H.B. 1007

1

PRIVATE RECORDS UNDER GOVERNMENT
2 RECORDS ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT ACT
3 2001 FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Cindy Beshear
6 This act modifies the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA).
7 GRAMA currently requires that certain information about a government employee be
8 classified "private." This act authorizes government employees to give written notice of
9 their status as government employees to other governmental entities in order to ensure that
10 those entities classify personal information about government employees as "private." This
11 act corrects cross-references contained in other sections of statute. This act removes any
12 liability for damages that a government entity or government employee may have if they
13 negligently disclose certain private records. This act repeals the predecessor bill passed in
14 the 2001 Annual General Session and replaces it with amendments as described above. This
15 act takes effect July 1, 2002. This act provides instructions for preparing the Utah Code
16 database.
17 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
18 AMENDS:
19 26-1-17.5 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 312, Laws of Utah 1994
20 31A-23-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah
21 2001
22 31A-25-202, as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah 2001
23 31A-26-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah
24 2001
25 58-1-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 232, Laws of Utah 1997
26 61-1-4 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapters 160 and 232, Laws of Utah
27 1997

28 61-2-6 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 232, Laws of Utah 1997
29 63-2-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 256, Laws of Utah 2001
30 63-2-206 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 229, Laws of Utah 2000
31 63-2-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1999
32 63-2-302 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 48, Laws of Utah 1999
33 63-2-803 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as last amended by Chapter 280, Laws of Utah 1992
34 76-10-1311 [(Superseded 01/01/02)], as enacted by Chapter 179, Laws of Utah 1993
35 This act repeals changes to Utah Law made by Chapter 74, Laws of Utah 2001
36 This act enacts uncodified material.
37 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
38 Section 1. Section 26-1-17.5 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
39 26-1-17.5 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Confidential records.
40 (1) A record classified as confidential under this title shall remain confidential, and be
41 released according to the provisions of this title, notwithstanding Section 63-2-909 .
42 (2) In addition to those persons granted access to records described in Subsection
43 63-2-302 (1)[(b)](a)(ii), immunization records may be shared among schools, school districts, and
44 local and state health departments and the state Department of Human Services as necessary to
45 assure compliance with Section 53A-11-301 and to prevent, investigate, and control the causes of
46 epidemic, infectious, communicable, and other diseases affecting the public health.
47 Section 2. Section 31A-23-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
48 31A-23-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Application for license.
49 (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2) the application for a resident license as an agent, a broker,
50 or a consultant shall be:
51 (i) made to the commissioner on forms and in a manner the commissioner prescribes; and
52 (ii) accompanied by an applicable fee that is not refunded if the application is denied; and
53 (b) the application for a nonresident license as an agent, a broker, or a consultant shall be:
54 (i) made on the uniform application; and
55 (ii) accompanied by an applicable fee that is not refunded if the application is denied.
56 (2) An application described in Subsection (1) shall provide:
57 (a) information about the applicant's identity;
58 (b) the applicant's:

59 (i) social security number; or
60 (ii) federal employer identification number;
61 (c) the applicant's personal history, experience, education, and business record;
62 (d) if the applicant is a natural person, whether the applicant is 18 years of age or older;
63 (e) whether the applicant has committed an act that is a ground for denial, suspension, or
64 revocation as set forth in Section 31A-23-216 ; and
65 (f) any other information the commissioner reasonably requires.
66 (3) The commissioner may require any documents reasonably necessary to verify the
67 information contained in an application.
68 (4) The following are private records under Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(g)](a)(vii) an
69 applicant's:
70 (a) social security number; or
71 (b) federal employer identification number.
72 Section 3. Section 31A-25-202 is amended to read:
73 31A-25-202. Application for license.
74 (1) (a) An application for a license as a third party administrator shall be:
75 (i) made to the commissioner on forms and in a manner the commissioner prescribes; and
76 (ii) accompanied by the applicable fee, which is not refundable if the application is denied.
77 (b) The application for a license as a third party administrator shall:
78 (i) state the applicant's:
79 (A) social security number; or
80 (B) federal employer identification number;
81 (ii) provide information about:
82 (A) the applicant's identity;
83 (B) the applicant's personal history, experience, education, and business record;
84 (C) if the applicant is a natural person, whether the applicant is 18 years of age or older;
85 and
86 (D) whether the applicant has committed an act that is a ground for denial, suspension, or
87 revocation as set forth in Section 31A-25-208 ; and
88 (iii) any other information as the commissioner reasonably requires.
89 (2) The commissioner may require documents reasonably necessary to verify the

