Utah Code 13-62-103. Protection of private keys
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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-62-103
- Digital asset: includes :(3)(b)(i) a digital user asset; or(3)(b)(ii) a digital security. See Utah Code 13-62-101
- Person: means :
(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Private key: means a unique element of cryptographic data that is:
(7)(a) held by a person;(7)(b) paired with a public key; and(7)(c) used to digitally sign a transaction. See Utah Code 13-62-101- Public key: means a unique element of cryptographic data that:
(8)(a) is publicly available;(8)(b) is paired with a private key that is held by the owner of the public key; and(8)(c) allows viewing, but not digitally signing, electronic transactions. See Utah Code 13-62-101- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person may not be compelled to produce a private key, or any components that allow the derivation of a private key, or make a private key known to any other person in any civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding in the state that relates to a digital asset, digital identity, or other interest or right to which the private key provides access.(1)(b) A person may be compelled in a civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other lawful proceeding in the state to produce a private key if a public key is unavailable or unable to disclose the information requested to be obtained.(2) A person may be compelled by court order to:(2)(a) produce, sell, transfer, convey, or disclose a digital asset, digital identity, or other interest or right to which a private key provides access; or(2)(b) disclose information about the digital asset, digital identity, or other interest or right. - Person: means :