Section 801 – Definitions.
Effective 7/1/2022 53-10-801. Definitions. For purposes of this part: (1) “Alleged sexual offender” means an individual or a minor regarding whom an indictment, petition, or an information has been filed or an arrest has been made alleging the commission of a sexual offense or an attempted sexual offense under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, […]
Section 802 – Request for testing — Mandatory testing — Liability for costs.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-802. Request for testing — Mandatory testing — Liability for costs. (1) (a) An alleged victim of a sexual offense, the parent or guardian of an alleged victim who is a minor, or the guardian of an alleged victim who is a vulnerable adult as defined in Section 62A-3-301 may request that the […]
Section 803 – Voluntary testing — Victim to request — Costs paid by Utah Office for Victims of Crime.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-803. Voluntary testing — Victim to request — Costs paid by Utah Office for Victims of Crime. (1) A victim or minor victim of a sexual offense as provided under Title 76, Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, may request a test for the HIV infection. (2) (a) The local health department shall […]
Section 804 – Victim notification and counseling.
Effective 5/4/2022 53-10-804. Victim notification and counseling. (1) (a) The Department of Health shall provide the victim who requests testing of the alleged sexual offender’s human immunodeficiency virus status counseling regarding HIV disease and referral for appropriate health care and support services. (b) If the local health department in whose jurisdiction the victim resides and […]
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 […]
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 501 – Bureau of Communications — Creation — Bureau Chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation.
53-10-501. Bureau of Communications — Creation — Bureau Chief appointment, qualifications, and compensation. (1) There is created within the division the Bureau of Communications. (2) The bureau shall be managed by a bureau chief selected by the division director, with the approval of the commissioner. (3) The bureau chief should be experienced in communications and […]
Section 502 – Bureau duties.
53-10-502. Bureau duties. The bureau: (1) maintains dispatch and communications services for regional public safety consolidated communications centers; (2) provides facilities and acts as a public safety answering point to answer and respond to 911 calls from a region; (3) provides professional emergency dispatch and communications support for law enforcement, emergency medical, fire suppression, highway […]