Utah Code § 53-25-301
Reporting requirements for reverse-location warrants
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Current — July 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2025
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Anonymized" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (b) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. (c) "Electronic device" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (d) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101.2. (e) "Reverse-location information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (f) "Reverse-location warrant" means a warrant seeking reverse-location information under Section 77-23f-102, 77-23f-103, or 77-23f-104.
(1) As used in this section: (a) "Anonymized" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (b) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102. (c) "Electronic device" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (d) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23c-101.2. (e) "Reverse-location information" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23f-101. (f) "Reverse-location warrant" means a warrant seeking reverse-location information under Section 77-23f-102, 77-23f-103, or 77-23f-104.
(2) (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, a law enforcement agency shall annually on or before April 30 submit a report to the commission with the following data for the previous calendar year: (i) the number of reverse-location warrants requested by the law enforcement agency under Section 77-23f-102, 77-23f-103, or 77-23f-104; (ii) the number of reverse-location warrants that a court or magistrate granted after a request described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); (iii) the number of investigations that used information obtained under a reverse-location warrant to investigate a crime that was not the subject of the reverse-location warrant; (iv) the number of times reverse-location information was obtained under an exception listed in Section 77-23f-106; (v) the warrant identification number for each warrant described under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (iii); and (vi) the number of electronic devices for which anonymized electronic device data was obtained under each reverse-location warrant described under Subsection (2)(a)(ii). (b) A law enforcement agency shall compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a) for each year in the standardized format developed by the commission under Subsection (4).
(2) (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, a law enforcement agency shall annually on or before April 30 submit a report to the department with the following data for the previous calendar year: (i) the number of reverse-location warrants requested by the law enforcement agency under Section 77-23f-102, 77-23f-103, or 77-23f-104; (ii) the number of reverse-location warrants that a court or magistrate granted after a request described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); (iii) the number of investigations that used information obtained under a reverse-location warrant to investigate a crime that was not the subject of the reverse-location warrant; (iv) the number of times reverse-location information was obtained under an exception listed in Section 77-23f-106; (v) the warrant identification number for each warrant described under Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (iii); and (vi) the number of electronic devices for which anonymized electronic device data was obtained under each reverse-location warrant described under Subsection (2)(a)(ii). (b) A law enforcement agency shall compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a) for each year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection (4).
(3) If a reverse-location warrant is requested by a multijurisdictional team of law enforcement officers, the reporting requirement in this section is the responsibility of the commanding agency or governing authority of the multijurisdictional team.
(3) If a reverse-location warrant is requested by a multijurisdictional team of law enforcement officers, the reporting requirement in this section is the responsibility of the commanding agency or governing authority of the multijurisdictional team.
(4) 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 on the commission's website a report of the data described in Subsection (2).
(4) 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 on the department's website a report of the data described in Subsection (2).
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