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Utah Code § 53-10-907

Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 430, 2022 General Session

(1) The department shall develop and implement a statewide tracking system that contains the following information for all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement:

(a) the submission status of sexual assault kits by law enforcement to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services;

(b) notification by the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services to law enforcement of DNA analysis findings; and

(c) the storage location of sexual assault kits.

(2) The tracking system shall include a secure electronic access that allows the submitting agency, collecting facility, department, and a victim, or his or her designee, to access or receive information, provided that the disclosure does not impede or compromise an active investigation, about the:

(a) lab submission status;

(b) DNA analysis findings provided to law enforcement; and

(c) storage location of a sexual assault kit that was gathered from that victim.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.