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Utah Code § 78A-7-206 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-7 / § 78A-7-206
§ 78A-7-206. Determination of compensation for justice court judge -- Limits on secondary employment -- Prohibition on holding political or elected office -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Every justice court judge shall be paid a fixed compensation determined by the governing body of the respective municipality or county. (a) The governing body of the municipality or county may not set a full-time justice court judge's salary at less than 70% nor more than 90% of a district court judge's salary. (b) The governing body of the municipality or county shall set a part-time justice court judge's salary as follows: (i) The governing body shall first determine the full-time salary range outlined in Subsection (1)(a). (ii) The caseload of a part-time judge shall be determined by the office of the state court administrator and expressed as a percentage of the caseload of a full-time judge. (iii) The judge's salary shall then be determined by applying the percentage determined in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) against the salary range determined in Subsection (1)(a). (c) A justice court judge shall receive an annual salary adjustment at least equal to the average salary adjustment for all county or municipal employees for the jurisdiction served by the judge. (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(c), a justice court judge may not receive a salary greater than 90% of the salary of a district court judge. (e) A justice court judge employed by more than one entity as a justice court judge may not receive a total salary for service as a justice court judge greater than the salary of a district court judge. (f) A salary described in this Subsection (1) does not include additional compensation provided for a presiding judge or associate presiding judge of a justice court under Section 78A-7-209.5. (2) A justice court judge may not appear as an attorney in any: (a) justice court; (b) criminal matter in any federal, state, or local court; or (c) juvenile court case involving conduct which would be criminal if committed by an adult. (3) A justice court judge may not hold any office or employment including contracting for services in any justice agency of state government or any political subdivision of the state including law enforcement, prosecution, criminal defense, corrections, or court employment. (4) A justice court judge may not hold any office in any political party or organization engaged in any political activity or serve as an elected official in state government or any political subdivision of the state. (5) A justice court judge may not own or be employed by any business entity which regularly litigates in small claims court. (6) The Judicial Council shall file a formal complaint with the Judicial Conduct Commission for each violation of this section.
Utah Code § 53E-3-1202 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-3 / § 53E-3-1202
§ 53E-3-1202. Transferring student enrollment, records, and immunization.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), when a school receives the unofficial education record of a transferring student from a school in a sending state, the school shall enroll and appropriately place the transferring student based on the information provided in the unofficial educational record pending receipt and validation of the transferring student's official educational records. (b) At the time a transferring student is enrolled and conditionally placed based on the student's unofficial educational records under Subsection (1)(a), the school shall request the student's official educational record from the school in the sending state. (2) (a) A school enrolling a transferring student under this section shall enroll the transferring student at the same grade level the transferring student has been enrolled at in the school in the sending state regardless of the transferring student's age. (b) A transferring student that has satisfactorily completed a prerequisite grade level in a school in the sending state shall be eligible for enrollment in the next highest grade level regardless of the transferring student's age. (3) (a) A school enrolling a transferring student under this section shall give the student 30 days from the day on which the student is enrolled in the school for the student to obtain any immunization that is required by the school. (b) If the required immunization described in Subsection (3)(a) encompasses a series of immunizations, the initial immunization in the series satisfies the requirement for the student to be immunized within 30 days from the day on which the student is enrolled in the school as required under Subsection (3)(a).
Utah Code § 53H-10-211 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-10 / § 53H-10-211
§ 53H-10-211. Tax considerations.
Status: in_force

(1) For tax purposes the property of the plan and the plan's income are governed by Section 59-10-201. (2) The tax commission, in consultation with the board and the plan, may adopt rules necessary to monitor and implement the tax provisions referred to in Subsection (1) as related to the property of the plan and the plan's income.
Utah Code § 20A-5a-211 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-5a / § 20A-5a-211
§ 20A-5a-211. Certification of special district candidates for regular general election.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), on or before the last business day in August of an even-numbered year, the clerk of a special district shall send to each county clerk in which all or part of the special district is located a notice containing a list of names of all candidates who are qualified for placement on the regular general election ballot, by office, for each special district office. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the clerk of a special district shall publish for the special district, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for 30 calendar days, the notice described in Subsection (1), beginning on the earlier of: (a) the first business day that is at least two calendar days after the day on which the clerk of the special district complies with Subsection (1); or (b) the second business day in September. (3) If the special district contracts for the county clerk to conduct the special district election: (a) the special district clerk is not required to comply with Subsection (1); and (b) the county clerk may publish the notice described in Subsection (2) for the special district clerk.
Utah Code § 26B-5-371 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-5 / § 26B-5-371
§ 26B-5-371. Utah Forensic Mental Health Facility -- Design and operation -- Security.
Status: in_force

