Murphy said the letter from White was received last week and he was told the same thing Katherine Bryson was told when she requested an investigation — Salt Lake police officers and the Utah Department of Public Safety have jurisdiction.

"They'll be handling this," Murphy said.

Murphy said Utah County officials could elect to conduct an internal investigation — but usually outside entities handle such matters to avoid conflict of interest questions. Murphy said the findings of the police probe could be sent to to the Salt Lake County attorney or to the state attorney general to be screened.

Salt Lake police detective Dwayne Baird, spokesman for the department, said officers have not finished a preliminary investigation. "If this proves to be a civil and not a criminal issue, we won't get involved," he said.

White said he isn't trying to sidestep Commissioner Jerry Grover's earlier declaration that issues surrounding Bryson's use of the camera equipment would be handled as a personnel matter.

"I can't direct the investigation, so I'm going to do my duty as a commissioner and ask for an outside investigation," White said Monday. "We can't investigate another elected official within our own office."

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