Title 13  Chapter 76  Part 4  Section 404

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Title 13Commerce and Trade
Chapter 76App Store Accountability Act
Part 4Enforcement and Safe Harbor
Section 404Application and limitations.
(Effective 3/18/2026)


Effective 3/18/2026
13-76-404.  Application and limitations.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
(1)prevent an app store provider or developer from taking reasonable measures to:
(a)block, detect, or prevent distribution to minors of:
(i)unlawful material;
(ii)obscene material; or
(iii)other harmful material;
(b)block or filter spam;
(c)prevent criminal activity; or
(d)protect app store or app security;
(2)require an app store provider to disclose user information to a developer beyond:
(a)age category data; or
(b)verification of parental consent status;
(3)allow an app store provider or developer to implement measures required by this chapter in a manner that is:
(a)arbitrary;
(b)capricious;
(c)anticompetitive; or
(d)unlawful;
(4)require a developer to collect, retain, reidentify, or link any information beyond what is:
(a)necessary to verify age categories and parental consent status as required by this chapter; and
(b)collected, retained, reidentified, or linked in the developer's ordinary course of business;
(5)require an app store provider or developer to block access to an application that an account holder has downloaded or installed onto a mobile device before the day on which the obligations described in Sections 13-76-201 and 13-76-202 take effect, except to the extent that:
(a)a parent account revokes verifiable parental consent for an affiliated minor account; or
(b)a significant change to the application has occurred;
(6)require a developer or app store provider to create, adopt, or implement an app age rating system or content classification framework; or
(7)displace any other available remedies or rights authorized under the laws of this state or the United States.


Amended by Chapter 157, 2026 General Session