PROVO — Attorneys fighting to prevent the state from decertifying the BYU Police Department say the state “has no lawful basis” to do so.
But the Utah Department of Public Safety contends that Brigham Young University police “repeatedly refused to be accountable to anyone or anything except BYU and engaged in a pattern of deception when confronted with its failures.”
The latest statements in the ongoing debate over decertification were made in court filings submitted last week.
In February 2019, the Utah Department of Public Safety administration announced a decision to decertify the campus police department for failing to comply with an investigative subpoena issued by Peace Officer Standards and Training, which sought information on any internal investigation conducted into former BYU Police Lt.