90 information contained in the application.
91 (3) The following are private records under Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(g)] (a)(vii):
92 (a) an applicant's social security number; and
93 (b) an applicant's federal employer identification number.
94 Section 4. Section 31A-26-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
95 31A-26-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Application for license.
96 (1) (a) The application for a license as an independent adjuster or public adjuster shall be:
97 (i) made to the commissioner on forms and in a manner the commissioner prescribes; and
98 (ii) accompanied by the applicable fee, which is not refunded if the application is denied.
99 (b) The application shall provide:
100 (i) information about the identity;
101 (ii) the applicant's:
102 (A) social security number; or
103 (B) federal employer identification number;
104 (iii) the applicant's personal history, experience, education, and business record;
105 (iv) if the applicant is a natural person, whether the applicant is 18 years of age or older;
106 (v) whether the applicant has committed an act that is a ground for denial, suspension, or
107 revocation as set forth in Section 31A-25-208 ; and
108 (vi) any other information as the commissioner reasonably requires.
109 (2) The commissioner may require documents reasonably necessary to verify the
110 information contained in the application.
111 (3) The following are private records under Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(g)](a)(vii):
112 (a) the applicant's social security number; and
113 (b) the applicant's federal employer identification number.
114 Section 5. Section 58-1-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
115 58-1-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. License application -- Licensing procedure.
116 (1) (a) Each license applicant shall apply to the division in writing upon forms available
117 from the division. Each completed application shall contain documentation of the particular
118 qualifications required of the applicant, shall include the applicant's social security number, shall
119 be verified by the applicant, and shall be accompanied by the appropriate fees.
120 (b) An applicant's social security number is a private record under Subsection

121 63-2-302 (1)[(g)](a)(vii).
122 (2) (a) A license shall be issued to an applicant who submits a complete application if the
123 division determines that the applicant meets the qualifications of licensure.
124 (b) A written notice of additional proceedings shall be provided to an applicant who
125 submits a complete application, but who has been, is, or will be placed under investigation by the
126 division for conduct directly bearing upon his qualifications for licensure, if the outcome of
127 additional proceedings is required to determine the division's response to the application.
128 (c) A written notice of denial of licensure shall be provided to an applicant who submits
129 a complete application if the division determines that the applicant does not meet the qualifications
130 of licensure.
131 (d) A written notice of incomplete application and conditional denial of licensure shall be
132 provided to an applicant who submits an incomplete application. This notice shall advise the
133 applicant that the application is incomplete and that the application is denied, unless the applicant
134 corrects the deficiencies within the time period specified in the notice and otherwise meets all
135 qualifications for licensure.
136 (3) Before any person is issued a license under this title, all requirements for that license
137 as established under this title and by rule shall be met.
138 (4) If all requirements are met for the specific license, the division shall issue the license.
139 Section 6. Section 61-1-4 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
140 61-1-4 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Licensing and notice filing procedure.
141 (1) (a) A broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative
142 must obtain an initial or renewal license by filing with the division or its designee an application
143 together with a consent to service of process under Section 61-1-26 .
144 (b) (i) The application shall contain the applicant's social security number and whatever
145 information the division by rule requires concerning such matters as:
146 (A) the applicant's form and place of organization;
147 (B) the applicant's proposed method of doing business;
148 (C) the qualifications and business history of the applicant; in the case of a broker-dealer
149 or investment adviser, the qualifications and business history of any partner, officer, or director,
150 any person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions, or any person directly or
151 indirectly controlling the broker-dealer or investment adviser;

152 (D) any injunction or administrative order or conviction of a misdemeanor involving a
153 security or any aspect of the securities business and any conviction of a felony; and
154 (E) the applicant's financial condition and history.
155 (ii) An applicant's social security number is a private record under Subsection
156 63-2-302 (1)[(g)](a)(vii).
157 (c) The division may, by rule or order, require an applicant for an initial license to publish
158 an announcement of the application in one or more specified newspapers published in this state.
159 (d) Licenses or notice filings of broker-dealers, agents, investment advisers, and
160 investment adviser representatives shall expire on December 31 of each year.
161 (e) (i) If no denial order is in effect and no proceeding is pending under Section 61-1-6 ,
162 a license becomes effective at noon of the 30th day after an application is filed.
163 (ii) The division may by rule or order specify an earlier effective date and may by order
164 defer the effective date until noon of the 30th day after the filing of any amendment.
165 (iii) Licensing of a broker-dealer automatically constitutes licensing of only one partner,
166 officer, director, or a person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions as a
167 licensed agent of the broker-dealer.
168 (iv) Licensing of an investment adviser automatically constitutes licensing of only one
169 partner, officer, director, or a person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions.
170 (2) Except with respect to federal covered advisers whose only clients are those described
171 in Subsection 61-1-3 (3)(b) or (c), a federal covered adviser shall file with the division, prior to
172 acting as a federal covered adviser in this state, a notice filing consisting of such documents as
173 have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the division by rule or order may
174 require.
175 (3) (a) Any applicant for an initial or renewal license as a broker-dealer or agent shall pay
176 a reasonable filing fee as determined under Section 61-1-18.4 .
177 (b) Any applicant for an initial or renewal license as an investment adviser or investment
178 adviser representative who is subject to licensing under this chapter shall pay a reasonable filing
179 fee as determined under Section 61-1-18.4 .
180 (c) Any person acting as a federal covered adviser in this state shall pay an initial and
181 renewal notice filing fee as determined under Section 61-1-18.4 .
182 (d) If the license or renewal is not granted or the application is withdrawn, the division

