Utah § 53-25-202 - Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

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§ 53-25-202. Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

Effective 7/1/2026
53-25-202. Sexual assault offense reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies.

(1)

As used in this section:

(a)	"Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section 75E-2-102.

(b)

"Sexual assault offense" means:

(i)	rape, as described in Section 76-5-402;

(ii)	rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.1;

(iii)

object rape, as described in Section 76-5-402.2;

(iv)	object rape of a child, as described in Section 76-5-402.3;

(v)	forcible sodomy, as described in Section 76-5-403;

(vi)	sodomy on a child, as described in Section 76-5-403.1;

(vii)

forcible sexual abuse, as described in Section 76-5-404;

(viii)

sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.1;

(ix)	aggravated sexual abuse of a child, as described in Section 76-5-404.3;

(x)	aggravated sexual assault, as described in Section 76-5-405; or

(xi)	sexual battery, as described in Section 76-5-418.

(2)

(a)

Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:

(i)

annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the department for the previous calendar year containing the number of each type of sexual assault offense that:

(A)	was reported to the law enforcement agency;

(B)	was investigated by a detective; and

(C)	was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and

(ii)

submit a report to the department on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website:

(A)	the policy described in Subsection 53-25-201(1); and

(B)	the guide described in Subsection 53-25-201(2).

(b)

A law enforcement agency shall:

(i)	compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection (3); and

(ii)	publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.

(3)

The department shall:

(a)	develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);

(b)	compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and

(c)	annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the department's website.

Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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