Determination of eligibility for victim compensation -- Law enforcement agency to provide investigative reports -- Restrictions on usage -- Criminal penalty.
Utah Code § 75E-5-308
in effect75E-5-308. Determination of eligibility for victim compensation -- Law enforcement agency to provide investigative reports -- Restrictions on usage -- Criminal penalty.
(1)
(a) Notwithstanding Section 63G-2-206, and subject to Subsection (1)(c), a law enforcement agency shall provide a copy of an investigative report that describes the facts and circumstances of a criminal episode within 10 business days of the date the law enforcement agency receives a request for that information from the office.
(b) Before releasing an investigative report, the law enforcement agency may redact the following information:
(i) the name of:
(A) an undercover officer; or
(B) a confidential informant; and
(ii) any information that would:
(A) jeopardize the investigation; or
(B) disclose law enforcement techniques not generally known to the public.
(c) If a criminal episode remains under investigation when the office requests an investigative report and the law enforcement agency determines that release of an investigative report at that time would jeopardize the investigation, a law enforcement agency may provide a detailed description of the following information, instead of providing an investigative report, within 10 business days of the date the law enforcement agency received the original request from the office:
(i) the law enforcement agency's case number;
(ii) the location where the criminal episode occurred;
(iii) the criminal conduct under investigation;
(iv) a summary of the criminal episode;
(v) verification that the claimant is a victim of the criminal conduct;
(vi) any information regarding whether the claimant's conduct may have contributed to the criminal conduct; and
(vii) whether the claimant was and continues to be cooperative with law enforcement.
(d) An investigative report provided under Subsection (1)(a), or information provided under Subsection (1)(c), shall contain sufficient information for the office to determine whether a claimant is eligible for a compensation award under Sections 75E-5-305 and 75E-5-306.
(e) If an investigative report or information provided to the office by a law enforcement agency is not sufficient for the office to determine whether a claimant is eligible for a compensation award, the office may contact the law enforcement agency for additional information.
(f)
(i) A law enforcement agency may give written notice that a request may take up to an additional 10 business days to process if exigent circumstances exist, which include:
(A) a circumstance in which another agency is using relevant documents;
(B) a circumstance in which the request requires review of a voluminous amount of documents;
(C) a circumstance in which the request requires legal review;
(D) a circumstance in which the request requires extensive redaction;
(E) a circumstance in which the law enforcement agency is currently processing multiple requests; or
(F) any other exigent circumstance.
(ii) Notice of an extended response time shall include the type of exigent circumstances involved and the new due date for the response.
(2)
(a) An investigative report provided under this section may only be used for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(b) An investigative report received under this section:
(i) may only be viewed by the office and legal counsel for the office; and
(ii) may not be further disclosed or disseminated for any reason.
(3) The office shall dispose of or retain an investigative report received under this section in a secure manner.
(4) An investigative report provided to the office under this section is not subject to the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
(5) A public employee or other person who knowingly or intentionally uses or distributes an investigative report, or information received from an investigative report, in violation of the requirements of Subsection (2) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title75E/Chapter5/75E-5-S308.html?v=C75E-5-S308_2026050620260701Fetched: 10/26/2026