Utah Code 63G-2-102. Legislative intent
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(1) In enacting this act, the Legislature recognizes two constitutional rights:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-2-102
- Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
(1)(a) the public’s right of access to information concerning the conduct of the public’s business; and
(1)(b) the right of privacy in relation to personal data gathered by governmental entities.
(2) The Legislature also recognizes a public policy interest in allowing a government to restrict access to certain records, as specified in this chapter, for the public good.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to:
(3)(a) promote the public’s right of easy and reasonable access to unrestricted public records;
(3)(b) specify those conditions under which the public interest in allowing restrictions on access to records may outweigh the public’s interest in access;
(3)(c) prevent abuse of confidentiality by governmental entities by permitting confidential treatment of records only as provided in this chapter;
(3)(d) provide guidelines for both disclosure and restrictions on access to government records, which are based on the equitable weighing of the pertinent interests and which are consistent with nationwide standards of information practices;
(3)(e) favor public access when, in the application of this act, countervailing interests are of equal weight; and
(3)(f) establish fair and reasonable records management practices.