53-10-205.  Uniform crime reporting system — Reporting timelines and use of data.

(1)  The data acquired under the statewide uniform crime reporting system shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of an individual victim of a crime or law enforcement officer.

Terms Used In Utah Code 53-10-205

  • Bureau: means the Bureau of Criminal Identification within the department, created in Section 53-10-201. See Utah Code 53-10-102
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:
(i) 
(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;
(B) a state institution of higher education; or
(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
(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Law enforcement officer: means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-13-103. See Utah Code 53-1-102
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (2)  A law enforcement agency shall, for the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency, submit crime reporting and use of force data requested or required by the statewide uniform crime reporting system described in Section 53-10-202:

    (a)  to the bureau before the 16th day of the month after the month in which a reported crime occurs; and

    (b)  in a manner prescribed by the bureau and in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s uniform crime reporting standards.

    (3)  Upon request of the bureau, a law enforcement agency shall review and verify crime reporting data within 10 business days after the day on which the law enforcement agency receives the request.

    Amended by Chapter 103, 2021 General Session

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