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<h1><b>Utah ID Scanner Law</b></h1>
<h2><b>Utah Mandates and Regulates use of ID Scanners in Clubs</b></h2>
<h3><b>In March of 2010, Utah was the first state to mandate the use of ID Scanners.</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (See Link at the bottom for the entire act)</span></p>
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<td><b>Utah Code</b></td>
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<td><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/32B.html"><b>Title 32B</b></a></td>
<td><b>Alcoholic Beverage Control Act</b></td>
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<td><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1.html"><b>Chapter 1</b></a></td>
<td><b>Alcoholic Beverage Control General Provisions</b></td>
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<td><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-P4.html"><b>Part 4</b></a></td>
<td><b>Proof of Age Act</b></td>
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<td><b>Section 407</b></td>
<td><b>Verification of proof of age by applicable licensees.</b></p>
<p><b> </b><b><i>(Effective 5/8/2018)</i></b></td>
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<p><b><i>Affected by </i></b><a href="https://le.utah.gov/UtahCode/LibLookup.jsp?maj=code&amp;min=section&amp;num=63I-2-232"><b><i>63I-2-232</i></b></a><b><i> on 7/1/2022</i></b></p>
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<p><b><i>Effective 5/8/2018</i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
</span><b>32B-1-407.  Verification of proof of age by applicable licensees.</b></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(1)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">As used in this section, &#8220;applicable licensee&#8221; means:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a dining club;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a bar;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(c)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a tavern;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(d)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a full-service restaurant;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(e)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a limited-service restaurant; or</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(f)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">a beer-only restaurant.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, an applicable licensee shall require that an authorized person for the applicable licensee verify proof of age as provided in this section.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(3)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">An authorized person is required to verify proof of age under this section before an individual who appears to be 35 years of age or younger:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">gains admittance to the premises of a bar licensee or tavern;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">procures an alcoholic product on the premises of a dining club licensee;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(c)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">procures an alcoholic product in a dispensing area in the premises of a full-service restaurant licensee, a limited-service restaurant licensee, or a beer-only restaurant licensee; or</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(d)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">on or after July 1, 2018, procures an alcoholic product within 10 feet of a grandfathered bar structure.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(4)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">To comply with Subsection </span><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html#32B-1-407(3)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(3)</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, an authorized person shall:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">request the individual present proof of age; and</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b)</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(i)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">verify the validity of the proof of age electronically under the verification program created in Subsection </span><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html#32B-1-407(5)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(5)</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">; or</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(ii)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">if the proof of age cannot be electronically verified as provided in Subsection </span><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html#32B-1-407(4)(b)(i)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(4)(b)(i)</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, request that the individual comply with a process established by the commission by rule.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(5)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">The commission shall establish by rule an electronic verification program that includes the following:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the specifications for the technology used by the applicable licensee to electronically verify proof of age, including that the technology display to the person described in Subsection </span><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html#32B-1-407(2)"><span style="font-weight: 400;">(2)</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> no more than the following for the individual who presents the proof of age:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(i)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the name;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(ii)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the age;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(iii)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the number assigned to the individual&#8217;s proof of age by the issuing authority;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(iv)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the birth date;</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(v)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the gender; and</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(vi)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the status and expiration date of the individual&#8217;s proof of age; and</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">the security measures that shall be used by an applicable licensee to ensure that information obtained under this section is:</span></p>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(i)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">used by the applicable licensee only for purposes of verifying proof of age in accordance with this section; and</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(ii)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">retained by the applicable licensee for seven days after the day on which the applicable licensee obtains the information.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(6)</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(a)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">An applicable licensee may not disclose information obtained under this section except as provided under this title.</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">(b)</span></td>
<td><span style="font-weight: 400;">Information obtained under this section is considered a record for any purpose under </span><a href="https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter5/32B-5-P3.html?v=C32B-5-P3_1800010118000101"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chapter 5, Part 3, Retail Licensee Operational Requirements</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></td>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The act can be found at </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter1/32B-1-S407.html</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">  </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Should the link not be active, a hard copy can be of the current act (4/20/2020) can also be uploaded <a href="https://idscannerdevb.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Utah-State-law-related-to-ID-Scanners.pdf"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Return to Summary of States with</span><a href="https://www.idscanner.com/id-scanner-law/id-scanners-laws/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ID Scanner Affirmative Defense</span></a></h2>
