Without a single dissenting vote, Utah lawmakers have passed and sent to Gov. Gary Herbert for his final action legislation to create a statewide cold-case database.
A statewide, centralized cold-case database may be established in Utah, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to connect and share information.
SB160, introduced Thursday in the Legislature, would require law enforcement agencies across the state to share information for any unsolved missing persons or homicide case that is three or more years old.
The division would determine what information should be collected and maintained for the database, as well as which information would be publicly accessible, the bill says.