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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Commission” means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(b) “Sexual assault offense” means:
(i) rape, Section 76-5-402;
(ii) rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.1;
(iii) object rape, Section 76-5-402.2;
(iv) object rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.3;
(v) forcible sodomy, Section 76-5-403;
(vi) sodomy on a child, Section 76-5-403.1;
(vii) forcible sexual abuse, Section 76-5-404;
(viii) sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.1;
(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.3;
(x) aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405; or
(xi) sexual battery, Section 76-9-702.1.
(2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:
(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:
(A) was reported to the law enforcement agency;
(B) was investigated by a detective; and
(C) was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and
(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:
(A) the policy described in Subsection 53-24-101(1)(a); and
(B) the guide described in Subsection 53-24-101(2)(a).
(b) A law enforcement agency shall:
(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
(ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.
(3) The commission shall:
(a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);
(b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and
(c) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the commission's website.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-25-202. Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53-public-safety-code/ut-code-sect-53-25-202/
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