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2025 Utah Code
Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 39 - Child Protection Registry
Part 3 - Enforcement
Section 301 - Criminal penalty.
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UT Code § 13-39-301 (2025)
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Effective 5/14/2019
13-39-301. Criminal penalty.
Amended by Chapter 356, 2019 General Session
13-39-301. Criminal penalty.
- (1) A person who violates Section 13-39-202 commits a computer crime and is guilty of a:
- (a) class B misdemeanor for a first offense with respect to a contact point registered with the unit under Subsection 13-39-201(2)(a); and
- (b) class A misdemeanor:
- (i) for each subsequent violation with respect to a contact point registered with the unit under Subsection 13-39-201(2)(a); or
- (ii) for each violation with respect to a domain name registered with the unit under Subsection 13-39-201(2)(b).
- (2) A person commits a computer crime and is guilty of a second degree felony if the person:
- (a) uses information obtained from the unit under this chapter to violate Section 13-39-202;
- (b) improperly:
- (i) obtains contact points from the registry; or
- (ii) attempts to obtain contact points from the registry; or
- (c) uses, or transfers to a third party to use, information from the registry to send a solicitation.
- (3) A criminal conviction or penalty under this section does not relieve a person from civil liability in an action under Section 13-39-302.
- (4) Each communication sent in violation of Section 13-39-202 is a separate offense under this section.
Amended by Chapter 356, 2019 General Session
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