183 shall retain the fee.
184 (4) A licensed broker-dealer or investment adviser may file an application for licensing
185 of a successor for the unexpired portion of the year. There shall be no filing fee.
186 (5) The division may by rule or order require a minimum capital for licensed
187 broker-dealers, subject to the limitations of Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
188 establish minimum financial requirements for investment advisers, subject to the limitations of
189 Section 222 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, which may include different requirements
190 for those investment advisers who maintain custody of or have discretionary authority over client
191 funds or securities and those investment advisers who do not.
192 (6) (a) The division may by rule or order require licensed broker-dealers and investment
193 advisers who have custody of or discretionary authority over client funds or securities to post
194 bonds in amounts as the division may prescribe, subject to the limitations of Section 15 of the
195 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for broker-dealers and Section 222 of the Investment Advisers
196 Act of 1940 for investment advisers, and may determine their conditions.
197 (b) Any appropriate deposit of cash or securities may be accepted in lieu of any required
198 bond.
199 (c) No bond may be required of any licensee whose net capital, or in the case of an
200 investment adviser whose minimum financial requirements, which may be defined by rule, exceeds
201 the amounts required by the division.
202 (d) Every bond shall provide for suit on the bond by any person who has a cause of action
203 under Section 61-1-22 and, if the division by rule or order requires, by any person who has a cause
204 of action not arising under this chapter.
205 (e) Every bond shall provide that no suit may be maintained to enforce any liability on the
206 bond unless brought before the expiration of four years after the act or transaction constituting the
207 violation or the expiration of two years after the discovery by the plaintiff of the facts constituting
208 the violation, whichever expires first.
209 Section 7. Section 61-2-6 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
210 61-2-6 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Licensing procedures and requirements.
211 (1) The Real Estate Commission shall determine the qualifications and requirements of
212 applicants for a principal broker, associate broker, or sales agent license. The division, with the
213 concurrence of the commission, shall require and pass upon proof necessary to determine the

214 honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation, and competency of each applicant for an initial license
215 or for renewal of an existing license. The division, with the concurrence of the commission, shall
216 require an applicant for a sales agent license to complete an approved educational program not to
217 exceed 90 hours, and an applicant for an associate broker or principal broker license to complete
218 an approved educational program not to exceed 120 hours. The hours required by this section
219 mean 50 minutes of instruction in each 60 minutes; and the maximum number of program hours
220 available to an individual is ten hours per day. The division, with the concurrence of the
221 commission, shall require the applicant to pass an examination approved by the commission
222 covering the fundamentals of the English language, arithmetic, bookkeeping, real estate principles
223 and practices, the provisions of this chapter, the rules established by the Real Estate Commission,
224 and any other aspect of Utah real estate license law considered appropriate. Three years' full-time
225 experience as a real estate sales agent or its equivalent is required before any applicant may apply
226 for, and secure a principal broker or associate broker license in this state. The commission shall
227 establish by rule the criteria by which it will accept experience or special education in similar fields
228 of business in lieu of the three years' experience.
229 (2) (a) The division, with the concurrence of the commission, may require an applicant to
230 furnish a sworn statement setting forth evidence satisfactory to the division of the applicant's
231 reputation and competency as set forth by rule.
232 (b) The division shall require an applicant to provide his social security number, which is
233 a private record under Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(g)] (a)(vii).
234 (3) A nonresident principal broker may be licensed in this state by conforming to all the
235 provisions of this chapter except that of residency. A nonresident associate broker or sales agent
236 may become licensed in this state by conforming to all the provisions of this chapter except that
237 of residency and by being employed or engaged as an independent contractor by or on behalf of
238 a nonresident or resident principal broker who is licensed in this state.
239 (4) An applicant who has had a real estate license revoked shall be relicensed as prescribed
240 for an original application, but may not apply for a new license until at least five years after the
241 revocation. In the case of an applicant for a new license as a principal broker or associate broker,
242 the applicant is not entitled to credit for experience gained prior to the revocation of license.
243 Section 8. Section 63-2-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
244 63-2-202 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Access to private, controlled, and protected

