Utah legal term
Electronic storage in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Electronic storage” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Electronic storage” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Electronic storage" means: (9)(a) any temporary intermediate storage of a wire or electronic communication incident to the electronic transmission of it; and (9)(b) any storage of the communication by an electronic communications service for the purposes of backup protection of the communication. (Utah Code Ann. § 77-23a-3)
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