Utah Code § 20A-2-605

Request for voter registration records by a government official
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or another express provision of law, upon request
by a government official acting in the government official's capacity as a government official,
the lieutenant governor or a county clerk:
(a) shall disclose to the government official only the information in a voter registration record
necessary to permit the government official to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the
government official; and
(b) may not disclose to the government official the information in a voter registration record that is
not necessary to permit the government official to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the
government official.
(2) A government official who receives information under Subsection (1)(a):
(a) shall ensure, using industry standard security measures, that the information may not be
accessed by a person other than the government official or the government entity that the
government official represents;
(b) may only use the information to the extent necessary to fulfill a duty of the government official;
and
(c) may not disclose the information to a person other than a person needing the information to
fulfill a duty of the government official or the government entity that the government official
represents.
(3) Before providing the information described in Subsection (1)(a) to a government official:
(a) the lieutenant governor or county clerk shall verify that:
(i) the person requesting the information is a government official; and
(ii) it is necessary to provide the information requested to permit the government official to fulfill
an official duty imposed by law on the government official; and
(b) the government official requesting the information shall sign a request form that includes:
(i) the name, address, and telephone number of the government official;
(ii) the government official's position or title;
(iii) a description of the information requested;
(iv) a description of the official duty imposed by law on the government official that requires the
requested information;
(v) a statement that the government official will ensure, using industry standard security
measures, that the information may not be accessed by a person other than the government
official or the government entity that the government official represents;
(vi) a statement that the government official will only use the information to the extent
necessary to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official;
(vii) an assertion that the government official will not provide or use the information obtained
from the voter registration records in a manner that is prohibited by law;
(viii) a statement that obtaining the information under false pretenses, or providing or using
the information from the voter registration records in a manner that is prohibited by law, is
punishable as a class A misdemeanor and a civil fine; and

(ix) notice that if the person signing the request form makes a false statement in the request
form, the person is punishable by law under Section 76-8-504.
(4) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the information under this section if
the lieutenant governor or county clerk reasonably believes that the person:
(a) is not a government official;
(b) does not need the information requested to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the
government official; or
(c) will provide or use the information in a manner prohibited by law.

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