(1)  As used in this section:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 53-24-102

  • 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
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
    • (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 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:

    (i)  was reported to the law enforcement agency;

    (ii)  was investigated by a detective; and

    (iii)  was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution.

    (b)  A law enforcement agency shall:

    (i)  compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a) 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) 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.

    Enacted by Chapter 158, 2023 General Session

    Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 61, Chapter 383, and SB 148, Chapter 456.

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