Utah Code § 53-25-202: Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.

(b) "Sexual assault offense" means:

(i) rape, as described in Section 76-5-402;

(ii) rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.1;

(iii) object rape, as described in Section 76-5-402.2;

(iv) object rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.3;

(v) forcible sodomy, as described in Section 76-5-403;

(vi) sodomy on a child, as described in Section 76-5-403.1;

(vii) forcible sexual abuse, as described in Section 76-5-404;

(viii) sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.1;

(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.3;

(x) aggravated sexual assault, as described in Section 76-5-405; or

(xi) sexual battery, as described in Section 76-5-418.

(2)

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

(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:

(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 department on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website:

(A) the policy described in Subsection 53-25-201(1); and

(B) the guide described in Subsection 53-25-201(2).

(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 department under Subsection (3); and

(ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.

(3) The department 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 department's website.