Section 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 the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services to law enforcement of DNA analysis findings; and
  • (c) the storage location of sexual assault kits.

• (2) The tracking system shall include a secure electronic access that allows the submitting agency, collecting facility, department, and a victim, or his or her designee, to access or receive information, provided that the disclosure does not impede or compromise an active investigation, about the:
  • (a) lab submission status;
  • (b) DNA analysis findings provided to law enforcement; and
  • (c) storage location of a sexual assault kit that was gathered from that victim.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 430, 2022 General Session