245 documents.
246 (1) Upon request, a governmental entity shall disclose a private record to:
247 (a) the subject of the record;
248 (b) the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who is the subject of the
249 record;
250 (c) the legal guardian of a legally incapacitated individual who is the subject of the record;
251 (d) any other individual who:
252 (i) has a power of attorney from the subject of the record;
253 (ii) submits a notarized release from the subject of the record or his legal representative
254 dated no more than 90 days before the date the request is made; or
255 (iii) if the record is a medical record described in Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(b)](a)(ii), is a
256 health care provider, as defined in Section 26-33a-102 , if releasing the record or information in the
257 record is consistent with normal professional practice and medical ethics; or
258 (e) any person to whom the record must be provided pursuant to court order as provided
259 in Subsection (7) or a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14.
260 (2) (a) Upon request, a governmental entity shall disclose a controlled record to:
261 (i) a physician, psychologist, certified social worker, insurance provider or agent, or a
262 government public health agency upon submission of a release from the subject of the record that
263 is dated no more than 90 days prior to the date the request is made and a signed acknowledgment
264 of the terms of disclosure of controlled information as provided by Subsection (2)(b); and
265 (ii) any person to whom the record must be disclosed pursuant to court order as provided
266 in Subsection (7) or a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14.
267 (b) A person who receives a record from a governmental entity in accordance with
268 Subsection (2)(a)(i) may not disclose controlled information from that record to any person,
269 including the subject of the record.
270 (3) If there is more than one subject of a private or controlled record, the portion of the
271 record that pertains to another subject shall be segregated from the portion that the requester is
272 entitled to inspect.
273 (4) Upon request, a governmental entity shall disclose a protected record to:
274 (a) the person who submitted the record;
275 (b) any other individual who:

276 (i) has a power of attorney from all persons, governmental entities, or political
277 subdivisions whose interests were sought to be protected by the protected classification; or
278 (ii) submits a notarized release from all persons, governmental entities, or political
279 subdivisions whose interests were sought to be protected by the protected classification or from
280 their legal representatives dated no more than 90 days prior to the date the request is made;
281 (c) any person to whom the record must be provided pursuant to a court order as provided
282 in Subsection (7) or a legislative subpoena as provided in Title 36, Chapter 14; or
283 (d) the owner of a mobile home park, subject to the conditions of Subsection 41-1a-116 (5).
284 (5) A governmental entity may disclose a private, controlled, or protected record to another
285 governmental entity, political subdivision, another state, the United States, or a foreign government
286 only as provided by Section 63-2-206 .
287 (6) Before releasing a private, controlled, or protected record, the governmental entity shall
288 obtain evidence of the requester's identity.
289 (7) A governmental entity shall disclose a record pursuant to the terms of a court order
290 signed by a judge from a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that:
291 (a) the record deals with a matter in controversy over which the court has jurisdiction;
292 (b) the court has considered the merits of the request for access to the record; and
293 (c) the court has considered and, where appropriate, limited the requester's use and further
294 disclosure of the record in order to protect privacy interests in the case of private or controlled
295 records, business confidentiality interests in the case of records protected under Subsections
296 63-2-304 (1) and (2), and privacy interests or the public interest in the case of other protected
297 records;
298 (d) to the extent the record is properly classified private, controlled, or protected, the
299 interests favoring access, considering limitations thereon, outweigh the interests favoring
300 restriction of access; and
301 (e) where access is restricted by a rule, statute, or regulation referred to in Subsection
302 63-2-201 (3)(b), the court has authority independent of this chapter to order disclosure.
303 (8) (a) A governmental entity may disclose or authorize disclosure of private or controlled
304 records for research purposes if the governmental entity:
305 (i) determines that the research purpose cannot reasonably be accomplished without use
306 or disclosure of the information to the researcher in individually identifiable form;