(1) The forensic mental health facility is a secure treatment facility. (2) (a) The forensic mental health facility accommodates the following populations: (i) prison inmates displaying mental illness necessitating treatment in a secure mental health facility; (ii) criminally adjudicated persons found guilty with a mental illness or guilty with a mental condition at the time of the offense undergoing evaluation for a mental condition under Title 77, Chapter 16a, Commitment and Treatment of Individuals with a Mental Condition; (iii) criminally adjudicated persons undergoing evaluation for competency or found guilty with a mental condition or guilty with a mental condition at the time of the offense under Title 77, Chapter 16a, Commitment and Treatment of Individuals with a Mental Condition, who also have an intellectual disability; (iv) persons undergoing evaluation for competency or found by a court to be incompetent to proceed in accordance with Title 77, Chapter 15, Defendant's Competency to Proceed, or not guilty by reason of insanity under Title 77, Chapter 14, Defenses; (v) persons who are civilly committed to the custody of a local mental health authority in accordance with this part, and who may not be properly supervised by the Utah State Hospital because of a lack of necessary security, as determined by the superintendent or the superintendent's designee; and (vi) persons ordered to commit themselves to the custody of the division for treatment at the Utah State Hospital as a condition of probation or stay of sentence pursuant to Title 77, Chapter 18, The Judgment. (b) Placement of an offender in the forensic mental health facility under any category described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), or (vi) shall be made on the basis of the offender's status as established by the court at the time of adjudication. (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the department shall make rules providing for the allocation of beds to the categories described in Subsection (2)(a). (3) The department shall: (a) own and operate the forensic mental health facility; (b) provide and supervise administrative and clinical staff; and (c) provide security staff who are trained as psychiatric technicians. (4) Pursuant to Subsection 26B-5-303(3) the executive director shall designate individuals to perform security functions for the state hospital.
Utah Code § 35A-3-803 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-3 / § 35A-3-803
§ 35A-3-803. Functions and duties of office -- Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall: (a) provide refugee resettlement services to eligible refugees pursuant to federal regulations; (b) operate a refugee cash assistance program; (c) provide administrative support services to any refugee advisory committee; (d) work collaboratively with community partners for the delivery of services to refugees; (e) coordinate with the department to include in the annual written report, described in Section 35A-1-109, information regarding refugee services; and (f) make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and consistent with state and federal law establishing the eligibility requirements for refugee case assistance. (2) The office may apply for, accept, or expend gifts or donations from public or private sources.
Utah Code § 63B-2-109 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-2 / § 63B-2-109
§ 63B-2-109. Payment of interest, principal, and redemption premiums.
Status: in_force

(1) The Division of Finance shall draw warrants on the state treasury before any interest, principal, or redemption premiums become due on the bonds. (2) After receipt of the warrants, the state treasurer shall: (a) promptly pay the warrants from funds within the sinking fund; and (b) immediately transmit the amount paid to the paying agent for the bonds.
Utah Code § 70C-7-201 — Utah Code / Title 70C / Chapter 70C-7 / § 70C-7-201
§ 70C-7-201. Effect of violations by creditors -- Penalties -- Debtor's rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A debtor is not obligated to pay a charge in excess of that allowed by this title, and if the debtor has paid an excess charge, the debtor has a right to a refund. A refund may be made in whole or in part by reducing the debtor's obligation by the amount of the excess charge. If the debtor has paid an amount in excess of the lawful obligation under the agreement, the debtor may recover the excess amount from the party who made the excess charge or from an assignee of the creditor's rights who undertakes direct collection of payments from or enforcement of rights against the debtor with respect to the debt. (2) If a debtor is entitled to a refund and a party liable to the debtor in bad faith refuses to make a refund within a reasonable time after demand, the debtor may recover from that party a penalty in an amount to be determined by a court not exceeding the greater of either the amount of the finance charge or 10 times the amount of the excess charge. If the creditor has made an excess charge in deliberate violation of or in reckless disregard for this title, the penalty may be recovered even though the creditor has refunded the excess charge.
Utah Code § 75E-5-314 — Utah Code / Title 75E / Chapter 75E-5 / § 75E-5-314
§ 75E-5-314. Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The claims procedures shall be sufficiently simple that the assistance of an attorney is unnecessary, and no attorney fees may be paid for the assistance of an attorney or any other representative in filing the compensation claim or providing information to the compensation specialist. (2) Attorney fees may be granted in the following circumstances and shall be paid out of the compensation award not to exceed 15% of the amount of the compensation award: (a) when a compensation award is denied and, after a hearing, the decision to deny is overturned; or (b) when minor dependents of a deceased victim require assistance in establishing a trust or determining a guardian. (3) (a) An attorney or any other person providing assistance in a compensation claim, who contracts for or receives sums not allowed under this chapter, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (b) This Subsection (3) does not apply to attorneys who assist the victim in filing a civil action against the perpetrator.
Utah Code § 31A-22-507 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-507
§ 31A-22-507. Credit union groups.
Status: in_force

