(1)(a) Sexual assault kits submitted to the bureau for analysis shall be packaged in accordance with the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services Evidence Handbook.
- (b) Sexual assault kits that do not meet the packaging guidelines in the Utah Bureau of Forensic Evidence Handbook shall be returned to the submitting entity without analysis.
- (c) A sexual assault kits may be re-submitted after it has been repackaged in accordance with the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services Evidence Handbook.
- (2) The bureau shall only accept sexual assault kits that meet the criteria for analysis in R698-11-5.
- (3) Sexual assault kits submitted to the bureau for analysis shall be accompanied by the Sexual Assault Examination documentation provided by the medical personnel conducting the examination.
KEY: sexual assault kits, sexual assault kit analysis
Date of Last Change: January 10, 2018
Notice of Continuation: December 12, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 76-5-609