Utah Code 53-25-202. Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-25-202
- Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:(1)(e)(i)(1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;(1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or(1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and(1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- 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
(1)(a) “Commission” means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section63M-7-201 .(1)(b) “Sexual assault offense” means:(1)(b)(i) rape, Section76-5-402 ;(1)(b)(ii) rape of a child, Section76-5-402.1 ;(1)(b)(iii) object rape, Section76-5-402.2 ;(1)(b)(iv) object rape of a child, Section76-5-402.3 ;(1)(b)(v) forcible sodomy, Section76-5-403 ;(1)(b)(vi) sodomy on a child, Section76-5-403.1 ;(1)(b)(vii) forcible sexual abuse, Section76-5-404 ;(1)(b)(viii) sexual abuse of a child, Section76-5-404.1 ;(1)(b)(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section76-5-404.3 ;(1)(b)(x) aggravated sexual assault, Section76-5-405 ; or(1)(b)(xi) sexual battery, Section76-9-702.1 .
(2)
(2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:
(2)(a)(i) annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the commission for the previous calendar year containing the number of each type of sexual assault offense that:
(2)(a)(i)(A) was reported to the law enforcement agency;
(2)(a)(i)(B) was investigated by a detective; and
(2)(a)(i)(C) was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and
(2)(a)(ii) submit a report to the commission on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency’s website:
(2)(a)(ii)(A) the policy described in Subsection 53-24-101 (1)(a); and
(2)(a)(ii)(B) the guide described in Subsection 53-24-101 (2)(a).
(2)(b) A law enforcement agency shall:
(2)(b)(i) compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the commission under Subsection (3); and
(2)(b)(ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency’s website.
(3) The commission shall:
(3)(a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);
(3)(b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and
(3)(c) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the commission’s website.