(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a government entity may not obtain biometric surveillance information without:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-23d-106

  • Authorized property: means :
         (2)(a) a building or part of a building owned or leased by a law enforcement agency or a correctional facility;
         (2)(b) critical infrastructure if owned or operated by a government entity;
         (2)(c) an elementary or secondary public or charter school;
         (2)(d) a courthouse; or
         (2)(e) an airport. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Biometric surveillance information: means the analysis of surveillance information using biometric software to identify an individual's identity or location using the individual's physical attributes or manner. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Government entity: includes a law enforcement entity or any other investigative entity, agency, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, or an individual acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of a state or local agency. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Public safety threat: means a documented reasonable articulable suspicion of:
         (7)(a) a threat to commit a violent felony by a specific individual towards a person, a group of people, or a place; or
         (7)(b) a threat by a specific individual to commit an offense under Section 76-5-107, Threat of violence. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
  • Surveillance information: means future, current, or historical information produced by the digital monitoring of an area that can be used to create biometric surveillance information. See Utah Code 77-23d-102
     (1)(a) a search warrant; and
     (1)(b) an existing written policy that:

          (1)(b)(i) concerns the government entity’s use, management, and auditing of biometric surveillance information; and
          (1)(b)(ii) is posted and publicly available on:

               (1)(b)(ii)(A) the government entity’s website; or
               (1)(b)(ii)(B) the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601, if the government entity does not have a website.
(2) A government entity may obtain biometric surveillance information without a search warrant:

     (2)(a) on authorized property;
     (2)(b) in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to warrant requirements; or
     (2)(c) a public safety threat.