(1) There is created the DNA Specimen Restricted Account, which is referred to in this section as “the account.”

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-10-407

  • Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 53-10-102
  • Division: means the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division created in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53-10-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) The sources of money for the account are:

     (2)(a) DNA collection fees paid under Section 53-10-404;
     (2)(b) any appropriations made to the account by the Legislature; and
     (2)(c) all federal money provided to the state for the purpose of funding the collection or analysis of DNA specimens collected under Section 53-10-403.
(3) The account shall earn interest, and this interest shall be deposited in the account.
(4) The Legislature may appropriate money from the account solely for the following purposes:

     (4)(a) to the Department of Corrections for the costs of collecting DNA specimens as required under Section 53-10-403;
     (4)(b) to the juvenile court for the costs of collecting DNA specimens as required under Sections 53-10-403 and 80-6-608;
     (4)(c) to the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services for the costs of collecting DNA specimens as required under Sections 53-10-403 and 80-5-201; and
     (4)(d) to the Department of Public Safety for the costs of:

          (4)(d)(i) storing and analyzing DNA specimens in accordance with the requirements of this part;
          (4)(d)(ii) DNA testing which cannot be performed by the Utah State Crime Lab, as provided in Subsection 78B-9-301(7); and
          (4)(d)(iii) reimbursing sheriffs for collecting the DNA specimens as provided under Sections 53-10-404 and 53-10-404.5.
(5) Appropriations from the account to the Department of Corrections, the juvenile court, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, and to the Department of Public Safety are nonlapsing.