§ UCA § 20A-2-607Applicability and enforcement -- Transition

Effective 3/18/2026

20A-2-607. 
Applicability and enforcement -- Transition.




(1)
This part does not govern or restrict the release of a voter registration record:


(a)
to an election officer or an employee of an election officer;





(b)
for a government purpose relating to maintaining the voter registration list or the administration of an election;





(c)
to the extent required by law, to the federal government to comply with, or verify compliance with, the requirements of federal election law;





(d)
in accordance with an order of a court with jurisdiction; or





(e)
to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement purpose related to election law.








(2)
Beginning on March 9, 2026, and ending on May 25, 2026, a person that requests a copy of the voter registration list:


(a)
will receive the portion of the list, as the list existed on March 8, 2026, that the person was eligible to receive on March 8, 2026; and





(b)
will not receive an updated version of the list, or of any information in an updated version of the list, until May 25, 2026.








(3)
A person may only obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for:


(a)
a political purpose;





(b)
another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or





(c)
another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:


(i)
under a provision of state or federal law; or





(ii)
by order of a court with jurisdiction.











(4)
It is unlawful for a person to:


(a)
obtain information from the list of registered voters under false pretenses;





(b)
obtain or use information from the list of registered voters for a purpose other than:


(i)
a political purpose;





(ii)
another purpose for which the person is, under this part, expressly permitted to obtain or use the information; or





(iii)
another purpose for which the person is permitted to obtain or use the information:


(A)
under a provision of state or federal law; or





(B)
by order of a court with jurisdiction;











(c)
knowingly post on the internet or otherwise disclose to the public, for a fee or free of charge, the list of registered voters or information obtained from the list of registered voters; or





(d)
knowingly disclose information from the list of registered voters in a manner that is not permitted by law.








(5)
A violation of Subsection (4) is a class A misdemeanor.



Enacted by Chapter 102, 2026 General Session