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By January 1, 2027, this bill requires every local law enforcement agency in Utah — including city and county police departments — to have some form of mobile device forensics capability, meaning the tools and expertise to extract and examine digital evidence from phones and tablets. Each agency must either build its own in-house capability, enter a sharing agreement with another agency or private entity, or contribute at least 2,000 hours of staffing per year to the FBI-partnered Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory. Agencies can still use that FBI lab for self-serve equipment or for especially difficult cases where standard tools fall short.