{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-13-34-203","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 13-34-203","heading":"Record keeping.","body":"(1) A postsecondary school shall maintain a student's official transcript and any diploma, degree, or certificate:\n(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and\n(b) for not less than 60 years.\n(2) A postsecondary school shall maintain an educational credential not described in Subsection (1):\n(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and\n(b) for not less than 10 years.\n(3) A postsecondary school shall maintain a student's enrollment agreement, record of the student's payment, and any financing agreement:\n(a) in an electronic format established by division rule in accordance with Section 13-34-103; and\n(b) for not less than 10 years.\n(4)\n(a) The division may require a postsecondary school to provide an educational credential to the division.\n(b) A postsecondary school shall provide a requested educational credential to the division within 14 days of a request from the division described in Subsection (4)(a).\n(5) Each educational credential that is not maintained in accordance with this section constitutes a separate violation of this chapter.\n(6)\n(a) A postsecondary school may submit to the division a written petition to request that the 60-year period described in Subsection (1) be reduced.\n(b) Upon receipt of a written petition from a postsecondary school, the division may reduce the 60-year period described in Subsection (1) if:\n(i) the reduced period will not substantially harm student interests;\n(ii) the reduced period is consistent with any applicable requirement imposed on the postsecondary school by its accreditor or by the United States Department of Education; and\n(iii) the postsecondary school demonstrates good cause for the reduced period.","path":["Title 13 Commerce and Trade","Chapter 13-34 Utah Postsecondary School and State Authorization Act","Part 13-34-2 Postsecondary School Responsibilities"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter34/13-34-S203.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"bdde0797ad563b4b2c0f15c3009dc6187a72783e506cd8708f01a87ca5e923cf","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-13-34-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-13-34-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}