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HIV TESTING OF ALLEGED SEX OFFENDERS

             2     
2011 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Richard A. Greenwood

             5     
Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Criminal Code and public health provisions regarding testing of sex
             10      offenders for HIV to include alleged sex offenders.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    provides that a defendant charged with a sex offense shall be tested for HIV upon
             14      the request of the victim S. and in accordance with specified procedures .S ; and
             15          .    provides that if the defendant is a minor charged with a sex offense, the minor shall
             16      be tested for HIV upon the request of the victim, and in accordance with current law
             17      regarding testing of a minor S. , and in accordance with specified procedures .S .
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          26-1-30, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 339
             25          26A-1-114, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 304 and 339
             26          76-5-501, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 40
             27          76-5-502, as enacted by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 40


             28          76-5-504, as last amended by Laws of Utah 1997, Chapter 10
             29          77-37-3, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapters 339 and 382
             30          78A-6-1104, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 26-1-30 is amended to read:
             34           26-1-30. Powers and duties of department.
             35          (1) The department shall:
             36          (a) enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of Environmental Quality to
             37      delineate specific responsibilities to assure that assessment and management of risk to human
             38      health from the environment are properly administered; and
             39          (b) consult with the Department of Environmental Quality and enter into cooperative
             40      agreements, as needed, to ensure efficient use of resources and effective response to potential
             41      health and safety threats from the environment, and to prevent gaps in protection from potential
             42      risks from the environment to specific individuals or population groups.
             43          (2) In addition to all other powers and duties of the department, it shall have and
             44      exercise the following powers and duties:
             45          (a) promote and protect the health and wellness of the people within the state;
             46          (b) establish, maintain, and enforce rules necessary or desirable to carry out the
             47      provisions and purposes of this title to promote and protect the public health or to prevent
             48      disease and illness;
             49          (c) investigate and control the causes of epidemic, infectious, communicable, and other
             50      diseases affecting the public health;
             51          (d) provide for the detection, reporting, prevention, and control of communicable,
             52      infectious, acute, chronic, or any other disease or health hazard which the department considers
             53      to be dangerous, important, or likely to affect the public health;
             54          (e) collect and report information on causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability
             55      and the risk factors that contribute to the causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability within
             56      the state;
             57          (f) collect, prepare, publish, and disseminate information to inform the public
             58      concerning the health and wellness of the population, specific hazards, and risks that may affect


             59      the health and wellness of the population and specific activities which may promote and protect
             60      the health and wellness of the population;
             61          (g) establish and operate programs necessary or desirable for the promotion or
             62      protection of the public health and the control of disease or which may be necessary to
             63      ameliorate the major causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability in the state, except that the
             64      programs may not be established if adequate programs exist in the private sector;
             65          (h) establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and for this purpose only,
             66      exercise physical control over property and individuals as the department finds necessary for
             67      the protection of the public health;
             68          (i) close theaters, schools, and other public places and forbid gatherings of people
             69      when necessary to protect the public health;
             70          (j) abate nuisances when necessary to eliminate sources of filth and infectious and
             71      communicable diseases affecting the public health;
             72          (k) make necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections in cooperation
             73      with local health departments as to any matters affecting the public health;
             74          (l) establish laboratory services necessary to support public health programs and
             75      medical services in the state;
             76          (m) establish and enforce standards for laboratory services which are provided by any
             77      laboratory in the state when the purpose of the services is to protect the public health;
             78          (n) cooperate with the Labor Commission to conduct studies of occupational health
             79      hazards and occupational diseases arising in and out of employment in industry, and make
             80      recommendations for elimination or reduction of the hazards;
             81          (o) cooperate with the local health departments, the Department of Corrections, the
             82      Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, and the Crime
             83      Victim Reparations Board to conduct testing for HIV infection of alleged sexual offenders,
             84      convicted sexual offenders, and any victims of a sexual offense;
             85          (p) investigate the cause of maternal and infant mortality;
             86          (q) establish, maintain, and enforce a procedure requiring the blood of adult pedestrians
             87      and drivers of motor vehicles killed in highway accidents be examined for the presence and
             88      concentration of alcohol;
             89          (r) provide the commissioner of public safety with monthly statistics reflecting the


