Utah Code § 67-3-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-3 / § 67-3-1
§ 67-3-1. Functions and duties.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) The state auditor is the auditor of public accounts and is independent of any executive or administrative officers of the state. (b) The state auditor: (i) is not limited in the selection of personnel; and (ii) may determine the reasonable and necessary expenses of the state auditor's office in accordance with Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, and subject to Title 63G, Chapter 9, Part 3, Review of Claims. (2) The state auditor shall examine and certify annually in respect to each fiscal year, financial statements showing: (a) the condition of the state's finances; (b) the revenues received or accrued; (c) expenditures paid or accrued; (d) the amount of unexpended or unencumbered balances of the appropriations to the agencies, departments, divisions, commissions, and institutions; and (e) the cash balances of the funds in the custody of the state treasurer. (3) (a) The state auditor shall: (i) audit each permanent fund, each special fund, the General Fund, and the accounts of any department of state government or any independent agency or public corporation as the law requires, as the auditor determines is necessary, or upon request of the governor or the Legislature; (ii) perform the audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and other auditing procedures as promulgated by recognized authoritative bodies; and (iii) as the auditor determines is necessary, conduct the audits to determine: (A) honesty and integrity in fiscal affairs; (B) accuracy and reliability of financial statements; (C) effectiveness and adequacy of financial controls; and (D) whether the entity responsible for the audited fund or account has engaged in financial practices, used public funds, or managed public property in a manner that complies with the applicable legal requirements identified in connection with the audit. (b) If any state entity receives federal funding, the state auditor shall ensure that the audit is performed in accordance with federal audit requirements. (c) (i) The costs of the federal compliance portion of the audit may be paid from an appropriation to the state auditor from the General Fund. (ii) If an appropriation is not provided, or if the federal government does not specifically provide for payment of audit costs, the costs of the federal compliance portions of the audit shall be allocated on the basis of the percentage that each state entity's federal funding bears to the total federal funds received by the state. (iii) The allocation shall be adjusted to reflect any reduced audit time required to audit funds passed through the state to local governments and to reflect any reduction in audit time obtained through the use of internal auditors working under the direction of the state auditor. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the state auditor shall, in addition to financial audits, and as the auditor determines is necessary, conduct performance and special purpose audits, examinations, and reviews of any entity that receives public funds, including a determination of any or all of the following: (i) the honesty and integrity of all the entity's fiscal affairs; (ii) whether the entity's administrators have faithfully complied with legislative intent; (iii) whether the entity's operations have been conducted in an efficient, effective, and cost-efficient manner; (iv) whether the entity's programs have been effective in accomplishing the intended objectives; and (v) whether the entity's management, control, and information systems are adequate, effective, and secure. (b) The auditor may not conduct performance and special purpose audits, examinations, and reviews of any entity that receives public funds if the entity: (i) has an elected auditor; and (ii) has, within the entity's last budget year, had the entity's financial statements or performance formally reviewed by another outside auditor. (5) The state auditor: (a) shall administer any oath or affirmation necessary to the performance of the duties of the auditor's office; and (b) may: (i) subpoena witnesses and documents, whether electronic or otherwise; and (ii) examine into any matter that the auditor considers necessary. (6) The state auditor may require all persons who have had the disposition or management of any property of this state or its political subdivisions to submit statements regarding the property at the time and in the form that the auditor requires. (7) The state auditor shall: (a) except where otherwise provided by law, institute suits in Salt Lake County in relation to the assessment, collection, and payment of revenues against: (i) persons who by any means have become entrusted with public money or property and have failed to pay over or deliver the money or property; and (ii) all debtors of the state; (b) collect and pay into the state treasury all fees received by the state auditor; (c) perform the duties of a member of all boards of which the state auditor is a member by the constitution or laws of the state, and any other duties that are prescribed by the constitution and by law; (d) stop the payment of the salary of any state official or state employee who: (i) refuses to settle accounts or provide required statements about the custody and disposition of public funds or other state property; (ii) refuses, neglects, or ignores the instruction of the state auditor or any controlling board or department head with respect to the manner of keeping prescribed accounts or funds; or (iii) fails to correct any delinquencies, improper procedures, and errors brought to the official's or employee's attention; (e) establish accounting systems, methods, and forms for public accounts in all taxing or fee-assessing units of the state in the interest of uniformity, efficiency, and economy; (f) superintend the contractual auditing of all state accounts; (g) subject to Subsection (8)(a), withhold state allocated funds or the disbursement of property taxes from a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit, if necessary, to ensure that officials and employees in those taxing units comply with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds; (h) subject to Subsection (9), withhold the disbursement of tax money from any county, if necessary, to ensure that officials and employees in the county comply with Section 59-2-303.1; and (i) withhold state allocated funds or the disbursement of property taxes from a local government entity or a limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15 if the state auditor finds the withholding necessary to ensure that the entity registers and maintains the entity's registration with the lieutenant governor, in accordance with Section 67-1a-15. (8) (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(g) until a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit has received formal written notice of noncompliance from the auditor and has been given 60 days to make the specified corrections. (b) If, after receiving notice under Subsection (8)(a), a state or independent local fee-assessing unit that exclusively assesses fees has not made corrections to comply with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds, the state auditor: (i) shall provide a recommended timeline for corrective actions; (ii) may prohibit the state or local fee-assessing unit from accessing money held by the state; and (iii) may prohibit a state or local fee-assessing unit from accessing money held in an account of a financial institution by filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the fee-assessing unit access to an account. (c) The state auditor shall remove a limitation on accessing funds under Subsection (8)(b) upon compliance with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds. (d) If a local taxing or fee-assessing unit has not adopted a budget in compliance with state law, the state auditor: (i) shall provide notice to the taxing or fee-assessing unit of the unit's failure to comply; (ii) may prohibit the taxing or fee-assessing unit from accessing money held by the state; and (iii) may prohibit a taxing or fee-assessing unit from accessing money held in an account of a financial institution by: (A) contacting the taxing or fee-assessing unit's financial institution and requesting that the institution prohibit access to the account; or (B) filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the taxing or fee-assessing unit access to an account. (e) If the local taxing or fee-assessing unit adopts a budget in compliance with state law, the state auditor shall eliminate a limitation on accessing funds described in Subsection (8)(d). (9) The state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(h) until a county has received formal written notice of noncompliance from the auditor and has been given 60 days to make the specified corrections. (10) (a) The state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(i) until the state auditor receives a notice of non-registration, as that term is defined in Section 67-1a-15. (b) If the state auditor receives a notice of non-registration, the state auditor may prohibit the local government entity or limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15, from accessing: (i) money held by the state; and (ii) money held in an account of a financial institution by: (A) contacting the entity's financial institution and requesting that the institution prohibit access to the account; or (B) filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the entity access to an account. (c) The state auditor shall remove the prohibition on accessing funds described in Subsection (10)(b) if the state auditor received a notice of registration, as that term is defined in Section 67-1a-15, from the lieutenant governor. (11) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(g), (7)(h), (7)(i), (8)(b), (8)(d), or (10)(b), the state auditor: (a) shall authorize a disbursement by a local government entity or limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15, or a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit if the disbursement is necessary to: (i) avoid a major disruption in the operations of the local government entity, limited purpose entity, or state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit; or (ii) meet debt service obligations; and (b) may authorize a disbursement by a local government entity, limited purpose entity, or state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit as the state auditor determines is appropriate. (12) (a) The state auditor may seek relief under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure to take temporary custody of public funds if an action is necessary to protect public funds from being improperly diverted from their intended public purpose. (b) If the state auditor seeks relief under Subsection (12)(a): (i) the state auditor is not required to exhaust the procedures in Subsection (7) or (8); and (ii) the state treasurer may hold the public funds in accordance with Section 67-4-1 if a court orders the public funds to be protected from improper diversion from their public purpose. (13) The state auditor shall: (a) establish audit guidelines and procedures for audits of local mental health and substance abuse authorities and their contract providers, conducted in accordance with Title 17, Chapter 77, Local Health and Human Service, Title 26B, Chapter 5, Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health, and Title 51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local Entities Act; and (b) ensure that those guidelines and procedures provide assurances to the state that: (i) state and federal funds appropriated to local mental health authorities are used for mental health purposes; (ii) a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive mental health programs or services for a local mental health authority is in compliance with state and local contract requirements and state and federal law; (iii) state and federal funds appropriated to local substance abuse authorities are used for substance abuse programs and services; and (iv) a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive substance abuse programs or services for a local substance abuse authority is in compliance with state and local contract requirements, and state and federal law. (14) (a) The state auditor may, in accordance with the auditor's responsibilities for political subdivisions of the state as provided in Title 51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local Entities Act, initiate audits or investigations of any political subdivision that are necessary to determine honesty and integrity in fiscal affairs, accuracy and reliability of financial statements, effectiveness, and adequacy of financial controls and compliance with the law. (b) If the state auditor receives notice under Subsection 11-41-104(7) from the Governor's Office of Economic Development on or after July 1, 2024, the state auditor may initiate an audit or investigation of the public entity subject to the notice to determine compliance with Section 11-41-103. (15) (a) The state auditor may not audit work that the state auditor performed before becoming state auditor. (b) If the state auditor has previously been a responsible official in state government whose work has not yet been audited, the Legislature shall: (i) designate how that work shall be audited; and (ii) provide additional funding for those audits, if necessary. (16) The state auditor shall: (a) with the assistance, advice, and recommendations of an advisory committee appointed by the state auditor from among special district boards of trustees, officers, and employees and special service district boards, officers, and employees: (i) prepare a Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts that: (A) prescribes a uniform system of accounting and uniform budgeting and reporting procedures for special districts under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and special service districts under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; (B) conforms with generally accepted accounting principles; and (C) prescribes reasonable exceptions and modifications for smaller districts to the uniform system of accounting, budgeting, and reporting; (ii) maintain the manual under this Subsection (16)(a) so that the manual continues to reflect generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) conduct a continuing review and modification of procedures in order to improve them; (iv) prepare and supply each district with suitable budget and reporting forms; and (v) (A) prepare instructional materials, conduct training programs, and render other services considered necessary to assist special districts and special service districts in implementing the uniform accounting, budgeting, and reporting procedures; and (B) ensure that any training described in Subsection (16)(a)(v)(A) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements; and (b) continually analyze and evaluate the accounting, budgeting, and reporting practices and experiences of specific special districts and special service districts selected