Title 53, Title 53: Public Safety Code

53-25-501. Reporting requirements for seized firearms. (1) As used in this section: "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section. 75E-2-102 "Firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-11-101 "Restricted person" means a Category I or…

53-25-502. Law enforcement agency reporting requirements for certain firearm data. (1) As used in this section: "Antique firearm" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-11-101 "Department" means the Department of Criminal Justice created in Section. 75E-2-102 "Fire…

53-25-601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Criminal street gang" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-9-802 (2) "Gang loitering" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 76-9-802 (3) "Public place" means the same as that term is defined in Secti…

53-25-602. Law enforcement officer responsibilities for gang loitering. (1) If a law enforcement officer observes an individual whom the law enforcement officer reasonably believes to be a member of a criminal street gang engaging in gang loitering in the presence of one or more …

53-25-701. Requirements for school safety. (1) As used in this section: "Local law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over a school's physical location. "School safety needs assessment" means the assessment required under Section. 53G-8…

53-25-801. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Biometric data" means data generated by automatic measurements of an individual's unique biological characteristics. "Biometric data" includes data described in Subsection (1)(a) that is generated by automatic measurements of an …

53-25-802. Portable biometric capture method requirement. (1) Beginning January 1, 2028, a law enforcement agency shall ensure that every law enforcement officer who is on duty outside of the law enforcement agency's facility is supplied with a portable biometric capture device. …

53-25-901. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. (2) "Generative artificial int…

53-25-902. Use of generative artificial intelligence by law enforcement -- Policy -- Requirements. (1) A law enforcement agency shall have a policy concerning the use of generative artificial intelligence by employees of the law enforcement agency in the course and scope of the l…

53-27-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Authorized guardian" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-3-207 (2) "Dispatcher" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 53-6-102 (3) "First responder" means the same as that term is defined in Sect…

53-27-102. Invisible condition alert program -- Access to information -- Outreach -- Administrative rulemaking. (1) If an individual or an individual's authorized guardian elects to disclose the individual's invisible condition to the individual's local law enforcement agency in …

53-28-101. Definitions. (1) "Alcohol-related law enforcement officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 32B-1-201 (2) "Alcohol-related traffic stop" means a traffic stop that results in an individual being arrested for an offense described in Subsectionrelated to…

53-28-102. Place of last drink reporting requirements. (1) The department shall establish a program in accordance with this chapter to: identify when an individual's place of last drink is a retail licensee; and efficiently share information with alcohol-related law enforcement o…

53-29-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification of the Department of Public Safety established in Section. 53-10-201 (2) "Certificate of eligibility" means the certificate issued by the bureau described in Section. 53-29-2…

53-29-102. Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry -- Creation -- Purpose. (1) The department, to assist law enforcement in investigating kidnapping and sex-related crimes and in apprehending offenders, shall: develop and operate a system known as the Sex, Kidnap, and Chil…

53-29-201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Court" means a state, federal, or military court. (2) "External jurisdiction" means: a state of the United States not including Utah; the United States federal government; Indian country; a United States territory; the United Sta…

53-29-202. Registrable offenses -- Status as a sex offender, kidnap offender, and child abuse offender established. (1) An individual is an offender described in Subsectionand subject to the requirements, restrictions, and penalties described in this chapter if the individual: (2…

53-29-203. Registration lengths -- 10 years -- Lifetime. (1) Except as provided in Subsection,, or, an individual who commits a registrable offense is required to register on the registry for: (2)(a) (3) (4) 10 years after the day on which the offender's sentence for the offense …

53-29-204. Five-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility. (1) An offender who is required to register on the registry for a registrable offense described in Subsectionthat is subject to a 10-year registration period, as described in Section, is eligible to petition …

53-29-205. Ten-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility. (1) An offender who is required to register on the registry for a registrable offense described in Subsectionsubject to a 10-year registration period as described in Sectionis eligible to petition the court un…

53-29-206. Twenty-year petition for removal from registry -- Eligibility. (1) An offender who is required to register on the registry for a registrable offense subject to a lifetime registration period described in Subsectionis eligible to petition the court under Sectionfor an o…

53-29-207. Process to petition for removal from registry -- Offender, bureau, court, and prosecutor responsibilities. (1) Before an offender who is eligible to petition for an order of removal from the registry as described in Section,, ormay file a petition with the court for an…