307 (ii) determines that the proposed research is bona fide, and that the value of the research
308 outweighs the infringement upon personal privacy;
309 (iii) requires the researcher to assure the integrity, confidentiality, and security of the
310 records and requires the removal or destruction of the individual identifiers associated with the
311 records as soon as the purpose of the research project has been accomplished;
312 (iv) prohibits the researcher from disclosing the record in individually identifiable form,
313 except as provided in Subsection (8)(b), or from using the record for purposes other than the
314 research approved by the governmental entity; and
315 (v) secures from the researcher a written statement of his understanding of and agreement
316 to the conditions of this subsection and his understanding that violation of the terms of this
317 subsection may subject him to criminal prosecution under Section 63-2-801 .
318 (b) A researcher may disclose a record in individually identifiable form if the record is
319 disclosed for the purpose of auditing or evaluating the research program and no subsequent use or
320 disclosure of the record in individually identifiable form will be made by the auditor or evaluator
321 except as provided by this section.
322 (c) A governmental entity may require indemnification as a condition of permitting
323 research under this Subsection (8).
324 (9) (a) Under Subsections 63-2-201 (5)(b) and 63-2-401 (6) a governmental entity may
325 disclose records that are private under Section 63-2-302 , or protected under Section 63-2-304 to
326 persons other than those specified in this section.
327 (b) Under Subsection 63-2-403 (11)(b) the Records Committee may require the disclosure
328 of records that are private under Section 63-2-302 , controlled under Section 63-2-303 , or protected
329 under Section 63-2-304 to persons other than those specified in this section.
330 (c) Under Subsection 63-2-404 (8) the court may require the disclosure of records that are
331 private under Section 63-2-302 , controlled under Section 63-2-303 , or protected under Section
332 63-2-304 to persons other than those specified in this section.
333 Section 9. Section 63-2-206 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
334 63-2-206 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Sharing records.
335 (1) A governmental entity may provide a record that is private, controlled, or protected to
336 another governmental entity, a government-managed corporation, a political subdivision, the
337 federal government, or another state if the requesting entity:

338 (a) serves as a repository or archives for purposes of historical preservation, administrative
339 maintenance, or destruction;
340 (b) enforces, litigates, or investigates civil, criminal, or administrative law, and the record
341 is necessary to a proceeding or investigation;
342 (c) is authorized by state statute to conduct an audit and the record is needed for that
343 purpose; or
344 (d) is one that collects information for presentence, probationary, or parole purposes.
345 (2) A governmental entity may provide a private or controlled record or record series to
346 another governmental entity, a political subdivision, a government-managed corporation, the
347 federal government, or another state if the requesting entity provides written assurance:
348 (a) that the record or record series is necessary to the performance of the governmental
349 entity's duties and functions;
350 (b) that the record or record series will be used for a purpose similar to the purpose for
351 which the information in the record or record series was collected or obtained; and
352 (c) that the use of the record or record series produces a public benefit that outweighs the
353 individual privacy right that protects the record or record series.
354 (3) A governmental entity may provide a record or record series that is protected under
355 Subsection 63-2-304 (1) or (2) to another governmental entity, a political subdivision, a
356 government-managed corporation, the federal government, or another state if:
357 (a) the record is necessary to the performance of the requesting entity's duties and
358 functions; or
359 (b) the record will be used for a purpose similar to the purpose for which the information
360 in the record or record series was collected or obtained.
361 (4) (a) A governmental entity shall provide a private, controlled, or protected record to
362 another governmental entity, a political subdivision, a government-managed corporation, the
363 federal government, or another state if the requesting entity:
364 (i) is entitled by law to inspect the record;
365 (ii) is required to inspect the record as a condition of participating in a state or federal
366 program or for receiving state or federal funds; or
367 (iii) is an entity described in Subsection [63-2-206 ](1)(a), (b), (c), or (d).
368 (b) Subsection (4)(a)(iii) applies only if the record is a record described in Subsection

369 63-2-304 (4).
370 (5) Before disclosing a record or record series under this section to another governmental
371 entity, another state, the United States, or a foreign government, the originating governmental
372 entity shall:
373 (a) inform the recipient of the record's classification and the accompanying restrictions on
374 access; and
375 (b) if the recipient is not a governmental entity to which this chapter applies, obtain the
376 recipient's written agreement which may be by mechanical or electronic transmission that it will
377 abide by those restrictions on access unless a statute, federal regulation, or interstate agreement
378 otherwise governs the sharing of the record or record series.
379 (6) A governmental entity may disclose a record to another state, the United States, or a
380 foreign government for the reasons listed in Subsections (1), (2), and (3) without complying with
381 the procedures of Subsection (2) or (5) if disclosure is authorized by executive agreement, treaty,
382 federal statute, compact, federal regulation, or state statute.
383 (7) A governmental entity receiving a record under this section is subject to the same
384 restrictions on disclosure of the material as the originating entity.
385 (8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a more specific court rule or
386 order, state statute, federal statute, or federal regulation prohibits or requires sharing information,
387 that rule, order, statute, or federal regulation controls.
388 (9) The following records may not be shared under this section:
389 (a) records held by the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining that pertain to any person and that
390 are gathered under authority of Title 40, Chapter 6, Board and Division of Oil, Gas and Mining;
391 and
392 (b) records of publicly funded libraries as described in Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(c)](a)(iii).
393 (10) Records that may evidence or relate to a violation of law may be disclosed to a
394 government prosecutor, peace officer, or auditor.
395 Section 10. Section 63-2-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
396 63-2-301 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Records that must be disclosed.
397 (1) The following records are public except to the extent they contain information
398 expressly permitted to be treated confidentially under the provisions of Subsections 63-2-201 (3)(b)
399 and (6)(a):