by the state auditor and make the information available to all districts. (17) (a) The following records in the custody or control of the state auditor are protected records under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act: (i) records that would disclose information relating to allegations of personal misconduct, gross mismanagement, or illegal activity of a past or present governmental employee if the information or allegation cannot be corroborated by the state auditor through other documents or evidence, and the records relating to the allegation are not relied upon by the state auditor in preparing a final audit report; (ii) records and audit workpapers to the extent the workpapers would disclose the identity of an individual who during the course of an audit, communicated the existence of any waste of public funds, property, or manpower, or a violation or suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation adopted under the laws of this state, a political subdivision of the state, or any recognized entity of the United States, if the information was disclosed on the condition that the identity of the individual be protected; (iii) before an audit is completed and the final audit report is released, records or drafts circulated to an individual who is not an employee or head of a governmental entity for the individual's response or information; (iv) records that would disclose an outline or part of any audit survey plans or audit program; and (v) requests for audits, if disclosure would risk circumvention of an audit. (b) The provisions of Subsections (17)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not prohibit the disclosure of records or information that relate to a violation of the law by a governmental entity or employee to a government prosecutor or peace officer. (c) The provisions of this Subsection (17) do not limit the authority otherwise given to the state auditor to classify a document as public, private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (d) (i) As used in this Subsection (17)(d), "record dispute" means a dispute between the state auditor and the subject of an audit performed by the state auditor as to whether the state auditor may release a record, as defined in Section 63G-2-103, to the public that the state auditor gained access to in the course of the state auditor's audit but which the subject of the audit claims is not subject to disclosure under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (ii) The state auditor may submit a record dispute to the director of the Government Records Office, created in Section 63A-12-202, for a determination of whether the state auditor may, in conjunction with the state auditor's release of an audit report, release to the public the record that is the subject of the record dispute. (iii) The state auditor or the subject of the audit may seek judicial review of the director's determination, described in Subsection (17)(d)(ii), as provided in Section 63G-2-404. (18) If the state auditor conducts an audit of an entity that the state auditor has previously audited and finds that the entity has not implemented a recommendation made by the state auditor in a previous audit, the state auditor shall notify the Legislative Management Committee through the Legislative Management Committee's Audit Subcommittee that the entity has not implemented that recommendation. (19) Except as provided in Subsection (20), the state auditor shall report, or ensure that another government entity reports, on the financial, operational, and performance metrics for the state system of higher education and the state system of public education, including metrics in relation to students, programs, and schools within those systems. (20) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (19), the state auditor shall conduct regular audits of: (i) the scholarship granting organization for the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program, created in Section 53E-7-402; (ii) the State Board of Education for the Carson Smith Scholarship Program, created in Section 53F-4-302; and (iii) the scholarship program manager for the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, created in Section 53F-6-402, including an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the program, taking into consideration the amount of the scholarship and the amount of state and local funds dedicated on a per-student basis within the traditional public education system. (b) Nothing in this subsection limits or impairs the authority of the State Board of Education to administer the programs described in Subsection (20)(a). (21) The state auditor shall, based on the information posted by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel under Subsection 36-12-12.1(2), for each policy, track and post the following information on the state auditor's website: (a) the information posted under Subsections 36-12-12.1(2)(a) through (e); (b) an indication regarding whether the policy is timely adopted, adopted late, or not adopted; (c) an indication regarding whether the policy complies with the requirements established by law for the policy; and (d) a link to the policy. (22) (a) A legislator may request that the state auditor conduct an inquiry to determine whether a government entity, government official, or government employee has complied with a legal obligation directly imposed, by statute, on the government entity, government official, or government employee. (b) The state auditor may, upon receiving a request under Subsection (22)(a), conduct the inquiry requested. (c) If the state auditor conducts the inquiry described in Subsection (22)(b), the state auditor shall post the results of the inquiry on the state auditor's website. (d) The state auditor may limit the inquiry described in this Subsection (22) to a simple determination, without conducting an audit, regarding whether the obligation was fulfilled. (23) The state auditor shall: (a) ensure compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 31, Distinctions on the Basis of Sex, in accordance with Section 63G-31-401; and (b) report to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the state auditor's actions under this Subsection (23). (24) The state auditor shall report compliance with Sections 67-27-107, 67-27-108, and 67-27-109 by: (a) establishing a process to receive and audit each alleged violation; and (b) reporting to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the state auditor's findings and recommendations under this Subsection (24). (25) The state auditor shall ensure compliance with Section 63G-1-704 regarding the display of flags in or on government property. (26) (a) On or before January 31 each year, the state auditor shall prepare a report that states, for each entity that holds public funds as defined in Section 51-7-3, the entity's total balance, as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, of cash, cash equivalents, and investments, as those terms are defined under the standards established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. (b) The state auditor shall make the report described in Subsection (26)(a) publicly available on a website that the state auditor maintains. (27) The state auditor shall: (a) maintain a list of carbon credit transaction information reported to the state auditor under Subsection 79-6-1302(1); and (b) report carbon credit transaction information to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee in accordance with Subsection 79-6-1302(2). (28) The state auditor may audit the privacy practices of governmental entities.7/1/2026 (1) (a) The state auditor is the auditor of public accounts and is independent of any executive or administrative officers of the state. (b) The state auditor: (i) is not limited in the selection of personnel; and (ii) may determine the reasonable and necessary expenses of the state auditor's office in accordance with Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, and subject to Title 63G, Chapter 9, Part 3, Review of Claims. (2) The state auditor shall examine and certify annually in respect to each fiscal year, financial statements showing: (a) the condition of the state's finances; (b) the revenues received or accrued; (c) expenditures paid or accrued; (d) the amount of unexpended or unencumbered balances of the appropriations to the agencies, departments, divisions, commissions, and institutions; and (e) the cash balances of the funds in the custody of the state treasurer. (3) (a) The state auditor shall: (i) audit each permanent fund, each special fund, the General Fund, and the accounts of any department of state government or any independent agency or public corporation as the law requires, as the auditor determines is necessary, or upon request of the governor or the Legislature; (ii) perform the audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and other auditing procedures as promulgated by recognized authoritative bodies; and (iii) as the auditor determines is necessary, conduct the audits to determine: (A) honesty and integrity in fiscal affairs; (B) accuracy and reliability of financial statements; (C) effectiveness and adequacy of financial controls; and (D) whether the entity responsible for the audited fund or account has engaged in financial practices, used public funds, or managed public property in a manner that complies with the applicable legal requirements identified in connection with the audit. (b) If any state entity receives federal funding, the state auditor shall ensure that the audit is performed in accordance with federal audit requirements. (c) (i) The costs of the federal compliance portion of the audit may be paid from an appropriation to the state auditor from the General Fund. (ii) If an appropriation is not provided, or if the federal government does not specifically provide for payment of audit costs, the costs of the federal compliance portions of the audit shall be allocated on the basis of the percentage that each state entity's federal funding bears to the total federal funds received by the state. (iii) The allocation shall be adjusted to reflect any reduced audit time required to audit funds passed through the state to local governments and to reflect any reduction in audit time obtained through the use of internal auditors working under the direction of the state auditor. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), the state auditor shall, in addition to financial audits, and as the auditor determines is necessary, conduct performance and special purpose audits, examinations, and reviews of any entity that receives public funds, including a determination of any or all of the following: (i) the honesty and integrity of all the entity's fiscal affairs; (ii) whether the entity's administrators have faithfully complied with legislative intent; (iii) whether the entity's operations have been conducted in an efficient, effective, and cost-efficient manner; (iv) whether the entity's programs have been effective in accomplishing the intended objectives; and (v) whether the entity's management, control, and information systems are adequate, effective, and secure. (b) The auditor may not conduct performance and special purpose audits, examinations, and reviews of any entity that receives public funds if the entity: (i) has an elected auditor; and (ii) has, within the entity's last budget year, had the entity's financial statements or performance formally reviewed by another outside auditor. (5) The state auditor: (a) shall administer any oath or affirmation necessary to the performance of the duties of the auditor's office; and (b) may: (i) subpoena witnesses and documents, whether electronic or otherwise; and (ii) examine into any matter that the auditor considers necessary. (6) The state auditor may require all persons who have had the disposition or management of any property of this state or its political subdivisions to submit statements regarding the property at the time and in the form that the auditor requires. (7) The state auditor shall: (a) except where otherwise provided by law, institute suits in Salt Lake County in relation to the assessment, collection, and payment of revenues against: (i) persons who by any means have become entrusted with public money or property and have failed to pay over or deliver the money or property; and (ii) all debtors of the state; (b) collect and pay into the state treasury all fees received by the state auditor; (c) perform the duties of a member of all boards of which the state auditor is a member by the constitution or laws of the state, and any other duties that are prescribed by the constitution and by law; (d) stop the payment of the salary of any state official or state employee who: (i) refuses to settle accounts or provide required statements about the custody and disposition of public funds or other state property; (ii) refuses, neglects, or ignores the instruction of the state auditor or any controlling board or department head with respect to the manner of keeping prescribed accounts or funds; or (iii) fails to correct any delinquencies, improper procedures, and errors brought to the official's or employee's attention; (e) establish accounting systems, methods, and forms for public accounts in all taxing or fee-assessing units of the state in the interest of uniformity, efficiency, and economy; (f) superintend the contractual auditing of all state accounts; (g) subject to Subsection (8)(a), withhold state allocated funds or the disbursement of property taxes from a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit, if necessary, to ensure that officials and employees in those taxing units comply with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds; (h) subject to Subsection (9), withhold the disbursement of tax money from any county, if necessary, to ensure that officials and employees in the county comply with Section 59-2-303.1; and (i) withhold state allocated funds or the disbursement of property taxes from a local government entity or a limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15 if the state auditor finds the withholding necessary to ensure that the entity registers and maintains the entity's registration with the lieutenant governor, in accordance with Section 67-1a-15. (8) (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(g) until a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit has received formal written notice of noncompliance from the auditor and has been given 60 days to make the specified corrections. (b) If, after receiving notice under Subsection (8)(a), a state or independent local fee-assessing unit that exclusively assesses fees has not made corrections to comply with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds, the state auditor: (i) shall provide a recommended timeline for corrective actions; (ii) may prohibit the state or local fee-assessing unit from accessing money held by the state; and (iii) may prohibit a state or local fee-assessing unit from accessing money held in an account of a financial institution by filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the fee-assessing unit access to an account. (c) The state auditor shall remove a limitation on accessing