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Kane County adopts data-privacy ordinance to comply with Utah Governmental Data Privacy Act
Summary
The commission unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-43 establishing county standards for collecting, processing, storing and safeguarding personal data to comply with the Utah Governmental Data Privacy Act; staff emphasized transparency, data minimization and lifecycle management.
Kane County commissioners on Nov. 25 unanimously adopted Ordinance 2025-43, a county policy implementing the Utah Governmental Data Privacy Act.
County staff explained the ordinance sets local standards for how the county will collect, process, store and safeguard personal data. The principles highlighted in the meeting included transparency about why data are collected, minimizing data collection to what is necessary, maintaining accurate records, protecting data against unauthorized access or disclosure, assigning privacy responsibilities to a designated official, and lifecycle management to delete data that are no longer needed.
The ordinance was presented to the full commission, reviewed by the county attorney, and adopted as presented. The chair noted the ordinance formalizes county practice and aligns Kane County with statewide privacy goals.
The vote was unanimous.