(1) The lives of a group of individuals may be insured under a policy issued to a policyholder who is: (a) a credit union; or (b) trustees or agents designated by two or more credit unions. (2) A policy described in Subsection (1) shall insure members of a credit union for the benefit of persons other than: (a) the credit union; (b) trustees of the credit union; (c) agents of the credit union; or (d) an official of an entity described in Subsections (2)(a) through (c). (3) The policies are subject to the requirements of this Subsection (3). (a) The persons eligible for insurance are: (i) all of the members of the credit union; or (ii) all of any classes of the members of the credit union. (b) The premiums shall be paid by the policyholder. Except as provided in Section 31A-22-512, a policy on which no part of the premium is collected from the covered members specifically for their insurance shall insure all eligible members. (c) A group policy issued under this section is not subject to Sections 31A-22-517 through 31A-22-521.
Utah Code § 78B-11-122 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-11 / § 78B-11-122
§ 78B-11-122. Remedies -- Fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding.
Status: in_force

(1) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if the award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the claim. (2) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if the award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding. (3) As to all remedies other than those authorized by Subsections (1) and (2), an arbitrator may order any remedies as the arbitrator considers just and appropriate under the circumstances of the arbitration proceeding. The fact that a remedy could not or would not be granted by the court is not a ground for refusing to confirm an award under Section 78B-11-123 or for vacating an award under Section 78B-11-124. (4) An arbitrator's expenses and fees, together with other expenses, must be paid as provided in the award. (5) If an arbitrator awards punitive damages or other exemplary relief under Subsection (1), the arbitrator shall specify in the award the basis in fact justifying, and the basis in law authorizing, the award and state separately the amount of the punitive damages or other exemplary relief.
Utah Code § 35A-3-301 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-3 / § 35A-3-301
§ 35A-3-301. Purpose -- Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds that: (a) employment improves the quality of life for parents, children, and individuals by increasing family income, developing job skills, and improving self-esteem; and (b) the purpose of the cash assistance provided under this part is to assist a parent recipient to obtain employment that is sufficient to sustain a family, to ensure the dignity of those receiving assistance, to prevent families with children from becoming homeless, and to strengthen families. (2) The Legislature recognizes that even with assistance, some recipients may be unable to attain complete self-sufficiency.
Utah Code § 23A-6-303 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-6 / § 23A-6-303
§ 23A-6-303. Review and adoption of management plans.
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall submit a draft management plan to the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401 and the Habitat Council created by the division for their review and recommendations. (2) The division shall submit a draft management plan and any recommendations received from the Resource Development Coordinating Committee and the Habitat Council to: (a) the regional advisory council for the wildlife region in which the lands covered by the management plan are located; and (b) the regional advisory council for a wildlife region that may be affected by the management plan. (3) A regional advisory council reviewing a draft management plan may make recommendations to the director. (4) The director may adopt the management plan, adopt the management plan with amendments, or reject the management plan. (5) (a) At the request of the director or a member of the Wildlife Board, the Wildlife Board may review a management plan to determine whether the plan is consistent with Wildlife Board policies. (b) The director may amend a management plan in accordance with recommendations made by the Wildlife Board. (6) Neither the division nor the director may permanently close a road within a wildlife management area as part of a management plan without coordinating with the county legislative body within which the wildlife management area is located. (7) (a) The division shall record with the county in which the wildlife management area is located any road on or across the wildlife management area before the sale or exchange of a wildlife management area. (b) The sale or exchange of any portion of a wildlife management area is subject to the public access rights existing at the time of the sale or exchange.
Utah Code § 20A-5-905 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-5 / § 20A-5-905
§ 20A-5-905. Software validation -- Database security.
Status: in_force

