Utah Code 53-10-204. Missing person records — Confidentiality — Availability
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Inquiries made regarding missing persons are confidential and are available only to:
(1) a law enforcement agency investigating a report of a missing person;
Terms Used In Utah Code 53-10-204
- Director: means the division director appointed under Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53-10-102
- Division: means the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division created in Section 53-10-103. See Utah Code 53-10-102
- Law enforcement agency: means an entity or division of:(1)(e)(i)(1)(e)(i)(A) the federal government, a state, or a political subdivision of a state;(1)(e)(i)(B) a state institution of higher education; or(1)(e)(i)(C) a private institution of higher education, if the entity or division is certified by the commissioner under Title 53, Chapter 19, Certification of Private Law Enforcement Agency; and(1)(e)(ii) that exists primarily to prevent and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes, and ordinances. See Utah Code 53-1-102
- Missing person: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-8-130. See Utah Code 53-10-102
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(2) an agency having the responsibility or authority to care for, treat, or supervise a person who is the subject of a placement in temporary or substitute care or an adoption proceeding;(3) a court, upon a finding that access to the records may be necessary for the determination of an issue before it;(4) the office of the public prosecutor or its deputies;(5) any person engaged in bona fide research when approved by the director of the division, excluding names and addresses; and(6) entities or persons authorized to receive the information in accordance with Section53-10-203 .