Renumbered 7/1/2026
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Effective 1/1/2023
Renumbered 7/1/2026
77-38-616. Disclosure of address or identifiable information in a judicial or administrative proceeding.
(1)A program participant may submit the program participant's actual address to the court as a safeguarded record in accordance with the Utah Code of Judicial Administration, Rule 4-202.02.
(2)A person may not compel disclosure of a program participant's actual address or identifying information related to the program participant's residence during a proceeding in a court or administrative proceeding, unless:
(a)the court orders the disclosure of the program participant's address; or
(b)an administrative tribunal finds, based on a preponderance of the evidence, that:
(i)the disclosure is required in the interest of justice;
(ii)public interest in the disclosure substantially outweighs the potential harm to the program participant; or
(iii)no other alternative would satisfy the necessity of the disclosure.
(3)If disclosure of a program participant's actual address is required in a proceeding before a court or administrative tribunal, the court or administrative tribunal may safeguard the portion of a record that contains the program participant's actual address.
(4)Nothing in this section prevents a state or local government entity from using a program participant's actual address in filing a document or record with a court or administrative tribunal if, at the time of the filing, the document or record is filed under safeguard or not a public record.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 291 , 2026 General Session
Enacted by Chapter 215 , 2022 General Session