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2019 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 5 - Offenses Against the Person
Part 6 - Sexual Assault Kit Processing Act
Section 607 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
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UT Code § 76-5-607 (2019)
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Effective 5/9/2017
76-5-607. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
Enacted by Chapter 249, 2017 General Session
76-5-607. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
- (1) The department shall develop and implement a statewide tracking system by July 1, 2018, that contains the following information for all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement:
- (a) the submission status of sexual assault kits by law enforcement to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services;
- (b) notification by the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services to law enforcement of DNA analysis findings; and
- (c) the storage location of sexual assault kits.
- (2) The tracking system shall include a secure electronic access that allows the submitting agency, collecting facility, department, and a victim, or his or her designee, to access or receive information, provided that the disclosure does not impede or compromise an active investigation, about the:
- (a) lab submission status;
- (b) DNA analysis findings provided to law enforcement; and
- (c) storage location of a sexual assault kit that was gathered from that victim.
Enacted by Chapter 249, 2017 General Session
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