(1) Before November 2022, the director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing software validation procedures that an election officer is required to comply with to verify that voting system files have not been tampered with. (2) The lieutenant governor and each county clerk shall ensure that a record is made, and stored in accordance with Subsection 20A-4-202(3), of each time a voter database is accessed by a person, including: (a) the name of the person accessing the voter database; (b) the date and time of the access; and (c) any changes made to the voter database.
Utah Code § 31A-35-501 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-35 / § 31A-35-501
§ 31A-35-501. Emergency action regarding a license.
Status: in_force

(1) If the commissioner determines, based on an investigation, that the public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action, the commissioner may order a summary suspension of a bail bond agency license pending proceedings for revocation or other action. (2) The order described in Subsection (1) shall: (a) state the grounds upon which the summary suspension is issued, including the charges made against the licensee; and (b) advise the licensee of the right to an administrative hearing before the commissioner within 60 days after the summary suspension is ordered.
Utah Code § 75E-5-204 — Utah Code / Title 75E / Chapter 75E-5 / § 75E-5-204
§ 75E-5-204. Staff duties.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026In addition to any assignments made by the director, a compensation specialist shall: (1) hear and determine all matters relating to a compensation claim and reinvestigate or reopen a compensation claim without regard to statutes of limitation or periods of prescription; (2) obtain from prosecuting attorneys, law enforcement officers, and other criminal justice agencies, investigations and data to enable the compensation specialist to determine whether and to what extent a claimant qualifies for compensation; (3) as determined necessary by the compensation specialist, hold hearings, administer oaths or affirmations, examine any individual under oath or affirmation, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and giving of testimony of witnesses, require the production of any books, papers, documents, or other evidence which may contribute to the compensation specialist's ability to determine particular compensation awards; (4) determine who is a victim or dependent; (5) award compensation or other benefits determined to be due under this chapter and the rules of the office made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; (6) take notice of judicially recognized facts and general, technical, and scientific facts within the compensation specialist's specialized knowledge; (7) advise and assist in developing policies recognizing the rights, needs, and interests of crime victims; (8) render periodic reports as requested by the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice concerning: (a) the compensation specialist's activities; and (b) the manner in which the rights, needs, and interests of crime victims are being addressed by the state's criminal justice system; (9) establish priorities for assisting elderly victims of crime or those victims facing extraordinary hardships; (10) cooperate with the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice to develop information regarding crime victims' problems and programs; and (11) assist the director in publicizing the provisions of the office, including the procedures for obtaining compensation, and in encouraging law enforcement agencies, health providers, and other related officials to take reasonable care to ensure that victims are informed about the provisions of this chapter and the procedure for applying for compensation.
Utah Code § 17C-1-414 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-1 / § 17C-1-414
§ 17C-1-414. Project area boundaries that divide a tax parcel -- Deletion of parcel from tax increment calculation.
Status: in_force

(1) If the boundaries of a project area, as described in the project area plan, include part of a tax parcel and exclude part of the same tax parcel, the agency shall provide the assessor of the county in which the project area is located a metes and bounds description of the part of the tax parcel included within the project area boundaries. (2) If an agency fails to comply with the requirement of Subsection (1), the assessor of the county in which the tax parcel is located may exclude that parcel from the project area for purposes of calculating tax increment to be paid to the agency until the agency complies with the requirement of Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 78A-7-212 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-7 / § 78A-7-212
§ 78A-7-212. Place of holding court.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) County justice court judges may hold court in any municipality within the precinct but may exercise only the jurisdiction provided by law for county justice courts. (b) County justice court judges may also, at the direction of the county legislative body, hold court anywhere in the county as needed but may only hear cases arising within the precinct. (2) A municipal justice court judge shall hold court in the municipality where the court is located and, as directed by the municipal governing body, at the county jail or municipal prison.
Utah Code § 34A-1-102 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-1 / § 34A-1-102
§ 34A-1-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified, as used in this title: (1) "Certified mail" means a method of mailing by any carrier that is accompanied by proof of delivery. (2) "Commission" means the Labor Commission created in Section 34A-1-103. (3) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the commission appointed under Section 34A-1-201.