{ "batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_anchor_78b_3_p10", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code Title 78B: Chapter 3 Part 10 heading (anchor)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The Utah Legislature's official code site places Utah's age-verification statute in Title 78B Judicial Code, Chapter 3 Civil Actions, Part 10, 'Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors', section 78B-3-1002.", "body": "The Utah Legislature's official code site places Utah's age-verification statute in Title 78B Judicial Code, Chapter 3 Civil Actions, Part 10, 'Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors', section 78B-3-1002.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“Title 78B Judicial Code Chapter 3 Civil Actions Part 10 Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors Section 1002 Age verification requirement”\n\nNote: Anchor record: the legislature's own code site, le.utah.gov (state domain). Section page header, current version effective 5/6/2026.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "Title 78B Judicial Code Chapter 3 Civil Actions Part 10 Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors Section 1002 Age verification requirement", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code Title 78B", "topic": "Chapter 3 Part 10 heading (anchor)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_duty", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002: Age-verification duty: who and when", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002(1)(a): a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall perform reasonable age verification before an individual accesses it.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002(1)(a): a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of such material shall perform reasonable age verification before an individual accesses it.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors shall perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.”\n\nNote: Statute in force; current version effective 5/6/2026, amended by Chapter 220, 2026 General Session. Whether an individual selling their own content through another operator's platform is a 'commercial entity' is answered by the definition record: it includes sole proprietorships, but the duty attaches to the entity that publishes from a website with a substantial portion of such material.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors shall perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of an individual attempting to access the material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002", "topic": "Age-verification duty: who and when", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_def_commercial", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001: Definition of commercial entity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001(1): commercial entity includes corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, or other legally recognized entities.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001(1): commercial entity includes corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, or other legally recognized entities.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Commercial entity\" includes corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, or other legally recognized entities.”\n\nNote: Sole proprietorships are named, so an individual creator who publishes from their own website is within the definition; the duty still depends on the 'substantial portion' test on that website.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1001_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "\"Commercial entity\" includes corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, limited partnerships, sole proprietorships, or other legally recognized entities.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001", "topic": "Definition of commercial entity", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_threshold", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001: Threshold: substantial portion is more than 33-1/3%", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001(12): a substantial portion means more than 33-1/3% of the total material on a website that meets the definition of material harmful to minors.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001(12): a substantial portion means more than 33-1/3% of the total material on a website that meets the definition of material harmful to minors.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Substantial portion\" means more than 33-1/3% of total material on a website, which meets the definition of \"material harmful to minors\" as defined in this section.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1001_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "\"Substantial portion\" means more than 33-1/3% of total material on a website, which meets the definition of \"material harmful to minors\" as defined in this section.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001", "topic": "Threshold: substantial portion is more than 33-1/3%", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_presumption", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002: Rebuttable presumption of a substantial portion", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002(1)(b): there is a rebuttable presumption that a website has a substantial portion of such material if the entity markets or brands it as primarily providing it, uses a name or domain indicating that, or advertises such material as a primary feature.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002(1)(b): there is a rebuttable presumption that a website has a substantial portion of such material if the entity markets or brands it as primarily providing it, uses a name or domain indicating that, or advertises such material as a primary feature.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“There is a rebuttable presumption that a website contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors if the commercial entity: (i) markets or brands the website as primarily providing material harmful to minors; (ii) uses a website name, domain name, or subdomain that indicates the website primarily provides material harmful to minors; or (iii) advertises or promotes material harmful to minors as a primary feature of the website.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "There is a rebuttable presumption that a website contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors if the commercial entity: (i) markets or brands the website as primarily providing material harmful to minors; (ii) uses a website name, domain name, or subdomain that indicates the website primarily provides material harmful to minors; or (iii) advertises or promotes material harmful to minors as a primary feature of the website.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002", "topic": "Rebuttable presumption of a substantial portion", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_def_hm", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001: Definition of material harmful to minors (age-verification statute)", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001(7): material designed to appeal or pander to the prurient interest, devoted to or principally consisting of actual, simulated or animated display of listed body parts, touching or sexual acts in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, and lacking serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001(7): material designed to appeal or pander to the prurient interest, devoted to or principally consisting of actual, simulated or animated display of listed body parts, touching or sexual acts in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors, and lacking serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value for minors.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Material harmful to minors\" means: (a) any material that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, the prurient interest; (b) material that exploits, is devoted to, or principally consists of descriptions of actual, simulated, or animated display or depiction of any of the following, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors: (i) pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitals, or nipple of the female breast; (ii) touching, caressing, or fondling of nipples, breasts, buttocks, anuses, or genitals; or (iii) sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions, exhibitions, or any other sexual act; and (c) the material taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1001_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "\"Material harmful to minors\" means: (a) any material that the average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taking the material as a whole and with respect to minors, is designed to appeal to, or is designed to pander to, the prurient interest; (b) material that exploits, is devoted to, or principally consists of descriptions of actual, simulated, or animated display or depiction of any of the following, in a manner patently offensive with respect to minors: (i) pubic hair, anus, vulva, genitals, or nipple of the female breast; (ii) touching, caressing, or fondling of nipples, breasts, buttocks, anuses, or genitals; or (iii) sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions, exhibitions, or any other sexual act; and (c) the material taken as a whole lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001", "topic": "Definition of material harmful to minors (age-verification statute)", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_methods", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001: Accepted verification methods", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1001(11): reasonable age verification methods include a digitized identification card, an independent third-party age verification service comparing entered data to a commercial database, any commercially reasonable method relying on public or private transactional data, or a process set by the division by rule.