Utah Admin. Code R698-11-5 - Sexual Assault Kit Analysis
(1) The bureau
shall analyze sexual assault kits in the following types of cases:
(a) criminal investigations and
prosecutions.
(2) The
bureau shall only analyze sexual assault kits:
(a) which have been collected by means
utilized and validated by the bureau; and
(b) that are of sufficient quality and
quantity to be analyzed.
(3) Sexual assault kits submitted to the
bureau for analysis shall be examined by the bureau to determine the number of
samples in a given case on which it will perform identification, comparison or
analysis.
(4)
(a) The bureau shall give priority to current
and active cases over cold cases.
(b) An entity seeking to have a sexual
assault kit analyzed by the bureau may submit a request to expedite the
analysis to the section manager.
(c) The bureau shall consider the following
factors when determining whether to expedite the analysis of the sexual assault
kit:
(i) there exists an immediate threat to
public safety;
(ii) a court date is
scheduled and imminent; or
(iii) a
person is detained pending laboratory results.
(5) The submitting entity shall make
reasonable efforts to provide the bureau with comparison standards, such as:
(a) comparison standards for DNA analysis
from all available potential sources.
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