             90      results of the examinations provided for in Subsection (2)(q) and provide safeguards so that
             91      information derived from the examinations is not used for a purpose other than the compilation
             92      of statistics authorized in this Subsection (2)(r);
             93          (s) establish qualifications for individuals permitted to draw blood pursuant to Section
             94      41-6a-523 , and to issue permits to individuals it finds qualified, which permits may be
             95      terminated or revoked by the department;
             96          (t) establish a uniform public health program throughout the state which includes
             97      continuous service, employment of qualified employees, and a basic program of disease
             98      control, vital and health statistics, sanitation, public health nursing, and other preventive health
             99      programs necessary or desirable for the protection of public health;
             100          (u) adopt rules and enforce minimum sanitary standards for the operation and
             101      maintenance of:
             102          (i) orphanages;
             103          (ii) boarding homes;
             104          (iii) summer camps for children;
             105          (iv) lodging houses;
             106          (v) hotels;
             107          (vi) restaurants and all other places where food is handled for commercial purposes,
             108      sold, or served to the public;
             109          (vii) tourist and trailer camps;
             110          (viii) service stations;
             111          (ix) public conveyances and stations;
             112          (x) public and private schools;
             113          (xi) factories;
             114          (xii) private sanatoria;
             115          (xiii) barber shops;
             116          (xiv) beauty shops;
             117          (xv) physicians' offices;
             118          (xvi) dentists' offices;
             119          (xvii) workshops;
             120          (xviii) industrial, labor, or construction camps;


             121          (xix) recreational resorts and camps;
             122          (xx) swimming pools, public baths, and bathing beaches;
             123          (xxi) state, county, or municipal institutions, including hospitals and other buildings,
             124      centers, and places used for public gatherings; and
             125          (xxii) of any other facilities in public buildings and on public grounds;
             126          (v) conduct health planning for the state;
             127          (w) monitor the costs of health care in the state and foster price competition in the
             128      health care delivery system;
             129          (x) adopt rules for the licensure of health facilities within the state pursuant to Title 26,
             130      Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;
             131          (y) license the provision of child care;
             132          (z) accept contributions to and administer the funds contained in the Organ Donation
             133      Contribution Fund created in Section 26-18b-101 ; and
             134          (aa) serve as the collecting agent, on behalf of the state, for the nursing care facility
             135      assessment fee imposed under Title 26, Chapter 35a, Nursing Care Facility Assessment Act,
             136      and adopt rules for the enforcement and administration of the nursing facility assessment
             137      consistent with the provisions of Title 26, Chapter 35a.
             138          Section 2. Section 26A-1-114 is amended to read:
             139           26A-1-114. Powers and duties of departments.
             140          (1) A local health department may:
             141          (a) subject to the provisions in Section 26A-1-108 , enforce state laws, local ordinances,
             142      department rules, and local health department standards and regulations relating to public
             143      health and sanitation, including the plumbing code administered by the Division of
             144      Occupational and Professional Licensing under Section 58-56-4 and under Title 26, Chapter
             145      15a, Food Safety Manager Certification Act, in all incorporated and unincorporated areas
             146      served by the local health department;
             147          (b) establish, maintain, and enforce isolation and quarantine, and exercise physical
             148      control over property and over individuals as the local health department finds necessary for
             149      the protection of the public health;
             150          (c) establish and maintain medical, environmental, occupational, and other laboratory
             151      services considered necessary or proper for the protection of the public health;


             152          (d) establish and operate reasonable health programs or measures not in conflict with
             153      state law which:
             154          (i) are necessary or desirable for the promotion or protection of the public health and
             155      the control of disease; or
             156          (ii) may be necessary to ameliorate the major risk factors associated with the major
             157      causes of injury, sickness, death, and disability in the state;
             158          (e) close theaters, schools, and other public places and prohibit gatherings of people
             159      when necessary to protect the public health;
             160          (f) abate nuisances or eliminate sources of filth and infectious and communicable
             161      diseases affecting the public health and bill the owner or other person in charge of the premises
             162      upon which this nuisance occurs for the cost of abatement;
             163          (g) make necessary sanitary and health investigations and inspections on its own
             164      initiative or in cooperation with the Department of Health or Environmental Quality, or both,
             165      as to any matters affecting the public health;
             166          (h) pursuant to county ordinance or interlocal agreement:
             167          (i) establish and collect appropriate fees for the performance of services and operation
             168      of authorized or required programs and duties;
             169          (ii) accept, use, and administer all federal, state, or private donations or grants of funds,
             170      property, services, or materials for public health purposes; and
             171          (iii) make agreements not in conflict with state law which are conditional to receiving a
             172      donation or grant;
             173          (i) prepare, publish, and disseminate information necessary to inform and advise the
             174      public concerning:
             175          (i) the health and wellness of the population, specific hazards, and risk factors that may
             176      adversely affect the health and wellness of the population; and
             177          (ii) specific activities individuals and institutions can engage in to promote and protect
             178      the health and wellness of the population;
             179          (j) investigate the causes of morbidity and mortality;
             180          (k) issue notices and orders necessary to carry out this part;
             181          (l) conduct studies to identify injury problems, establish injury control systems,
             182      develop standards for the correction and prevention of future occurrences, and provide public


