26B-8-509.  Penalties.

(1)  Any use, release, or publication of health care data contrary to the provisions of Sections 26B-8-507 and 26B-8-508 is a class A misdemeanor.

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $2,500
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-8-509

  • Organization: means any corporation, association, partnership, agency, department, unit, or other legally constituted institution or entity, or part thereof. See Utah Code 26B-8-501
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  Subsection (1) does not relieve the person or organization responsible for that use, release, or publication from civil liability.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session