funds under Subsection (8)(b) upon compliance with state laws and procedures in the budgeting, expenditures, and financial reporting of public funds. (d) If a local taxing or fee-assessing unit has not adopted a budget in compliance with state law, the state auditor: (i) shall provide notice to the taxing or fee-assessing unit of the unit's failure to comply; (ii) may prohibit the taxing or fee-assessing unit from accessing money held by the state; and (iii) may prohibit a taxing or fee-assessing unit from accessing money held in an account of a financial institution by: (A) contacting the taxing or fee-assessing unit's financial institution and requesting that the institution prohibit access to the account; or (B) filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the taxing or fee-assessing unit access to an account. (e) If the local taxing or fee-assessing unit adopts a budget in compliance with state law, the state auditor shall eliminate a limitation on accessing funds described in Subsection (8)(d). (9) The state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(h) until a county has received formal written notice of noncompliance from the auditor and has been given 60 days to make the specified corrections. (10) (a) The state auditor may not withhold funds under Subsection (7)(i) until the state auditor receives a notice of non-registration, as that term is defined in Section 67-1a-15. (b) If the state auditor receives a notice of non-registration, the state auditor may prohibit the local government entity or limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15, from accessing: (i) money held by the state; and (ii) money held in an account of a financial institution by: (A) contacting the entity's financial institution and requesting that the institution prohibit access to the account; or (B) filing an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, requesting an order of the court to prohibit a financial institution from providing the entity access to an account. (c) The state auditor shall remove the prohibition on accessing funds described in Subsection (10)(b) if the state auditor received a notice of registration, as that term is defined in Section 67-1a-15, from the lieutenant governor. (11) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(g), (7)(h), (7)(i), (8)(b), (8)(d), or (10)(b), the state auditor: (a) shall authorize a disbursement by a local government entity or limited purpose entity, as those terms are defined in Section 67-1a-15, or a state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit if the disbursement is necessary to: (i) avoid a major disruption in the operations of the local government entity, limited purpose entity, or state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit; or (ii) meet debt service obligations; and (b) may authorize a disbursement by a local government entity, limited purpose entity, or state or local taxing or fee-assessing unit as the state auditor determines is appropriate. (12) (a) The state auditor may seek relief under the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure to take temporary custody of public funds if an action is necessary to protect public funds from being improperly diverted from their intended public purpose. (b) If the state auditor seeks relief under Subsection (12)(a): (i) the state auditor is not required to exhaust the procedures in Subsection (7) or (8); and (ii) the state treasurer may hold the public funds in accordance with Section 67-4-1 if a court orders the public funds to be protected from improper diversion from their public purpose. (13) The state auditor shall: (a) establish audit guidelines and procedures for audits of local mental health and substance abuse authorities and their contract providers, conducted in accordance with Title 17, Chapter 77, Local Health and Human Service, Title 26B, Chapter 5, Health Care - Substance Use and Mental Health, and Title 51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local Entities Act; and (b) ensure that those guidelines and procedures provide assurances to the state that: (i) state and federal funds appropriated to local mental health authorities are used for mental health purposes; (ii) a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive mental health programs or services for a local mental health authority is in compliance with state and local contract requirements and state and federal law; (iii) state and federal funds appropriated to local substance abuse authorities are used for substance abuse programs and services; and (iv) a private provider under an annual or otherwise ongoing contract to provide comprehensive substance abuse programs or services for a local substance abuse authority is in compliance with state and local contract requirements, and state and federal law. (14) (a) The state auditor may, in accordance with the auditor's responsibilities for political subdivisions of the state as provided in Title 51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local Entities Act, initiate audits or investigations of any political subdivision that are necessary to determine honesty and integrity in fiscal affairs, accuracy and reliability of financial statements, effectiveness, and adequacy of financial controls and compliance with the law. (b) If the state auditor receives notice under Subsection 11-41-104(7) from the Governor's Office of Economic Development on or after July 1, 2024, the state auditor may initiate an audit or investigation of the public entity subject to the notice to determine compliance with Section 11-41-103. (15) (a) The state auditor may not audit work that the state auditor performed before becoming state auditor. (b) If the state auditor has previously been a responsible official in state government whose work has not yet been audited, the Legislature shall: (i) designate how that work shall be audited; and (ii) provide additional funding for those audits, if necessary. (16) The state auditor shall: (a) with the assistance, advice, and recommendations of an advisory committee appointed by the state auditor from among special district boards of trustees, officers, and employees and special service district boards, officers, and employees: (i) prepare a Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts that: (A) prescribes a uniform system of accounting and uniform budgeting and reporting procedures for special districts under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, and special service districts under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; (B) conforms with generally accepted accounting principles; and (C) prescribes reasonable exceptions and modifications for smaller districts to the uniform system of accounting, budgeting, and reporting; (ii) maintain the manual under this Subsection (16)(a) so that the manual continues to reflect generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) conduct a continuing review and modification of procedures in order to improve them; (iv) prepare and supply each district with suitable budget and reporting forms; and (v) (A) prepare instructional materials, conduct training programs, and render other services considered necessary to assist special districts and special service districts in implementing the uniform accounting, budgeting, and reporting procedures; and (B) ensure that any training described in Subsection (16)(a)(v)(A) complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements; and (b) continually analyze and evaluate the accounting, budgeting, and reporting practices and experiences of specific special districts and special service districts selected by the state auditor and make the information available to all districts. (17) (a) The following records in the custody or control of the state auditor are protected records under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act: (i) records that would disclose information relating to allegations of personal misconduct, gross mismanagement, or illegal activity of a past or present governmental employee if the information or allegation cannot be corroborated by the state auditor through other documents or evidence, and the records relating to the allegation are not relied upon by the state auditor in preparing a final audit report; (ii) records and audit workpapers to the extent the workpapers would disclose the identity of an individual who during the course of an audit, communicated the existence of any waste of public funds, property, or manpower, or a violation or suspected violation of a law, rule, or regulation adopted under the laws of this state, a political subdivision of the state, or any recognized entity of the United States, if the information was disclosed on the condition that the identity of the individual be protected; (iii) before an audit is completed and the final audit report is released, records or drafts circulated to an individual who is not an employee or head of a governmental entity for the individual's response or information; (iv) records that would disclose an outline or part of any audit survey plans or audit program; and (v) requests for audits, if disclosure would risk circumvention of an audit. (b) The provisions of Subsections (17)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not prohibit the disclosure of records or information that relate to a violation of the law by a governmental entity or employee to a government prosecutor or peace officer. (c) The provisions of this Subsection (17) do not limit the authority otherwise given to the state auditor to classify a document as public, private, controlled, or protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (d) (i) As used in this Subsection (17)(d), "record dispute" means a dispute between the state auditor and the subject of an audit performed by the state auditor as to whether the state auditor may release a record, as defined in Section 63G-2-103, to the public that the state auditor gained access to in the course of the state auditor's audit but which the subject of the audit claims is not subject to disclosure under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (ii) The state auditor may submit a record dispute to the director of the Government Records Office, created in Section 63A-12-202, for a determination of whether the state auditor may, in conjunction with the state auditor's release of an audit report, release to the public the record that is the subject of the record dispute. (iii) The state auditor or the subject of the audit may seek judicial review of the director's determination, described in Subsection (17)(d)(ii), as provided in Section 63G-2-404. (18) If the state auditor conducts an audit of an entity that the state auditor has previously audited and finds that the entity has not implemented a recommendation made by the state auditor in a previous audit, the state auditor shall notify the Legislative Management Committee through the Legislative Management Committee's Audit Subcommittee that the entity has not implemented that recommendation. (19) Except as provided in Subsection (20), the state auditor shall report, or ensure that another government entity reports, on the financial, operational, and performance metrics for the state system of higher education and the state system of public education, including metrics in relation to students, programs, and schools within those systems. (20) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (19), the state auditor shall conduct regular audits of: (i) the scholarship granting organization for the Carson Smith Opportunity Scholarship Program, created in Section 53E-7-402; (ii) the State Board of Education for the Carson Smith Scholarship Program, created in Section 53F-4-302; and (iii) the scholarship program manager for the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program, created in Section 53F-6-402, including an analysis of the cost effectiveness of the program, taking into consideration the amount of the scholarship and the amount of state and local funds dedicated on a per-student basis within the traditional public education system. (b) Nothing in this subsection limits or impairs the authority of the State Board of Education to administer the programs described in Subsection (20)(a). (21) The state auditor shall, based on the information posted by the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel under Subsection 36-12-12.1(2), for each policy, track and post the following information on the state auditor's website: (a) the information posted under Subsections 36-12-12.1(2)(a) through (e); (b) an indication regarding whether the policy is timely adopted, adopted late, or not adopted; (c) an indication regarding whether the policy complies with the requirements established by law for the policy; and (d) a link to the policy. (22) (a) A legislator may request that the state auditor conduct an inquiry to determine whether a government entity, government official, or government employee has complied with a legal obligation directly imposed, by statute, on the government entity, government official, or government employee. (b) The state auditor may, upon receiving a request under Subsection (22)(a), conduct the inquiry requested. (c) If the state auditor conducts the inquiry described in Subsection (22)(b), the state auditor shall post the results of the inquiry on the state auditor's website. (d) The state auditor may limit the inquiry described in this Subsection (22) to a simple determination, without conducting an audit, regarding whether the obligation was fulfilled. (23) The state auditor shall: (a) ensure compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 31, Distinctions on the Basis of Sex, in accordance with Section 63G-31-401; and (b) report to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the state auditor's actions under this Subsection (23). (24) The state auditor shall report compliance with Sections 67-27-107, 67-27-108, and 67-27-109 by: (a) establishing a process to receive and audit each alleged violation; and (b) reporting to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the state auditor's findings and recommendations under this Subsection (24). (25) The state auditor shall ensure compliance with Section 63G-1-704 regarding the display of flags in or on government property. (26) (a) On or before January 31 each year, the state auditor shall prepare a report that states, for each entity that holds public funds as defined in Section 51-7-3, the entity's total balance, as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year, of cash, cash equivalents, and investments, as those terms are defined under the standards established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. (b) The state auditor shall make the report described in Subsection (26)(a) publicly available on a website that the state auditor maintains. (27) The state auditor shall: (a) maintain a list of carbon credit transaction information reported to the state auditor under Subsection 79-6-1302(1); and (b) report carbon credit transaction information to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee in accordance with Subsection 79-6-1302(2). (28) The state auditor may audit the privacy practices of governmental entities.
