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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill repeals the Identity Theft Reporting Information System (IRIS) Program.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ repeals the Identity Theft Reporting Information System (IRIS) Program within the
13 Office of the Attorney General; and
14 ▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
15 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
16 None
17 Other Special Clauses:
18 None
19 Utah Code Sections Affected:
20 AMENDS:
21 63G-2-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapters 148, 179, 231, 353, 373,
22 and 382
23 67-5-1.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 24
24 REPEALS:
25 67-5-22, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 344
26 Uncodified Material Affected:
27 ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
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29 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
30 Section 1. Section 63G-2-305 is amended to read:
31 63G-2-305. Protected records.
32 The following records are protected if properly classified by a governmental entity:
33 (1) trade secrets as defined in Section 13-24-2 if the person submitting the trade secret
34 has provided the governmental entity with the information specified in Section 63G-2-309;
35 (2) commercial information or nonindividual financial information obtained from a
36 person if:
37 (a) disclosure of the information could reasonably be expected to result in unfair
38 competitive injury to the person submitting the information or would impair the ability of the
39 governmental entity to obtain necessary information in the future;
40 (b) the person submitting the information has a greater interest in prohibiting access
41 than the public in obtaining access; and
42 (c) the person submitting the information has provided the governmental entity with
43 the information specified in Section 63G-2-309;
44 (3) commercial or financial information acquired or prepared by a governmental entity
45 to the extent that disclosure would lead to financial speculations in currencies, securities, or
46 commodities that will interfere with a planned transaction by the governmental entity or cause
47 substantial financial injury to the governmental entity or state economy;
48 (4) records, the disclosure of which could cause commercial injury to, or confer a
49 competitive advantage upon a potential or actual competitor of, a commercial project entity as
50 defined in Subsection 11-13-103(4);
51 (5) test questions and answers to be used in future license, certification, registration,
52 employment, or academic examinations;
53 (6) records, the disclosure of which would impair governmental procurement
54 proceedings or give an unfair advantage to any person proposing to enter into a contract or
55 agreement with a governmental entity, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this
56 Subsection (6) does not restrict the right of a person to have access to, after the contract or
57 grant has been awarded and signed by all parties:
58 (a) a bid, proposal, application, or other information submitted to or by a governmental
59 entity in response to:
60 (i) an invitation for bids;
61 (ii) a request for proposals;
62 (iii) a request for quotes;
63 (iv) a grant; or
64 (v) other similar document; or
65 (b) an unsolicited proposal, as defined in Section 63G-6a-712;
66 (7) information submitted to or by a governmental entity in response to a request for
67 information, except, subject to Subsections (1) and (2), that this Subsection (7) does not restrict
68 the right of a person to have access to the information, after:
69 (a) a contract directly relating to the subject of the request for information has been
70 awarded and signed by all parties; or
71 (b) (i) a final determination is made not to enter into a contract that relates to the
72 subject of the request for information; and
73 (ii) at least two years have passed after the day on which the request for information is
74 issued;
75 (8) records that would identify real property or the appraisal or estimated value of real
76 or personal property, including intellectual property, under consideration for public acquisition
77 before any rights to the property are acquired unless:
78 (a) public interest in obtaining access to the information is greater than or equal to the
79 governmental entity's need to acquire the property on the best terms possible;
80 (b) the information has already been disclosed to persons not employed by or under a
81 duty of confidentiality to the entity;
82 (c) in the case of records that would identify property, potential sellers of the described
83 property have already learned of the governmental entity's plans to acquire the property;
84 (d) in the case of records that would identify the appraisal or estimated value of
85 property, the potential sellers have already learned of the governmental entity's estimated value
86 of the property; or
87 (e) the property under consideration for public acquisition is a single family residence
88 and the governmental entity seeking to acquire the property has initiated negotiations to acquire
89 the property as required under Section 78B-6-505;
90 (9) records prepared in contemplation of sale, exchange, lease, rental, or other
91 compensated transaction of real or personal property including intellectual property, which, if