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001(11): reasonable age verification methods include a digitized identification card, an independent third-party age verification service comparing entered data to a commercial database, any commercially reasonable method relying on public or private transactional data, or a process set by the division by rule.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“\"Reasonable age verification methods\" means the processes or means used by a commercial entity to verify that the person seeking to access the material is 18 years old or older including by: (a) use of a digitized identification card as defined in this section; (b) verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares the personal information entered by the individual who is seeking access to the material that is available from a commercially available database, or aggregate of databases, that is regularly used by government agencies and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification; (c) any commercially reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of the person attempting to access the material; or (d) any process or means established by the division by rule under Section 78B-3-1005 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1001_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "\"Reasonable age verification methods\" means the processes or means used by a commercial entity to verify that the person seeking to access the material is 18 years old or older including by: (a) use of a digitized identification card as defined in this section; (b) verification through an independent, third-party age verification service that compares the personal information entered by the individual who is seeking access to the material that is available from a commercially available database, or aggregate of databases, that is regularly used by government agencies and businesses for the purpose of age and identity verification; (c) any commercially reasonable method that relies on public or private transactional data to verify the age of the person attempting to access the material; or (d) any process or means established by the division by rule under Section 78B-3-1005 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1001", "topic": "Accepted verification methods", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_retention", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002: Data retention: none allowed after access is granted", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002(2): a commercial entity or third party performing the verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002(2): a commercial entity or third party performing the verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity or third party that performs the required age verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity or third party that performs the required age verification shall not retain any identifying information of the individual after access has been granted to the material.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002", "topic": "Data retention: none allowed after access is granted", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_vpn", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002: Location test and anti-circumvention", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002(3)-(4): an individual is accessing from Utah if actually located there regardless of VPN use, and an entity with a substantial portion of such material may not facilitate or encourage VPN or proxy use to circumvent age verification.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002(3)-(4): an individual is accessing from Utah if actually located there regardless of VPN use, and an entity with a substantial portion of such material may not facilitate or encourage VPN or proxy use to circumvent age verification.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“An individual is considered to be accessing the website from this state if the individual is actually located in the state, regardless of whether the individual is using a virtual private network, proxy server, or other means to disguise or misrepresent the individual's geographic location to make it appear that the individual is accessing a website from a location outside this state.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "An individual is considered to be accessing the website from this state if the individual is actually located in the state, regardless of whether the individual is using a virtual private network, proxy server, or other means to disguise or misrepresent the individual's geographic location to make it appear that the individual is accessing a website from a location outside this state.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002", "topic": "Location test and anti-circumvention", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_private_action", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1003: Private right of action", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1003(1)-(2): a commercial entity found to have violated 78B-3-1002 is liable to an individual for damages resulting from a minor's accessing the material, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees; knowingly retaining identifying information also makes it liable for damages.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1003(1)-(2): a commercial entity found to have violated 78B-3-1002 is liable to an individual for damages resulting from a minor's accessing the material, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees; knowingly retaining identifying information also makes it liable for damages.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity that is found to have violated Section 78B-3-1002 shall be liable to an individual for damages resulting from a minor's accessing the material, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1003_2026050620260701.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity that is found to have violated Section 78B-3-1002 shall be liable to an individual for damages resulting from a minor's accessing the material, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1003", "topic": "Private right of action", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_enforce", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1004: State enforcement: Division of Consumer Protection fines", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1004(3): the division director may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation, and the division may sue; a court may impose a civil penalty of up to $2,500 per violation, and violating an order carries a civil penalty of no more than $5,000 per violation.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1004(3): the division director may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation, and the division may sue; a court may impose a civil penalty of up to $2,500 per violation, and violating an order carries a civil penalty of no more than $5,000 per violation.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“the division director may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter;”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1004_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "the division director may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter;", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1004", "topic": "State enforcement: Division of Consumer Protection fines", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_enforce_court", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1004: State enforcement: court remedies", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1004(3)(b): in a court action the division may obtain a declaration, an injunction, disgorgement, payment to injured consumers, a civil penalty of up to $2,500 per violation and actual damages, with attorney fees, costs and investigative fees awarded if the division wins.