400 (a) laws;
401 (b) names, gender, gross compensation, job titles, job descriptions, business addresses,
402 business telephone numbers, number of hours worked per pay period, dates of employment, and
403 relevant education, previous employment, and similar job qualifications of the governmental
404 entity's former and present employees and officers excluding:
405 (i) undercover law enforcement personnel; and
406 (ii) investigative personnel if disclosure could reasonably be expected to impair the
407 effectiveness of investigations or endanger any individual's safety;
408 (c) final opinions, including concurring and dissenting opinions, and orders that are made
409 by a governmental entity in an administrative, adjudicative, or judicial proceeding except that if
410 the proceedings were properly closed to the public, the opinion and order may be withheld to the
411 extent that they contain information that is private, controlled, or protected;
412 (d) final interpretations of statutes or rules by a governmental entity unless classified as
413 protected as provided in Subsections 63-2-304 (15), (16), and (17);
414 (e) information contained in or compiled from a transcript, minutes, or report of the open
415 portions of a meeting of a governmental entity as provided by Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public
416 Meetings, including the records of all votes of each member of the governmental entity;
417 (f) judicial records unless a court orders the records to be restricted under the rules of civil
418 or criminal procedure or unless the records are private under this chapter;
419 (g) records filed with or maintained by county recorders, clerks, treasurers, surveyors,
420 zoning commissions, the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, the School and Institutional
421 Trust Lands Administration, the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, the Division of Water Rights,
422 or other governmental entities that give public notice of:
423 (i) titles or encumbrances to real property;
424 (ii) restrictions on the use of real property;
425 (iii) the capacity of persons to take or convey title to real property; or
426 (iv) tax status for real and personal property;
427 (h) records of the Department of Commerce that evidence incorporations, mergers, name
428 changes, and uniform commercial code filings;
429 (i) data on individuals that would otherwise be private under this chapter if the individual
430 who is the subject of the record has given the governmental entity written permission to make the

431 records available to the public;
432 (j) documentation of the compensation that a governmental entity pays to a contractor or
433 private provider;
434 (k) summary data; and
435 (l) voter registration records, including an individual's voting history, except for those parts
436 of the record that are classified as private in Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(h)](a)(viii).
437 (2) The following records are normally public, but to the extent that a record is expressly
438 exempt from disclosure, access may be restricted under Subsection 63-2-201 (3)(b), Section
439 63-2-302 , 63-2-303 , or 63-2-304 :
440 (a) administrative staff manuals, instructions to staff, and statements of policy;
441 (b) records documenting a contractor's or private provider's compliance with the terms of
442 a contract with a governmental entity;
443 (c) records documenting the services provided by a contractor or a private provider to the
444 extent the records would be public if prepared by the governmental entity;
445 (d) contracts entered into by a governmental entity;
446 (e) any account, voucher, or contract that deals with the receipt or expenditure of funds by
447 a governmental entity;
448 (f) records relating to government assistance or incentives publicly disclosed, contracted
449 for, or given by a governmental entity, encouraging a person to expand or relocate a business in
450 Utah, except as provided in Subsection 63-2-304 (34);
451 (g) chronological logs and initial contact reports;
452 (h) correspondence by and with a governmental entity in which the governmental entity
453 determines or states an opinion upon the rights of the state, a political subdivision, the public, or
454 any person;
455 (i) empirical data contained in drafts if:
456 (i) the empirical data is not reasonably available to the requester elsewhere in similar form;
457 and
458 (ii) the governmental entity is given a reasonable opportunity to correct any errors or make
459 nonsubstantive changes before release;
460 (j) drafts that are circulated to anyone other than:
461 (i) a governmental entity;