Utah Code § 67-10-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-10 / § 67-10-2
§ 67-10-2. Accounts to be closed at end of fiscal year.
Status: in_force

All officers who are required by law to report annually or biennially to the Legislature or governor shall close their accounts at the end of the fiscal year, and as soon thereafter as practicable shall prepare and compile the material for their respective reports.
Utah Code § 67-4a-103 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-103
§ 67-4a-103. Inapplicability to foreign transaction.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to property held, due, and owing in a foreign country if the transaction out of which the property arose was a foreign transaction.
Utah Code § 67-4a-802 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-802
§ 67-4a-802. Administrator to retain records of property.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall: (1) record and retain the name and last known address of each person shown on a report filed under Section 67-4a-401 to be the apparent owner of property delivered to the administrator; (2) record and retain the name and last known address of each insured or annuitant and beneficiary shown on the report; (3) for each policy of insurance or annuity contract listed in the report of an insurance company, record and retain the policy or account number, the name of the company, and the amount due or paid; and (4) for each apparent owner listed in the report, record and retain the name of the holder that filed the report and the amount due or paid.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1201 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1201
§ 67-4a-1201. Judicial action to enforce liability.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If a determination under Section 67-4a-1011 becomes final and is not subject to administrative or judicial review, the administrator may commence an action in the district court or in a district court of another state to enforce the determination and secure payment or delivery of past due, unpaid, or undelivered property. (b) The action shall be brought not later than one year after the determination becomes final. (2) In an action under Subsection (1), if no court in this state has jurisdiction over the defendant, the administrator may commence an action in any court having jurisdiction over the defendant.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1008 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1008
§ 67-4a-1008. Informal conference.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person subject to examination under Section 67-4a-1002 believes the person conducting the examination has made an unreasonable or unauthorized request or is not proceeding expeditiously to complete the examination, the person in a record may request an informal conference with the administrator. (2) (a) If a person in a record requests an informal conference with the administrator, the administrator shall hold the informal conference not later than 30 days after receiving the request. (b) For good cause, and after notice in a record to the person requesting an informal conference, the administrator may extend the time for the holding of an informal conference. (c) The administrator may hold the informal conference in person, by telephone, or by electronic means. (3) If an informal conference is held under Subsection (2), not later than 30 days after the conference ends, the administrator shall provide a response to the person that requested the conference. (4) (a) The administrator may deny a request for an informal conference under this section if the administrator reasonably believes that the request was made in bad faith or primarily to delay the examination. (b) If the administrator denies a request for an informal conference, the denial shall be in a record provided to the person requesting the informal conference.
Utah Code § 67-16-14 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-16 / § 67-16-14
§ 67-16-14. Unethical transactions -- Duty to dismiss officer or employee -- Right to rescind or void contract.
Status: in_force

If any transaction is entered into in violation of Section 67-16-6, 67-16-7, or 67-16-8, the state, political subdivision, or agency involved: (1) shall dismiss the public officer or public employee who knowingly and intentionally violates this chapter from employment or office as provided by law; and (2) may rescind or void any contract or subcontract entered into in respect to such transaction without returning any part of the consideration that the state, political subdivision, or agency has received.
Utah Code § 67-1-5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1 / § 67-1-5
§ 67-1-5. Commissioning officers.
Status: in_force

The governor must commission all officers of the militia, and all officers appointed by the governor or by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Utah Code § 67-1-12 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1 / § 67-1-12
§ 67-1-12. Displaced defense workers.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor, through the Department of Workforce Services, may use funds specifically appropriated by the Legislature to benefit, in a manner prescribed by Subsection (2): (a) Department of Defense employees within the state who lose their employment because of reductions in defense spending by the federal government; (b) persons dismissed by a defense-related industry employer because of reductions in federal government defense contracts received by the employer; and (c) defense-related businesses in the state that have been severely and adversely impacted because of reductions in defense spending. (2) Funds appropriated under this section before fiscal year 1999-2000 but not expended shall remain with the agency that possesses the funds and shall be used in a manner consistent with this section. Any amount appropriated under this section in fiscal year 1999-2000 or thereafter may be used to: (a) provide matching or enhancement funds for grants, loans, or other assistance received by the state from the United States Department of Labor, Department of Defense, or other federal agency to assist in retraining, community assistance, or technology transfer activities; (b) fund or match available private or public funds from the state or local level to be used for retraining, community assistance, technology transfer, or educational projects coordinated by state or federal agencies; (c) provide for retraining, upgraded services, and programs at technical colleges, public schools, higher education institutions, or any other appropriate public or private entity that are designed to teach specific job skills requested by a private employer in the state or required for occupations that are in demand in the state; (d) aid public or private entities that provide assistance in locating new employment; (e) inform the public of assistance programs available for persons who have lost their employment; (f) increase funding for assistance and retraining programs; (g) provide assistance for small start-up companies owned or operated by persons who have lost their employment; (h) enhance the implementation of dual-use technologies programs, community adjustment assistance programs, or other relevant programs under Pub. L. No. 102-484; and (i) coordinate local and national resources to protect and enhance current Utah defense installations and related operations and to facilitate conversion or enhancement efforts by: (i) creating and operating state information clearinghouse operations that monitor relevant activities on the federal, state, and local level; (ii) identifying, seeking, and matching funds from federal and other public agencies and private donors; (iii) identifying and coordinating needs in different geographic areas; (iv) coordinating training and retraining centers; (v) coordinating technology transfer efforts between public entities, private entities, and institutions of higher education; (vi) facilitating the development of local and national awareness and support for Utah defense installations; (vii) studying the creation of strategic alliances, tax incentives, and relocation and consolidation assistance; and (viii) exploring feasible alternative uses for the physical and human resources at defense installations and in related industries should reductions in mission occur. (3) The governor, through the Department of Workforce Services, may coordinate and administer the expenditure of money under this section and collaborate with institutions of higher education, or other appropriate public or private entities to provide retraining and other services described in Subsection (2).
Utah Code § 67-26-202 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-26 / § 67-26-202
§ 67-26-202. Abusive conduct complaint, investigation, administrative review process.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee may file a written complaint of abusive conduct with the human resources department of the employee's employer if the complaint is against an employee of the same employer as the employee filing the complaint. (2) If an employee files a written complaint of abusive conduct under Subsection (1), the human resources department of the employee's employer shall conduct an abusive conduct investigation. (3) (a) Each employer that is not a state executive branch agency: (i) shall provide the employer's employees a process for: (A) filing an abusive conduct complaint, including an alternative process if the complaint involves an individual who would otherwise receive or review an abusive conduct complaint; and (B) an administrative review of the findings of an abusive conduct investigation described in Subsection (2) that is substantially similar to the administrative review process described in Section 67-19a-501; and (ii) may request assistance from the division, at the division's current consultant rate, or the office, at a reasonable rate established by the office, in developing a process described in this Subsection (3)(a). (b) The division shall provide a process for an employee of a state executive branch agency to file an abusive conduct complaint, including an alternative process if the complaint involves an individual who would otherwise receive or review an abusive conduct complaint. (4) The complaint described in Subsection (1) and a subsequent abusive conduct investigation are subject to: (a) in relation to an employer other than a state executive branch agency, the administrative review process described in Subsection (3)(a); and (b) in relation to a state executive branch agency, the office's administrative review process described in Section 67-19a-501.
Utah Code § 67-5-22.7 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-22.7
§ 67-5-22.7. Multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking -- Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to administer and coordinate the operation of a multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes committed within the state that are associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking. (2) The office shall invite officers of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement personnel to participate in this mutually supportive, multi-agency strike force to more effectively utilize their combined skills, expertise, and resources. (3) The strike force shall focus its efforts on detecting, investigating, deterring, and eradicating violent and other major felony criminal activity related to illegal immigration and human trafficking. (4) In conjunction with the strike force and subject to available funding, the Office of the Attorney General shall establish a Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit: (a) for the primary purpose of investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals or entities that participate in the sale or distribution of fraudulent documents used for identification purposes; (b) to specialize in fraudulent identification documents created and prepared for individuals who are unlawfully residing within the state; and (c) to administer the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account created under Subsection (5). (5) (a) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account." (b) The Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account shall consist of money appropriated to the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account by the Legislature. (c) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, beginning on the program start date, as defined in Section 63G-12-102, the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit may expend the money in the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account to pay a claim as provided in this Subsection (5) to a person who is a victim of identity theft prosecuted under Section 76-11-215 or 76-6-1102. (d) To obtain payment from the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account, a person shall file a claim with the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit by no later than one year after the day on which an individual is convicted, pleads guilty to, pleads no contest to, pleads guilty in a similar manner to, or resolved by diversion or its equivalent an offense under Section 76-11-215 or 76-6-1102 for the theft of the identity of the person filing the claim. (e) A claim filed under this Subsection (5) shall include evidence satisfactory to the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit: (i) that the person is the victim of identity theft described in Subsection (5)(d); and (ii) of the actual damages experienced by the person as a result of the identity theft that are not recovered from a public or private source. (f) The Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit shall pay a claim from the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account: (i) if the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit determines that the person has provided sufficient evidence to meet the requirements of Subsection (5)(e); (ii) in the order that claims are filed with the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit; and (iii) to the extent that it there is money in the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account. (g) If there is insufficient money in the Identity Theft Victims Restrict Account when a claim is filed under this Subsection (5) to pay the claim in full, the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit may pay a claim when there is sufficient money in the account to pay the claim in the order that the claims are filed. (6) The strike force shall make an annual report on the strike force's activities to the governor, the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee by December 1, together with any proposed recommendations for modifications to this section.7/1/2026 (1) The Office of the Attorney General is authorized to administer and coordinate the operation of a multi-agency strike force to combat violent and other major felony crimes committed within the state that are associated with illegal immigration and human trafficking. (2) The office shall invite officers of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and state and local law enforcement personnel to participate in this mutually supportive, multi-agency strike force to more effectively utilize their combined skills, expertise, and resources. (3) The strike force shall focus its efforts on detecting, investigating, deterring, and eradicating violent and other major felony criminal activity related to illegal immigration and human trafficking. (4) In conjunction with the strike force and subject to available funding, the Office of the Attorney General shall establish a Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit: (a) for the primary purpose of investigating, apprehending, and prosecuting individuals or entities that participate in the sale or distribution of fraudulent documents used for identification purposes; (b) to specialize in fraudulent identification documents created and prepared for individuals who are unlawfully residing within the state; and (c) to administer the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account created under Subsection (5). (5) (a) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account." (b) The Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account shall consist of money appropriated to the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account by the Legislature. (c) Subject to appropriations from the Legislature, beginning on the program start date, as defined in Section 63G-12-102, the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit may expend the money in the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account to pay a claim as provided in this Subsection (5) to a person who is a victim of identity theft prosecuted under Section 76-11-215 or 76-6-1102. (d) To obtain payment from the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account, a person shall file a claim with the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit by no later than one year after the day on which an individual is convicted, pleads guilty to, pleads no contest to, pleads guilty in a similar manner to, or resolved by diversion or its equivalent an offense under Section 76-11-215 or 76-6-1102 for the theft of the identity of the person filing the claim. (e) A claim filed under this Subsection (5) shall include evidence satisfactory to the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit: (i) that the person is the victim of identity theft described in Subsection (5)(d); and (ii) of the actual damages experienced by the person as a result of the identity theft that are not recovered from a public or private source. (f) The Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit shall pay a claim from the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account: (i) if the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit determines that the person has provided sufficient evidence to meet the requirements of Subsection (5)(e); (ii) in the order that claims are filed with the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit; and (iii) to the extent that it there is money in the Identity Theft Victims Restricted Account. (g) If there is insufficient money in the Identity Theft Victims Restrict Account when a claim is filed under this Subsection (5) to pay the claim in full, the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit may pay a claim when there is sufficient money in the account to pay the claim in the order that the claims are filed. (6) The strike force shall make an annual report on the strike force's activities to the governor, the Department of Criminal Justice, and the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee by December 1, together with any proposed recommendations for modifications to this section.
