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Utah
SB 194 (2024), Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act, and HB 464 (2024), Social Media Amendments
Utah Code Ann. sections 13-71-101 to 13-71-401
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Enjoined: enforcement paused by a court, effective 1 October 2024.
A social media and minors rule binding private bodies.
As of 2 September 2026.
What this law does
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Would require social media companies to implement an age assurance system for Utah account holders, apply default protections for known minors, and let verified parents supervise a minor's account. HB 464 additionally repealed Utah's original 2023 Social Media Regulation Act and created a private right of action for a minor's mental health harms tied to a platform's algorithmically curated feed.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Penalty structure
Administrative fine or court-ordered civil penalty of up to $2,500 per violation of the Act, imposed by the Division of Consumer Protection or a court; a separate civil penalty of up to $5,000 per violation applies to violating an administrative or court order issued under the Act.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 2,500
Statutory damages
A prevailing plaintiff recovers the greater of $10,000 for each adverse mental health outcome incidence or actual damages, plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs, under the companion private right of action for algorithmically curated social media harm enacted by HB 464 (2024).
- As of
- 2 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
Litigation
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, on appeal to the Tenth Circuit
- Docket
- NetChoice, LLC v. Reyes, No. 2:23-cv-00911 (D. Utah); appeal No. 24-4100 (10th Cir.)
- Posture
- Preliminarily enjoined on September 10, 2024 on First Amendment grounds. The state's appeal was argued before the Tenth Circuit in November 2025 and remains pending as of this date, and the district court has stayed further proceedings pending that decision.
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Social media companies as statutorily defined operating in Utah.
Obligation class
Age verification, Consent, Design code, Data subject rights, Security
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
When LexLint raises it
operates_social_platform
Read the law
official Utah Code text, Utah State Legislature
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