Utah Code 63G-2-205. Denials
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(1) If the governmental entity denies the request in whole or part, it shall provide a notice of denial to the requester either in person or by sending the notice to the requester’s address.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-2-205
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Governmental entity: means :(11)(a)(i) executive department agencies of the state, the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, attorney general, and state treasurer, the Board of Pardons and Parole, the Board of Examiners, the National Guard, the Career Service Review Office, the State Board of Education, the Utah Board of Higher Education, and the State Archives;(11)(a)(ii) the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, the Legislature, and legislative committees, except any political party, group, caucus, or rules or sifting committee of the Legislature;(11)(a)(iii) courts, the Judicial Council, the Administrative Office of the Courts, and similar administrative units in the judicial branch;(11)(a)(iv) any state-funded institution of higher education or public education; or(11)(a)(v) any political subdivision of the state, but, if a political subdivision has adopted an ordinance or a policy relating to information practices pursuant to Section
63G-2-701 , this chapter shall apply to the political subdivision to the extent specified in Section63G-2-701 or as specified in any other section of this chapter that specifically refers to political subdivisions. See Utah Code 63G-2-103- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means :
(17)(a) an individual;(17)(b) a nonprofit or profit corporation;(17)(c) a partnership;(17)(d) a sole proprietorship;(17)(e) other type of business organization; or(17)(f) any combination acting in concert with one another. See Utah Code 63G-2-103- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Record: means a book, letter, document, paper, map, plan, photograph, film, card, tape, recording, electronic data, or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics:
(25)(a)(i) that is prepared, owned, received, or retained by a governmental entity or political subdivision; and(25)(a)(ii) where all of the information in the original is reproducible by photocopy or other mechanical or electronic means. See Utah Code 63G-2-103- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2) The notice of denial shall contain the following information:(2)(a) a description of the record or portions of the record to which access was denied, provided that the description does not disclose private, controlled, or protected information or information exempt from disclosure under Subsection63G-2-201(3)(b) ;(2)(b) citations to the provisions of this chapter, court rule or order, another state statute, federal statute, or federal regulation that exempt the record or portions of the record from disclosure, provided that the citations do not disclose private, controlled, or protected information or information exempt from disclosure under Subsection63G-2-201(3)(b) ;(2)(c) a statement that the requester has the right to appeal the denial to the chief administrative officer of the governmental entity; and(2)(d) the time limits for filing an appeal, and the name and business address of the chief administrative officer of the governmental entity.(3) Unless otherwise required by a court or agency of competent jurisdiction, a governmental entity may not destroy or give up custody of any record to which access was denied until the period for an appeal has expired or the end of the appeals process, including judicial appeal.