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UT Code § 63G-2-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 5 - State Records Committee|Section 501 - State Records Committee created -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Expenses.

 Effective 7/1/2021  63G-2-501. State Records Committee created -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Expenses.    (1) There is created the State Records Committee within the Department of Government Operations consisting of the following seven individuals:   (a) an individual in the private sector whose profession requires the individual to create or manage records that, if created by a governmental entity, would be private or controlled;     (b) an individual with experience with electronic records and databases, as recommended by a statewide technology advocacy organization that represents the public, private, and nonprofit sectors;     (c) the director of the Division of Archives and Records Services or the director's designee;     (d) two citizen members;     (e) one person representing political subdivisions, as recommended by the Utah League of Cities and Towns; and     (f) one individual representing the news media.       (2) The governor shall appoint the members described in Subsections (1)(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) with the advice and consent of the Senate in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 24, Part 2, Vacancies.     (3)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the governor shall appoint each member to a four-year term.     (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.     (c) Each appointed member is eligible for reappointment for one additional term.       (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.     (5) A member of the State Records Committee may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service on the committee, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:   (a) Section 63A-3-106;     (b) Section 63A-3-107; and     (c) rules made by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.       (6) A member described in Subsection (1)(a), (b), (d), (e), or (f) shall comply with the conflict of interest provisions described in Chapter 24, Part 3, Conflicts of Interest.    Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 5 - State Records Committee|Section 502 - State Records Committee -- Duties.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63G-2-502. State Records Committee -- Duties.    (1) The State Records Committee shall:   (a) hear appeals from determinations of access under Section 63G-2-403;     (b) determine disputes submitted by the state auditor under Subsection 67-3-1(17)(d); and     (c) appoint a chair from among the committee's members.       (2) The State Records Committee may:   (a) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to govern the committee's proceedings; and     (b) by order, after notice and hearing, reassign classification and designation for any record series by a governmental entity if the governmental entity's classification or designation is inconsistent with this chapter.       (3)   (a) The State Records Committee shall annually appoint an executive secretary to provide administrative support to the committee.     (b) The executive secretary is not a voting member of the committee.       (4) Five members of the State Records Committee are a quorum for the transaction of business.     (5) The state archives shall provide staff and support services for the State Records Committee.     (6) If the State Records Committee reassigns the classification or designation of a record or record series under Subsection (2)(b), any affected governmental entity or any other interested person may appeal the reclassification or redesignation to the district court. The district court shall hear the matter de novo.     (7) The Office of the Attorney General shall provide counsel to the State Records Committee.    Amended by Chapter 254, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 6 - Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records|Section 601 - Rights of individuals on whom data is maintained -- Classification statement -- Notice to provider of information.

63G-2-601. Rights of individuals on whom data is maintained -- Classification statement -- Notice to provider of information.    (1)   (a) Each governmental entity shall file with the state archivist a statement explaining the purposes for which a record series that is designated as private or controlled is collected and used by that governmental entity.     (b) The statement filed under Subsection (1)(a) is a public record.       (2)   (a) A governmental entity shall provide notice of the following to a person that is asked to furnish information that could be classified as a private or controlled record:   (i) the reasons the person is asked to furnish the information;     (ii) the intended uses of the information;     (iii) the consequences for refusing to provide the information; and     (iv) the classes of persons and the governmental entities that currently:   (A) share the information with the governmental entity; or     (B) receive the information from the governmental entity on a regular or contractual basis.         (b) The notice shall be:   (i) posted in a prominent place at all locations where the governmental entity collects the information; or     (ii) included as part of the documents or forms that are used by the governmental entity to collect the information.         (3) Upon request, each governmental entity shall explain to a person:   (a) the reasons the person is asked to furnish information that could be classified as a private or controlled record;     (b) the intended uses of the information referred to in Subsection (3)(a);     (c) the consequences for refusing to provide the information referred to in Subsection (3)(a); and     (d) the reasons and circumstances under which the information referred to in Subsection (3)(a) may be shared with or provided to other persons or governmental entities.       (4) A governmental entity may use private or controlled records only for those purposes:   (a) given in the statement filed with the state archivist under Subsection (1); or     (b) for which another governmental entity may use the record under Section 63G-2-206.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-602 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 6 - Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records|Section 602 - Disclosure to subject of records -- Context of use.

63G-2-602. Disclosure to subject of records -- Context of use.  When providing records under Subsection 63G-2-202(1) or when providing public records about an individual to the persons specified in Subsection 63G-2-202(1), a governmental entity shall, upon request, disclose the context in which the record is used.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 6 - Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records|Section 603 - Requests to amend a record -- Appeals.

