Utah Code Ann. § 13-76-404

Application and limitations.

Effective Mar 18, 2026Amended by Chapter 157, 2026 General Session
  1. (1) prevent an app store provider or developer from taking reasonable measures to:

    1. (a) block, detect, or prevent distribution to minors of:

      1. (i) unlawful material;
      2. (ii) obscene material; or
      3. (iii) other harmful material;
    2. (b) block or filter spam;
    3. (c) prevent criminal activity; or
    4. (d) protect app store or app security;
  2. (2) require an app store provider to disclose user information to a developer beyond:

    1. (a) age category data; or
    2. (b) verification of parental consent status;
  3. (3) allow an app store provider or developer to implement measures required by this chapter in a manner that is:

    1. (a) arbitrary;
    2. (b) capricious;
    3. (c) anticompetitive; or
    4. (d) unlawful;
  4. (4) require a developer to collect, retain, reidentify, or link any information beyond what is:

    1. (a) necessary to verify age categories and parental consent status as required by this chapter; and
    2. (b) collected, retained, reidentified, or linked in the developer's ordinary course of business;
  5. (5) require an app store provider or developer to block access to an application that an account holder has downloaded or installed onto a mobile device before the day on which the obligations described in Sections 13-76-201 and 13-76-202 take effect, except to the extent that:

    1. (a) a parent account revokes verifiable parental consent for an affiliated minor account; or
    2. (b) a significant change to the application has occurred;
  6. (6) require a developer or app store provider to create, adopt, or implement an app age rating system or content classification framework; or
  7. (7) displace any other available remedies or rights authorized under the laws of this state or the United States.

Amended by Chapter 157, 2026 General Session

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