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PERSONAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS

                 
AMENDMENTS

                 
2005 GENERAL SESSION

                 
STATE OF UTAH

                 
Chief Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

                 
House Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

                 
                  LONG TITLE
                  General Description:
                      This bill amends the Pawnshop Transaction Information Act by placing its operations
                  under the Division of Consumer Protection within the Department of Commerce. The
                  bill authorizes attorney fees against persons subject to enforcement action under the act.
                  This bill specifies lawful uses of pawn transaction information by law enforcement and
                  a penalty for unlawful use. This bill changes the criminal penalties for violation of the
                  act to civil penalties. This bill also repeals the repeal date of the act.
                  Highlighted Provisions:
                      This bill:
                      .    places the operation and enforcement of the Pawnshop Transaction Information Act
                  under the Division of Consumer Protection;
                      .    renames "civil penalties" as "administrative fines" to be consistent with the
                  division's statutory language;
                      .    provides that the attorney general may bring enforcement actions and that attorney's
                  fees, costs, and interest are to be awarded in enforcement cases;
                      .    directs that these awarded fees, costs, and interest shall be paid to the division;
                      .    provides that pawn transaction records provided to law enforcement or the central
                  database may only be used for specified investigative and ownership inquiry
                  purposes;
                      .    imposes a civil penalty for use of pawn transaction records for any purpose not
                  authorized by the act;


                      .    changes specified violations of the act from class C misdemeanors to violations
                  subject to civil penalties;
                      .    clarifies the protected record provisions regarding the act; and
                      .    repeals the May 2, 2005 repeal date of the act.
                  Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
                      None
                  Other Special Clauses:
                      None
                  Utah Code Sections Affected:
                  AMENDS:
                      13-2-1, as last amended by Chapter 222, Laws of Utah 2002
                      13-32a-102, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-106, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-107, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-110, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-111, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-112, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-113, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      13-32a-114, as enacted by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                      63-2-304, as last amended by Chapters 223, 299 and 358, Laws of Utah 2004
                  ENACTS:
                      13-32a-102.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                      13-32a-106.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
                  Uncodified Material Affected:
                  REPEALS:
                  Uncodified Section 18, Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004
                 
                  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


                      Section 1. Section 13-2-1 is amended to read:
                       13-2-1. Consumer protection division established -- Functions.
                      (1) There is established within the Department of Commerce the Division of Consumer
                  Protection.
                      (2) The division shall administer and enforce the following:
                      (a) Chapter 5, Unfair Practices Act;
                      (b) Chapter 10a, Music Licensing Practices Act;
                      (c) Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act;
                      (d) Chapter 15, Business Opportunity Disclosure Act;
                      (e) Chapter 20, New Motor Vehicles Warranties Act;
                      (f) Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
                      (g) Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
                      (h) Chapter 23, Health Spa Services Protection Act;
                      (i) Chapter 25a, Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act;
                      (j) Chapter 26, Telephone Fraud Prevention Act;
                      (k) Chapter 28, Prize Notices Regulation Act;
                      (l) Chapter 30, Utah Personal Introduction Services Protection Act; [and]
                      (m) Chapter 32a, Pawnshop Transaction Information Act; and
                      [(m)] (n) Chapter 34, Utah Postsecondary Proprietary School Act.
                      Section 2. Section 13-32a-102 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-102. Definitions.
                      As used in this chapter:
                      (1) "Account" means the Pawnbroker Operations Restricted Account created in Section
                  13-32a-113 .
                      (2) "Board" means the Pawnshop Advisory Board created by this chapter.
                      (3) "Central database" or "database" means the electronic database created and operated
                  under Section 13-32a-105 .
                      (4) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection in Title 13, Chapter 1,


