforcement officer pursuant to the officer’s employment at a law enforcement agency, there is a rebuttable presumption that the injury arose out of, and in the course of, employment.”

The presumption may be rebutted “by a preponderance of the evidence,” the bill states.

If passed, the change would go into effect May 1.