<section number="53-25-401"><effdate>7/1/2026</effdate><histories><history>Amended by Chapter <modchap sess="2026GS">291</modchap>, 2026 General Session</history><modyear>2026</modyear></histories><catchline>Law enforcement reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations.</catchline><subsection number="53-25-401(1)">As used in this section:<subsection number="53-25-401(1)(a)">"Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="75E-2-102">75E-2-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(1)(b)">"Genetic genealogy database utilization" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-10-403.7">53-10-403.7</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(1)(c)">"Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-1-102">53-1-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(1)(d)">"Qualifying case" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-10-403.7">53-10-403.7</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)"><subsection number="53-25-401(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:<subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(i)">the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by the law enforcement agency under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-10-403.7">53-10-403.7</xref>; and</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(ii)">for each utilization described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(2)(a)(i)">(2)(a)(i)</xref>:<subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(ii)(A)">if applicable, the type of qualifying case;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(ii)(B)">for a criminal investigation, the alleged offense;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(ii)(C)">whether the case was a cold case, as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53-10-115">53-10-115</xref>, at the time of the request for the utilization; and</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)(a)(ii)(D)">whether the results of the utilization revealed the identity of the owner of the DNA specimen.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(2)(b)">A law enforcement agency shall compile the report described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(2)(a)">(2)(a)</xref> for each year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(4)">(4)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(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.</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(4)">The department shall:<subsection number="53-25-401(4)(a)">develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(2)">(2)</xref>;</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(4)(b)">compile the data submitted under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(2)">(2)</xref>, including the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by each reporting law enforcement agency; and</subsection><subsection number="53-25-401(4)(c)">annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="53-25-401(2)">(2)</xref> on the department's website.</subsection></subsection></section>