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2025 Utah Code
Title 77 - Utah Code of Criminal Procedure
Chapter 23e - Government Use of Facial Recognition Technology
Section 106 - Data protection and disclosure.
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UT Code § 77-23e-106 (2025)
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Effective 5/5/2021
77-23e-106. Data protection and disclosure.
Enacted by Chapter 200, 2021 General Session
77-23e-106. Data protection and disclosure.
- (1) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, data relating to a facial recognition comparison may not be used or shared for any purpose other than a purpose described in this chapter.
- (2)
- (a) Upon request, a government entity shall release statistical information regarding facial recognition comparisons, including:
- (i) the different types of crime for which the government entity received a request;
- (ii) how many requests the government entity received for each type of crime; and
- (iii) the number of probable matches the government entity provided in response to each request.
- (b) In responding to a request for a release of statistical information under Subsection (2)(a), a government entity may not disclose details regarding a pending investigation.
- (a) Upon request, a government entity shall release statistical information regarding facial recognition comparisons, including:
- (3)
- (a) On or after August 1 but before October 15 of each year, a government entity that uses a facial recognition system to conduct a facial recognition comparison shall provide to the Government Operations Interim Committee a report that discloses:
- (i) the different types of crime for which the department received a request;
- (ii) how many requests the department received for each type of crime;
- (iii) the number of probable matches the department provided in response to each request; and
- (iv) the image source from which the department made each match.
- (b) In responding to a request for a release of statistical information under Subsection (2)(a), a government entity may not disclose details regarding a pending investigation.
- (a) On or after August 1 but before October 15 of each year, a government entity that uses a facial recognition system to conduct a facial recognition comparison shall provide to the Government Operations Interim Committee a report that discloses:
Enacted by Chapter 200, 2021 General Session
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