(1)  The department shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 77-43-103

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Child abuse offender: means any person who:
(a) has been convicted in this state of a felony violation of:
(i) Subsection 76-5-109. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Department: means the Department of Corrections. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Offender: means a child abuse offender as defined in Subsection (2). See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Registration website: means the Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website described in Section 77-43-108 and the information on the website. See Utah Code 77-43-102
  • 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)  develop and operate a system to collect, analyze, maintain, and disseminate information on offenders;

    (b)  make information listed in Subsection 77-43-108(4) available to the public; and

    (c)  share information provided by an offender under this chapter that may not be made available to the public under Subsection 77-43-108(4), but only:

    (i)  for the purposes under this chapter; or

    (ii)  in accordance with Section 63G-2-206.

    (2)  Any law enforcement agency shall, in the manner prescribed by the department, inform the department of:

    (a)  the receipt of a report or complaint of an offense listed in Subsection 77-43-102(2)(a), within three business days; and

    (b)  the arrest of a person suspected of any of the offenses listed in Subsection 77-43-102(2)(a), within five business days.

    (3)  Upon convicting and sentencing a person of any of the offenses listed in Subsection 77-43-102(2)(a), the convicting court shall within three business days forward a signed copy of the judgment and sentence to the Child Abuse Offender Registry office within the department.

    (4)  The department shall:

    (a)  provide the following additional information when available:

    (i)  the crimes the offender has been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for; and

    (ii)  any other relevant identifying information as determined by the department;

    (b)  maintain the Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website; and

    (c)  ensure that the registration information collected regarding an offender’s employment at an educational institution is entered into the appropriate state records or data system.

    Enacted by Chapter 282, 2017 General Session