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1004(3)(b): in a court action the division may obtain a declaration, an injunction, disgorgement, payment to injured consumers, a civil penalty of up to $2,500 per violation and actual damages, with attorney fees, costs and investigative fees awarded if the division wins.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“In a court action by the division to enforce a provision of this chapter, the court may: (i) declare that the act or practice violates a provision of this chapter; (ii) enjoin actions that violate this chapter; (iii) order disgorgement of any money received in violation of this chapter; (iv) order payment of disgorged money to an injured purchaser or consumer; (v) impose a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter; (vi) award actual damages to an injured purchaser or consumer; and (vii) award any other relief that the court deems reasonable and necessary.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1004_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "In a court action by the division to enforce a provision of this chapter, the court may: (i) declare that the act or practice violates a provision of this chapter; (ii) enjoin actions that violate this chapter; (iii) order disgorgement of any money received in violation of this chapter; (iv) order payment of disgorged money to an injured purchaser or consumer; (v) impose a civil penalty of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter; (vi) award actual damages to an injured purchaser or consumer; and (vii) award any other relief that the court deems reasonable and necessary.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1004", "topic": "State enforcement: court remedies", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_safe_harbor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1006: Safe harbor", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1006: a commercial entity is deemed in compliance if it uses an age verification method that meets the standards the division sets by rule under 78B-3-1005.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1006: a commercial entity is deemed in compliance if it uses an age verification method that meets the standards the division sets by rule under 78B-3-1005.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“A commercial entity is deemed in compliance with the age verification requirements of Section 78B-3-1002 if the commercial entity uses an age verification method that meets the standards established by the division by rule under Section 78B-3-1005 .”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1006_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "A commercial entity is deemed in compliance with the age verification requirements of Section 78B-3-1002 if the commercial entity uses an age verification method that meets the standards established by the division by rule under Section 78B-3-1005 .", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1006", "topic": "Safe harbor", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_isp", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002: Exemption for internet service providers, search engines and cloud providers", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1002(6): no internet service provider, search engine or cloud service provider violates the section solely for providing access or connection to content it did not create.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002(6): no internet service provider, search engine or cloud service provider violates the section solely for providing access or connection to content it did not create.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“No internet service provider, affiliate or subsidiary of an internet service provider, search engine, or cloud service provider shall be held to have violated the provisions of this section solely for providing access or connection to or from a website”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1002_2026050620260506.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "No internet service provider, affiliate or subsidiary of an internet service provider, search engine, or cloud service provider shall be held to have violated the provisions of this section solely for providing access or connection to or from a website", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1002", "topic": "Exemption for internet service providers, search engines and cloud providers", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_ag_content", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 76-5c-403: Separate rule: content providers must restrict access to material harmful to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 76-5c-403(1): a content provider domiciled in Utah, or generating or hosting content in Utah, shall restrict access to material harmful to minors; only the attorney general can seek the civil fine of $2,500 per violation, up to $10,000 per day, after 30 days' notice.", "body": "Utah Code 76-5c-403(1): a content provider domiciled in Utah, or generating or hosting content in Utah, shall restrict access to material harmful to minors; only the attorney general can seek the civil fine of $2,500 per violation, up to $10,000 per day, after 30 days' notice.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“A content provider that is domiciled in Utah, or generates or hosts content in Utah, shall restrict access to material harmful to minors.”\n\nNote: A separate Title 76 duty from the 78B age-verification statute; the rating methods are set by Division of Consumer Protection rule.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5C/C76-5c-S403_2025050720250507.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "A content provider that is domiciled in Utah, or generates or hosts content in Utah, shall restrict access to material harmful to minors.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 76-5c-403", "topic": "Separate rule: content providers must restrict access to material harmful to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_843_utah_age_verification_laws_amended", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1003: History line: later amendment of Part 10", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah Code 78B-3-1003 carries the history line 'Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session' and is effective 7/1/2026 in the current version; sections 78B-3-1001 and 78B-3-1002 were amended by Chapter 220, 2026 General Session, current version effective 5/6/2026.", "body": "Utah Code 78B-3-1003 carries the history line 'Amended by Chapter 291, 2026 General Session' and is effective 7/1/2026 in the current version; sections 78B-3-1001 and 78B-3-1002 were amended by Chapter 220, 2026 General Session, current version effective 5/6/2026.\n\nWhat Utah Legislature (Utah Code) actually says:\n\n“Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session”\n\nNote: Change record: the 2026 General Session amended the Part 10 sections. The prior text was not retrieved, so what exactly changed is not stated here.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter3/C78B-3-S1003_2026050620260701.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-19", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah Legislature (Utah Code)", "evidence_quote": "Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code 78B-3-1003", "topic": "History line: later amendment of Part 10", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "UT", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "unclassified" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r843_utah_age_verification_laws_utah_code_index", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Statutory code index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Utah's statutes are published on the official Utah State Legislature site at le.utah.gov/xcode/code.html under the 'Utah Code Index' page listing all titles of the Utah Code.", "body": "Utah's statutes are published on the official Utah State Legislature site at le.utah.gov/xcode/code.html under the 'Utah Code Index' page listing all titles of the Utah Code.\n\nWhat Utah State Legislature actually says:\n\n“Utah Code Index”\n\nNote: Anchor record. The page heading 'Utah Code Index' is the verbatim evidence. The URL is the official state legislature domain le.utah.gov.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/code.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-17", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Utah State Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Utah Code Index", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "843-utah-age-verification-laws", "subject": "Utah Code", "topic": "statutory code index", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-ut" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "placeholder_quote_too_short", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }