The Utah Child Protection Registry

The Utah Child Protection Registry has been protecting Utah's families from unwanted solicitations since 2005. As a free, state-run program, the Utah Child Protection Registry allows Utah residents to register their addresses for two years with renewal options at any time. The Utah Child Protection Registry is administered by the State of Utah's Division of Consumer Protection and enforced in conjunction with the State Attorney General's Office.

Addresses Protected

Families can sign up their parental, children, or shared:

• Alcoholic Beverages or Products
• Tobacco
• Pornographic Materials
• Gambling

What if You Are Contacted After You Register

Once an address is registered, senders of messages that advertise certain adult-oriented products or services are required to remove the address from their lists within 30 days. If a registered address is contacted with an adult-oriented message, you may submit a report to the Division of Consumer Protection. By submitting a report, you are helping the state identify those companies and marketers who are not complying with Utah's Registry laws.

How the Utah Child Protection Registry Protects Your Family

All addresses in the registry are entered as a one-way encryption, as a 32-code character which is very much like a "fingerprint." The state administrators of the registry and the companies who are scrubbing their lists for compliance never see the original address entered, and senders send their lists to the state, giving more protection to the Registry. To match the state and marketing lists, both parties merely compare a fingerprint to a fingerprint. And like a person's fingerprint, it is impossible to tell how old someone is, what color hair they have, how tall they are, or any other personal information about them; it is impossible to determine from the fingerprint of an address the actual identity of the address itself.