20A-2-605. Request for voter registration records by a government official.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or another express provision of law, upon request by a government official acting in the government official's capacity as a government official, the lieutenant governor or a county clerk: shall disclose to the government official only the information in a voter registration record necessary to permit the government official to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official; and may not disclose to the government official the information in a voter registration record that is not necessary to permit the government official to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official.
(2) A government official who receives information under Subsection: (1)(a) shall ensure, using industry standard security measures, that the information may not be accessed by a person other than the government official or the government entity that the government official represents; may only use the information to the extent necessary to fulfill a duty of the government official; and may not disclose the information to a person other than a person needing the information to fulfill a duty of the government official or the government entity that the government official represents.
(3) Before providing the information described in Subsectionto a government official: (1)(a) the lieutenant governor or county clerk shall verify that: the person requesting the information is a government official; and it is necessary to provide the information requested to permit the government official to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official; and the government official requesting the information shall sign a request form that includes: the name, address, and telephone number of the government official; the government official's position or title; a description of the information requested; a description of the official duty imposed by law on the government official that requires the requested information; a statement that the government official will ensure, using industry standard security measures, that the information may not be accessed by a person other than the government official or the government entity that the government official represents; a statement that the government official will only use the information to the extent necessary to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official; an assertion that the government official will not provide or use the information obtained from the voter registration records in a manner that is prohibited by law; a statement that obtaining the information under false pretenses, or providing or using the information from the voter registration records in a manner that is prohibited by law, is punishable as a class A misdemeanor and a civil fine; and notice that if the person signing the request form makes a false statement in the request form, the person is punishable by law under Section. 76-8-504
(4) The lieutenant governor or a county clerk may not disclose the information under this section if the lieutenant governor or county clerk reasonably believes that the person: is not a government official; does not need the information requested to fulfill an official duty imposed by law on the government official; or will provide or use the information in a manner prohibited by law.