Utah Code § 67-1a-5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1a / § 67-1a-5
§ 67-1a-5. Budget proposal.
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor shall prepare and submit to the governor a proposed budget to be included in the budget submitted by the governor to the Legislature for the fiscal year following the convening of the Legislature in annual general session.
Utah Code § 67-27-103 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-27 / § 67-27-103
§ 67-27-103. State agency work week.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and subject to Subsection (3): (a) a state agency with five or more employees shall, at least nine hours per day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to provide a service required by statute to another entity of the state, a political subdivision, or the public: (i) in person; (ii) online; or (iii) by telephone; and (b) a state agency with fewer than five employees shall, at least eight hours per day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, provide a service required by statute to another entity of the state, a political subdivision, or the public: (i) in person; (ii) online; or (iii) by telephone. (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not require a state agency to operate a physical location, or provide a service, on a holiday established under Section 63G-1-301. (b) Except for a legal holiday established under Section 63G-1-301, the following state agencies shall operate at least one physical location, and as many physical locations as necessary, at least nine hours per day on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to provide a service required by statute to another entity of the state, a political subdivision, or the public: (i) the Division of Technology Services, created in Section 63A-16-103; (ii) the Division of Child and Family Services, created in Section 80-2-201; and (iii) the Office of Guardian Ad Litem, created in Section 78A-2-802. (3) A state agency shall make staff available, as necessary, to provide: (a) services incidental to a court or administrative proceeding, during the hours of operation of a court or administrative body, including: (i) testifying; (ii) the production of records or evidence; and (iii) other services normally available to a court or administrative body; (b) security services; and (c) emergency services. (4) This section does not limit the days or hours a state agency may operate. (5) To provide a service as required by Subsection (1), the chief administrative officer of a state agency may determine: (a) the number of physical locations, if any are required by this section, operating each day; (b) the daily hours of operation of a physical location; (c) the number of state agency employees who work per day; and (d) the hours a state agency employee works per day. (6) To provide a service as required by Subsection (2)(b), the chief administrative officer of a state agency, or a person otherwise designated by law, may determine: (a) the number of physical locations operating each day; (b) the daily hours of operation, as required by Subsection (2)(b), of each physical location; (c) the number of state agency employees who work per day; and (d) the hours a state agency employee works per day. (7) A state agency shall: (a) provide information, accessible from a conspicuous link on the home page of the state agency's website, on a method that a person may use to schedule an in-person meeting with a representative of the state agency; and (b) except as provided in Subsection (8), as soon as reasonably possible: (i) contact a person who makes a request for an in-person meeting; and (ii) when appropriate, schedule and hold an in-person meeting with the person that requests an in-person meeting. (8) A state agency is not required to comply with Subsection (7)(b) to the extent that the contact or meeting: (a) would constitute a conflict of interest; (b) would conflict or interfere with a procurement governed by Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code; (c) would violate an ethical requirement of the state agency or an employee of the state agency; or (d) would constitute a violation of law.
Utah Code § 67-22-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-22 / § 67-22-1
§ 67-22-1. Compensation -- Constitutional offices.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) The salary for the governor shall be equal to the salary of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, plus the additional compensation provided to the chief justice under Subsection 78A-3-101(3)(g). (b) Constitutional office salaries shall be based on the following percentages of the salary of the governor: (i) lieutenant governor:90% of the governor's salary; (ii) attorney general:95% of the governor's salary; (iii) state auditor:90% of the governor's salary; and (iv) state treasurer:90% of the governor's salary. (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows: (a) governor: (i) a vehicle for official and personal use; (ii) housing; (iii) household and security staff; (iv) household expenses; (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act; (vi) health insurance; (vii) dental insurance; (viii) basic life insurance; (ix) workers' compensation; (x) required employer contribution to Social Security; (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service employees; and (b) lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer: (i) a vehicle for official and personal use; (ii) the option of participating in a: (A) state retirement system in accordance with Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act: (I) Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act; (II) Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act; or (III) Chapter 22, New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Act; or (B) deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations; (iii) health insurance; (iv) dental insurance; (v) basic life insurance; (vi) workers' compensation; (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security; (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service employees. (3) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.7/1/2026 (1) (a) The salary for the governor shall be equal to the salary of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, plus the additional compensation provided to the chief justice under Subsection 78A-3-101(3)(g). (b) Constitutional office salaries shall be based on the following percentages of the salary of the governor: (i) lieutenant governor:90% of the governor's salary; (ii) attorney general:95% of the governor's salary; (iii) state auditor:90% of the governor's salary; and (iv) state treasurer:90% of the governor's salary. (2) The Legislature fixes benefits for the constitutional offices as follows: (a) governor: (i) a vehicle for official and personal use; (ii) housing; (iii) household and security staff; (iv) household expenses; (v) retirement benefits as provided in Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act; (vi) health insurance; (vii) dental insurance; (viii) basic life insurance; (ix) workers' compensation; (x) required employer contribution to Social Security; (xi) long-term disability income insurance; and (xii) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service employees; and (b) lieutenant governor, attorney general, state auditor, and state treasurer: (i) a vehicle for official and personal use; (ii) the option of participating in a: (A) state retirement system in accordance with Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act: (I) Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act; (II) Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act; or (III) Chapter 22, New Public Employees' Tier II Contributory Retirement Act; or (B) deferred compensation plan administered by the State Retirement Office, in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code and its accompanying rules and regulations; (iii) health insurance; (iv) dental insurance; (v) basic life insurance; (vi) workers' compensation; (vii) required employer contribution to Social Security; (viii) long-term disability income insurance; and (ix) the same additional state paid life insurance available to other noncareer service employees. (3) Each constitutional office shall pay the cost of the additional state-paid life insurance for its constitutional officer from its existing budget.
Utah Code § 67-9-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-9 / § 67-9-1
§ 67-9-1. Appointment -- Powers.
Status: in_force

(1) The state auditor, the state treasurer, the attorney general, and the superintendent of public instruction may each appoint a deputy, who may, during the absence or disability of the principal, perform all the duties pertaining to the office, except those required of the principal as a member of any board. (2) The principal shall be answerable for the neglect or misconduct in office of the principal's deputy, and may require the deputy to obtain crime insurance. (3) The principal: (a) shall, if the principal appoints a deputy: (i) make the appointment in writing; and (ii) file the written appointment with the lieutenant governor; (b) may revoke the appointment of the principal's deputy, at will, in writing; and (c) shall, if the principal revokes appointment of a deputy, file the written revocation with the lieutenant governor.
Utah Code § 67-11-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-11 / § 67-11-2
§ 67-11-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Employee" includes an elective or appointive officer or employee of a state or political subdivision thereof. (2) "Employment" means any service performed by an employee in the employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, for such employer, except: (a) service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this chapter would constitute "employment" as defined in the Social Security Act; (b) service which under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the state and federal security administrator entered into under this chapter; (c) services of an emergency nature, service in any class or classes of positions the compensation for which is on a fee basis: (i) performed by employees of the state; or (ii) if so provided in the plan submitted under Section 67-11-5, by a political subdivision of the state, by an employee of such subdivision; (d) services performed by students employed by a public school, college, or university at which they are enrolled and which they are attending on a full-time basis; (e) part-time services performed by election workers, i.e., judges of election and registrars; or (f) services performed by voluntary firemen, except when such services are prescheduled for a specific period of duty. (3) "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" means Chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code as such Code may be amended. (4) "Federal security administrator" includes any individual to whom the federal security administrator has delegated any of his functions under the Social Security Act with respect to coverage under such act of employees of states and their political subdivisions. (5) "Political subdivision" includes: (a) an instrumentality of the state, of one or more of its political subdivisions, or of the state and one or more of its political subdivisions, including leagues or associations of the instrumentality, if: (i) the instrumentality is a juristic entity that is legally separate and distinct from the state or subdivision; and (ii) the instrumentality's employees are not, due to their relation to the instrumentality, employees of the state or subdivision; and (b) special districts, special service districts, or authorities created by the Legislature or local governments, including mosquito abatement districts, sewer or water districts, and libraries. (6) "Sick pay" means payments made to employees on account of sickness or accident disability under a sick leave plan of the type outlined in 42 U.S.C. Secs. 409(a)(2) and (3) of the Social Security Act. (7) "Social Security Act" means the Act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, Chapter 531, 49 Stat. 620, officially cited as the "Social Security Act," (including regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto), as such act has been and may from time to time be amended. (8) "State agency" means the Division of Finance, referred to herein as the state agency. (9) "Wages" means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that such term shall not include "sick pay" as that term is defined in this section and shall not include that part of such remuneration which, even if it were for "employment" within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages" within the meaning of that act.
