Utah

This appendix contains selected state laws that seem to be applicable to the area of privacy of student records and general data transmission security. The lists are provided for the reader to use as a starting place for research. The lists for each state are not exhaustive, and we do not guarantee that the statutes are current. However, they do give readers an idea of the kinds of statutes that states may have on their books.

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General State Laws, Regulations and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE63/htm/63_01008.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 63-2-202 (Utah Code Annotated)

Private and protected documents regarding minors; access.

Summary: See (1)(b) which states that, upon request, a governmental entity shall disclose a private record to "the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who is the subject of the record."

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE63/htm/63_01015.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 63-2-302 (Utah Code Annotated)

Private records; medical library records.

Summary: See (1)(b) & (c) which state that medical records and data are private records and that library records which identify patrons are private.

Education State Laws, Regulations, and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE53A/htm/53A04012.htm
Utah Code Ann. § 53A-3-402.1 (Utah Code Annotated)

Access to student records; custodial and noncustodial parents.

Summary: See all of statute which states that, with certain exceptions, a public school shall allow a custodial parent and noncustodial parent of a child the same access to their child's education records unless there is a court order against the noncustodial parent's access to student records.

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE53A/htm/53A0C027.htm

Utah Code Ann. § 53A-11-504 (Utah Code Annotated)

School records; transferring requirements.

Summary: See all of statute which states that the school where a student transfers must request a certified copy of the student's education record within 14 days. The school that was requested to forward a copy must comply unless the record was flagged as a missing person.