Utah § 77-23c-101.2 Definitions.

Utah Statutes

§ 77-23c-101.2 — Definitions.

Utah § 77-23c-101.2

Title 77Utah Code of Criminal Procedure

Ch. 77-23cElectronic Information Privacy Act

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Utah Code Ann. § 77-23c-101.2 (2026).

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As used in this chapter:

(1)"Electronic communication service" means a service that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications.

(2)"Electronic device" means a device that enables access to or use of an electronic communication service, remote computing service, or location information service.

(3)(3)(a) "Electronic information" means information or data including a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, or intelligence of any nature transmitted or stored in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical system.

(3)(b) "Electronic information" includes the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device.

(3)(c) "Electronic information" does not include:

(3)(c)(i) a wi

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As used in this chapter:
(1) "Electronic communication service" means a service that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications.
(2) "Electronic device" means a device that enables access to or use of an electronic communication service, remote computing service, or location information service.
(3) (3)(a) "Electronic information" means information or data including a sign, signal, writing, image, sound, or intelligence of any nature transmitted or stored in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic, or photooptical system.
(3)(b) "Electronic information" includes the location information, stored data, or transmitted data of an electronic device.
(3)(c) "Electronic information" does not include:
(3)(c)(i) a wire or oral communication;
(3)(c)(ii) a communication made through a tone-only paging device; or
(3)(c)(iii) electronic funds transfer information stored by a financial institution in a communications system used for the electronic storage and transfer of money.
(4) "Law enforcement agency" means:

(4)(a) an entity of the state or a political subdivision of the state that exists to primarily prevent, detect, or prosecute crime and enforce criminal statutes or ordinances; or
(4)(b) an individual or entity acting for or on behalf of an entity described in Subsection (4)(a).
(5) (5)(a) "Location information" means information concerning the geographical location of an electronic device that, in whole or in part, is generated or derived from or obtained by the operation of an electronic device or the operation of a software application on an electronic device.
(5)(b) "Location information" includes past, current, and future location information.
(6) "Location information service" means the provision of a global positioning service or other mapping, location, or directional information service.
(7) "Oral communication" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23a-3.
(8) "Remote computing service" means the provision to the public of computer storage or processing services by means of an electronic communications system.
(9) "Transmitted data" means electronic information that is transmitted wirelessly:

(9)(a) from an electronic device to another electronic device without the use of an intermediate connection or relay; or
(9)(b) from an electronic device to a nearby antenna or from a nearby antenna to an electronic device.
(10) "Wire communication" means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-23a-3.