92 disclosed prior to completion of the transaction, would reveal the appraisal or estimated value
93 of the subject property, unless:
94 (a) the public interest in access is greater than or equal to the interests in restricting
95 access, including the governmental entity's interest in maximizing the financial benefit of the
96 transaction; or
97 (b) when prepared by or on behalf of a governmental entity, appraisals or estimates of
98 the value of the subject property have already been disclosed to persons not employed by or
99 under a duty of confidentiality to the entity;
100 (10) records created or maintained for civil, criminal, or administrative enforcement
101 purposes or audit purposes, or for discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes, if
102 release of the records:
103 (a) reasonably could be expected to interfere with investigations undertaken for
104 enforcement, discipline, licensing, certification, or registration purposes;
105 (b) reasonably could be expected to interfere with audits, disciplinary, or enforcement
106 proceedings;
107 (c) would create a danger of depriving a person of a right to a fair trial or impartial
108 hearing;
109 (d) reasonably could be expected to disclose the identity of a source who is not
110 generally known outside of government and, in the case of a record compiled in the course of
111 an investigation, disclose information furnished by a source not generally known outside of
112 government if disclosure would compromise the source; or
113 (e) reasonably could be expected to disclose investigative or audit techniques,
114 procedures, policies, or orders not generally known outside of government if disclosure would
115 interfere with enforcement or audit efforts;
116 (11) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the life or safety of an
117 individual;
118 (12) records the disclosure of which would jeopardize the security of governmental
119 property, governmental programs, or governmental recordkeeping systems from damage, theft,
120 or other appropriation or use contrary to law or public policy;
121 (13) records that, if disclosed, would jeopardize the security or safety of a correctional
122 facility, or records relating to incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole, that would interfere
123 with the control and supervision of an offender's incarceration, treatment, probation, or parole;
124 (14) records that, if disclosed, would reveal recommendations made to the Board of
125 Pardons and Parole by an employee of or contractor for the Department of Corrections, the
126 Board of Pardons and Parole, or the Department of Human Services that are based on the
127 employee's or contractor's supervision, diagnosis, or treatment of any person within the board's
128 jurisdiction;
129 (15) records and audit workpapers that identify audit, collection, and operational
130 procedures and methods used by the State Tax Commission, if disclosure would interfere with
131 audits or collections;
132 (16) records of a governmental audit agency relating to an ongoing or planned audit
133 until the final audit is released;
134 (17) records that are subject to the attorney client privilege;
135 (18) records prepared for or by an attorney, consultant, surety, indemnitor, insurer,
136 employee, or agent of a governmental entity for, or in anticipation of, litigation or a judicial,
137 quasi-judicial, or administrative proceeding;
138 (19) (a) (i) personal files of a state legislator, including personal correspondence to or
139 from a member of the Legislature; and
140 (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(a)(i), correspondence that gives notice of
141 legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section; and
142 (b) (i) an internal communication that is part of the deliberative process in connection
143 with the preparation of legislation between:
144 (A) members of a legislative body;
145 (B) a member of a legislative body and a member of the legislative body's staff; or
146 (C) members of a legislative body's staff; and
147 (ii) notwithstanding Subsection (19)(b)(i), a communication that gives notice of
148 legislative action or policy may not be classified as protected under this section;
149 (20) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of Legislative Research and
150 General Counsel, that, if disclosed, would reveal a particular legislator's contemplated
151 legislation or contemplated course of action before the legislator has elected to support the
152 legislation or course of action, or made the legislation or course of action public; and
153 (b) notwithstanding Subsection (20)(a), the form to request legislation submitted to the
154 Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is a public document unless a legislator
155 asks that the records requesting the legislation be maintained as protected records until such
156 time as the legislator elects to make the legislation or course of action public;
157 (21) research requests from legislators to the Office of Legislative Research and
158 General Counsel or the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst and research findings prepared
159 in response to these requests;
160 (22) drafts, unless otherwise classified as public;
161 (23) records concerning a governmental entity's strategy about:
162 (a) collective bargaining; or
163 (b) imminent or pending litigation;