63G-2-603. Requests to amend a record -- Appeals.    (1) Proceedings of state agencies under this section shall be governed by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act.     (2)   (a) Subject to Subsection (8), an individual may contest the accuracy or completeness of any public, or private, or protected record concerning him by requesting the governmental entity to amend the record. However, this section does not affect the right of access to private or protected records.     (b) The request shall contain the following information:   (i) the requester's name, mailing address, and daytime telephone number; and     (ii) a brief statement explaining why the governmental entity should amend the record.         (3) The governmental entity shall issue an order either approving or denying the request to amend as provided in Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, or, if the act does not apply, no later than 30 days after receipt of the request.     (4) If the governmental entity approves the request, it shall correct all of its records that contain the same incorrect information as soon as practical. A governmental entity may not disclose the record until it has amended it.     (5) If the governmental entity denies the request, it shall:   (a) inform the requester in writing; and     (b) provide a brief statement giving its reasons for denying the request.       (6)   (a) If a governmental entity denies a request to amend a record, the requester may submit a written statement contesting the information in the record.     (b) The governmental entity shall:   (i) file the requester's statement with the disputed record if the record is in a form such that the statement can accompany the record or make the statement accessible if the record is not in a form such that the statement can accompany the record; and     (ii) disclose the requester's statement along with the information in the record whenever the governmental entity discloses the disputed information.         (7) The requester may appeal the denial of the request to amend a record pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act or, if that act does not apply, to district court.     (8) This section does not apply to records relating to title to real or personal property, medical records, judicial case files, or any other records that the governmental entity determines must be maintained in their original form to protect the public interest and to preserve the integrity of the record system.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-604 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 6 - Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records|Section 604 - Retention and disposition of records.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63G-2-604. Retention and disposition of records.    (1)   (a) Except for a governmental entity that is permitted to maintain the governmental entity's own retention schedules under Part 7, Applicability to Political Subdivisions, the Judiciary, and the Legislature, each governmental entity shall file with the Records Management Committee created in Section 63A-12-112 a proposed schedule for the retention and disposition of each type of material that is defined as a record under this chapter.     (b) After a retention schedule is reviewed and approved by the Records Management Committee under Subsection 63A-12-113(1)(b), the governmental entity shall maintain and destroy records in accordance with the retention schedule.     (c) If a governmental entity subject to the provisions of this section has not received an approved retention schedule from the Records Management Committee for a specific type of material that is classified as a record under this chapter, the model retention schedule maintained by the state archivist shall govern the retention and destruction of that type of material.       (2) A retention schedule that is filed with or approved by the Records Management Committee under the requirements of this section is a public record.    Amended by Chapter 254, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 7 - Applicability to Political Subdivisions, the Judiciary, and the Legislature|Section 702 - Applicability to the judiciary.

63G-2-702. Applicability to the judiciary.    (1) The judiciary is subject to the provisions of this chapter except as provided in this section.     (2)   (a) The judiciary is not subject to Part 4, Appeals, except as provided in Subsection (5).     (b) The judiciary is not subject to Part 5, State Records Committee, and Part 6, Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records.     (c) The judiciary is subject to only the following sections in Part 9, Public Associations: Sections 63A-12-105 and 63A-12-106.       (3) The Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the courts, and other administrative units in the judicial branch shall designate and classify their records in accordance with Sections 63G-2-301 through 63G-2-305.     (4) Substantially consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the Judicial Council shall:   (a) make rules governing requests for access, fees, classification, designation, segregation, management, retention, denials and appeals of requests for access and retention, and amendment of judicial records;     (b) establish an appellate board to handle appeals from denials of requests for access and provide that a requester who is denied access by the appellate board may file a lawsuit in district court; and     (c) provide standards for the management and retention of judicial records substantially consistent with Section 63A-12-103.       (5) Rules governing appeals from denials of requests for access shall substantially comply with the time limits provided in Section 63G-2-204 and Part 4, Appeals.     (6) Upon request, the state archivist shall:   (a) assist with and advise concerning the establishment of a records management program in the judicial branch; and     (b) as required by the judiciary, provide program services similar to those available to the executive and legislative branches of government as provided in this chapter and Title 63A, Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service.      Amended by Chapter 369, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 7 - Applicability to Political Subdivisions, the Judiciary, and the Legislature|Section 703 - Applicability to the Legislature.

