(1) As used in this section: (a) "Commission" means the State Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice created in Section 63M-7-201. (b) "Cohabitant abuse protective order" means an order issued with or without notice to the respondent in accordance with Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 6, Cohabitant Abuse Protective Orders. (c) "Lethality assessment" means an evidence-based assessment that is intended to identify a victim of domestic violence who is at a high risk of being killed by the perpetrator. (d) "Victim" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-36-1. (2) Beginning July 1, 2025, each law enforcement agency and other organizations that provide domestic violence services within the state shall submit the following data to the commission for compilation and analysis in collaboration with the data collected by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with Section 77-36-2.1 and the Administrative Office of the Courts: (a) lethality assessments conducted in the state, including: (i) the type of lethality assessments used by law enforcement agencies and other organizations that provide domestic violence services; and (ii) training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) regarding the use of lethality assessments; (b) the data collection efforts implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); (c) the number of cohabitant abuse protective orders that, in the immediately preceding calendar year, were: (i) issued; (ii) amended or dismissed before the date of expiration; and (iii) dismissed under Section 78B-7-605; and (d) the prevalence of domestic violence in the state and the prevalence of the following in domestic violence cases: (i) stalking; (ii) strangulation; (iii) violence in the presence of children; and (iv) threats of suicide or homicide. (3) The commission, in collaboration with domestic violence organizations and other related stakeholders, shall conduct a review of and provide feedback on: (a) lethality assessment training and protocols implemented by law enforcement agencies and the organizations described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and (b) the collection of domestic violence data in the state, including: (i) coordination between state, local, and not-for-profit agencies to collect data from lethality assessments and on the prevalence of domestic violence, including the number of voluntary commitments of firearms under Section 53-5a-502; (ii) efforts to standardize the format for collecting domestic violence and lethality assessment data from state, local, and not-for-profit agencies subject to federal confidentiality requirements; and (iii) the need for any additional data collection requirements or efforts. (4) On or before November 30 of each year, the commission shall provide a written report to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee describing: (a) the information gathered under Subsections (2) and (3); or (b) the progress and assessment of available data under Subsections (2) and (3). Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session Renumbered 7/1/2026
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