Section 907 – Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-907. Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. (1) The department shall develop and implement a statewide tracking system that contains the following information for all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement: (a) the submission status of sexual assault kits by law enforcement to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services; (b) notification by […]
Section 908 – Law enforcement — Training — Sexual assault, sexual abuse, and human trafficking.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-908. Law enforcement — Training — Sexual assault, sexual abuse, and human trafficking. (1) The department and the Utah Prosecution Council shall develop training in trauma-informed responses and investigations of sexual assault and sexual abuse, which include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) recognizing the symptoms of trauma; (b) understanding the […]
Section 909 – Rulemaking authority.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-909. Rulemaking authority. After consultation with the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules, consistent with this part, regarding: (1) the procedures for the submission and testing of all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement and prosecutorial […]
Section 910 – Reporting requirement.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-910. Reporting requirement. The Department of Public Safety and the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services shall report by July 31 of each year to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee and the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee regarding: (1) the timelines set for testing all sexual assault kits submitted […]
Section 906 – Victim notification of rights — Notification of law enforcement.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-906. Victim notification of rights — Notification of law enforcement. (1) Collecting facility personnel who conduct sexual assault examinations shall inform each victim of a sexual assault of: (a) available services for treatment of sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, and other medical and psychiatric conditions; (b) available crisis intervention or other mental health services […]
Section 903 – All sexual assault kits to be submitted.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-903. All sexual assault kits to be submitted. (1) Except as provided in Subsection 53-10-904(5), beginning July 1, 2018, all sexual assault kits received by law enforcement agencies shall be submitted to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services in accordance with the provisions of this part. (2) The Utah Bureau of Forensic Services […]
Section 904 – Sexual assault kit processing — Restricted kits.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-904. Sexual assault kit processing — Restricted kits. (1) Unless the health care provider designates a sexual assault kit as a restricted kit, the collecting facility shall enter the required victim information into the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system, defined in Section 53-10-907, within 24 hours of performing a sexual assault examination. […]
Section 905 – Sexual assault kit retention and disposal.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-905. Sexual assault kit retention and disposal. Any item of evidence gathered by collecting facility personnel, law enforcement, prosecutorial, or defense authorities that may be subject to deoxyribonucleic acid evidence testing and analysis in order to confirm the guilt or innocence of a criminal defendant may not be disposed of before trial of […]