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Title 13 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 76 - App Store Accountability Act
Part 4 - Enforcement and Safe Harbor
Section 404 - Application and limitations.
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UT Code § 13-76-404 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
13-76-404. Application and limitations.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
Enacted by Chapter 446, 2025 General Session
13-76-404. Application and limitations.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
- (1)prevent an app store provider or developer from taking reasonable measures to:
- (a)block, detect, or prevent distribution to minors of:
- (i)unlawful material;
- (ii)obscene material; or
- (iii)other harmful material;
- (b)block or filter spam;
- (c)prevent criminal activity; or
- (d)protect app store or app security;
- (a)block, detect, or prevent distribution to minors of:
- (2)require an app store provider to disclose user information to a developer beyond:
- (a)age category; or
- (b)verification of parental consent status;
- (3)allow an app store provider or developer to implement measures required by this chapter in a manner that is:
- (a)arbitrary;
- (b)capricious;
- (c)anticompetitive; or
- (d)unlawful;
- (4)require an app store provider or developer to obtain parental consent for an app that:
- (a)provides direct access to emergency services, including:
- (i)911;
- (ii)crisis hotlines; or
- (iii)emergency assistance services legally available to minors;
- (b)limits data collection to information necessary to provide emergency services in compliance with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 6501 et seq., Children's Online Privacy Protection Act;
- (c)provides access without requiring:
- (i)account creation; or
- (ii)collection of unnecessary personal information; and
- (d)is operated by or in partnership with:
- (i)a government entity;
- (ii)a nonprofit organization; or
- (iii)an authorized emergency service provider; or
- (a)provides direct access to emergency services, including:
- (5)require a developer to collect, retain, reidentify, or link any information beyond what is:
- (a)necessary to verify age categories and parental consent status as required by this chapter; and
- (b)collected, retained, reidentified, or linked in the developer's ordinary course of business.
Enacted by Chapter 446, 2025 General Session
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