Utah Code § 67-20-8 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-20 / § 67-20-8
§ 67-20-8. Volunteer experience credit.
Status: in_force

(1) State agencies shall designate positions for which approved volunteer experience satisfies the job requirements for purposes of employment. (2) When evaluating applicants for those designated positions, state agencies shall consider documented approved volunteer experience in the same manner as similar paid employment. (3) The Division of Human Resource Management shall make statewide rules governing the: (a) designation of volunteer positions; and (b) a uniform process to document the approval, use, and hours worked by volunteers.
Utah Code § 67-5-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-1
§ 67-5-1. General duties -- Restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general shall: (a) perform all duties in a manner consistent with the attorney-client relationship under Section 67-5-17; (b) except as provided in Sections 10-3-928 and 17-68-504, attend the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of this state, and all courts of the United States, and prosecute or defend all causes to which the state or any officer, board, or commission of the state in an official capacity is a party, and take charge, as attorney, of all civil legal matters in which the state is interested; (c) after judgment on any cause referred to in Subsection (1)(b), direct the issuance of process as necessary to execute the judgment; (d) account for, and pay over to the proper officer, all money that comes into the attorney general's possession that belongs to the state; (e) keep a file of all cases in which the attorney general is required to appear, including any documents and papers showing the court in which the cases have been instituted and tried, and whether they are civil or criminal, and: (i) if civil, the nature of the demand, the stage of proceedings, and, when prosecuted to judgment, a memorandum of the judgment and of any process issued if satisfied, and if not satisfied, documentation of the return of the sheriff; (ii) if criminal, the nature of the crime, the mode of prosecution, the stage of proceedings, and, when prosecuted to sentence, a memorandum of the sentence and of the execution, if the sentence has been executed, and, if not executed, the reason for the delay or prevention; and (iii) deliver this information to the attorney general's successor in office; (f) exercise supervisory powers over the district and county attorneys of the state in all matters pertaining to the duties of the district and county attorneys' offices, including the authority described in Subsection (2); (g) give the attorney general's opinion in writing and without fee, when required, upon any question of law relating to the office of the requester: (i) in accordance with Section 67-5-1.1, to the Legislature or either house; (ii) to any state officer, board, or commission; and (iii) to any county attorney or district attorney; (h) when required by the public service or directed by the governor, assist any county, district, or city attorney in the discharge of county, district, or city attorney's duties; (i) purchase in the name of the state, under the direction of the Board of Examiners, any property offered for sale under execution issued upon judgments in favor of or for the use of the state, and enter satisfaction in whole or in part of the judgments as the consideration of the purchases; (j) when the property of a judgment debtor in any judgment mentioned in Subsection (1)(i) has been sold under a prior judgment, or is subject to any judgment, lien, or encumbrance taking precedence of the judgment in favor of the state, redeem the property, under the direction of the Board of Examiners, from the prior judgment, lien, or encumbrance, and pay all money necessary for the redemption, upon the order of the Board of Examiners, out of any money appropriated for these purposes; (k) when in the attorney general's opinion it is necessary for the collection or enforcement of any judgment, institute and prosecute on behalf of the state any action or proceeding necessary to set aside and annul all conveyances fraudulently made by the judgment debtors, and pay the cost necessary to the prosecution, when allowed by the Board of Examiners, out of any money not otherwise appropriated; (l) discharge the duties of a member of all official boards of which the attorney general is or may be made a member by the Utah Constitution or by the laws of the state, and other duties prescribed by law; (m) institute and prosecute proper proceedings in any court of the state or of the United States to restrain and enjoin corporations organized under the laws of this or any other state or territory from acting illegally or in excess of their corporate powers or contrary to public policy, and in proper cases forfeit their corporate franchises, dissolve the corporations, and wind up their affairs; (n) institute investigations for the recovery of all real or personal property that may have escheated or should escheat to the state, and for that purpose, subpoena any persons before any of the district courts to answer inquiries and render accounts concerning any property, examine all books and papers of any corporations, and when any real or personal property is discovered that should escheat to the state, institute suit in the district court of the county where the property is situated for its recovery, and escheat that property to the state; (o) administer the Children's Justice Center as a program to be implemented in various counties pursuant to Sections 67-5b-101 through 67-5b-107; (p) assist the Constitutional Defense Council as provided in Title 63C, Chapter 4a, Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act; (q) pursue any appropriate legal action to implement the state's public lands policy established in Section 63C-4a-103; (r) investigate and prosecute violations of all applicable state laws relating to fraud in connection with the state Medicaid program and any other medical assistance program administered by the state, including violations of Title 26B, Chapter 3, Part 11, Utah False Claims Act; (s) investigate and prosecute complaints of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of patients: (i) in health care facilities that receive payments under the state Medicaid program; (ii) in board and care facilities, as defined in the federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396b(q)(4)(B), regardless of the source of payment to the board and care facility; and (iii) who are receiving medical assistance under the Medicaid program as defined in Section 26B-3-101 in a noninstitutional or other setting; (t) (i) report at least twice per year to the Legislative Management Committee on any pending or anticipated lawsuits, other than eminent domain lawsuits, that might: (A) cost the state more than $500,000; or (B) require the state to take legally binding action that would cost more than $500,000 to implement; and (ii) if the meeting is closed, include an estimate of the state's potential financial or other legal exposure in that report; (u) (i) submit a written report to the committees described in Subsection (1)(u)(ii) that summarizes any lawsuit or decision in which a court or the Office of the Attorney General has determined that a state statute is unconstitutional or unenforceable since the attorney general's last report under this Subsection (1)(u), including any: (A) settlements reached; (B) consent decrees entered; (C) judgments issued; (D) preliminary injunctions issued; (E) temporary restraining orders issued; or (F) formal or informal policies of the Office of the Attorney General to not enforce a law; and (ii) at least 30 days before the Legislature's May and November interim meetings, submit the report described in Subsection (1)(u)(i) to: (A) the Legislative Management Committee; (B) the Judiciary Interim Committee; and (C) the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee; (v) if the attorney general operates the Office of the Attorney General or any portion of the Office of the Attorney General as an internal service fund agency in accordance with Section 67-5-4, submit to the rate committee established in Section 67-5-34: (i) a proposed rate and fee schedule in accordance with Subsection 67-5-34(4); and (ii) any other information or analysis requested by the rate committee; (w) before the end of each calendar year, create an annual performance report for the Office of the Attorney General and post the report on the attorney general's website; (x) ensure that any training required under this chapter complies with Title 63G, Chapter 22, State Training and Certification Requirements; (y) notify the legislative general counsel in writing within three business days after the day on which the attorney general is officially notified of a claim, regardless of whether the claim is filed in state or federal court, that challenges: (i) the constitutionality of a state statute; (ii) the validity of legislation; or (iii) any action of the Legislature; (z) (i) notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, provide a special advisor to the Office of the Governor and the Office of the Attorney General in matters relating to Native American and tribal issues to: (A) establish outreach to the tribes and affected counties and communities; and (B) foster better relations and a cooperative framework; and (ii) annually report to the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee regarding: (A) the status of the work of the special advisor described in Subsection (1)(z)(i); and (B) whether the need remains for the ongoing appropriation to fund the special advisor described in Subsection (1)(z)(i); (aa) (i) enforce compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 31, Distinctions on the Basis of Sex, in accordance with Section 63G-31-401; and (ii) report to the Legislative Management Committee, upon request, regarding the attorney general's enforcement under this Subsection (1)(aa); and (bb) ensure compliance with Title 53H, Chapter 7, Part 7, Student Legal Representation, by: (i) establishing a process to track the number of complaints submitted by students; (ii) pursuing civil action to enforce statutory protections; and (iii) no later than November 1 each year, reporting to the Judiciary Interim Committee regarding the attorney general's enforcement under this Subsection (1)(bb). (2) (a) The attorney general may require a district attorney or county attorney of the state to, upon request, report on the status of public business entrusted to the district or county attorney's charge. (b) The attorney general may review investigation results de novo and file criminal charges, if warranted, in any case involving a first degree felony, if: (i) a law enforcement agency submits investigation results to the county attorney or district attorney of the jurisdiction where the incident occurred and the county attorney or district attorney: (A) declines to file criminal charges; or (B) fails to screen the case for criminal charges within six months after the law enforcement agency's submission of the investigation results; and (ii) after consultation with the county attorney or district attorney of the jurisdiction where the incident occurred, the attorney general reasonably believes action by the attorney general would not interfere with an ongoing investigation or prosecution by the county attorney or district attorney of the jurisdiction where the incident occurred. (c) If the attorney general decides to conduct a review under Subsection (2)(b), the district attorney, county attorney, and law enforcement agency shall, within 14 days after the day on which the attorney general makes a request, provide the attorney general with: (i) all information relating to the investigation, including all reports, witness lists, witness statements, and other documents created or collected in relation to the investigation; (ii) all recordings, photographs, and other physical or digital media created or collected in relation to the investigation; (iii) access to all evidence gathered or collected in relation to the investigation; and (iv) the identification of, and access to, all officers or other persons who have information relating to the investigation. (d) If a district attorney, county attorney, or law enforcement agency fails to timely comply with Subsection (2)(c), the attorney general may seek a court order compelling compliance. (e) If the attorney general seeks a court order under Subsection (2)(d), the court shall grant the order unless the district attorney, county attorney, or law enforcement agency shows good cause and a compelling interest for not complying with Subsection (2)(c). (3) The attorney general: (a) is a full-time employee of the state; and (b) may not engage in the private practice of law.
Utah Code § 67-16-9 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-16 / § 67-16-9
§ 67-16-9. Conflict of interests prohibited.
Status: in_force

No public officer or public employee shall have personal investments in any business entity which will create a substantial conflict between the public officer's or public employee's private interests and the public officer's or public employee's public duties.
