{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-76-12-207","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 76-12-207","heading":"Misrepresentation of a call or text communication identification.","body":"(1)\n(a) As used in this section:\n(i) \"Caller or text message identification information\" means information provided by a caller identification service or text message service regarding the telephone number or other information regarding the origination of a call or text message made using a telecommunications service or VoIP voice service.\n(ii) \"Caller or text message identification service\" means a service or device designed to provide the user of the service or device with the telephone number of, or other information regarding, the origination of a call or text message made using a telecommunications service or VoIP voice service, including automatic number identification services.\n(iii) \"Text message\":\n(A) means a real-time or near real-time message consisting of text, images, sounds, or other information transmitted from or received by a device identified by a telephone number; and\n(B) does not include a real-time, two-way voice or video communication.\n(iv) \"VoIP\" means a technology that allows telephone calls to be made over computer networks, including the Internet.\n(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-12-101, and 76-12-201 apply to this section.\n(2) An actor commits misrepresentation of a call or text communication identification if the actor, in connection with a telecommunications service or VoIP voice service, knowingly causes a caller identification service or text message service to transmit false, misleading, or inaccurate caller or text message identification information:\n(a) with the intent to harm the recipient of the call or text message; or\n(b) to a public safety answering point when reporting an emergency.\n(3)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), a violation of Subsection (2) is a class C misdemeanor.\n(b) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor on a second or subsequent violation.\n(c) Each separate call or text message is a violation of this section.\n(4) This section does not prevent or restrict a person from blocking the capability of a caller or text message identification service to transmit caller or text message identification information.\n(5) The following are exempt from this section:\n(a) the lawful investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency; and\n(b) a court order that specifically authorizes the use of caller or text message identification manipulation.\n(6) A violation of this section may be enforced in a civil action initiated by the recipient of a call, message, or text message made in violation of this section, a criminal action initiated by a prosecuting attorney, or both.\n(7) This section does not apply to an Internet service provider or hosting company, a provider of public telecommunications services, or a text message service by reason of the fact that the Internet service provider, hosting company, text message service, or provider of public telecommunications services:\n(a) transmits, routes, or provides connections for material without selecting the material;\n(b) stores or delivers the material at the direction of a user; or\n(c) provides a caller or text message identification service.","path":["Title 76 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 76-12 Offenses Related to Privacy, Information, and Communication","Part 76-12-2 Electronic Communication Abuse"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter12/76-12-S207.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"68ffa4b58ac1fd150cac406e1bc05fd2a7309b78fe25d0e3b11d33da5c514208","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-76-12-206","next":"us-ut/utah-code-76-12-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}