164 (24) records of investigations of loss occurrences and analyses of loss occurrences that
165 may be covered by the Risk Management Fund, the Employers' Reinsurance Fund, the
166 Uninsured Employers' Fund, or similar divisions in other governmental entities;
167 (25) records, other than personnel evaluations, that contain a personal recommendation
168 concerning an individual if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
169 personal privacy, or disclosure is not in the public interest;
170 (26) records that reveal the location of historic, prehistoric, paleontological, or
171 biological resources that if known would jeopardize the security of those resources or of
172 valuable historic, scientific, educational, or cultural information;
173 (27) records of independent state agencies if the disclosure of the records would
174 conflict with the fiduciary obligations of the agency;
175 (28) records of an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
176 Section 53B-1-102 regarding tenure evaluations, appointments, applications for admissions,
177 retention decisions, and promotions, which could be properly discussed in a meeting closed in
178 accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, provided that records of
179 the final decisions about tenure, appointments, retention, promotions, or those students
180 admitted, may not be classified as protected under this section;
181 (29) records of the governor's office, including budget recommendations, legislative
182 proposals, and policy statements, that if disclosed would reveal the governor's contemplated
183 policies or contemplated courses of action before the governor has implemented or rejected
184 those policies or courses of action or made them public;
185 (30) records of the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst relating to budget analysis,
186 revenue estimates, and fiscal notes of proposed legislation before issuance of the final
187 recommendations in these areas;
188 (31) records provided by the United States or by a government entity outside the state
189 that are given to the governmental entity with a requirement that they be managed as protected
190 records if the providing entity certifies that the record would not be subject to public disclosure
191 if retained by it;
192 (32) transcripts, minutes, recordings, or reports of the closed portion of a meeting of a
193 public body except as provided in Section 52-4-206;
194 (33) records that would reveal the contents of settlement negotiations but not including
195 final settlements or empirical data to the extent that they are not otherwise exempt from
196 disclosure;
197 (34) memoranda prepared by staff and used in the decision-making process by an
198 administrative law judge, a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole, or a member of any
199 other body charged by law with performing a quasi-judicial function;
200 (35) records that would reveal negotiations regarding assistance or incentives offered
201 by or requested from a governmental entity for the purpose of encouraging a person to expand
202 or locate a business in Utah, but only if disclosure would result in actual economic harm to the
203 person or place the governmental entity at a competitive disadvantage, but this section may not
204 be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract;
205 (36) materials to which access must be limited for purposes of securing or maintaining
206 the governmental entity's proprietary protection of intellectual property rights including patents,
207 copyrights, and trade secrets;
208 (37) the name of a donor or a prospective donor to a governmental entity, including an
209 institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102, and other
210 information concerning the donation that could reasonably be expected to reveal the identity of
211 the donor, provided that:
212 (a) the donor requests anonymity in writing;
213 (b) any terms, conditions, restrictions, or privileges relating to the donation may not be
214 classified protected by the governmental entity under this Subsection (37); and
215 (c) except for an institution within the state system of higher education defined in
216 Section 53B-1-102, the governmental unit to which the donation is made is primarily engaged
217 in educational, charitable, or artistic endeavors, and has no regulatory or legislative authority
218 over the donor, a member of the donor's immediate family, or any entity owned or controlled
219 by the donor or the donor's immediate family;
220 (38) accident reports, except as provided in Sections 41-6a-404, 41-12a-202, and
221 73-18-13;
222 (39) a notification of workers' compensation insurance coverage described in Section
223 34A-2-205;
224 (40) (a) the following records of an institution within the state system of higher
225 education defined in Section 53B-1-102, which have been developed, discovered, disclosed to,
226 or received by or on behalf of faculty, staff, employees, or students of the institution:
227 (i) unpublished lecture notes;
228 (ii) unpublished notes, data, and information:
229 (A) relating to research; and
230 (B) of:
231 (I) the institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section
232 53B-1-102; or
233 (II) a sponsor of sponsored research;
234 (iii) unpublished manuscripts;
235 (iv) creative works in process;
236 (v) scholarly correspondence; and
237 (vi) confidential information contained in research proposals;
