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Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-39-202. Prohibition of sending certain materials to a registered contact point--Exception for consent

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) A person may not send, cause to be sent, or conspire with a third party to send a communication to a contact point or domain that has been registered for more than 30 calendar days with the unit under Section 13-39-201 if the communication:

(a) has the primary purpose of advertising or promoting a product or service that a minor is prohibited by law from purchasing; or

(b) contains or has the primary purpose of advertising or promoting material that is harmful to minors, as defined in Section 76-10-1201.

(2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), consent of a minor is not a defense to a violation of this section.

(3) An Internet service provider does not violate this section for solely transmitting a message across the network of the Internet service provider.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a person may send a communication to a contact point if, before sending the communication, the person sending the communication receives consent from an adult who controls the contact point.

(b) Any person who proposes to send a communication under Subsection (4)(a) shall:

(i) verify the age of the adult who controls the contact point by inspecting the adult's government-issued identification card in a face-to-face transaction;

(ii) obtain a written record indicating the adult's consent that is signed by the adult;

(iii) include in each communication:

(A) a notice that the adult may rescind the consent; and

(B) information that allows the adult to opt out of receiving future communications; and

(iv) notify the unit that the person intends to send communications under this Subsection (4).

(c) The unit shall implement rules to verify that a person providing notification under Subsection (4)(b)(iv) complies with this Subsection (4).

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-39-202. Prohibition of sending certain materials to a registered contact point--Exception for consent - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-13-commerce-and-trade/ut-code-sect-13-39-202/

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