Utah Data Disposal (UT Code § 13-44-201)

Utah Data Disposal

UT Code § 13-44-201

 

Utah Code

Title 13 - Commerce and Trade

Chapter 44 - Protection of Personal Information Act

Part 2 - Protection of Personal Information

Section 201 - Protection of personal information.

 

Effective 5/14/2019

13-44-201.  Protection of personal information.

(1)        Any person who conducts business in the state and maintains personal information shall implement and maintain reasonable procedures to:

(a)        prevent unlawful use or disclosure of personal information collected or maintained in the regular course of business; and

(b)        destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, records containing personal information that are not to be retained by the person.

(2)        The destruction of records under Subsection (1)(b) shall be by:

(a)        shredding;

(b)        erasing; or

(c)        otherwise modifying the personal information to make the information indecipherable.

Amended by Chapter 348, 2019 General Session

NOTE:

Proposed 2022 General Session legislation affecting section 13-44-201: H.B. 457

 

For more information, see here:  https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter44/13-44-S201.html?v=C13-44-S201_2019051420190514

 

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