Utah Code
Utah Code § 63G-2-405 (2026)
Confidential treatment of records for which no exemption applies
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A court may, on appeal or in a declaratory or other action, order the confidential treatment of records for which no exemption from disclosure applies if:
there are compelling interests favoring restriction of access to the record; and
the interests favoring restriction of access clearly are greater than or equal to the interests favoring access.
If a governmental entity requests a court to restrict access to a record under this section, the court shall require the governmental entity to pay the reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the lead party in opposing the governmental entity's request, if:
the court finds that no statutory or constitutional exemption from disclosure could reasonably apply to the record in question;
the court denies confidential treatment under this section; and
the court finds that the governmental entity made the request in bad faith.
This section does not apply to records that are specifically required to be public under statutory provisions outside of this chapter or under Section 63G-2-301, except as provided in Subsection (4).
Access to drafts and empirical data in drafts may be limited under this section, but the court may consider, in its evaluation of interests favoring restriction of access, only those interests that relate to the underlying information, and not to the deliberative nature of the record.
Access to original data in a computer program may be limited under this section, but the court may consider, in its evaluation of interests favoring restriction of access, only those interests that relate to the underlying information, and not to the status of that data as part of a computer program.
Except for the waiver of immunity in Subsection 63G-7-301(2)(e), a claim for attorney fees or costs under this section is not subject to Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
Amended by Chapter 188, 2025 General Session
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: McKitrick v. Gibson, 2024 UT 1, 541 P.3d 949.
McKitrick v. Gibson, 2024 UT 1, 541 P.3d 949. “” UTAH CODE § 63G-2-405(2) 9 MCKITRICK v. GIBSON et al.”
Utah Code § 63G-2-405(2): 1 case
McKitrick v. Gibson, 2024 UT 1, 541 P.3d 949. “” UTAH CODE § 63G-2-405(2) 9 MCKITRICK v. GIBSON et al.”
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