2006 Utah Code - 63-2-803 — No liability for certain decisions of a governmental entity or a political subdivision.

     63-2-803.   No liability for certain decisions of a governmental entity or a political subdivision.
     (1) Neither the governmental entity or political subdivision, nor any officer or employee of the governmental entity or political subdivision, is liable for damages resulting from the release of a record where the person or government requesting the record presented evidence of authority to obtain the record even if it is subsequently determined that the requester had no authority.
     (2) Neither the governmental entity or political subdivision, nor any officer or employee of the governmental entity or political subdivision, is liable for damages arising from the negligent disclosure of records classified as private under Subsection 63-2-302(1)(f) unless:
     (a) the disclosure was of employment records maintained by the governmental entity; or
     (b) the current or former government employee had previously filed the notice required by Section 63-2-302.5 and:
     (i) the government entity did not take reasonable steps to preclude access or distribution of the record; or
     (ii) the release of the record was otherwise willfully or grossly negligent.
     (3) A mailing from a government agency to an individual who has filed an application under Section 63-2-302.5 is not a wrongful disclosure under this chapter.

Amended by Chapter 191, 2002 General Session