462 (ii) a political subdivision;
463 (iii) a federal agency if the governmental entity and the federal agency are jointly
464 responsible for implementation of a program or project that has been legislatively approved;
465 (iv) a government-managed corporation; or
466 (v) a contractor or private provider;
467 (k) drafts that have never been finalized but were relied upon by the governmental entity
468 in carrying out action or policy;
469 (l) original data in a computer program if the governmental entity chooses not to disclose
470 the program;
471 (m) arrest warrants after issuance, except that, for good cause, a court may order restricted
472 access to arrest warrants prior to service;
473 (n) search warrants after execution and filing of the return, except that a court, for good
474 cause, may order restricted access to search warrants prior to trial;
475 (o) records that would disclose information relating to formal charges or disciplinary
476 actions against a past or present governmental entity employee if:
477 (i) the disciplinary action has been completed and all time periods for administrative
478 appeal have expired; and
479 (ii) the charges on which the disciplinary action was based were sustained;
480 (p) records maintained by the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, the School and
481 Institutional Trust Lands Administration, or the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining that evidence
482 mineral production on government lands;
483 (q) final audit reports;
484 (r) occupational and professional licenses;
485 (s) business licenses; and
486 (t) a notice of violation, a notice of agency action under Section 63-46b-3 , or similar
487 records used to initiate proceedings for discipline or sanctions against persons regulated by a
488 governmental entity, but not including records that initiate employee discipline.
489 (3) The list of public records in this section is not exhaustive and should not be used to
490 limit access to records.
491 Section 11. Section 63-2-302 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
492 63-2-302 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Private records.

493 (1) (a) The following records are private:
494 [(a)] (i) records concerning an individual's eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits,
495 social services, welfare benefits, or the determination of benefit levels;
496 [(b)] (ii) records containing data on individuals describing medical history, diagnosis,
497 condition, treatment, evaluation, or similar medical data;
498 [(c)] (iii) records of publicly funded libraries that when examined alone or with other
499 records identify a patron;
500 [(d)] (iv) records received or generated for a Senate or House Ethics Committee
501 concerning any alleged violation of the rules on legislative ethics, prior to the meeting, and after
502 the meeting, if the ethics committee meeting was closed to the public;
503 [(e)] (v) records received or generated for a Senate confirmation committee concerning
504 character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual:
505 [(i)] (A) if [prior to] before the meeting, the chair of the committee determines release of
506 the records:
507 [(A)] (I) reasonably could be expected to interfere with the investigation undertaken by
508 the committee; or
509 [(B)] (II) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair proceeding or
510 impartial hearing;
511 [(ii)] (B) after the meeting, if the meeting was closed to the public;
512 [(f)] (vi) records concerning a current or former employee of, or applicant for employment
513 with, a governmental entity that would disclose that individual's home address, home telephone
514 number, social security number, insurance coverage, marital status, or payroll deductions;
515 [(g)] (vii) that part of a record indicating a person's social security number if provided
516 under Section 31A-23-202 , 31A-26-202 , 58-1-301 , 61-1-4 , or 61-2-6 ; and
517 [(h)] (viii) that part of a voter registration record identifying a voter's driver license or
518 identification card number, social security number, or last four digits of the social security number.
519 (b) For records declared private under Subsection (1)(a)(vi), a current or former employee
520 of a government entity may:
521 (i) give actual written notice of the employee's status as a government employee to each
522 agency of a government entity holding records that would disclose the employee's home address,
523 home telephone number, social security number, insurance coverage, marital status, or payroll

524 deductions; and
525 (ii) in the notice:
526 (A) provide evidence of qualifying employment;
527 (B) request assistance by the agency to identify the records containing information in
528 Subsection (1)(b)(i);
529 (C) designate each specific record that the applicant desires to be classified as private; and
530 (D) affirmatively request that the government entity holding those records classify them
531 as private.
532 (2) The following records are private if properly classified by a governmental entity:
533 (a) records concerning a current or former employee of, or applicant for employment with
534 a governmental entity, including performance evaluations and personal status information such as
535 race, religion, or disabilities, but not including records that are public under Subsection
536 63-2-301 (1)(b) or 63-2-301 (2)(o), or private under Subsection [ 63-2-302 ](1)[(b)](a)(ii);
537 (b) records describing an individual's finances, except that the following are public:
538 (i) records described in Subsection 63-2-301 (1);
539 (ii) information provided to the governmental entity for the purpose of complying with a
540 financial assurance requirement; or
541 (iii) records that must be disclosed in accordance with another statute;
542 (c) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of those records would conflict
543 with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
544 (d) other records containing data on individuals the disclosure of which constitutes a
545 clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and
546 (e) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state that
547 are given with the requirement that the records be managed as private records, if the providing
548 entity states in writing that the record would not be subject to public disclosure if retained by it.
549 (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "medical records" means medical reports, records,
550 statements, history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, and evaluation.
551 (b) Medical records in the possession of the University of Utah Hospital, its clinics,
552 doctors, or affiliated entities are not private records or controlled records under Section 63-2-303
553 when the records are sought:
554 (i) in connection with any legal or administrative proceeding in which the patient's

