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Utah Code Title 63A. Utah Government Operations Code § 63A-19-501. Data privacy ombudsperson

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

(1) The governor shall appoint a data privacy ombudsperson with the advice of the governing board.

(2) The ombudsperson shall:

(a) be familiar with the provisions of:

(i) this chapter;

(ii) Chapter 12, Division of Archives and Records Service and Management of Government Records; and

(iii) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; and

(b) serve as a resource for an individual who is making or responding to a complaint about a governmental entity's data privacy practice.

(3) The ombudsperson may, upon request by a governmental entity or individual, mediate data privacy disputes between individuals and governmental entities.

(4) After consultation with the chief privacy officer or the state privacy officer, the ombudsperson may raise issues and questions before the governing board regarding serious and repeated violations of data privacy from:

(a) a specific governmental entity; or

(b) widespread governmental entity data privacy practices.

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