 Effective 5/12/2015  63G-2-703. Applicability to the Legislature.    (1) The Legislature and its staff offices shall designate and classify records in accordance with Sections 63G-2-301 through 63G-2-305 as public, private, controlled, or protected.     (2)   (a) The Legislature and its staff offices are not subject to Section 63G-2-203 or to Part 4, Appeals, Part 5, State Records Committee, or Part 6, Collection of Information and Accuracy of Records.     (b) The Legislature is subject to only the following sections in Title 63A, Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service: Sections 63A-12-102 and 63A-12-106.       (3) The Legislature, through the Legislative Management Committee:   (a) shall establish policies to handle requests for classification, designation, fees, access, denials, segregation, appeals, management, retention, and amendment of records; and     (b) may establish an appellate board to hear appeals from denials of access.       (4) Policies shall include reasonable times for responding to access requests consistent with the provisions of Part 2, Access to Records, fees, and reasonable time limits for appeals.     (5) Upon request, the state archivist shall:   (a) assist with and advise concerning the establishment of a records management program in the Legislature; and     (b) as required by the Legislature, provide program services similar to those available to the executive branch of government, as provided in this chapter and Title 63A, Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service.      Amended by Chapter 258, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-801 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 8 - Remedies|Section 801 - Criminal penalties.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63G-2-801. Criminal penalties.    (1)   (a) A public employee or other person who has lawful access to any private, controlled, or protected record under this chapter, and who intentionally discloses, provides a copy of, or improperly uses a private, controlled, or protected record knowing that the disclosure or use is prohibited under this chapter, is, except as provided in Subsection 53-5-708(1)(c), guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (1)(a) that the actor used or released private, controlled, or protected information in the reasonable belief that the use or disclosure of the information was necessary to expose a violation of law involving government corruption, abuse of office, or misappropriation of public funds or property.     (c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (1)(a) that the record could have lawfully been released to the recipient if it had been properly classified.     (d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (1)(a) that the public employee or other person disclosed, provided, or used the record based on a good faith belief that the disclosure, provision, or use was in accordance with the law.       (2)   (a) A person who by false pretenses, bribery, or theft, gains access to or obtains a copy of any private, controlled, or protected record to which the person is not legally entitled is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (b) No person shall be guilty under Subsection (2)(a) who receives the record, information, or copy after the fact and without prior knowledge of or participation in the false pretenses, bribery, or theft.       (3)   (a) A public employee who intentionally refuses to release a record, the disclosure of which the employee knows is required by law, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.     (b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (3)(a) that the public employee's failure to release the record was based on a good faith belief that the public employee was acting in accordance with the requirements of law.     (c) A public employee who intentionally refuses to release a record, the disclosure of which the employee knows is required by a final unappealed order from a government entity, the State Records Committee, or a court is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.      Amended by Chapter 254, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-802 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 8 - Remedies|Section 802 - Injunction -- Attorney fees.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63G-2-802. Injunction -- Attorney fees.    (1) A district court in this state may enjoin any governmental entity or political subdivision that violates or proposes to violate the provisions of this chapter.     (2)   (a) A district court may assess against any governmental entity or political subdivision reasonable attorney fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in connection with a judicial appeal to determine whether a requester is entitled to access to records under a records request, if the requester substantially prevails.     (b) In determining whether to award attorneys' fees under this section, the court shall consider:   (i) the public benefit derived from the case;     (ii) the nature of the requester's interest in the records; and     (iii) whether the governmental entity's or political subdivision's actions had a reasonable basis.       (c) Attorney fees shall not ordinarily be awarded if the purpose of the litigation is primarily to benefit the requester's financial or commercial interest.       (3) Neither attorney fees nor costs shall be awarded for fees or costs incurred during administrative proceedings.     (4) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a court may only award fees and costs incurred in connection with appeals to district courts under Subsection 63G-2-404(2) if the fees and costs were incurred 20 or more days after the requester provided to the governmental entity or political subdivision a statement of position that adequately explains the basis for the requester's position.     (5) Claims for attorney fees as provided in this section or for damages are subject to Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.    Amended by Chapter 334, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-803 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 8 - Remedies|Section 803 - No individual liability for certain decisions of a governmental entity.

63G-2-803. No individual liability for certain decisions of a governmental entity.    (1) Neither the governmental entity, nor any officer or employee of the governmental entity, is liable for damages resulting from the release of a record where the person or government requesting the record presented evidence of authority to obtain the record even if it is subsequently determined that the requester had no authority.     (2) Neither the governmental entity, nor any officer or employee of the governmental entity, is liable for damages arising from the negligent disclosure of records classified as private under Subsection 63G-2-302(1)(g) unless:   (a) the disclosure was of employment records maintained by the governmental entity; or     (b) the current or former government employee had previously filed the notice required by Section 63G-2-303 and:   (i) the government entity did not take reasonable steps to preclude access or distribution of the record; or     (ii) the release of the record was otherwise willfully or grossly negligent.         (3) A mailing from a government agency to an individual who has filed an application under Section 63G-2-303 is not a wrongful disclosure under this chapter or under Title 63A, Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service.    Amended by Chapter 426, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-804 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 8 - Remedies|Section 804 - Violation of provision of chapter -- Penalties for intentional mutilation or destruction -- Disciplinary action.

63G-2-804. Violation of provision of chapter -- Penalties for intentional mutilation or destruction -- Disciplinary action.  A governmental entity may take disciplinary action which may include suspension or discharge against any employee of the governmental entity who intentionally violates any provision of this chapter or Subsection 63A-12-105(3).  Amended by Chapter 44, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 63G-2-901 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act|Part 9 - Public Associations|Section 901 - Definitions -- Public associations subject to act.

63G-2-901. Definitions -- Public associations subject to act.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Public association" means any association, organization, or society whose members include elected or appointed public officials and for which public funds are used or paid to the public association for membership dues or for other support for the official's participation in the public association.     (b)   (i) "Public funds" means any money received by a public entity from appropriations, taxes, fees, interest, or other returns on investment.     (ii) "Public funds" does not include money donated to a public entity by a person or entity.         (2) The budget documents and financial statements of a public association shall be released pursuant to a written request if 50% or more of the public association's:   (a) members are elected or appointed public officials from this state; and     (b) membership dues or other financial support come from public funds from this state.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 63G-3-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63G - General Government|Chapter 3 - Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

63G-3-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act."  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session