238 (b) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to prohibit disclosure of public
239 information required pursuant to Subsection 53B-16-302(2)(a) or (b); and
240 (c) Subsection (40)(a) may not be construed to affect the ownership of a record;
241 (41) (a) records in the custody or control of the Office of the Legislative Auditor
242 General that would reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit
243 prior to the date that audit is completed and made public; and
244 (b) notwithstanding Subsection (41)(a), a request for a legislative audit submitted to the
245 Office of the Legislative Auditor General is a public document unless the legislator asks that
246 the records in the custody or control of the Office of the Legislative Auditor General that would
247 reveal the name of a particular legislator who requests a legislative audit be maintained as
248 protected records until the audit is completed and made public;
249 (42) records that provide detail as to the location of an explosive, including a map or
250 other document that indicates the location of:
251 (a) a production facility; or
252 (b) a magazine;
253 (43) information[
254 and Adult Services created by Section 62A-3-311.1; [
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257 (44) information contained in the Licensing Information System described in Title
258 62A, Chapter 4a, Child and Family Services;
259 (45) information regarding National Guard operations or activities in support of the
260 National Guard's federal mission;
261 (46) records provided by any pawn or secondhand business to a law enforcement
262 agency or to the central database in compliance with Title 13, Chapter 32a, Pawnshop and
263 Secondhand Merchandise Transaction Information Act;
264 (47) information regarding food security, risk, and vulnerability assessments performed
265 by the Department of Agriculture and Food;
266 (48) except to the extent that the record is exempt from this chapter pursuant to Section
267 63G-2-106, records related to an emergency plan or program, a copy of which is provided to or
268 prepared or maintained by the Division of Emergency Management, and the disclosure of
269 which would jeopardize:
270 (a) the safety of the general public; or
271 (b) the security of:
272 (i) governmental property;
273 (ii) governmental programs; or
274 (iii) the property of a private person who provides the Division of Emergency
275 Management information;
276 (49) records of the Department of Agriculture and Food that provides for the
277 identification, tracing, or control of livestock diseases, including any program established under
278 Title 4, Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-Theft Act, or Title 4, Chapter 31, Control
279 of Animal Disease;
280 (50) as provided in Section 26-39-501:
281 (a) information or records held by the Department of Health related to a complaint
282 regarding a child care program or residential child care which the department is unable to
283 substantiate; and
284 (b) information or records related to a complaint received by the Department of Health
285 from an anonymous complainant regarding a child care program or residential child care;
286 (51) unless otherwise classified as public under Section 63G-2-301 and except as
287 provided under Section 41-1a-116, an individual's home address, home telephone number, or
288 personal mobile phone number, if:
289 (a) the individual is required to provide the information in order to comply with a law,
290 ordinance, rule, or order of a government entity; and
291 (b) the subject of the record has a reasonable expectation that this information will be
292 kept confidential due to:
293 (i) the nature of the law, ordinance, rule, or order; and
294 (ii) the individual complying with the law, ordinance, rule, or order;
295 (52) the portion of the following documents that contains a candidate's residential or
296 mailing address, if the candidate provides to the filing officer another address or phone number
297 where the candidate may be contacted:
298 (a) a declaration of candidacy, a nomination petition, or a certificate of nomination,
299 described in Section 20A-9-201, 20A-9-202, 20A-9-203, 20A-9-404, 20A-9-405, 20A-9-408,
300 20A-9-408.5, 20A-9-502, or 20A-9-601;
301 (b) an affidavit of impecuniosity, described in Section 20A-9-201; or
302 (c) a notice of intent to gather signatures for candidacy, described in Section
303 20A-9-408;
304 (53) the name, home address, work addresses, and telephone numbers of an individual
305 that is engaged in, or that provides goods or services for, medical or scientific research that is:
306 (a) conducted within the state system of higher education, as defined in Section
307 53B-1-102; and
308 (b) conducted using animals;
309 (54) in accordance with Section 78A-12-203, any record of the Judicial Performance
310 Evaluation Commission concerning an individual commissioner's vote on whether or not to
311 recommend that the voters retain a judge including information disclosed under Subsection
312 78A-12-203(5)(e);
313 (55) information collected and a report prepared by the Judicial Performance
314 Evaluation Commission concerning a judge, unless Section 20A-7-702 or Title 78A, Chapter
315 12, Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission Act, requires disclosure of, or makes public,
316 the information or report;
317 (56) records provided or received by the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in
