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Access to Call Location Information Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy
Senate Sponsor:
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LONG TITLE
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General Description:
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This bill concerns access to call location information.
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Highlighted Provisions:
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This bill:
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▸ provides that a mobile telecommunications service shall provide call location information
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as quickly as possible under certain circumstances;
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▸ adds certain law enforcement requests that are prioritized as urgent regarding a missing
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individual in danger to the list of circumstances under which a mobile
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telecommunications service shall provide call location information as quickly as
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possible;
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▸ requires, if a mobile telecommunications service establishes procedures for providing call
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location information, a method for a law enforcement agency to identify a prioritized
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urgent request regarding a missing individual in danger; and
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▸ makes technical and conforming changes.
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Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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None
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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Utah Code Sections Affected:
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AMENDS:
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53-10-104.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 430
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1. Section 53-10-104.5 is amended to read:
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53-10-104.5 . Wireless service -- Call location in emergencies and certain urgent
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situations.
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(1) As used in this section:
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(a) "Call location information" means the best available location information, including
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information obtained by use of historical cellular site information or a mobile locator
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tool.
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(b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" has the same definition as in Section
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53-1-102.
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(c) "Mobile telecommunications service" has the same definition as in Section 54-8b-2.
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(d) "Telecommunication device" has the same definition as in Section 76-6-409.5.
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(2) A mobile telecommunications service shall provide call location information as quickly
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as possible regarding a telecommunication device user whom a law enforcement agency
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has reason to believe is in need of services under Subsection (2)(a)[ or (b)], (b), or (c),
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upon the request of a law enforcement agency or a public safety communications center
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if the agency or center determines the location information is necessary in order to
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respond to:
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(a) a call for emergency response services;[ or]
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(b) an emergency situation that involves the imminent risk of death or serious bodily
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injury as defined in Section 76-1-101.5[.] ; or
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(c) a request from a law enforcement agency for the call location information of an
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individual who is missing, if the law enforcement agency has prioritized the request
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as urgent based on the law enforcement agency's determination that the individual
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may be in danger.
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(3)(a) The mobile telecommunications service may establish procedures for its voluntary
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response to a request for location under Subsection (2).
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(b) If a mobile telecommunications service establishes procedures under Subsection
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(3)(a), the procedures shall include a method for a law enforcement agency to
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identify a prioritized urgent request described in Subsection (2)(c).
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(4) A mobile telecommunications service that, acting in good faith, provides information as
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requested under Subsection (2) may not be held civilly liable for providing the
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information.
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(5)(a) The division shall obtain contact information from all mobile telecommunication
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service providers that provide services in this state to facilitate communicating
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location requests under Subsection (2).
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(b) The division shall provide the contact information to all public safety
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communications centers in the state and shall provide updates to the contact
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information.
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Section 2. Effective Date.
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This bill takes effect on May 7, 2025.
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