Utah § 53-29-304 - Offender responsibilities related to the registry.

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§ 53-29-304. Offender responsibilities related to the registry.

Effective 5/6/2026
53-29-304.  Offender responsibilities related to the registry.
(1)An offender shall:
(a)if the offender is on probation or parole under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, register in person with the Division of Adult Probation and Parole; or
(b)if the offender is not on probation or parole under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, register in person with the police department or sheriff's office that has jurisdiction over the area where the offender resides.
(2)An offender registering under Subsection (1) shall register for the duration of the offender's applicable registration period described in Section 53-29-203:
(a)each year during the month of the offender's date of birth;
(b)during the month that is the sixth month after the offender's birth month; and
(c)within three business days after the day on which there is a change of the offender's primary residence, any secondary residences, place of employment, vehicle information, or educational information described in Subsection (4).
(3)An offender who enters this state from another jurisdiction is required to register with the department within 10 days after the day on which the offender enters the state, regardless of the offender's length of stay.
(4)
(a)When registering under Subsection (1), an offender shall provide the following information:
(i)all names and aliases by which the offender is or has been known;
(ii)except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), the addresses of the offender's primary and secondary residences;
(iii)a physical description, including the offender's date of birth, height, weight, eye color, and hair color;
(iv)the make, model, color, year, plate number, and vehicle identification number of a vehicle or vehicles the offender owns or drives more than 12 times per year;
(v)a current photograph of the offender;
(vi)a set of fingerprints, if a set has not already been provided;
(vii)a DNA specimen, taken in accordance with Section 53-10-404, if a set has not already been provided;
(viii)telephone numbers and any other designations used by the offender for routing or self-identification in telephonic communications from fixed locations or cellular telephones;
(ix)online identifiers and the addresses the offender uses for routing or self-identification in Internet communications or postings;
(x)the name and Internet address of all websites on which the offender is registered using an online identifier, including all online identifiers used to access those websites;
(xi)a copy of the offender's passport, if a passport has been issued to the offender;
(xii)if the offender is an alien, all documents establishing the offender's immigration status;
(xiii)all professional licenses that authorize the offender to engage in an occupation or carry out a trade or business, including any identifiers, such as numbers;
(xiv)each educational institution in Utah at which the offender is employed or is a student, and a change of enrollment or employment status of the offender at an educational institution;
(xv)the name, the telephone number, and the address of a place where the offender is employed or will be employed;
(xvi)the name, the telephone number, and the address of a place where the offender works as a volunteer or will work as a volunteer; and
(xvii)the offender's social security number.
(b)The department shall redact information regarding the identity or location of a victim from information provided under Subsection (4)(a).
(c)If an offender is a sex offender and does not have a residential address to provide under Subsection (4)(a)(ii), the sex offender shall comply with the monitoring program described in Section 53-29-406.
(5)Notwithstanding Subsections (4)(a)(ix) and (x) and 53-29-404(7), an offender is not required to provide the department with:
(a)the offender's online identifier and password used exclusively for the offender's employment on equipment provided by an employer and used to access the employer's private network; or
(b)online identifiers for the offender's financial accounts, including a bank, retirement, or investment account.
(6)Notwithstanding Title 77, Chapter 40a, Expungement of Criminal Records, an offender convicted of a registrable offense is required to register in accordance with this section unless the offender is removed from the registry under Section 53-29-207.
(7)Except as provided in Subsection 53-29-404(7), in the case of an offender adjudicated in another jurisdiction as a juvenile and required to register under this chapter, the offender shall register in the time period and in the frequency consistent with the requirements of Subsection (3).
(8)
(a)An offender required to register on the registry shall, in the month of the offender's birth:
(i)pay to the department each year the offender is subject to the registration requirements of this chapter:
(A)before July 1, 2026, an annual fee of $125; and
(B)on or after July 1, 2026, an annual fee determined by the department in accordance with the process in Section 63J-1-504; and
(ii)pay to the registering agency, if the registering agency is an agency other than the department, an annual fee of not more than $25, which may be assessed by that agency for providing registration.
(b)Notwithstanding Subsection (8)(a), an offender who is confined in a secure facility or in a state mental hospital is not required to pay the annual fee.
(c)The department shall deposit fees collected in accordance with this chapter into the General Fund as a dedicated credit, to be used by the department for maintaining the offender registry under this chapter and monitoring offender registration compliance, including the costs of:
(i)data entry;
(ii)processing registration packets;
(iii)updating registry information; and
(iv)reporting an offender not in compliance with registration requirements to a law enforcement agency.


Amended by Chapter 331, 2026 General Session

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

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