/ Official Media Policy for the Utah Attorney General's Office

under the direction of Attorney General Sean D. Reyes

Date of Implementation: March 17, 2014

Media Correspondence

All press policy is governed by Section 1.20 of the Utah Attorney General Employment
Policies & Statutes. In addition to those guidelines, employees should follow the
additional guidelines as follows until the full policy manual is updated and posted:

All communication with media, or those claiming to be media, regarding any business or
personnel of the Utah Attorney General's Office, written or verbal, must be directed
through the Communications office of the Utah Attorney General by contacting:

Missy Larsen

Chief Communications Officer

Utah Attorney General

missywlarsen@utah .gov

801.538.1892 (desk)

801.230.9890 (mobile)

Each communication or potential communication inquiry will be assessed and, where

needed, attorneys/experts will be contacted to discuss specific topics or cases based on
media source, impact and focus. All communications with media, or those claiming to
be media, concerning the Attorney General's Office including policies, personnel, cases
or any other UAG business that take place outside of this system are subject to
immediate disciplinary actions up to and including termination. If there is any question
whatsoever about whether you are authorized to communicate with anyone outside the
office on any given issue or to any particular person or entity including those who are
acting as intermediaries for media or those claiming to be media, please work through
the Communications office.

This policy includes ALL media, or potential media, including:

Local, national and international video broadcast including network, satellite, cable
or internet stations

Local, national and international radio including AM, FM, satellite or internet

Local, national and international print publications

All internet blog writers whose intent is to publish information about the AG's office

All freelance reporters or writers with intent to publish information about the AG's
office

All advertisers with intent to publicize the AG's office

All co-op marketing campaigns that publicize the 'AG's office

All outside award nominations for the AG's office

Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) Procedures

The Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) is a comprehensive

law dealing with management of government records. GRAMA states who has access
to records and how the law is enforced. It is an attempt to balance the public's
constitutional right of access to information concerning public business, the
individual's constitutional right of privacy when the government gathers personal data,
and the public policy interest in allowing a government to restrict access to certain
records for the public good.
Under GRAMA, the Attorney General responds to requests for information regarding
records that are prepared, owned or retained by our office. The Attorney General's
Office is not a statewide clearinghouse for GRAMA requests for other state agencies. A
person seeking records prepared, owned or retained by agencies other than the
Attorney General's Office, should make a GRAMA request directly to the agency
believed to be holding the records. A list of state agencies can be found
at www.utah.gov .

All GRAMA inquiries shall be submitted to:

Mail: GRAMA Information Officer

Office of the Attorney General

PO Box 142320

Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-2320

Email: GRAMA Information

Officer grama_ coordinator@utah

.gov