Utah Code § 63G-2-201

Provisions relating to records -- Public records -- Private, controlled, protected,
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and other restricted records -- Disclosure and nondisclosure of records -- Certified copy of
record -- Limits on obligation to respond to record request.
(1)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person has the right to inspect a public record free
of charge, and the right to take a copy of a public record during normal working hours, subject
to Sections 63G-2-203 and 63G-2-204.
(b) A right under Subsection (1)(a) does not apply with respect to a record:
(i) a copy of which the governmental entity has already provided to the person;

(ii) that is the subject of a records request that the governmental entity is not required to fill
under Subsection (7)(a)(v); or
(iii)
(A) that is accessible only by a computer or other electronic device owned or controlled by the
governmental entity;
(B) that is part of an electronic file that also contains a record that is private, controlled, or
protected; and
(C) that the governmental entity cannot readily segregate from the part of the electronic file
that contains a private, controlled, or protected record.
(2) A record is public unless otherwise expressly provided by statute.
(3) The following records are not public:
(a) a record that is private, controlled, or protected under Sections 63G-2-302, 63A-19-408,
63G-2-304, and 63G-2-305; and
(b) a record to which access is restricted in accordance with court rule, another state statute,
federal statute, or federal regulation, including records for which access is governed or
restricted as a condition of participation in a state or federal program or for receiving state or
federal funds.
(4) Only a record specified in Section 63G-2-302, 63A-19-408, 63G-2-304, or 63G-2-305 may be
classified private, controlled, or protected.
(5)
(a) A governmental entity may not disclose a record that is private, controlled, or protected to
any person except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), Subsection (5)(c), Section 63G-2-202,
63G-2-206, or 63A-19-408.
(b) A governmental entity may disclose a record that is private under Subsection 63G-2-302(2)
or protected under Section 63G-2-305 to persons other than those specified in Section

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