555 physical, mental, or emotional condition is an element of any claim or defense; or
556 (ii) after a patient's death, in any legal or administrative proceeding in which any party
557 relies upon the condition as an element of the claim or defense.
558 (c) Medical records are subject to production in a legal or administrative proceeding
559 according to state or federal statutes or rules of procedure and evidence as if the medical records
560 were in the possession of a nongovernmental medical care provider.
561 Section 12. Section 63-2-803 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
562 63-2-803 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. No liability for certain decisions of a governmental
563 entity or a political subdivision.
564 (1) Neither the governmental entity or political subdivision, nor any officer or employee
565 of the governmental entity or political subdivision, is liable for damages resulting from the release
566 of a record where the person or government requesting the record presented evidence of authority
567 to obtain the record even if it is subsequently determined that the requester had no authority.
568 (2) Neither the governmental entity or political subdivision, nor any officer or employee
569 of the governmental entity or political subdivision, is liable for damages arising from the negligent
570 disclosure of records classified as private under Subsection 63-2-302 (1)(a)(vi) unless:
571 (a) the disclosure was of employment records maintained by the governmental entity; or
572 (b) the disclosure was of nonemployment records and the current or former government
573 employee had filed the notice required by Subsection 63-2-302 (1)(b).
574 Section 13. Section 76-10-1311 [(Superseded 01/01/02)] is amended to read:
575 76-10-1311 [(Superseded 01/01/02)]. Mandatory testing -- Retention of offender
576 medical file -- Civil liability.
577 (1) A person who has entered a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, a plea of guilty and
578 mentally ill, or been found guilty for violation of Section 76-10-1302 , 76-10-1303 , or 76-10-1313
579 shall be required to submit to a mandatory test to determine if the offender is an HIV positive
580 individual. The mandatory test shall be required and conducted prior to sentencing.
581 (2) If the mandatory test has not been conducted prior to sentencing, and the convicted
582 offender is already confined in a county jail or state prison, such person shall be tested while in
583 confinement.
584 (3) The local law enforcement agency shall cause the blood specimen of the offender as
585 defined in Subsection (1) confined in county jail to be taken and tested.

586 (4) The Department of Corrections shall cause the blood specimen of the offender defined
587 in Subsection (1) confined in any state prison to be taken and tested.
588 (5) The local law enforcement agency shall collect and retain in the offender's medical file
589 the following data:
590 (a) the HIV infection test results;
591 (b) a copy of the written notice as provided in Section 76-10-1312 ;
592 (c) photographic identification; and
593 (d) fingerprint identification.
594 (6) The local law enforcement agency shall classify the medical file as a private record
595 pursuant to Subsection 63-2-302 (1)[(b)](a)(ii) or a controlled record pursuant to Section 63-2-303 .
596 (7) The person tested shall be responsible for the costs of testing, unless the person is
597 indigent. The costs will then be paid by the local law enforcement agency or the Department of
598 Corrections from the General Fund.
599 (8) (a) The laboratory performing testing shall report test results to only designated
600 officials in the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health, and the local law
601 enforcement agency submitting the blood specimen.
602 (b) Each department or agency shall designate those officials by written policy.
603 (c) Designated officials may release information identifying an offender under Section
604 76-10-1302 , 76-10-1303 , or 76-10-1313 who has tested HIV positive as provided under Subsection
605 63-2-202 (1) and for purposes of prosecution pursuant to Section 76-10-1309 .
606 (9) (a) An employee of the local law enforcement agency, the Department of Corrections,
607 or the Department of Health who discloses the HIV test results under this section is not civilly
608 liable except when disclosure constitutes fraud or malice as provided in Section 63-30-4 .
609 (b) An employee of the local law enforcement agency, the Department of Corrections, or
610 the Department of Health who discloses the HIV test results under this section is not civilly or
611 criminally liable, except when disclosure constitutes a knowing violation of Section 63-2-801 .
612 (10) When the medical file is released as provided in Section 63-2-803 , the local law
613 enforcement agency, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of Health or its officers
614 or employees are not liable for damages for release of the medical file.
615 Section 14. Effective date.
616 This act takes effect on July 1, 2002.

617 Section 15. Instructions for preparing the Utah Code database.
618 If this bill passes, it is the intent of the Legislature that:
619 (1) this bill be read as if the amendments contained in H.B. 88, Chapter 74, Laws of Utah
620 2001 have not been given effect; and
621 (2) the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel prepare the Utah Code
622 database so that the provisions of this bill supersede the amendments contained in H.B. 88,
623 Chapter 74, Laws of Utah 2001.




Legislative Review Note
as of 6-7-01 2:58 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel