Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 53-25-202 - Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies(1) As used in this section:(a) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.(b) "Sexual assault offense" means: (i) rape, Section 76-5-402;(ii) rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.1;(iii) object rape, Section 76-5-402.2;(iv) object rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.3;(v) forcible sodomy, Section 76-5-403;(vi) sodomy on a child, Section 76-5-403.1;(vii) forcible sexual abuse, Section 76-5-404;(viii) sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.1;(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.3;(x) aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405; or(xi) sexual battery, Section 76-9-702.1.(2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall: (i) annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the commission for the previous calendar year containing the number of each type of sexual assault offense that: (A) was reported to the law enforcement agency;(B) was investigated by a detective; and(C) was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and(ii) submit a report to the commission on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website:(A) the policy described in Subsection 53-24-101(1)(a); and(B) the guide described in Subsection 53-24-101(2)(a).(b) A law enforcement agency shall: (i) compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the commission under Subsection (3); and(ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.(3) The commission shall:(a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);(b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and(c) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the commission's website.Renumbered from § 53-24-102 and amended by Chapter 111, 2024 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 163, 2024 General Session ,§ 3, eff. 5/1/2024.Added by Chapter 158, 2023 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/3/2023, and technically renumbered to avoid duplication.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.