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Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 76 - App Store Accountability Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
Section 101 - Definitions.
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UT Code § 13-76-101 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
13-76-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
Enacted by Chapter 446, 2025 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted code also in HB0217, Chapter 226, also in HB0430, Chapter 266, also in SB0142, Chapter 446, also in HB0441, Chapter 032, also in HB0418, Chapter 468, also in SB0226, Chapter 465.
13-76-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
- (1)"Age category" means one of the following categories of individuals based on age:
- (a)"child" which means an individual who is under 13 years old;
- (b)"younger teenager" which means an individual who is at least 13 years old and under 16 years old;
- (c)"older teenager" which means an individual who is at least 16 years old and under 18 years old; or
- (d)"adult" which means an individual who is at least 18 years old.
- (2)"Age category data" means information about a user's age category that is:
- (a)collected by an app store provider; and
- (b)shared with a developer.
- (3)"Age rating" means a classification that provides an assessment of the suitability of an app's content for different age groups.
- (4)"App" means a software application or electronic service that a user may run or direct on a mobile device.
- (5)"App store" means a publicly available website, software application, or electronic service that allows users to download apps from third-party developers onto a mobile device.
- (6)"App store provider" means a person that owns, operates, or controls an app store that allows users in the state to download apps onto a mobile device.
- (7)"Content description" means a description of the specific content elements that informed an app's age rating.
- (8)"Developer" means a person that owns or controls an app made available through an app store in the state.
- (9)"Division" means the Division of Consumer Protection, established in Section 13-2-1.
- (10)"Knowingly" means to act with actual knowledge or to act with knowledge fairly inferred based on objective circumstances.
- (11)"Minor" means an individual under 18 years old.
- (12)"Minor account" means an account with an app store provider that:
- (a)is established by an individual who the app store provider has determined is under 18 years old through the app store provider's age verification methods; and
- (b)requires affiliation with a parent account.
- (13)"Mobile device" means a phone or general purpose tablet that:
- (a)provides cellular or wireless connectivity;
- (b)is capable of connecting to the Internet;
- (c)runs a mobile operating system; and
- (d)is capable of running apps through the mobile operating system.
- (14)"Mobile operating system" means software that:
- (a)manages mobile device hardware resources;
- (b)provides common services for mobile device programs;
- (c)controls memory allocation; and
- (d)provides interfaces for applications to access device functionality.
- (15)"Parent" means, with respect to a minor, any of the following individuals who have legal authority to make decisions on behalf of the minor:
- (a)an individual with a parent-child relationship under Section 78B-15-201;
- (b)a legal guardian; or
- (c)an individual with legal custody.
- (16)"Parent account" means an account with an app store provider that:
- (a)is verified to be established by an individual who the app store provider has determined is at least 18 years old through the app store provider's age verification methods; and
- (b)may be affiliated with one or more minor accounts.
- (17)"Parental consent disclosure" means the following information that an app store provider is required to provide to a parent before obtaining parental consent:
- (a)if the app store provider has an age rating for the app or in-app purchase, the app's or in-app purchase's age rating;
- (b)if the app store provider has a content description for the app or in-app purchase, the app's or in-app purchase's content description;
- (c)a description of:
- (i)the personal data collected by the app from a user; and
- (ii)the personal data shared by the app with a third party; and
- (d)if personal data is collected by the app, the methods implemented by the developer to protect the personal data.
- (18)"Significant change" means a material modification to an app's terms of service or privacy policy that:
- (a)changes the categories of data collected, stored, or shared;
- (b)alters the app's age rating or content descriptions;
- (c)adds new monetization features, including:
- (i)in-app purchases; or
- (ii)advertisements; or
- (d)materially changes the app's:
- (i)functionality; or
- (ii)user experience.
- (19)"Verifiable parental consent" means authorization that:
- (a)is provided by an individual who the app store provider has verified is an adult;
- (b)is given after the app store provider has clearly and conspicuously provided the parental consent disclosure to the individual; and
- (c)requires the parent to make an affirmative choice to:
- (i)grant consent; or
- (ii)decline consent.
Enacted by Chapter 446, 2025 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted code also in HB0217, Chapter 226, also in HB0430, Chapter 266, also in SB0142, Chapter 446, also in HB0441, Chapter 032, also in HB0418, Chapter 468, also in SB0226, Chapter 465.
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