{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-16-110","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63A-16-110","heading":"Use of authorized domain extensions for government websites.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Authorized top-level domain\" means any of the following suffixes that follow the domain name in a website address:\n(i) gov;\n(ii) edu; and\n(iii) mil.\n(b) \"Governmental entity\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103.\n(c) \"Government website\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-19-101.\n(d) \"Person\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-2-103.\n(e) \"School\" means a public elementary or secondary school.\n(2) Beginning July 1, 2025, a governmental entity shall use an authorized top-level domain for:\n(a) the website address for the governmental entity's government website; and\n(b) the email addresses used by the governmental entity and the governmental entity's employees.\n(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a governmental entity may operate a website that uses a top-level domain that is not an authorized top-level domain if:\n(a)\n(i) a reasonable person would not mistake the website as the governmental entity's primary government website; and\n(ii) the government website is:\n(A) solely for internal use and not intended for use by members of the public;\n(B) temporary and in use by the governmental entity for a period of less than one year; or\n(C) related to an event, program, or informational campaign operated by the governmental entity in partnership with another person that is not a governmental entity; or\n(b) the governmental entity is a school district or a school that is not an institution of higher education and the use of an authorized top-level domain is otherwise prohibited, provided that once the use of an authorized top-level domain is not otherwise prohibited, the school district or school shall transition to an authorized top-level domain within 15 months.\n(4) The chief information officer appointed under Section 63A-16-201 may authorize a waiver of the requirement in Subsection (2) if:\n(a) there are extraordinary circumstances under which use of an authorized domain extension would cause demonstrable harm to citizens or businesses; and\n(b) the executive director or chief executive of the governmental entity submits a written request to the chief information officer that includes a justification for the waiver.","path":["Title 63A Utah Government Operations Code","Chapter 63A-16 Governance Of Technology","Part 63A-16-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63A/Chapter16/63A-16-S110.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"8f22d7d9c95bbe323c13e4f58bab69846e4f4b3de60e45e0f06dc5588820d76e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-16-109","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-16-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}