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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) The division may enforce the provisions of this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection.
(b) In addition to the division's enforcement powers under Subsection (1)(a), a municipal, county, or state prosecuting authority may enforce this chapter through a civil action if the prosecuting authority is screening or prosecuting a criminal matter based on sexual or intimate partner violence or a financial crime perpetrated against a Utah member by an individual the Utah member met on an online dating service.
(2)(a) An online dating service provider that violates this chapter is, in addition to any other penalties established by law, liable for:
(i) a civil penalty not to exceed $250 for each Utah member at the time of the violation; and
(ii) filing fees and reasonable attorney fees.
(b) A court shall enjoin an online dating service provider who violates this chapter from an additional violation of this chapter.
(3) This chapter does not:
(a) provide a basis for or create a private right of action; or
(b) diminish or adversely affect protections for an online dating service provider under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 230.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-67-106. Violation--Enforcement--Limitations - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-13-commerce-and-trade/ut-code-sect-13-67-106/
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