53-29-301. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Business day" means a day on which state offices are open for regular business. (2) "Correctional facility" means: a county jail; a secure correctional facility as defined by Section; or 64-13-1 a secure care facility as defined …

53-29-302. Law enforcement and agency responsibilities related to the registry. (1) As used in this section: "Dynamic factors" means an individual's individual characteristics, issues, resources, or circumstances that: can change or be influenced; and affect the risk of: recidivi…

53-29-303. Court responsibilities related to the registry. (1) The court shall, after an offender is convicted of a registrable offense, within three business days after the day on which the conviction is entered, forward a signed copy of the judgment and sentence to the registry…

53-29-304. Offender responsibilities related to the registry. (1) An offender shall: 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 if the offender is not on …

53-29-305. Failing to register or providing false or incomplete information -- Failing to comply with monitoring program -- Penalties. (1) An offender who knowingly fails to register under this chapter, knowingly provides false or incomplete information, or knowingly fails to com…

53-29-306. Sex offender restrictions. (1) As used in this section: "Condominium project" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 57-8-3 "Minor" means an individual who is younger than 18 years old. "Protected area" means the premises occupied by: a licensed day care or…

53-29-307. Sex offender in presence of a child -- Definitions -- Penalties. (1) As used in this section: "Accompany" means: to be in the presence of an individual; and to move or travel with that individual from one location to another, whether outdoors, indoors, or in or on any …

53-29-308. Local law enforcement agency responsibilities for sex offender registrant monitoring and arrest. (1) As used in this section: "Law enforcement interlocal entity" means an interlocal entity under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, that provides law enforc…

53-29-309. Division of Adult Probation and Parole responsibilities for sex offender registrant monitoring and arrest. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Adult Probation and Parole created in Section. 64-14-202 "Monitoring program" means the same as the …

53-29-401. Definitions. Reserved.

53-29-402. Department responsibilities related to the registry. (1) The department shall: maintain the registration website; establish and maintain the monitoring program described in Section; 53-29-406 develop and provide an online training program for an individual who, as part…

53-29-403. Intervention in legal action by the department. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), the department may intervene in any matter, including a criminal action, where the matter purports to affect an individual's registration requirements under this chapter. (2) The department …

53-29-404. Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website. (1) The department shall maintain a Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Notification and Registration website on the Internet available to the public. (2) The registration website shall be i…

53-29-405. Removal for offenses or convictions for which registration is no longer required. (1) The department shall automatically remove an individual who is currently on the registry if: the only offense or offenses for which the individual is on the registry are listed in Sub…

53-29-406. Monitoring program for sex offenders -- Arrest warrant procedures. (1) As used in this section: "Division" means the Division of Adult Probation and Parole created in Section. 64-14-202 "Monitoring" means time-correlated tracking of the geographic location of a monitor…

53-30-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Applicant" means an individual who submits an application for certification. (2) "Application for certification" means an application described in Subsection. 53-30-201(1) (3) "Certifying officer" means the commissioner or an …

53-30-201. Certification process. (1) In accordance with the provisions of this section, an individual may submit an application to a certifying officer for a written determination that each improvement the applicant identifies in the application is a security improvement. An app…

53-30-301. Improvements -- Legal remedies. (1) No later than two years after the day on which a certifying officer issues a protection certificate, the protected person may submit to the applicable land use authority a copy of the protection certificate, together with a building …

53-31-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter, "county of the first class" means a county that is classified by population as a county of the first class under Section.

53-31-102. Public safety interagency agreement. (1) Subject to Subsection, by July 1, 2025, the law enforcement agency of a city that is the seat of government for a county of the first class shall enter into a public safety interagency agreement with the department that addresse…

53-32-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Cryptocurrency" means a digital asset that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, or a store of value, and is secured by cryptography. (2) "Cryptocurrency investigation" means a law enforcement investigation inv…

53-32-102. Cryptocurrency investigation reporting. (1) Each local law enforcement agency and the Division of Securities created in Sectionshall report the following information to the department on a quarterly basis: 61-1-18 the number of cases involving cryptocurrency opened dur…

53-33-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund Board of Trustees created in Section. 53-33-202 (2) "Firefighter" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 34A-3-101 (3) "Presumptive cancer" means the same as t…

53-33-201. Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund. (1) There is created a private purpose trust fund entitled the "Firefighter Cancer Benefit Trust Fund." (2) The trust fund consists of: appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature, if any; private donations and grants; and …