             183      information and instruction to special high risk groups;
             184          (m) cooperate with boards created under Section 19-1-106 to enforce laws and rules
             185      within the jurisdiction of the boards;
             186          (n) cooperate with the state health department, the Department of Corrections, the
             187      Administrative Office of the Courts, the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, and the Crime
             188      Victim Reparations Board to conduct testing for HIV infection of alleged sexual offenders,
             189      convicted sexual offenders, and any victims of a sexual offense;
             190          (o) investigate suspected bioterrorism and disease pursuant to Section 26-23b-108 ; and
             191          (p) provide public health assistance in response to a national, state, or local emergency,
             192      a public health emergency as defined in Section 26-23b-102 , or a declaration by the President
             193      of the United States or other federal official requesting public health-related activities.
             194          (2) The local health department shall:
             195          (a) establish programs or measures to promote and protect the health and general
             196      wellness of the people within the boundaries of the local health department;
             197          (b) investigate infectious and other diseases of public health importance and implement
             198      measures to control the causes of epidemic and communicable diseases and other conditions
             199      significantly affecting the public health which may include involuntary testing of [convicted]
             200      alleged sexual offenders for the HIV infection pursuant to Section 76-5-502 and voluntary
             201      testing of victims of sexual offenses for HIV infection pursuant to Section 76-5-503 ;
             202          (c) cooperate with the department in matters pertaining to the public health and in the
             203      administration of state health laws; and
             204          (d) coordinate implementation of environmental programs to maximize efficient use of
             205      resources by developing with the Department of Environmental Quality a Comprehensive
             206      Environmental Service Delivery Plan which:
             207          (i) recognizes that the Department of Environmental Quality and local health
             208      departments are the foundation for providing environmental health programs in the state;
             209          (ii) delineates the responsibilities of the department and each local health department
             210      for the efficient delivery of environmental programs using federal, state, and local authorities,
             211      responsibilities, and resources;
             212          (iii) provides for the delegation of authority and pass through of funding to local health
             213      departments for environmental programs, to the extent allowed by applicable law, identified in


             214      the plan, and requested by the local health department; and
             215          (iv) is reviewed and updated annually.
             216          (3) The local health department has the following duties regarding public and private
             217      schools within its boundaries:
             218          (a) enforce all ordinances, standards, and regulations pertaining to the public health of
             219      persons attending public and private schools;
             220          (b) exclude from school attendance any person, including teachers, who is suffering
             221      from any communicable or infectious disease, whether acute or chronic, if the person is likely
             222      to convey the disease to those in attendance; and
             223          (c) (i) make regular inspections of the health-related condition of all school buildings
             224      and premises;
             225          (ii) report the inspections on forms furnished by the department to those responsible for
             226      the condition and provide instructions for correction of any conditions that impair or endanger
             227      the health or life of those attending the schools; and
             228          (iii) provide a copy of the report to the department at the time the report is made.
             229          (4) If those responsible for the health-related condition of the school buildings and
             230      premises do not carry out any instructions for corrections provided in a report in Subsection
             231      (3)(c), the local health board shall cause the conditions to be corrected at the expense of the
             232      persons responsible.
             233          (5) The local health department may exercise incidental authority as necessary to carry
             234      out the provisions and purposes of this part.
             235          (6) Nothing in this part may be construed to authorize a local health department to
             236      enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring the installation or maintenance of a carbon
             237      monoxide detector in a residential dwelling against anyone other than the occupant of the
             238      dwelling.
             239          Section 3. Section 76-5-501 is amended to read:
             240           76-5-501. Definitions.
             241          For purposes of this part:
             242          (1) ["Convicted] "Alleged sexual offender" means a person or a H. [ juvenile ] minor .H
             242a      [as provided
             243      in Subsection 76-5-502 (1)] regarding whom an indictment H. , petition, .H or an
             243a      information H. [ approved by a
             244      judge alleges has committed
] has been filed
S. or an arrest has been made .S alleging the
             244a      commission of .H a sexual offense or an
             244a      attempted sexual offense under Title 76,


