53-25-401. Law enforcement reporting requirements for genetic genealogy database utilizations.
(1) As used in this section: "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section. 75E-2-102 "Genetic genealogy database utilization" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-10-403.7 "Law enforcement agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-1-102 "Qualifying case" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-10-403.7
(2) 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: the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by the law enforcement agency under Section; and 53-10-403.7 for each utilization described in Subsection: (2)(a)(i) if applicable, the type of qualifying case; for a criminal investigation, the alleged offense; whether the case was a cold case, as that term is defined in Section, at the time of the request for the utilization; and 53-10-115 whether the results of the utilization revealed the identity of the owner of the DNA specimen. A law enforcement agency shall compile the report described in Subsectionfor each year in the standardized format developed by the department under Subsection. (2)(a) (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: develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection; (2) compile the data submitted under Subsection, including the number of genetic genealogy database utilizations requested by each reporting law enforcement agency; and (2) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsectionon the department's website. (2)