Utah Code § 67-5-20 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-20
§ 67-5-20. Internet crimes against children -- Education programs.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The attorney general may assist in efforts to prevent and prosecute Internet crimes against children, including working with other agencies of state and local government. (b) Under Subsection (1)(a), the attorney general may administer the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which is a statewide multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional task force that investigates, prevents, and prosecutes sexual exploitation offenses against children by offenders who use the Internet, online communications systems, or other computer technology. (2) (a) As part of the attorney general's participation in this task force, the attorney general shall make available, to the extent legislative funding is available, statewide training and informational materials regarding Internet safety for children that focuses on prevention, reporting, and assistance regarding Internet crimes against children. (b) The training and information shall include programs and information specifically designed for: (i) children, which shall include classroom presentations and informative leaflets or other printed material; and (ii) parents, guardians, educators, school resource officers, parent-teacher organizations, and libraries, which shall include Internet safety, technological protection measures, and effective supervision and review of children's use of the Internet, including locating and assessing sites children have had contact with. (c) As possible, the attorney general shall direct that the task force work with state and local agencies that provide information and programs to prevent and prosecute Internet crimes against children to ensure the most effective use of resources.
Utah Code § 67-3-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-3 / § 67-3-2
§ 67-3-2. Right to compel accounting by, and state accounts with, all collectors of state money -- Escheats.
Status: in_force

Whenever any person has received money, or has money or other personal property which belongs to the state by escheat or otherwise, or has been entrusted with the collection, management or disbursement of any money, bonds, or interest accruing thereon, belonging to or held in trust by the state, and fails to render an account thereof to and make settlement with the state auditor within the time prescribed by law, or, when no particular time is specified, fails to render such account and make settlement, or who fails to pay into the state treasury any money belonging to the state, upon being required so to do by the state auditor, within 20 days after such requisition, the state auditor must state an account with such person, charging 25% damages, and interest at the rate of 10% per annum from the time of failure; a copy of such account in any suit thereon shall be prima facie evidence of the things therein stated. In case the state auditor cannot, for want of information, state such an account, the state auditor may in any action brought by the state auditor aver the fact, and allege generally the amount of money or other property which is due to or which belongs to the state.
Utah Code § 67-8-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-8 / § 67-8-1
§ 67-8-1. Short title.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Utah Elected Official and Judicial Salary Act."
Utah Code § 67-19a-402.5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-402.5
§ 67-19a-402.5. Procedural steps to be followed by reporting employee alleging retaliatory action.
Status: in_force

(1) A reporting employee who desires to assert an administrative grievance of retaliatory action: (a) shall submit the grievance in writing within 30 days after the day on which the retaliatory action occurs; (b) is not required to comply with Section 63G-7-402 to file the grievance; and (c) is subject to the provisions of Section 67-21-4. (2) (a) When a reporting employee files a grievance with the administrator under Subsection (1), the administrator shall initially determine: (i) whether the reporting employee is entitled, under this chapter and Chapter 21, Utah Protection of Public Employees Act, to bring the grievance and use the grievance procedure; (ii) whether the office has authority to review the grievance; (iii) whether, if the alleged grievance were found to be true, the reporting employee would be entitled to relief under Subsection 67-21-3.5(2); and (iv) whether the reporting employee has been directly harmed. (b) To make the determinations described in Subsection (2)(a), the administrator may: (i) hold an initial hearing, where the parties may present oral arguments, written arguments, or both; or (ii) conduct an administrative review of the grievance. (3) (a) If the administrator holds an initial hearing, the administrator shall issue a written decision within 15 days after the day on which the hearing is adjourned. (b) If the administrator chooses to conduct an administrative review of the grievance, the administrator shall issue the written decision within 15 days after the day on which the administrator receives the grievance. (4) (a) If the administrator determines the office has authority to review the grievance, the administrator shall provide for an evidentiary hearing in accordance with Section 67-19a-404. (b) The administrator may dismiss the grievance, without holding a hearing or taking evidence, if the administrator: (i) finds that, even if the alleged grievance were found to be true, the reporting employee would not be entitled to relief under Subsection 67-21-3.5(2); and (ii) provides the administrator's findings, in writing, to the reporting employee. (c) The office shall comply with Chapter 21, Utah Protection of Public Employees Act, in taking action under this section. (5) A decision reached by the office in reviewing a retaliatory action grievance from a reporting employee may be appealed directly to the Utah Court of Appeals. (6) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (6)(b), an appellate court may award costs and attorney fees, accrued at the appellate court level, to a prevailing employee. (b) A court may not order the office to pay costs or attorney fees under this section.
Utah Code § 67-18-5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-18 / § 67-18-5
§ 67-18-5. Confidential, private, or protected documents excepted.
Status: in_force

The right to examine and copy documents in an employee's personnel file is subject to access provisions in Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 67-1-8.1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1 / § 67-1-8.1
§ 67-1-8.1. Executive Residence Commission -- Recommendations as to use, maintenance, and operation of executive residence.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) the state property known as the Thomas Kearns Mansion is a recognized state landmark possessing historical and architectural qualities that should be preserved; and (b) the Thomas Kearns Mansion was the first building listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the state. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Executive residence" includes the: (i) Thomas Kearns Mansion; (ii) Carriage House building; (iii) grounds and landscaping surrounding the Thomas Kearns Mansion and the Carriage House building ; and (iv) state owned property included in the Salt Lake City area bounded by South Temple, G Street, First Avenue, and H Street. (b) "Commission" means the Executive Residence Commission established in this section. (3) (a) An Executive Residence Commission is established to make recommendations to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management for the use, operation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, alteration, restoration, placement of art and monuments, or adoptive use of the executive residence. (b) The commission shall meet at least once a year and make any recommendations to the Division of Facilities Construction and Management prior to August 1 of each year. (4) The commission shall consist of nine voting members and one ex officio, nonvoting member representing the Governor's Mansion Foundation. The membership shall consist of: (a) three private citizens appointed by the governor, who have demonstrated an interest in historical preservation; (b) three additional private citizens appointed by the governor with the following background: (i) an interior design professional with a background in historic spaces; (ii) an architect with a background in historic preservation and restoration recommended by the Utah chapter of the American Institute of Architects; and (iii) a landscape architect with a background and knowledge of historic properties recommended by the Utah chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects; (c) the director, or director's designee, of the Division of Art and Museums; (d) the director, or director's designee, of the Utah Historical Society; and (e) the executive director, or executive director's designee, of the Department of Government Operations. (5) (a) Except as required by Subsection (5)(b), as terms of current commission members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term ending on March 1. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of commission members are staggered so that approximately half of the commission is appointed every two years. (6) (a) The governor shall appoint a chair from among the membership of the commission. (b) Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum, and either the chair or two other members of the commission may call meetings of the commission. (7) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term. (8) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (9) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management shall provide the administrative support to the commission.
Utah Code § 67-5-24 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-24
§ 67-5-24. Attorney General Crime and Violence Prevention Fund -- Use of money -- Restrictions -- Volunteer task force -- Staff.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Attorney General Crime and Violence Prevention Fund. (2) The fund shall consist of: (a) appropriations by the Legislature; (b) gifts, grants, devises, donations, and bequests of real property, personal property, or services, from any source; and (c) money granted by the federal government, or donated or granted by another person, for a purpose described in Subsection (4)(n). (3) (a) If the donor designates a specific purpose or use for a gift, grant, devise, donation, or bequest provided under Subsection (2)(b), money from the fund shall be used solely for that purpose. (b) Unless designated for a specific purpose under Subsection (3)(a), money in the fund not restricted to a specific use under federal law shall be used in connection with the activities under Subsection (4). (c) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee shall authorize the expenditure of fund money in accordance with this section. (d) The money in the fund may not be used for administrative expenses of the Office of the Attorney General normally provided for by legislative appropriation, except for the purposes described in Subsection (8). (4) Except as provided under Subsection (3), the fund money shall be used for any of the following activities: (a) the Amber Alert program; (b) prevention of crime against seniors; (c) prevention of domestic violence and dating violence; (d) programs designed to reduce the supply or demand of illicit or controlled substances; (e) preventing gangs and gang violence; (f) Internet safety programs, including Internet literacy for parents; (g) mentoring Utah partnerships; (h) suicide prevention programs; (i) underage alcohol and substance misuse prevention programs; (j) antipornography programs; (k) victims assistance programs; (l) identity theft investigations and prosecutions; (m) identity theft reporting system database; or (n) in relation to the drug disposal program described in Section 67-5-36: (i) the purchase, operation, or maintenance of a repository in the state; (ii) the purchase or distribution of a home controlled substance disposal receptacle; (iii) educating citizens on the lawful and environmentally friendly disposal of a controlled substance; or (iv) notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), if not prohibited by the grantor or donor described in Subsection (2)(b), the costs of administering the drug disposal program, in an amount that does not exceed 10% of the money provided by the grantor or donor. (5) The state treasurer shall invest the money in the fund under Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act, except that all interest or other earnings derived from the fund money shall be deposited in the fund. (6) The attorney general shall make an annual report to the Legislature regarding the status of the fund, including: (a) a report on the contributions received, expenditures made, and programs and services funded; and (b) if the attorney general establishes a task force under Subsection (7), all activities and programs initiated through the task force. (7) The attorney general may establish a volunteer task force consisting of representatives from public or private agencies or organizations in the state to address any of the activities described in Subsection (4). (8) The attorney general may employ necessary support staff to implement and administer the fund and the activities of a task force established under Subsection (7).
Utah Code § 67-19a-101 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-101
§ 67-19a-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Abusive conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-26-102. (2) "Administrator" means the person appointed under Section 67-19a-201 to head the Career Service Review Office. (3) "Career service employee" means a person employed in career service as defined in Section 63A-17-102. (4) "Division" means the Division of Human Resource Management. (5) "Employer" means the state of Utah and all supervisory personnel vested with the authority to implement and administer the policies of an agency. (6) "Excusable neglect" means harmless error, mistake, inadvertence, surprise, a failure to discover evidence that, through due diligence, could not have been discovered in time to meet the applicable time period, misrepresentation or misconduct by the employer, or any other reason justifying equitable relief. (7) "Grievance" means: (a) a complaint by a career service employee concerning any matter touching upon the relationship between the employee and the employer; (b) any dispute between a career service employee and the employer; (c) a complaint by a reporting employee that a public entity has engaged in retaliatory action against the reporting employee; and (d) a complaint that the employer subjected the employee to conditions that a reasonable person would consider intolerable, including abusive conduct. (8) "Office" means the Career Service Review Office created under Section 67-19a-201. (9) "Public entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 67-21-2. (10) "Reporting employee" means an employee of a public entity who alleges that the public entity engaged in retaliatory action against the employee. (11) "Retaliatory action" means to do any of the following to an employee in violation of Section 67-21-3: (a) dismiss the employee; (b) reduce the employee's compensation; (c) fail to increase the employee's compensation by an amount that the employee is otherwise entitled to or was promised; (d) fail to promote the employee if the employee would have otherwise been promoted; (e) make a complaint against the employee to a person that licenses the employee to practice a profession or perform other types of work; or (f) threaten to take an action described in Subsections (11)(a) through (e). (12) "Supervisor" means the person: (a) to whom an employee reports; or (b) who assigns and oversees an employee's work.
