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 bill, sponsored by state Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, would charge the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division with developing and maintaining the “secure” database.
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.