Utah Highway Patrol
state police agency in Utah, United States
The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is the functional equivalent of state police for the State of Utah in the United States. Its sworn members, known as Troopers, are certified law enforcement officers and have statewide jurisdiction. It was created to "patrol or police the highways within this state of Utah and to enforce the state statutes as required."
The Utah Highway Patrol is a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety.
Rank structure
Issued vehicles and weapons
The UHP has a mixed fleet of vehicles: Ford CVPI, Dodge Charger, Chevy Suburbans, and multiple Dodge and Ford pickups. The UHP also issues its troopers take-home cars, which can be used within 50 miles (80 km) of their residence. The Ford Mustang SSP was used from 1985 to 1993 and was highly reliable at the time. The Mustang was then superseded by the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.
The UHP issues its Troopers the Glock 17 Gen 4 9mm caliber or Glock 18 9mm. (The Glock 18 was, for a time, issued to Section 18: Governor's Security Detail Troopers only.) Troopers may also carry a personal weapon, provided it is chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W, or .45 auto. Troopers are also issued the Remington 870 12 gauge shotgun, and each patrol vehicle carries a Colt AR-15/M4 carbine rifle.
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