Utah Code § 53-10-403.6
Use of Rapid DNA
Utah · Utah Code Title 53 — Public Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 53-10-403.6, Use of Rapid DNA, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2339267
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(1) Rapid DNA technology may be used for the purposes of conducting testing of a DNA specimen obtained:
(a) at the time of booking in accordance with Section 53-10-405; or
(b) for non-CODIS comparison during an investigation, if a second specimen is also obtained and is submitted to the bureau or another laboratory that is a National DNA Index System participating laboratory for testing.
(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b) a second sample is not required if the sample collected was a touch DNA sample and no other specimen or sample is available.
(3) Rapid DNA technology may be used for other purposes only when conducted by the bureau in its capacity as the state's National DNA Index System participating laboratory that follows the Federal Bureau of Investigation Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories.
(4) If the investigating agency submits a DNA specimen to the bureau in accordance with the provisions of this section, the bureau shall provide the results of the test directly to the local law enforcement agency that submitted the DNA specimen.