Utah § 53-10-105.1 - Requirements for mobile device forensics services by a local law enforcement agency.
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§ 53-10-105.1. Requirements for mobile device forensics services by a local law enforcement agency.
Effective 5/6/2026 53-10-105.1.
Requirements for mobile device forensics services by a local law enforcement agency.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Law enforcement interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that provides law enforcement services.
(b)
"Law enforcement special district" means a district that provides law enforcement services under:
(i)
Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts; or
(ii)
Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act.
(c)
"Local law enforcement agency" means an entity that:
(i)
exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, or ordinances; and
(ii)
is operated by:
(A)
a municipality;
(B)
a county;
(C)
a law enforcement interlocal entity; or
(D)
a law enforcement special district.
(d)
"Mobile device" means a phone or general purpose tablet that:
(i)
provides cellular or wireless connectivity;
(ii)
is capable of connecting to the internet;
(iii)
runs a mobile operating system; and
(iv)
is capable of running a software application or electronic service through the mobile operating system.
(e)
"Mobile device forensics services" means a facility, equipment, or other type of capability that provides digital forensic evidence services by collecting and examining digital evidence on a mobile device.
(f)
"Municipality" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104.
(g)
"Participating agency" means a local law enforcement agency that is providing, or otherwise paying for, adequately trained personnel to staff the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory for at least 2,000 hours per year, either directly through the local law enforcement agency or through the entity that operates the local law enforcement agency.
(h)
"Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory" means the digital forensics laboratory that is operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in partnership with other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, for the region that includes Utah.
(2)
On or before January 1, 2027, a local law enforcement agency shall:
(a)
have the local law enforcement agency's own mobile device forensics services;
(b)
have a contract, partnership, or agreement with another entity that allows the local law enforcement agency to share in the use of mobile device forensics services, not including the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory; or
(c)
qualify as a participating agency.
(3)
Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a local law enforcement agency may use the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory to access:
(a)
self-serve equipment that provides mobile device forensics services; and
(b)
advanced mobile device forensics services in a situation when standard mobile device forensics services have failed, or would fail, to access digital evidence on a mobile device.
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