Law / United States / Utah
Digital Content Provenance Standards Act (HB 276, 2026 General Session), Utah Code Title 13 Chapter 72c
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In force in 107 days, effective 1 January 2027.
An AI transparency rule binding private bodies.
As of 8 September 2026.
What it requires
- Detect whether compliant system provenance data is embedded in content you distribute, give users a way to see and download it, and do not knowingly strip it where technically feasible, if you operate a large online platform with over 2,000,000 unique monthly users
- Include a latent disclosure in image, video, or audio content your generative AI system creates or substantially modifies, if your system has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users and is publicly accessible in the state
- Include a latent disclosure identifying your device or proving whether content was AI-created or altered, if you manufacture capture devices for sale in the state, starting 2028-01-01
- This chapter takes effect 2027-01-01, so it is a duty to prepare for rather than one owed today
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionNo
Penalty structure
A court may separately impose a civil penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation of an administrative or court order issued to enforce this chapter, in addition to the $2,500 per-violation fine for the underlying provenance-standards violation.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 8 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 2,500
What it reaches
Obligation class
Content labelling, Disclosure
What this law does
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HB 276 (2026 General Session), enacted as Chapter 352, Laws of Utah 2026, creates new Chapter 72c, the Digital Content Provenance Standards Act, effective 1 January 2027.
A large online platform (a public-facing social media, mass-messaging, or standalone search-engine service that exceeded 2,000,000 unique monthly users in the preceding 12 months) must detect compliant system provenance data in distributed content, give users a way to see it, and not knowingly strip it where technically feasible.
A covered provider (a person whose generative AI system has over 1,000,000 monthly visitors or users and is publicly accessible in the state) must include a latent disclosure in image, video, or audio content its system creates or substantially modifies. A capture device manufacturer must separately include a latent disclosure in captured content, for a device it produces for sale in the state on or after 1 January 2028.
The Division of Consumer Protection enforces the chapter, with an administrative fine of up to $2,500 per violation and equivalent court remedies.
When LexLint raises it
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