Utah Code Ann. § 53-25-202

Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

Effective Jul 1, 2026Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session
  1. (1) As used in this section:

    1. (a) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.
    2. (b) "Sexual assault offense" means:

      1. (i) rape, as described in Section 76-5-402;
      2. (ii) rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.1;
      3. (iii) object rape, as described in Section 76-5-402.2;
      4. (iv) object rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.3;
      5. (v) forcible sodomy, as described in Section 76-5-403;
      6. (vi) sodomy on a child, as described in Section 76-5-403.1;
      7. (vii) forcible sexual abuse, as described in Section 76-5-404;
      8. (viii) sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.1;
      9. (ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.3;
      10. (x) aggravated sexual assault, as described in Section 76-5-405; or
      11. (xi) sexual battery, as described in Section 76-5-418.
  2. (2)

    1. (a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:

      1. (i) annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the department for the previous calendar year containing the number of each type of sexual assault offense that:

        1. (A) was reported to the law enforcement agency;
        2. (B) was investigated by a detective; and
        3. (C) was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and
      2. (ii) submit a report to the department on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website:

        1. (A) the policy described in Subsection 53-25-201(1); and
        2. (B) the guide described in Subsection 53-25-201(2).
    2. (b) A law enforcement agency shall:

      1. (i) compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection (3); and
      2. (ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.
  3. (3) The department shall:

    1. (a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);
    2. (b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and
    3. (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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