Title 53 Chapter 25 Part 4 Section 401

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Index	Utah Code
Title 53	Public Safety Code
Chapter 25	Law Enforcement Requirements
Part 4	Reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations
Section 401	Law enforcement reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations. *(Effective 7/1/2026)*

Effective 7/1/2026
53-25-401. Law enforcement reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations.

(1)

As used in this section:

(a)	"Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.

(b)	"Genetic genealogy database utilization" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-403.7.

(c)	"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102.

(d)	"Qualifying case" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-403.7.

(2)

(a)

Beginning on 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 genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by the law enforcement agency under Section 53-10-403.7; and

(ii)

for each utilization described in Subsection (2)(a)(i):

(A)	if applicable, the type of qualifying case;

(B)	for a criminal investigation, the alleged offense;

(C)	whether the case was a cold case, as that term is defined in Section 53-10-115, at the time of the request for the utilization; and

(D)	whether the results of the utilization revealed the identity of the owner of the DNA specimen.

(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 genetic genealogy database utilization 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 department shall:

(a)	develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);

(b)	compile the data submitted under Subsection (2), including the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by each reporting law enforcement agency; and

(c)	annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the department's website.

Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

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