             245      Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses H. , and regarding which S.:
             245a      (a) .S a judge has signed an
             245a      accompanying arrest warrant, pick up order, or any other order based upon probable cause
             245b      regarding the alleged offense .H S.; and
             245c      (b) the judge has found probable cause to believe that the alleged victim has been exposed to
             245d      HIV infection as a result of the alleged offense .S .
             246          (2) "Department of Health" means the state Department of Health as defined in Section
             247      26-1-2 .
             248          (3) "HIV infection" means an indication of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
             249      infection determined by current medical standards and detected by any of the following:
             250          (a) presence of antibodies to HIV, verified by a positive "confirmatory" test, such as
             251      Western blot or other method approved by the Utah State Health Laboratory. Western blot
             252      interpretation will be based on criteria currently recommended by the Association of State and
             253      Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors;
             254          (b) presence of HIV antigen;
             255          (c) isolation of HIV; or
             256          (d) demonstration of HIV proviral DNA.
             257          (4) "HIV positive individual" means a person who is HIV positive as determined by the
             258      State Health Laboratory.
             259          (5) "Local department of health" means the department as defined in Subsection
             260      26A-1-102 (5).
             261          (6) "Minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age.
             262          [(6)] (7) "Positive" means an indication of the HIV infection as defined in Subsection
             263      (3).
             264          [(7)] (8) "Sexual offense" means a violation of state law prohibiting a sexual offense
             265      under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses.
             266          [(8)] (9) "Test" or "testing" means a test or tests for HIV infection conducted by and in
             267      accordance with standards recommended by the Department of Health.
             268          Section 4. Section 76-5-502 is amended to read:
             269           76-5-502. Mandatory testing -- Liability for costs.
             270          [(1) (a) A person who has entered a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, a plea of guilty
             271      and mentally ill, a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity or been found guilty for violation of a
             272      sexual offense or an attempted sexual offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, or a juvenile
             273      who is adjudicated to have violated or attempted to violate state law prohibiting a sexual
             274      offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, shall be required to submit to a mandatory test upon
             275      the request of a victim or the parent or legal guardian of the minor victim or victim of a sexual


             276      offense within six months of conviction to determine if the offender is an HIV positive
             277      individual.]
             278          [(b) The court shall order the convicted sexual offender to submit to the test upon
             279      sentencing or as a condition of probation. The order to the convicted sexual offender shall not
             280      include the identity and address of the victim requesting the test. The court shall forward the
             281      order to the Department of Health, including separate information about the victim's identity
             282      and address for notification and counseling purposes.]
             283          (1) (a) H. [ If an indictment or information alleges that a person who is an adult or a
             284      juvenile has committed a sexual offense or an attempted sexual offense, the
] An .H
alleged victim of
             285      the H. sexual .H offense H. , the parent or guardian of an alleged victim who is a minor,
             285a      or the guardian of an alleged victim who is a vulnerable adult as defined in
             285b      Section 62A-3-301 [ described in the indictment or information ] .H may request that the alleged
             285c      H. sexual .H offender
             286      against whom the indictment H. [ or ] , .H information H. , or petition .H is filed S. or
             286a1      regarding whom the arrest has been made .S be tested
             286a      to determine whether the alleged
             287      offender is an HIV positive individual.
             288          (b) If the alleged victim under Subsection (1)(a) has requested that the alleged offender
             289      be tested, the alleged offender shall submit to being tested not later than 48 hours after an
             290      information or indictment is filed S. or an order requiring a test is signed .S .
             291          (c) If the alleged victim under Subsection (1)(a) requests that the alleged offender be
             292      tested more than 48 hours after an information or indictment is filed, the offender shall submit
             293      to being tested not later than 24 hours after the request is made.
             294          (d) As soon as practicable, the results of the test conducted pursuant to this section
             295      shall be provided to:
             296          (i) the alleged victim who requested the test;
             297          (ii) the parent or guardian of the alleged victim, if the alleged victim is a minor H. ;
             297a          (iii) the legal guardian of the alleged victim if the victim is a vulnerable adult as
             297b      defined in Section 62A-3-301 .H ; H. [ and ]
             298           [ (iii) ] (iv) .H the alleged offender H. ; and
             298a          (v) the parent or legal guardian of the alleged offender, if the offender is a minor .H .
             299          (e) If follow-up testing is medically indicated, the results of follow-up testing of the
             300      defendant shall be sent as soon as practicable to:
             301          (i) the alleged victim;
             302          (ii) the parent or guardian of the alleged victim if the alleged victim is younger than 18


