63A-20-201. Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this chapter:

(1)"Cross-context correlation" means the ability of a person to link, associate, or infer that the presentation of a state-endorsed digital identity originating with the same or another person relates to the same individual.

(2)"Data privacy ombudsperson" means the data privacy ombudsperson created in Section 63A-19-501 .

(a)"Digital guardian" means a person authorized to act in the best interest and on behalf of another individual.

(b)"Digital guardian" includes a:

(i)representative designated by the individual as described in the rules made by the department;

(ii)custodial parent of an unemancipated minor;

(iii)legal guardian of a minor appointed under Section 75-5-202 ; or

(iv)legal guardian of an incapacitated individual appointed under Section 75-5-301 .

(a)"Digital identity" means an electronic record that:

(i)an individual may use to assert an individual's identity or identity attributes; and

(ii)can be mathematically verified.

(b)"Digital identity" does not include an electronic record that only relies on shared authentication information to verify an individual's identity, including a username, password, personal identification number, or one-time code.

(5)"Digital wallet" means an application, hardware device, software, or service that securely stores, organizes, and manages a state digital identity.

(6)"Digital wallet provider" means a person that creates, develops, maintains, supports, and makes available a digital wallet for a state digital identity.

(7)"Governmental entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-19-101 .

(8)"Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403 .

(9)"Holder" means:

(a)an individual whose identity attributes are contained in the state digital identity; or

(b)a digital guardian who manages and presents a state digital identity on behalf of the individual.

(10)"Identity" means the qualities, features, or characteristics that identify or distinguish an individual.

(11)"Identity attribute" means a specific quality, characteristic, fact, or information related to an individual's identity.

(12)"Identity proofing" means the process of collecting, validating, and verifying information about an individual to establish confidence in the individual's claimed identity.

(13)"Identity proofing entity" means an entity authorized by the department to conduct identity proofing for the purpose of issuing a state-endorsed digital identity.

(14)"Individual" means a human being.

(15)"Minor" means an individual who is under 18 years old.

(16)"Offline presentation" means a presentation that does not involve the internet.

(17)"Online presentation" means a presentation that utilizes the internet or other computer network.

(18)"Parent" means an individual who has established a parent-child relationship with a child as described in Section 81-5-201 .

(19)"Person" means an individual, corporation, organization, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity.

(20)"Personal digital identifier" means an identifier that is:

(a)unique;

(b)created by or at the direction of an individual;

(c)mathematically provable to be under a holder's control; and

(d)transportable to technical infrastructure of the holder's choosing.

(21)"Physical identity" means a physical record that an individual may use to assert the individual's identity issued by:

(a)a governmental entity;

(b)the equivalent of a governmental entity in another state;

(c)the federal government; or

(d)another country.

(22)"Presentation" means the disclosure of an individual's identity attributes from the individual's state digital identity to a verifier or relying party.

(23)"Process" means any operation or set of operations performed on an individual's identity attributes.

(24)"Program" means the state-endorsed digital identity program described in Section 63A-20-202 .

(25)"Program manager" means the individual appointed under Section 63A-20-203 .

(26)"Relying party" means a person that relies on a verifier's assertion of an individual's identity or identity attribute that a state digital identity provides.

(27)"Secure electronic device" means a device capable of securely storing, presenting, or displaying a state-endorsed digital identity, including physical tokens and accessible devices.

(28)"State digital identity" means:

(a)a state-endorsed digital identity; or

(b)an electronic license certificate or identification card issued in accordance with Section 53-3-235 .

(29)"State-endorsed digital identity" means an individual's digital identity that:

(a)includes a personal digital identifier; and

(b)the department has issued.

(30)"Verifier" means a person that mathematically verifies a state digital identity to evaluate the state digital identity's authenticity and integrity.

Enacted by Chapter 436 , 2026 General Session