53B-16-303.  Access to restricted records.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, access to records restricted by this part shall only be permitted upon:

(1)  written consent of the public institution of higher education originating, receiving, or maintaining such records; or

Terms Used In Utah Code 53B-16-303

  • Board: means the Utah Board of Higher Education described in Section 53B-1-402. See Utah Code 53B-1-101.5
  • Public institution of higher education: means an institution within the state system of higher education defined in Section 53B-1-102. See Utah Code 53B-16-301
  • 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
(2)  a finding by the State Records Committee or a court that the record has not been properly classified as restricted under Section 63G-2-302, provided that the review of a restricted classification of a record shall not include considerations of weighing public and private interests regarding access to a properly classified record as contained in Subsection 63G-2-403(11)(b) or 63G-2-404(7) or Section 63G-2-309. Nothing in this Subsection (2) shall be construed to limit the authority of the board to reclassify and disclose a record of a public institution of higher education.

Amended by Chapter 365, 2020 General Session