(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a government entity may not obtain biometric surveillance information without:
- (a) a search warrant; and
(b) an existing written policy that:
- (i) concerns the government entity's use, management, and auditing of biometric surveillance information; and
(ii) is posted and publicly available on:
- (A) the government entity's website; or
- (B) the Utah Public Notice Website created in Section 63A-16-601, if the government entity does not have a website.
(2) A government entity may obtain biometric surveillance information without a search warrant:
- (a) on authorized property;
- (b) in accordance with a judicially recognized exception to warrant requirements; or
- (c) a public safety threat.
Enacted by Chapter 216, 2024 General Session