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Utah Code § 53G-8-405: Liability for release of information.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration
  2. Chapter 53G-8 Discipline and Safety
  3. Part 53G-8-4 Juvenile Court and Law Enforcement Notification to Public Schools

(1) The district superintendent, district superintendent's designee, principal, and any staff member notified by the principal may not be held liable for information which may become public knowledge unless it can be shown by clear and convincing evidence that the information became public knowledge through an intentional act of the superintendent, superintendent's designee, principal, or a staff member.

(2) A person receiving information under Section 53G-8-403 or 80-6-103 is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, for acting or failing to act in response to the information unless the person acts or fails to act due to malice, gross negligence, or deliberate indifference to the consequences.

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