Utah Code § 53-25-401: Law enforcement reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations.

(1) As used in this section:

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

(b) "Genetic genealogy database utilization" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-403.7.

(c) "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102.

(d) "Qualifying case" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-10-403.7.

(2)

(a) Beginning on January 1, 2024, a law enforcement agency shall annually on or before April 30 submit a report to the department with the following data for the previous calendar year:

(i) the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by the law enforcement agency under Section 53-10-403.7; and

(ii) for each utilization described in Subsection (2)(a)(i):

(A) if applicable, the type of qualifying case;

(B) for a criminal investigation, the alleged offense;

(C) whether the case was a cold case, as that term is defined in Section 53-10-115, at the time of the request for the utilization; and

(D) whether the results of the utilization revealed the identity of the owner of the DNA specimen.

(b) A law enforcement agency shall compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a) for each year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection (4).

(3) If a genetic genealogy database utilization is requested by a multijurisdictional team of law enforcement officers, the reporting requirement in this section is the responsibility of the commanding agency or governing authority of the multijurisdictional team.

(4) The department shall:

(a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);

(b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2), including the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by each reporting law enforcement agency; and

(c) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the department's website.