53-25-1202. Law enforcement officer prohibition on tampering with a private surveillance camera -- Exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in Subsectionor (4), a law enforcement officer, or an individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer, may not tamper with, change the viewing direction of, or disable a person's surveillance camera that is on the person's private property. (2)
(2) Subsectiondoes not apply if the law enforcement officer, or the individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer: (1) obtains the person's permission before taking the action described in Subsection; (1) obtains a court order granting permission to take the action described in Subsectionbefore taking the action described in Subsection; or (1) (1) takes the action described in Subsectionunder a circumstance described in Subsectionif the law enforcement officer, or the individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer, subsequently takes an action described in Subsection. (1) (3)(a) (3)(b)
(3) The circumstances described in Subsectionare: (2)(c) the existence of exigent circumstances; or to protect a law enforcement officer's safety: while executing a warrant; or if the circumstances, as known to the law enforcement officer, present a real, articulable risk to the law enforcement officer's safety. The subsequent actions described in Subsectionare: (2)(c) notifying the affected person within 24 hours after: the exigent circumstances no longer exist; the warrant described in Subsectionhas been served; or (3)(a)(ii)(A) the circumstances described in Subsectionhave been resolved; or (3)(a)(ii)(B) obtaining a court order as soon as practicable after the circumstance described in Subsectionno longer exists, and if a court refuses to issue a court order, informing the person about the action taken on the surveillance camera within 24 hours after the court's refusal. (3)(a)
(4) This section does not apply to a camera that is used for the surveillance or taking of wildlife.