Utah legal term
Phantomware in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Phantomware” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Phantomware” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Phantomware" means a programming option that: (4)(a) is pre-installed, installed at a later time, or otherwise embedded in the operating system of an electronic cash register or hardwired into the electronic cash register; and (4)(b) can be used to create a virtual alternate register or to eliminate or manipulate transaction records that may or may not be preserved in digital formats in order to represent a manipulated record or records of transactions in the electronic cash register. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-6-1302)
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