(1) The department shall develop and implement a statewide tracking system that contains the following information for all sexual assault kits collected by law enforcement: (a) the submission status of sexual assault kits by law enforcement to the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services; (b) notification by the Utah Bureau of Forensic Services to law enforcement of DNA analysis findings; and (c) the storage location of sexual assault kits. (2) The tracking system shall include a secure electronic access that allows the submitting agency, collecting facility, department, and a victim, or his or her designee, to access or receive information, provided that the disclosure does not impede or compromise an active investigation, about the: (a) lab submission status; (b) DNA analysis findings provided to law enforcement; and (c) storage location of a sexual assault kit that was gathered from that victim. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 430, 2022 General Session
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