                  Department of Commerce.
                      [(4)] (5) "Identification" means a form of positive identification issued by a
                  governmental entity that:
                      (a) contains a numerical identifier and a photograph of the person identified; and
                      (b) may include a state identification card, a state drivers license, a United States military
                  identification card, or a United States passport.
                      [(5)] (6) "Local law enforcement agency" means a law enforcement agency that has
                  jurisdiction over the location where the pawnshop is located.
                      [(6)] (7) "Misappropriated" means stolen, embezzled, converted, obtained by theft, or
                  otherwise appropriated without authority of the lawful owner.
                      [(7)] (8) "Original victim" means a victim who is not a party to the pawn transaction.
                      [(8)] (9) "Pawnbroker" means a person whose business engages in the following
                  activities:
                      (a) loans money on one or more deposits of personal property;
                      (b) deals in the purchase, exchange, or possession of personal property on condition of
                  selling the same property back again to the pledgor or depositor;
                      (c) loans or advances money on personal property by taking chattel mortgage security on
                  the property and takes or receives the personal property into his possession, and who sells the
                  unredeemed pledges; or
                      (d) engages in a licensed business enterprise as a pawnshop.
                      [(9)] (10) "Pawn ticket" means a document upon which information regarding a pawn
                  transaction is entered when the pawn transaction is made.
                      [(10)] (11) "Pawn transaction" means an extension of credit in which an individual
                  delivers property to a pawnbroker for an advance of money or sells property to a pawnbroker and
                  retains the right to redeem or repurchase the property for the redemption price within a fixed
                  period of time.
                      [(11)] (12) "Pawnshop" means the physical location or premises where a pawnbroker
                  conducts business.


                      [(12)] (13) "Property" means any tangible personal property.
                      [(13)] (14) "Register" means the record of information required under this chapter to be
                  maintained by the pawnbroker. The register is an electronic record that is in a format that is
                  compatible with the central database.
                      Section 3. Section 13-32a-102.5 is enacted to read:
                      13-32a-102.5. Administration and enforcement.
                      (1) The division shall administer and enforce this chapter in accordance with the
                  authority under Title 13, Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection.
                      (2) The attorney general, upon request, shall give legal advice to, and act as counsel for,
                  the division in the exercise of its responsibilities under this chapter.
                      (3) Reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and interest shall be awarded to the division in any
                  action brought to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
                      Section 4. Section 13-32a-106 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-106. Transaction information provided to the central database -- Protected
                  information.
                      (1) The information required to be recorded under Sections 13-32a-103 and 13-32a-104
                  that is capable of being transmitted electronically shall be transmitted electronically to the central
                  database on the next business day following the transaction.
                      (2) The pawnbroker shall maintain all pawn tickets generated by the pawnshop and shall
                  maintain the tickets in a manner so that the tickets are available to local law enforcement
                  agencies as required by this chapter and as requested by any law enforcement agency as part of an
                  investigation or reasonable random inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter.
                      (3) (a) If a pawnshop experiences a computer or electronic malfunction that affects its
                  ability to report transactions as required in Subsection (1), the pawnshop shall immediately notify
                  the local law enforcement agency of the malfunction.
                      (b) The pawnshop shall solve the malfunction within three business days or notify law
                  enforcement under Subsection (4).
                      (4) If the computer or electronic malfunction under Subsection (3) cannot be solved


                  within three business days, the pawnshop shall notify the local law enforcement agency of the
                  reasons for the delay and provide documentation from a reputable computer maintenance
                  company of the reasons why the computer or electronic malfunction cannot be solved within
                  three business days.
                      (5) A computer or electronic malfunction does not suspend the pawnshop's obligation to
                  comply with all other provisions of this chapter.
                      (6) During the malfunction under Subsections (3) and (4), the pawnshop shall:
                      (a) maintain the pawn tickets and other information required under this chapter in a
                  written form; and
                      (b) arrange with the local law enforcement agency a mutually acceptable alternative
                  method by which the pawnshop provides the required information to the local law enforcement
                  official.
                      (7) [Any] A pawnshop that violates the electronic transaction reporting requirement of
                  this section is subject to [a civil penalty] an administrative fine of $50 per day if:
                      (a) the pawnshop is unable to submit the information electronically due to a computer or
                  electronic malfunction;
                      (b) the three business day period under Subsection (3) has expired; and
                      (c) the pawnshop has not provided documentation regarding its inability to solve the
                  malfunction as required under Subsection (4).
                      [(8) All civil penalty payments under Subsection (7) shall be remitted to the Department
                  of Commerce, which shall deposit the fees in the account.]
                      [(9)] (8) A pawnshop is not responsible for a delay in transmission of information that
                  results from a malfunction in the central database.
                      Section 5. Section 13-32a-106.5 is enacted to read:
                      13-32a-106.5. Confidentiality of pawn and purchase transactions.
                      (1) All pawn and purchase transaction records delivered to a local law enforcement
                  official or transmitted to the central database pursuant to Section 13-32a-106 are protected
                  records under Section 63-2-304 . These records may be used only by law enforcement officials