318 furtherance of any contract or other agreement made in accordance with Section 63L-11-202;
319 (57) information requested by and provided to the 911 Division under Section
320 63H-7a-302;
321 (58) in accordance with Section 73-10-33:
322 (a) a management plan for a water conveyance facility in the possession of the Division
323 of Water Resources or the Board of Water Resources; or
324 (b) an outline of an emergency response plan in possession of the state or a county or
325 municipality;
326 (59) the following records in the custody or control of the Office of Inspector General
327 of Medicaid Services, created in Section 63A-13-201:
328 (a) records that would disclose information relating to allegations of personal
329 misconduct, gross mismanagement, or illegal activity of a person if the information or
330 allegation cannot be corroborated by the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services
331 through other documents or evidence, and the records relating to the allegation are not relied
332 upon by the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid Services in preparing a final investigation
333 report or final audit report;
334 (b) records and audit workpapers to the extent they would disclose the identity of a
335 person who, during the course of an investigation or audit, communicated the existence of any
336 Medicaid fraud, waste, or abuse, or a violation or suspected violation of a law, rule, or
337 regulation adopted under the laws of this state, a political subdivision of the state, or any
338 recognized entity of the United States, if the information was disclosed on the condition that
339 the identity of the person be protected;
340 (c) before the time that an investigation or audit is completed and the final
341 investigation or final audit report is released, records or drafts circulated to a person who is not
342 an employee or head of a governmental entity for the person's response or information;
343 (d) records that would disclose an outline or part of any investigation, audit survey
344 plan, or audit program; or
345 (e) requests for an investigation or audit, if disclosure would risk circumvention of an
346 investigation or audit;
347 (60) records that reveal methods used by the Office of Inspector General of Medicaid
348 Services, the fraud unit, or the Department of Health, to discover Medicaid fraud, waste, or
349 abuse;
350 (61) information provided to the Department of Health or the Division of Occupational
351 and Professional Licensing under Subsections 58-67-304(3) and (4) and Subsections
352 58-68-304(3) and (4);
353 (62) a record described in Section 63G-12-210;
354 (63) captured plate data that is obtained through an automatic license plate reader
355 system used by a governmental entity as authorized in Section 41-6a-2003;
356 (64) any record in the custody of the Utah Office for Victims of Crime relating to a
357 victim, including:
358 (a) a victim's application or request for benefits;
359 (b) a victim's receipt or denial of benefits; and
360 (c) any administrative notes or records made or created for the purpose of, or used to,
361 evaluate or communicate a victim's eligibility for or denial of benefits from the Crime Victim
362 Reparations Fund;
363 (65) an audio or video recording created by a body-worn camera, as that term is
364 defined in Section 77-7a-103, that records sound or images inside a hospital or health care
365 facility as those terms are defined in Section 78B-3-403, inside a clinic of a health care
366 provider, as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403, or inside a human service program as
367 that term is defined in Section 62A-2-101, except for recordings that:
368 (a) depict the commission of an alleged crime;
369 (b) record any encounter between a law enforcement officer and a person that results in
370 death or bodily injury, or includes an instance when an officer fires a weapon;
371 (c) record any encounter that is the subject of a complaint or a legal proceeding against
372 a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency;
373 (d) contain an officer involved critical incident as defined in Subsection
374 76-2-408(1)(f); or
375 (e) have been requested for reclassification as a public record by a subject or
376 authorized agent of a subject featured in the recording;
377 (66) a record pertaining to the search process for a president of an institution of higher
378 education described in Section 53B-2-102, except for application materials for a publicly
379 announced finalist;
380 (67) an audio recording that is:
381 (a) produced by an audio recording device that is used in conjunction with a device or
382 piece of equipment designed or intended for resuscitating an individual or for treating an
383 individual with a life-threatening condition;
384 (b) produced during an emergency event when an individual employed to provide law
385 enforcement, fire protection, paramedic, emergency medical, or other first responder service:
386 (i) is responding to an individual needing resuscitation or with a life-threatening
387 condition; and
388 (ii) uses a device or piece of equipment designed or intended for resuscitating an
389 individual or for treating an individual with a life-threatening condition; and
390 (c) intended and used for purposes of training emergency responders how to improve
391 their response to an emergency situation;