             303      years of age;
             303a      H. (iii) the legal guardian of the alleged victim, if the victim is a vulnerable adult as
             303b      defined in Section 62A-3-301; [ and ]
             304           [ (iii) ] (iv) .H the alleged offender H. ; and
             304a          (v) the parent or legal guardian of the alleged offender, if the offender is a minor .H .
             305          (2) If the mandatory test has not been conducted, and the [convicted] alleged offender
             306      or [adjudicated] alleged H. [ juvenile ] minor .H offender is already confined in a county jail,
             306a      state prison, or a


             307      secure youth corrections facility, the [person] alleged offender shall be tested while in
             308      confinement.
             309          (3) The secure youth corrections facility or county jail shall cause the blood specimen
             310      of the alleged offender [as defined in] under Subsection (1) confined in that facility to be taken
             311      and shall forward the specimen to the Department of Health.
             312          (4) The Department of Corrections shall cause the blood specimen of the alleged
             313      offender defined in Subsection (1) confined in any state prison to be taken and shall forward
             314      the specimen to the Department of Health as provided in Section 64-13-36 .
             315          (5) The [person] alleged offender who is tested [shall be] is responsible upon
             316      conviction for the costs of testing, unless the [person] alleged offender is indigent. The costs
             317      will then be paid by the Department of Health from the General Fund.
             318          Section 5. Section 76-5-504 is amended to read:
             319           76-5-504. Victim notification and counseling.
             320          (1) (a) The Department of Health shall provide the victim who requests testing of the
             321      [convicted] alleged sexual offender's human immunodeficiency virus status counseling
             322      regarding HIV disease and referral for appropriate health care and support services.
             323          (b) If the local health department [where] in whose jurisdiction the victim resides and
             324      the Department of Health agree, the Department of Health shall forward a report of the
             325      [convicted] alleged sexual offender's human immunodeficiency virus status to the local health
             326      department and the local health department shall provide the victim who requests the test with
             327      the test results, counseling regarding HIV disease, and referral for appropriate health care and
             328      support services.
             329          (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 26-6-27 , the Department of Health and a
             330      local health department acting pursuant to an agreement made under Subsection (1) may
             331      disclose to the victim the results of the [convicted] alleged sexual offender's human
             332      immunodeficiency virus status as provided in this section.
             333          Section 6. Section 77-37-3 is amended to read:
             334           77-37-3. Bill of rights.
             335          (1) The bill of rights for victims and witnesses is:
             336          (a) Victims and witnesses have a right to be informed as to the level of protection from
             337      intimidation and harm available to them, and from what sources, as they participate in criminal


             338      justice proceedings as designated by Section 76-8-508 , regarding witness tampering, and
             339      Section 76-8-509 , regarding threats against a victim. Law enforcement, prosecution, and
             340      corrections personnel have the duty to timely provide this information in a form which is useful
             341      to the victim.
             342          (b) Victims and witnesses, including children and their guardians, have a right to be
             343      informed and assisted as to their role in the criminal justice process. All criminal justice
             344      agencies have the duty to provide this information and assistance.
             345          (c) Victims and witnesses have a right to clear explanations regarding relevant legal
             346      proceedings; these explanations shall be appropriate to the age of child victims and witnesses.
             347      All criminal justice agencies have the duty to provide these explanations.
             348          (d) Victims and witnesses should have a secure waiting area that does not require them
             349      to be in close proximity to defendants or the family and friends of defendants. Agencies
             350      controlling facilities shall, whenever possible, provide this area.
             351          (e) Victims may seek restitution or reparations, including medical costs, as provided in
             352      Title 63M, Chapter 7, Criminal Justice and Substance Abuse, and Sections 62A-7-109.5 ,
             353      77-38a-302 , and 77-27-6 . State and local government agencies that serve victims have the duty
             354      to have a functional knowledge of the procedures established by the Crime Victim Reparations
             355      Board and to inform victims of these procedures.
             356          (f) Victims and witnesses have a right to have any personal property returned as
             357      provided in Sections 77-24-1 through 77-24-5 . Criminal justice agencies shall expeditiously
             358      return the property when it is no longer needed for court law enforcement or prosecution
             359      purposes.
             360          (g) Victims and witnesses have the right to reasonable employer intercession services,
             361      including pursuing employer cooperation in minimizing employees' loss of pay and other
             362      benefits resulting from their participation in the criminal justice process. Officers of the court
             363      shall provide these services and shall consider victims' and witnesses' schedules so that
             364      activities which conflict can be avoided. Where conflicts cannot be avoided, the victim may
             365      request that the responsible agency intercede with employers or other parties.
             366          (h) Victims and witnesses, particularly children, should have a speedy disposition of
             367      the entire criminal justice process. All involved public agencies shall establish policies and
             368      procedures to encourage speedy disposition of criminal cases.


