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Utah Code Title 63G. General Government § 63G-29-101. Definitions

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

(1)(a) “Governmental entity” means:

(i) the state;

(ii) a county, city, town, school district, special district, special service district, or other political subdivision of the state; or

(iii) an independent entity.

(b) “Governmental entity” includes an agency, bureau, office, department, division, board, commission, institution, laboratory, or other instrumentality of an entity described in Subsection (1)(a).

(2) “Independent entity” means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102.

(3) “Members of a person's social network” means the people a person authorizes to be part of the person's social media communications and network.

(4)(a) “Social credit score” means a numeric, alphanumeric, or alphabetic value or other categorization assigned to a person based on:

(i) the person's:

(A) compliance or noncompliance with government guidance;

(B) social media post;

(C) participation or membership in a lawful club, association, or union;

(D) political affiliation; or

(E) employment industry or employer; or

(ii) the identity of the members of the person's social network.

(b) “Social credit score” does not include:

(i) a consumer report as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a;

(ii) compliance or noncompliance with statute, administrative rule, or other law; or

(iii) a numeric, alphanumeric, or alphabetic value or other categorization assigned to a person for:

(A) purposes of education, training, or job performance assessment;

(B) purposes of a contest or competition;

(C) purposes of hiring a prospective employee or independent contractor;

(D) purposes of issuance or taking an action against a professional license, certification, registration, or permit;

(E) purposes of a professional or tax audit; or

(F) use by a financial institution or an affiliate of a financial institution regulated under Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 6801 et seq., to determine risk of loss, impairment, or default.

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