Utah Code § 53-25-202
Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies
Redline — January 1, 2025 → current.View current text →
Current — July 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2025
(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 76-5-418.
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102. (b) "Sexual assault offense" means: (i) rape, as described in Section 76-5-402; (ii) rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.1; (iii) object rape, as described in Section 76-5-402.2; (iv) object rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.3; (v) forcible sodomy, as described in Section 76-5-403; (vi) sodomy on a child, as described in Section 76-5-403.1; (vii) forcible sexual abuse, as described in Section 76-5-404; (viii) sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.1; (ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.3; (x) aggravated sexual assault, as described in Section 76-5-405; or (xi) sexual battery, as described in Section 76-5-418.
(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.
(2) (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall: (i) annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the department 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 department on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website: (A) the policy described in Subsection 53-25-201(1); and (B) the guide described in Subsection 53-25-201(2). (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 department 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.
(3) The department 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 department's website.
Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.