392 (68) records submitted by or prepared in relation to an applicant seeking a
393 recommendation by the Research and General Counsel Subcommittee, the Budget
394 Subcommittee, or the Audit Subcommittee, established under Section 36-12-8, for an
395 employment position with the Legislature;
396 (69) work papers as defined in Section 31A-2-204;
397 (70) a record made available to Adult Protective Services or a law enforcement agency
398 under Section 61-1-206;
399 (71) a record submitted to the Insurance Department in accordance with Section
400 31A-37-201;
401 (72) a record described in Section 31A-37-503;
402 (73) any record created by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing as
403 a result of Subsection 58-37f-304(5) or 58-37f-702(2)(a)(ii);
404 (74) a record described in Section 72-16-306 that relates to the reporting of an injury
405 involving an amusement ride;
406 (75) except as provided in Subsection 63G-2-305.5(1), the signature of an individual
407 on a political petition, or on a request to withdraw a signature from a political petition,
408 including a petition or request described in the following titles:
409 (a) Title 10, Utah Municipal Code;
410 (b) Title 17, Counties;
411 (c) Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Local Districts;
412 (d) Title 17D, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Other Entities; and
413 (e) Title 20A, Election Code;
414 (76) except as provided in Subsection 63G-2-305.5(2), the signature of an individual in
415 a voter registration record;
416 (77) except as provided in Subsection 63G-2-305.5(3), any signature, other than a
417 signature described in Subsection (75) or (76), in the custody of the lieutenant governor or a
418 local political subdivision collected or held under, or in relation to, Title 20A, Election Code;
419 (78) a Form I-918 Supplement B certification as described in Title 77, Chapter 38, Part
420 5, Victims Guidelines for Prosecutors Act;
421 (79) a record submitted to the Insurance Department under Subsection
422 31A-48-103(1)(b);
423 (80) personal information, as defined in Section 63G-26-102, to the extent disclosure is
424 prohibited under Section 63G-26-103;
425 (81) (a) an image taken of an individual during the process of booking the individual
426 into jail, unless:
427 (i) the individual is convicted of a criminal offense based upon the conduct for which
428 the individual was incarcerated at the time the image was taken;
429 (ii) a law enforcement agency releases or disseminates the image after determining
430 that:
431 (A) the individual is a fugitive or an imminent threat to an individual or to public
432 safety; and
433 (B) releasing or disseminating the image will assist in apprehending the individual or
434 reducing or eliminating the threat; or
435 (iii) a judge orders the release or dissemination of the image based on a finding that the
436 release or dissemination is in furtherance of a legitimate law enforcement interest.
437 (82) a record:
438 (a) concerning an interstate claim to the use of waters in the Colorado River system;
439 (b) relating to a judicial proceeding, administrative proceeding, or negotiation with a
440 representative from another state or the federal government as provided in Section
441 63M-14-205; and
442 (c) the disclosure of which would:
443 (i) reveal a legal strategy relating to the state's claim to the use of the water in the
444 Colorado River system;
445 (ii) harm the ability of the Colorado River Authority of Utah or river commissioner to
446 negotiate the best terms and conditions regarding the use of water in the Colorado River
447 system; or
448 (iii) give an advantage to another state or to the federal government in negotiations
449 regarding the use of water in the Colorado River system; and
450 (83) any part of an application described in Section 63N-16-201 that the Governor's
451 Office of Economic Opportunity determines is nonpublic, confidential information that if
452 disclosed would result in actual economic harm to the applicant, but this Subsection (83) may
453 not be used to restrict access to a record evidencing a final contract or approval decision.
454 Section 2. Section 67-5-1.5 is amended to read:
455 67-5-1.5. Special duties -- Employment of staff.
456 (1) The attorney general may undertake special duties and projects as follows:
457 (a) employment of child protection services investigators under Section 67-5-16;
458 (b) administration of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force under Section
459 67-5-20;
460 (c) administration of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit under Section
461 67-5-21;
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467 67-5-30.
468 (2) As permitted by the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general may employ or
469 contract with investigators, prosecutors, and necessary support staff to fulfill the special duties
470 undertaken under this section.
471 Section 3. Repealer.
472 This bill repeals:
473 Section 67-5-22, Identity theft reporting information system -- Internet website
474 and database -- Access -- Maintenance and rulemaking -- Criminal provisions.
475 Section 4. Deletion of information.
476 The Office of the Attorney General shall, on or before the effective date of this bill,
477 delete all information received or maintained in relation to the Identity Theft Reporting
478 Information System (IRIS).