Utah § 80-8-201 - Youth protection requirements.
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§ 80-8-201. Youth protection requirements.
80-8-201. Youth protection requirements.
| (1) | A youth service organization may not employ a youth worker or allow an individual to volunteer as a youth worker unless the youth service organization has completed a registered sex offender check for the individual. |
| (2) | To facilitate the registered sex offender check required by Subsection (1), a youth services organization may require a potential youth worker to provide the individual's full name and, if the youth services organization has any question about the potential youth worker's identity, a current, government-issued identification. |
| (3) | If an individual is registered on the registry described in Title 53, Chapter 29, Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, or the National Sex Offender Public Website, a youth service organization may not employ the individual as a youth worker or allow the individual to volunteer as a youth worker. |
Amended by Chapter 291, 2025 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 80-8-201 ("Youth protection requirements.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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