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

(1) As used in this section:
(1)(a) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201.
(1)(b) "Sexual assault offense" means:
(1)(b)(i) rape, Section 76-5-402;
(1)(b)(ii) rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.1;
(1)(b)(iii) object rape, Section 76-5-402.2;
(1)(b)(iv) object rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.3;
(1)(b)(v) forcible sodomy, Section 76-5-403;
(1)(b)(vi) sodomy on a child, Section 76-5-403.1;
(1)(b)(vii) forcible sexual abuse, Section 76-5-404;
(1)(b)(viii) sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.1;
(1)(b)(ix) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.3;
(1)(b)(x) aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405; or
(1)(b)(xi) sexual battery, Section 76-5-418.
(2) (2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency shall:
(2)(a)(i) annually, on or before April 30, submit a report to the commission for the previous calendar year containing the number of each type of sexual assault offense that:
(2)(a)(i)(A) was reported to the law enforcement agency;
(2)(a)(i)(B) was investigated by a detective; and
(2)(a)(i)(C) was referred to a prosecutor for prosecution; and
(2)(a)(ii) submit a report to the commission on whether the law enforcement agency has created and publicly posted on the law enforcement agency's website:
(2)(a)(ii)(A) the policy described in Subsection 53-24-101(1)(a); and
(2)(a)(ii)(B) the guide described in Subsection 53-24-101(2)(a).
(2)(b) A law enforcement agency shall:
(2)(b)(i) compile the report described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) for each calendar year in the standardized format developed by the commission under Subsection (3); and
(2)(b)(ii) publicly post the information reported in Subsection (2)(a)(i) on the law enforcement agency's website.
(3) The commission shall:
(3)(a) develop a standardized format for reporting the data described in Subsection (2);
(3)(b) compile the data submitted under Subsection (2); and
(3)(c) annually on or before August 1, publish a report of the data described in Subsection (2) on the commission's website.

Legislative History

Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session