1. (1) Beginning January 1, 2028, a law enforcement agency shall ensure that every law enforcement officer who is on duty outside of the law enforcement agency's facility is supplied with a portable biometric capture device.

2. (2)

   1. (a) A software vendor that allows a law enforcement agency to file a citation electronically as described in Section 77-7-20 shall ensure that the software vendor's software is capable of submitting biometric data captured by a portable biometric device electronically to the court's electronic filing interface.
   2. (b) A software vendor shall ensure that the connection described in Subsection (2)(a) is operational within one year of the criminal justice agency's system that uses the software service becoming active.

3. (3) A software service is subject to Subsection (2) if the software service:

   1. (a) is for use by a criminal justice agency within the state's criminal justice system; and
   2. (b) collects and stores data required by statute to be reported to the department.

Amended by Chapter 460, 2026 General Session