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S.B. 252 Digital Information Seizure Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Sen. Todd Weiler · carried in the House by Rep. Ryan D. Wilcox

  1. Introduced
  2. Senate committee
  3. Senate vote
  4. House committee
  5. House vote (stopped here)
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill sets rules for digital data on seized computers and phones, including how it is copied and returned to its owner. It bars police and prosecutors from making the return of that data depend on the owner agreeing to a search or giving up a password, and requires prosecutors to notify the holding agency within a set time once a device is no longer needed as evidence.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the official description. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • defines terms and modifies definitions
  • provides specific procedures and requirements regarding the copying and return of digital data on certain seized computers or portable communication devices
  • prohibits a law enforcement agency or prosecuting agency from conditioning the return of digital data from a seized computer or portable communication device on the owner consenting to a search of the computer or portable communication device or providing the owner's password or otherwise unlocking the computer or portable communication device
  • requires a prosecuting attorney to notify the agency with custody of a seized computer or portable communication device within a specific time period when the prosecuting attorney determines that the computer or portable communication device no longer needs to be retained as evidence
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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