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

7/1/2026 (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.