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Utah Code Title 35A. Utah Workforce Services Code § 35A-4-312.5. Suspected misuse of personal identifying information

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

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Child identity protection plan” is a program operated by the attorney general that uses IRIS and allows the attorney general to enter into an agreement with a third party to transmit verified personal information of a person younger than 18 years of age through secured means to enable the protection of the person's Social Security number from misuse.

(b) “IRIS” means the Identity Theft Reporting Information System operated by the attorney general.

(c) “Personal identifying information” has the same meaning as defined in Section 76-6-1101.

(d) “Suspected misuse of personal identifying information” includes:

(i) a social security number under which wages are being reported by two or more individuals; or

(ii) a social security number of an individual under the age of 18 with reported wages exceeding $1,000 for a single reporting quarter.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 35A-4-312, if the department records disclose a suspected misuse of personal identifying information by an individual other than the purported owner of the information, or if a parent, guardian, or individual under the age of 18 is enrolling or has enrolled in the child identity protection plan, the department may:

(a) inform the purported owner of the information or, if the purported owner is a minor, the minor's parent or guardian, of the suspected misuse; and

(b) provide information of the suspected misuse to an appropriate law enforcement agency responsible for investigating an identity fraud violation.

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