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House narrows public access to court records for limited domestic-violence searches, HB249 passes
Summary
The House passed a substitute for HB249 to provide limited subscription-based access to court database records focused on domestic-violence charges; sponsors said the records are already public while opponents urged broader access and raised privacy concerns; the bill passed 68-0.
The Utah House on Feb. 18 passed a substitute to House Bill 249 that narrows public access to the courts' Exchange database so individuals can perform targeted searches for domestic-violence charges through a limited subscription mechanism. The House adopted the substitute and passed the measure 68-0.
Representative Handy, sponsor, said the substitute restricts the searches to domestic-violence matters and sets up a narrow, low-cost access…
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