(1) As used in this section:

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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 Section 63M-7-201.
     (1)(b) “Sexual assault offense” means:

          (1)(b)(i) rape, Section 76-5-402;
          (1)(b)(ii) rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.1;
          (1)(b)(iii) object rape, Section 76-5-402.2;
          (1)(b)(iv) object rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.3;
          (1)(b)(v) forcible sodomy, Section 76-5-403;
          (1)(b)(vi) sodomy on a child, Section 76-5-403.1;
          (1)(b)(vii) forcible sexual abuse, Section 76-5-404;
          (1)(b)(viii) sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.1;
          (1)(b)(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.3;
          (1)(b)(x) aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405; or
          (1)(b)(xi) sexual battery, Section 76-9-702.1.
(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.