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Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1)(a) The bureau shall maintain a record in its office of any permit issued under this part.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection 63G-2-301(2)(b), the names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers of persons receiving permits are protected records under Subsection 63G-2-305(11).
(c) Notwithstanding Section 63G-2-206, a person may not share any of the information listed in Subsection (1)(b) with any office, department, division, or other agency of the federal government unless:
(i) the disclosure is necessary to conduct a criminal background check on the individual who is the subject of the information;
(ii) the disclosure of information is made pursuant to a court order directly associated with an active investigation or prosecution of the individual who is the subject of the information;
(iii) the disclosure is made to a criminal justice agency in a criminal investigation or prosecution;
(iv) the disclosure is made by a law enforcement agency within the state to another law enforcement agency in the state or in another state in connection with an investigation, including a preliminary investigation, or a prosecution of the individual who is the subject of the information;
(v) the disclosure is made by a law enforcement agency within the state to an employee of a federal law enforcement agency in the course of a combined law enforcement effort involving the law enforcement agency within the state and the federal law enforcement agency; or
(vi) the disclosure is made in response to a routine request that a federal law enforcement officer makes to obtain information on an individual whom the federal law enforcement officer detains, including for a traffic stop, or questions because of the individual's suspected violation of state law.
(d) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly:
(i) discloses information listed in Subsection (1)(b) in violation of the provisions under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, applicable to protected records; or
(ii) shares information in violation of Subsection (1)(c).
(e)(i) As used in this Subsection (1)(e), “governmental agency” means:
(A) the state or any department, division, agency, or other instrumentality of the state; or
(B) a political subdivision of the state, including a county, city, town, school district, local district, and special service district.
(ii) A governmental agency may not compel or attempt to compel an individual who has been issued a concealed firearm permit to divulge whether the individual:
(A) has been issued a concealed firearm permit; or
(B) is carrying a concealed firearm.
(iii) Subsection (1)(e)(ii) does not apply to a law enforcement officer.
(2) The bureau shall immediately file a copy of each permit it issues under this part.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-5-708. Permit--Names private - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53-public-safety-code/ut-code-sect-53-5-708/
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