                  and the division and only for the law enforcement and administrative enforcement purposes of:
                      (a) investigating possible criminal conduct involving the property delivered to the
                  pawnbroker in a pawn or purchase transaction;
                      (b) investigating a pawnbroker's possible violation of the record keeping or reporting
                  requirements of this chapter when the local law enforcement official, based on a review of the
                  records and information received, has reason to believe that a violation has occurred;
                      (c) responding to an inquiry from a person claiming ownership of described property by
                  searching the database to determine if property matching the description has been delivered to a
                  pawnbroker by another person in a pawn or purchase transaction and if so, obtaining from the
                  database:
                      (i) a description of the property;
                      (ii) the name and address of the pawnbroker who received the property; and
                      (iii) the name, address, and date of birth of the conveying person; and
                      (d) take enforcement action under Section 13-2-5 against a pawnbroker.
                      (2) (a) A person may not knowingly and intentionally use, release, publish, or otherwise
                  make available to any person or entity any information obtained from the database for any
                  purpose other than those specified in Subsection (1).
                      (b) Each separate violation of this Subsection (2) is subject to a civil penalty not to
                  exceed $250.
                      Section 6. Section 13-32a-107 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-107. Deadline for registers to be electronic -- Notice for updating.
                      (1) On and after January 1, 2005, each pawnbroker in the state that generates ten or more
                  pawn transactions per month shall maintain the register in an electronic format that is compatible
                  with the central database computer system.
                      (2) (a) On and after January 15, 2005, pawnbrokers under Subsection (1) [shall pay a
                  civil penalty] are subject to an administrative fine of $50 a day [to the Department of Commerce]
                  for each daily report required under Section 13-32a-106 that is submitted as a written report
                  rather than electronically.


                      (b) Fines imposed under this section shall be paid to the division, which shall deposit the
                  fines in the account.
                      (3) The operators of the central database shall establish written procedures in conjunction
                  with the Pawnshop Advisory Board to ensure that when the central database is upgraded, the
                  affected pawnbrokers will receive adequate notice, information, and time to upgrade their
                  computer systems so the systems are compatible with the upgraded central database.
                      Section 7. Section 13-32a-110 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-110. Penalties.
                      (1) A violation of any of the following sections [is a class C misdemeanor:] is subject to
                  a civil penalty of not more than $500:
                      [(a) Section 13-32a-103 , compliance with criminal code;]
                      [(b)] (a) Section 13-32a-104 , register required to be maintained;
                      [(c)] (b) Section 13-32a-106 , transaction information provided to law enforcement;
                      [(d)] (c) Section 13-32a-108 , retention of records; or
                      [(e)] (d) Section 13-32a-109 , holding period for pawned articles.
                      (2) This section does not prohibit civil action by a governmental entity regarding the
                  pawnbroker's business operation or licenses.
                      Section 8. Section 13-32a-111 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-111. Fees to fund training and central database.
                      (1) On and after January 1, 2005, each pawnshop in operation shall annually pay $250 to
                  the [Department of Commerce] division, to be deposited in the account.
                      (2) On and after January 1, 2005, each law enforcement agency that participates in the
                  use of the database shall annually pay to the [Department of Commerce] division a fee of $2 per
                  sworn law enforcement officer who is employed by the agency as of January 1 of that year. The
                  fee shall be deposited in the account.
                      (3) The fees under Subsections (1) and (2) shall be paid to the account annually on or
                  before January 30.
                      Section 9. Section 13-32a-112 is amended to read:


                       13-32a-112. Pawnshop Advisory Board -- Membership -- Duties -- Provide training
                  -- Records of compliance.
                      (1) There is created within the [Department of Commerce] division the Pawnshop
                  Advisory Board. The board consists of ten voting members and one nonvoting member:
                      (a) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association;
                      (b) one representative of the Utah Sheriffs Association;
                      (c) one representative of the Statewide Association of Prosecutors;
                      (d) five representatives from the pawnshop industry who are appointed by the director of
                  the Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) and who represent five separate
                  pawnshops, each owned by a separate person or entity;
                      (e) one law enforcement officer who is appointed by the board members under
                  Subsections (1)(a) through (d);
                      (f) one law enforcement officer whose work regularly involves pawnshops and who is
                  appointed by the board members under Subsections (1)(a) through (d); and
                      (g) one representative from the central database, who is nonvoting.
                      (2) (a) The board shall elect one voting member as the chair of the board by a majority of
                  the members present at the board's first meeting each year.
                      (b) The chair shall preside over the board for a period of one year.
                      (c) The advisory board shall meet quarterly upon the call of the chair.
                      (3) (a) The board shall conduct quarterly training sessions regarding compliance with this
                  chapter and other applicable state laws for any person defined as a pawnbroker in this chapter.
                      (b) Each training session shall provide not fewer than two hours of training.
                      (4) (a) Each pawnbroker in operation as of January 1 shall ensure one or more persons
                  employed by the pawnshop each participate in no fewer than four hours of compliance training
                  within that year.
                      (b) This requirement does not limit the number of employees, directors, or officers of a
                  pawnshop who attend the compliance training.
                      (5) The board shall monitor and keep a record of the hours of compliance training


                  accrued by each pawnshop.
                      (6) The board shall provide each pawnshop with a certificate of compliance upon
                  completion by an employee of the four hours of compliance training.
                      (7) (a) Each law enforcement agency that has a pawnshop located within its jurisdiction
                  shall ensure that at least one of its officers completes four hours of compliance training yearly.
                      (b) This requirement does not limit the number of law enforcement officers who attend
                  the compliance training.
                      Section 10. Section 13-32a-113 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-113. Pawnbroker Operations Restricted Account.
                      (1) There is created within the General Fund a restricted account known as the
                  Pawnbroker Operations Restricted Account.
                      (2) (a) The account shall be funded from the fees and [civil penalties] administrative
                  fines imposed and collected under Sections 13-32a-106 , 13-32a-107 , 13-32a-110 , and
                  13-32a-111 . These fees and [penalties] administrative fines shall be paid to the [Department of
                  Commerce] division, which shall deposit them in the account.
                      (b) The Legislature may appropriate the funds in this account:
                      (i) to the board for the costs of providing training required under this chapter, costs of the
                  central database created in Section 13-32a-105 , and for costs of operation of the board; and
                      (ii) to the [Department of Commerce] division for management of fees and penalties paid
                  under this chapter.
                      (c) The board shall account to the [Department of Commerce] division for expenditures.
                      (d) The board shall account separately for expenditures for:
                      (i) training required under this chapter;
                      (ii) operation of the database;
                      (iii) operation of the board; and
                      (iv) costs of operation of the board.
                      Section 11. Section 13-32a-114 is amended to read:
                       13-32a-114. Preemption of local ordinances -- Exceptions.


                      (1) This chapter preempts all city, county, and other local ordinances governing
                  pawnshops, pawnbrokers, and pawnbroking transactions, if the ordinances are more restrictive
                  than the provisions of this chapter or are not consistent with this chapter.
                      (2) Subsection (1) does not preclude a city, county, or other local governmental unit
                  from:
                      (a) enacting or enforcing local ordinances concerning public health, safety, or welfare, if
                  the ordinances are uniform and equal in application to pawnshops and pawnbrokers and other
                  [similar] retail businesses or activities;
                      (b) requiring a pawnshop or pawnbroker to obtain and maintain a business license; and
                      (c) enacting zoning ordinances that restrict areas where pawnshops and other [similar]
                  retail businesses or activities can be located.
                      Section 12. Section 63-2-304 is amended to read:
                       63-2-304. Protected records.
                      The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
                      (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
                  has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63-2-308 ;
                      (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
                  person if:
                      (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
                  competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
                  governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
                      (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access than
                  the public in obtaining access; and
                      (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with the
                  information specified in Section 63-2-308 ;
                      (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity to
                  the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
                  commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause


                  substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
                      (4) records the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
                  competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
                  defined in Subsection 11-13-103 (4);
                      (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
                  employment, or academic examinations;
                      (6) records the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement proceedings
                  or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or agreement with a
                  governmental entity, except that this Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to see
                  bids submitted to or by a governmental entity after bidding has closed;
                      (7) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real or
                  personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
                  before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
                      (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information outweighs the governmental
                  entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
                      (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
                  duty of confidentiality to the entity;
                      (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
                  property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
                      (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of property,
                  the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value of the
                  property; or
                      (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
                  and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
                  the property as required under Section 78-34-4.5 ;
                      (8) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
                  compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
                  disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value of


