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Utah House approves bill requiring paid IT workers to report illicit child images, with legal protections
Summary
The House passed first substitute HB 155 Feb. 16–17, 2016, requiring compensated computer technicians to report child exploitation images discovered in the scope of employment, while adding civil and criminal immunity for good-faith reporters and defining statutory triggers for reporting.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House of Representatives on Feb. 16–17 passed first substitute House Bill 155, a measure that requires computer technicians who are paid for their work to report child exploitation images they encounter in the course of their employment to law enforcement.
Sponsor Representative Hall told the House the bill is narrowly targeted: technicians would not be required to search for illicit material but would have a duty to report if they "stumble across" images that meet the statutory definition. "This is not an outlier idea," Hall said, noting similar laws exist in at least a dozen states and likening the proposal to mandatory child-abuse reporting statutes.
The bill’s supporters pointed to a range of safeguards written into the…
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