By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent

Juab County Deputies will now carry cameras that are mounted on the officers' body and the office will also have two new vehicles—one for deputy use and the other for transportation of inmates to and from the county jail.
The new technology will cost $4,188 but that money, currently in the sheriff's office budget, comes from the tax the state collects and which must be spent for alcohol enforcement.
"The money has to be spent each year and this will balance out the account," said Orme.
The beer tax distribution fund is figured out on the population, the number of municipalities and counties, the number of alcohol related convictions, and the number of outlets where alcohol is sold within the area.
While the amount varies from year to year, said Orme, usually the fund is between $10- and $13,000 annually.
With Monday's approval by the Juab County Commission, the department will spend state beer tax money to buy 12 on-officer video cameras. The cameras are expected to provide more protection for officers on duty and provide officers with a useful tool to increase safety and productivity.
"The body cameras are smaller than a pager," said Alden Orme, Juab County Sheriff.
The traditional law enforcement uniform is loaded down with equipment: handcuffs, memo book, flashlight, mace, walkie-talkie, an expandable baton.
Orme said that cameras mounted in vehicles used for law enforcement have become standard as have computers to allow instant identification of vehicles, license plate checks and driver's license checks.
"In keeping up with technology, the latest enforcement aid is a small camera worn by officers," said Orme.
He said that police officers in many agencies have begun using body-worn cameras to record everything from traffic stops to foot chases. The result has proven to be good for officers and citizens alike.
Police officers wear the cameras on their chests. The most popular model is made by Vievu, a company founded by a former SWAT team member, Steve Ward.
The color video camera is a soap bar–sized device that is waterproof and tamperproof.
To activate the recording function, an officer slides a cover, revealing a green label surrounding a lens. The label showing is a tipoff that the device is in recording mode.
It also has 30-seconds pre-event recording ability.
"The recorded documentation can be used as evidence," said Orme.
The cameras are being purchased from L.N. Curtis & Sons, a provider of law enforcement equipment.
The Alcoholic Beverage Enforcement and Treatment Restricted Account provides millions of dollars in new beer tax funds annually to municipalities and counties to be utilized for alcohol-related prevention, treatment, law enforcement, prosecution and confinement programs.
"We provide law enforcement for Mona, Eureka, Rocky Ridge and Levan," said Orme.
Those funds also come to the sheriff's office to be spent.
The sheriff's office will also spend money from the 2013 law enforcement budget to buy two needed vehicles.
Ken Garff Ford has the state bid for the two vehicles.
One, a deputy patrol vehicle, is a F-150 pick-up truck, the other is a Econoline Van to be used to transport inmates to and from court and to fill other law enforcement needs.
Primer Equipment will install the law enforcement equipment on the vehicles.
In total, said Orme, it will cost $78,000 for both.
"The total cost will be under the $80,000 budget we approved," said Rick Carlton, commissioner.