Request of Record Protection

Sections 53-18-103 and 63G-2-303 of the Utah State Code provide that qualified current or former at-risk government employees and law enforcement officials may request that records containing specified personal information about themselves or an eligible family member be protected from disclosure to the public.

AT-RISK GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Under Utah Code '63G-2-303, an “at-risk government employee” means a current or former: (peace officer; state or federal judge of an appellate, district, justice, or juvenile court, or court commissioner; judge authorized by Title 39, Chapter 6, Utah Code of Military Justice; judge authorized by Armed Forces, Title 10, United States Code; federal prosecutor; prosecutor appointed pursuant to Armed Forces, Title 10, United States Code; law enforcement official; prosecutor authorized by Title 39, Chapter 6, Utah Code of Military Justice; and state or local government employee who, because of the unique nature of the employee’s regular work assignments or because of one or more recent credible threats directed to or against the employee, would be at immediate and substantial risk of physical harm if the employee’s personal information is disclosed.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Under Utah Code '53-18-102, a law enforcement officer includes the following: (sheriff or deputy sheriff, chief of police, police officer, or marshal of any county, city, or town; the commissioner of public safety and any member of the Department of Public Safety certified as a peace officer; officers within the Division of Wildlife Resources and officers designated as park rangers; any police officer employed by any college or university; investigators for the Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division; investigators for the Department of Insurance, Fraud Division; special agents or investigators employed by the attorney general, district attorneys, and county attorneys; employees of the Department of Natural Resources designated as peace officers by law; school district police officers as designated by the board of education for the school district; the executive director of the Department of Corrections and any correctional enforcement or investigative officer designated by the executive director and approved by the commissioner of public safety and certified by the division; correctional enforcement, investigative, or adult probation and parole officers employed by the Department of Corrections serving on or before July 1, 1993; members of a law enforcement agency established by a private college or university provided that the college or university has been certified by the commissioner of public safety according to rules of the Department of Public Safety; airport police officers of any airport owned or operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions; and transit police officers.)

WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE PROTECTED?

1. Personal information that may be protected for qualifying at-risk employees and their eligible family members includes:

2. Personal information on the County’s publicly accessible websites and databases may be classified as private and protected from public disclosure for all such law enforcement officers and their eligible family members and includes:

*Eligible family member means a spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent who is living with the employee. If you wish to have your or your eligible family member’s records protected from public disclosure you may fill out the attached application

IMPORTANT NOTE: When applying for records protection there may be a delay in the activation of your application if you are in the process of buying a new residence or transferring ownership. The property must be in your name before a protection can be applied. It is important if you have already turned in a completed application to let the Recorder’s Office know when your property transfer has been completed.

It is your sole responsibility to re-apply for this protection every four years from the date the application was signed or whenever your personal information may change.

• If you submit the completed application to the Office of the Weber County Recorder, the Recorder’s Office will, as a courtesy, forward it to the County Auditor, Assessor, Clerk, and Treasurer. Each of these offices will take steps, as required or allowed by law, to protect the personal information you have identified.
• If you seek protection of personal information in the possession of any other government agency, e.g., your employer (outside of Weber County Government employment), a library or recreational center, you must contact that agency directly.
• This application will not serve to protect or remove personal information available on commercial websites (i.e. Facebook.com, Zillow.com, etc.) or through search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing. If you are concerned about personal information of that nature, you might wish to consult a legal advisor.