             369          (i) Victims and witnesses have the right to timely notice of judicial proceedings they
             370      are to attend and timely notice of cancellation of any proceedings. Criminal justice agencies
             371      have the duty to provide these notifications. Defense counsel and others have the duty to
             372      provide timely notice to prosecution of any continuances or other changes that may be required.
             373          (j) Victims of sexual offenses have a right to be informed of their right to request
             374      voluntary testing for themselves for HIV infection as provided in Section 76-5-503 and to
             375      request mandatory testing of the [convicted] alleged sexual offender for HIV infection as
             376      provided in Section 76-5-502 . The law enforcement office where the sexual offense is reported
             377      shall have the responsibility to inform victims of this right.
             378          (2) Informational rights of the victim under this chapter are based upon the victim
             379      providing the victim's current address and telephone number to the criminal justice agencies
             380      involved in the case.
             381          Section 7. Section 78A-6-1104 is amended to read:
             382           78A-6-1104. When photographs, fingerprints, or HIV infection tests may be
             383      taken -- Distribution -- Expungement.
             384          (1) Photographs may be taken of a minor 14 years of age or older who:
             385          (a) is taken into custody for the alleged commission of an offense under Sections
             386      78A-6-103 , 78A-6-701 , and 78A-6-702 that would also be an offense if the minor were 18
             387      years of age or older; or
             388          (b) has been determined to be a serious habitual offender for tracking under Section
             389      63M-10-201 and is under the continuing jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court or the Division of
             390      Juvenile Justice Services.
             391          (2) (a) Fingerprints may be taken of a minor 14 years of age or older who:
             392          (i) is taken into custody for the alleged commission of an offense that would be a
             393      felony if the minor were 18 years of age or older;
             394          (ii) has been determined to be a serious habitual offender for tracking under Section
             395      63M-10-201 and is under the continuing jurisdiction of the Juvenile Court or the Division of
             396      Juvenile Justice Services; or
             397          (iii) is required to provide a DNA specimen under Section 53-10-403 .
             398          (b) Fingerprints shall be forwarded to the Bureau of Criminal Identification and may be
             399      stored by electronic medium.


             400          (3) HIV testing [may] shall be conducted on a minor who is taken into custody after
             401      having been adjudicated to have violated state law prohibiting a sexual offense under Title 76,
             402      Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, upon the request of the victim H. [ or ] , .H the parent or
             402a      guardian of a
             403      [child] victim younger than 14 years of age H. , or the legal guardian of the alleged victim
             403a      if the victim is a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 62A-3-301 .H .
             404          (4) HIV testing shall be conducted on a minor against whom S. [ an information or
             405      indictment is
] a petition has been .S
filed S. or a pickup order has been issued .S for
             405a      commission of any offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual
             406      Offenses, upon the request of the victim H. [ or ] , .H the parent or guardian of a victim
             406a      younger than 14
             407      years of age H. , or the legal guardian of the alleged victim if the victim is a vulnerable
             407a      adult as defined in Section 62A-3-301 .H S. , and regarding which:
             407b      (a) a judge has signed an accompanying arrest warrant, pick up order, or any other
             407c      order based upon probable cause regarding the alleged offense; and
             407d      (b) the judge has found probable cause to believe that the alleged victim has been exposed to
             407e      HIV infection as a result of the alleged offense .S .
             408          [(4)] (5) HIV tests, photographs, and fingerprints may not be taken of a child younger
             409      than 14 years of age without the consent of the court.
             410          [(5)] (6) (a) Photographs may be distributed or disbursed to individuals or agencies
             411      other than state or local law enforcement agencies only when a minor 14 years of age or older
             412      is charged with an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult.
             413          (b) Fingerprints may be distributed or disbursed to individuals or agencies other than
             414      state or local law enforcement agencies.
             415          [(6)] (7) When a minor's juvenile record is expunged, all photographs and other records
             416      as ordered shall upon court order be destroyed by the law enforcement agency. Fingerprint
             417      records may not be destroyed.




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