53-29-402. Department responsibilities related to the registry.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)The department shall:

(a)maintain the registration website;

(b)establish and maintain the monitoring program described in Section 53-29-406 ;

(c)develop and provide an online training program for an individual who, as part of the individual's regular job responsibilities:

(i)registers sex offenders;

(ii)provides probation or parole supervision of sex offenders; or

(iii)investigates sex offender compliance with existing laws and requirements;

(d)ensure that the registration information collected regarding an offender's enrollment or employment at an educational institution is:

(A)promptly made available to any law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where the institution is located if the educational institution is an institution of higher education; or

(B)promptly made available to the district superintendent of the school district where the offender is employed if the educational institution is an institution of primary education; and

(ii)entered into the appropriate state records or data system; and

(e)make available to an offender the name of the local law enforcement agency or state agency that the offender should contact to register, the location for registering, and the requirements of registration.

(a)When the department receives offender registration information regarding a change of an offender's primary residence, the department shall, within five days after the day on which the department receives the information, electronically notify the law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction over the area where:

(i)the residence that the offender is leaving is located; and

(ii)the residence to which the offender is moving is located.

(b)The department shall provide notification under Subsection (2)(a) if the offender's change of address is:

(i)between law enforcement agency jurisdictions; or

(ii)within one law enforcement agency jurisdiction.

(3)The department may make administrative rules necessary to implement this chapter, including:

(a)the method for dissemination of the information; and

(b)instructions to the public regarding the use of the information.

Amended by Chapter 331 , 2026 General Session