                  the subject property, unless:
                      (a) the public interest in access outweighs the interests in restricting access, including the
                  governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the transaction; or
                      (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of the
                  value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
                  duty of confidentiality to the entity;
                      (9) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
                  purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
                  release of the records:
                      (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
                  enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
                      (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
                  proceedings;
                      (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
                  hearing;
                      (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not generally
                  known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of an
                  investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
                  government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
                      (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
                  procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
                  interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
                      (10) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an individual;
                      (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
                  property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft, or
                  other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
                      (12) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
                  facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere


                  with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
                      (13) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
                  Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the Board
                  of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the employee's or
                  contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's jurisdiction;
                      (14) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
                  procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
                  audits or collections;
                      (15) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit until
                  the final audit is released;
                      (16) records prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity solely in anticipation of
                  litigation that are not available under the rules of discovery;
                      (17) records disclosing an attorney's work product, including the mental impressions or
                  legal theories of an attorney or other representative of a governmental entity concerning
                  litigation;
                      (18) records of communications between a governmental entity and an attorney
                  representing, retained, or employed by the governmental entity if the communications would be
                  privileged as provided in Section 78-24-8 ;
                      (19) personal files of a legislator, including personal correspondence to or from a
                  member of the Legislature, provided that correspondence that gives notice of legislative action or
                  policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
                      (20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
                  General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated legislation
                  or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the legislation or
                  course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
                      (b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
                  Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator asks
                  that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such time as


                  the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
                      (21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and General
                  Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared in
                  response to these requests;
                      (22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
                      (23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about collective bargaining or
                  pending litigation;
                      (24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
                  may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the Uninsured
                  Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
                      (25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
                  concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
                  personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
                      (26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or biological
                  resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of valuable historic,
                  scientific, educational, or cultural information;
                      (27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would conflict
                  with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
                      (28) records of a public institution of higher education regarding tenure evaluations,
                  appointments, applications for admissions, retention decisions, and promotions, which could be
                  properly discussed in a meeting closed in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public
                  Meetings, provided that records of the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention,
                  promotions, or those students admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
                      (29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
                  proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
                  policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected those
                  policies or courses of action or made them public;
                      (30) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,


                  revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
                  recommendations in these areas;
                      (31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
                  that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
                  records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure if
                  retained by it;
                      (32) transcripts, minutes, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a public body
                  except as provided in Section 52-4-7 ;
                      (33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
                  final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
                  disclosure;
                      (34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
                  administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
                  other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
                      (35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered by
                  or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand or
                  locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
                  person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
                  be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
                      (36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
                  the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
                  copyrights, and trade secrets;
                      (37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including a
                  public institution of higher education, and other information concerning the donation that could
                  reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of the donor, provided that:
                      (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
                      (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
                  classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and


                      (c) except for public institutions of higher education, the governmental unit to which the
                  donation is made is primarily engaged in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no
                  regulatory or legislative authority over the donor, a member of his immediate family, or any
                  entity owned or controlled by the donor or his immediate family;
                      (38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6-40 , 41-12a-202 , and 73-18-13 ;
                      (39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
                  34A-2-205 ;
                      (40) (a) the following records of a public institution of education, which have been
                  developed, discovered, or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the
                  institution:
                      (i) unpublished lecture notes;
                      (ii) unpublished research notes and data;
                      (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
                      (iv) creative works in process;
                      (v) scholarly correspondence; and
                      (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals; and
                      (b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
                      (41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General
                  that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit prior to the
                  date that audit is completed and made public; and
                      (b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
                  Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that the
                  records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Auditor General that would reveal
                  the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as protected
                  records until the audit is completed and made public;
                      (42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
                  other document that indicates the location of:
                      (a) a production facility; or


                      (b) a magazine;
                      (43) information contained in the database described in Section 62A-3-311.1 ;
                      (44) information contained in the Management Information System and Licensing
                  Information System described in Title 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
                      (45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
                  National Guard's federal mission;
                      (46) records provided by any pawnbroker or pawnshop to a law enforcement agency or to
                  the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop Transaction
                  Information Act; and
                      (47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
                  by the Department of Agriculture and Food.
                      Section 13. Repealer.
                      This bill repeals:
                       Uncodified Section 18, Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 2004, Repeal Date. This
                  uncodified section affects: Sections 13-32a-101 through 13-32a-114 .


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