Utah Code § 67-4a-101 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-101
§ 67-4a-101. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as the "Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act."
Utah Code § 67-4a-405 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-405
§ 67-4a-405. Property reportable and payable or deliverable absent owner demand.
Status: in_force

Property is reportable and payable or deliverable under this chapter even if the owner fails to make demand or present an instrument or document otherwise required to obtain payment.
Utah Code § 67-4-16 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4 / § 67-4-16
§ 67-4-16. State financial advisor -- Duties -- Conflict of interest restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer may hire a state financial advisor on a fee-for-service basis. (2) The state financial advisor shall advise the state treasurer, the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, the director of the Division of Finance, the director of the Division of Facilities Construction and Management, and the Legislature and its staff offices on the issuance of bonds and other debt, and on all other public debt matters generally. (3) The financial advisor may assist in the preparation of the official statement, represent the state's creditworthiness before credit rating agencies, and assist in the preparation, marketing, or issuance of public debt. (4) (a) The state financial advisor or the firm that the advisor represents may not negotiate to underwrite debt issued by the state of Utah for which he has provided financial advisor services. (b) The state financial advisor may enter a competitive bid, either for his own account or in cooperation with others, in response to a call for public bids for the sale of state debt. (5) (a) Fees directly related to the preparation, marketing, or issuance of public debt, including ordinary and necessary expenses, may be paid from the debt proceeds. (b) Fees for other services shall be paid from the state treasurer's budget.
Utah Code § 67-19d-201 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19d / § 67-19d-201
§ 67-19d-201. Trust fund -- Creation -- Oversight -- Dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a post-retirement benefits trust fund entitled the "State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund." (2) The trust fund consists of: (a) revenue provided from an ongoing labor additive as defined in Subsection 67-19d-202(2)(g); (b) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature, if any; (c) income as defined in Section 67-19d-102; and (d) other revenues received from other sources. (3) The Division of Finance shall account for the receipt and expenditures of trust fund money. (4) (a) The state treasurer shall invest trust fund money by following the procedures and requirements of Part 3, Trust Fund Investments. (b) (i) The trust fund shall earn interest. (ii) The state treasurer shall deposit all interest or other income earned from investment of the trust fund back into the trust fund. (5) The board of trustees created in Section 67-19d-202 may expend money from the trust fund for: (a) the employer portion of the costs of the programs established in Sections 63A-17-505 through 63A-17-508; and (b) reasonable administrative costs that the board of trustees incurs in performing their duties as trustees of the trust fund. (6) The board of trustees shall ensure that: (a) money deposited into the trust fund is irrevocable and is expended only for the employer portion of the costs of post-retirement benefits; (b) assets of the trust fund are dedicated to providing benefits to retirees and their beneficiaries according to the terms of the post-retirement benefit plans established by statute and rule; and (c) creditors of the board of trustees and of employers liable for the post-retirement benefits may not seize, attach, or otherwise obtain assets of the trust fund. (7) When all of the liabilities for which the trust fund was created are paid, the Division of Finance shall transfer any assets remaining in the state trust fund into the appropriate fund.
Utah Code § 67-4a-606 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-606
§ 67-4a-606. Property removed from safe-deposit box.
Status: in_force

(1) Property removed from a safe-deposit box and delivered to the administrator under this chapter is subject to: (a) the holder's right to reimbursement for the cost of opening the box; and (b) a lien or contract providing reimbursement to the holder for unpaid rent charges for the box. (2) The administrator shall reimburse the holder from the proceeds remaining after deducting the expense incurred by the administrator in selling the property.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1103 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1103
§ 67-4a-1103. Administrative review.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 30 days after receiving notice of the administrator's determination under Section 67-4a-1011, a putative holder may initiate a proceeding under Section 63G-4-301 for review of the administrator's determination. (2) A final decision in an administrative proceeding initiated under Subsection (1) is subject to judicial review by the district court as a matter of right in a de novo proceeding on the record in which either party is entitled to introduce evidence as a supplement to the record.
Utah Code § 67-4a-605 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-605
§ 67-4a-605. Recovery of property by holder from administrator.
Status: in_force

(1) A holder that under this chapter pays money to the administrator may file a claim for reimbursement from the administrator of the amount paid if the holder: (a) paid the money in error; or (b) after paying the money to the administrator, paid money to a person the holder reasonably believed entitled to the money. (2) (a) If a claim for reimbursement under Subsection (1) is made for a payment made on a negotiable instrument, including a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument, the holder shall submit proof that the instrument was presented and payment was made to a person the holder reasonably believed entitled to payment. (b) The holder may claim reimbursement even if the payment was made to a person whose claim was made after expiration of a period of limitation on the owner's right to receive or recover property, whether specified by contract, statute, or court order. (3) If a holder is reimbursed by the administrator under Subsection (1)(b), the holder may also recover from the administrator income or gain under Section 67-4a-607 that would have been paid to the owner if the money had been claimed from the administrator by the owner to the extent the income or gain was paid by the holder to the owner. (4) (a) A holder that under this chapter delivers property other than money to the administrator may file a claim for return of the property from the administrator if: (i) the holder delivered the property in error; or (ii) the apparent owner has claimed the property from the holder. (b) If a claim for return of property under Subsection (4)(a) is made, the holder shall include with the claim evidence sufficient to establish that the apparent owner has claimed the property from the holder or that the property was delivered by the holder to the administrator in error. (5) The administrator may determine that an affidavit submitted by a holder is evidence sufficient to establish that the holder is entitled to reimbursement or to recover property under this section. (6) A holder is not required to pay a fee or other charge for reimbursement or return of property under this section. (7) (a) Not later than 90 days after a claim is filed under Subsection (1) or (4), the administrator shall allow or deny the claim and give the claimant notice of the decision in a record. (b) If the administrator does not take action on a claim during the 90-day period, the claim is considered denied. (8) The claimant may initiate a proceeding under Section 63G-4-301, for review of the administrator's decision or the considered denial under Subsection (7)(b) not later than: (a) 30 days following receipt of the notice of the administrator's decision; or (b) 120 days following the filing of a claim under Subsection (1) or (4) in the case of a considered denial under Subsection (7)(b). (9) A final decision in an administrative proceeding initiated under Subsection (8) is subject to judicial review by the court as a matter of right in a de novo proceeding on the record in which either party is entitled to introduce evidence as a supplement to the record.
Utah Code § 67-4-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4 / § 67-4-1
§ 67-4-1. Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer shall: (a) receive and maintain custody of all state funds; (b) unless otherwise provided by law, invest all funds delivered into the state treasurer's custody according to the procedures and requirements of Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; (c) pay warrants drawn by the Division of Finance as they are presented; (d) return each redeemed warrant to the Division of Finance for purposes of reconciliation, post-audit, and verification; (e) ensure that state warrants not presented to the state treasurer for payment within one year from the date of issue, or a shorter period if required by federal regulation or contract, are canceled and credited to the proper fund; (f) account for all money received and disbursed; (g) keep separate account of the different funds; (h) keep safe all bonds, warrants, and securities delivered into his custody; (i) at the request of either house of the Legislature, or of any legislative committee, give information in writing as to the condition of the treasury, or upon any subject relating to the duties of his office; (j) keep the books open at all times for the inspection by the governor, the state auditor, or any member of the Legislature, or any committee appointed to examine them by either house of the Legislature; (k) authenticate and validate documents when necessary; (l) adopt a seal and file a description and an impression of it with the Division of Archives; (m) discharge the duties of a member of all official boards of which he is or may be made a member by the Constitution or laws of Utah; and (n) oversee and support the advocacy of the Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office, created in Title 53D, Chapter 2, Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Office. (2) The state treasurer may prescribe the manner and method of receipt, deposit, or custody for any funds to be paid to, remitted to, or deposited with the state treasurer by: (a) letter; or (b) rule that the office of the state treasurer makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (3) When necessary to perform his duties, the state treasurer may inspect the books, papers, and accounts of any state entity. (4) The state treasurer may take temporary custody of public funds if ordered by a court to do so under Subsection 67-3-1(12).
Utah Code § 67-27-104 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-27 / § 67-27-104
§ 67-27-104. Restrictions on outside employment by executive branch employees.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee who is under the direction or control of an executive branch elected official may not engage in outside employment that: (a) constitutes a conflict of interest; (b) interferes with the ability of the employee to fulfill the employee's job responsibilities; (c) constitutes the provision of political services, political consultation, or lobbying; (d) involves the provision of consulting services, legal services, or other services to a person that the employee could, within the course and scope of the employee's primary employment, provide to the person; or (e) interferes with the hours that the employee is expected to perform work under the direction or control of an executive branch elected official, unless the employee takes authorized personal leave during the time that the person engages in the outside employment. (2) An executive branch official shall be subject to the same restrictions on outside employment as a career service employee. (3) This section does not prohibit an employee from advocating the position of the state office that employs the employee regarding legislative action or other government action.
Utah Code § 67-18-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-18 / § 67-18-2
§ 67-18-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this act: (1) "Employer" means the state and its political subdivisions. (2) "Employee" means any person employed by the employer. (3) "Representative" means any person designated in writing by an employee to represent such employee in a grievance or other employment matter.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1204 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1204
§ 67-4a-1204. Interest and penalty for failure to act in timely manner.
Status: in_force

(1) A holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay to the administrator interest at an annual rate calculated based on the federal short-term rate determined by the secretary of the treasury under Section 6621, Internal Revenue Code, in effect for the preceding fourth calendar quarter plus four percentage points on the property or value of the property from the date the property should have been reported, paid, or delivered to the administrator until the date reported, paid, or delivered. (2) Except as otherwise provided in Section 67-4a-1205 or 67-4a-1206, the administrator may require a holder that fails to report, pay, or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter to pay to the administrator, in addition to interest included under Subsection (1), a civil penalty of $200 for each day the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $5,000.
Utah Code § 67-4a-204 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-204
§ 67-4a-204. When custodial account for minor presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Section 67-4a-208, and except as provided in Subsection (5), property held in an account established under a state's Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act is presumed abandoned if the property is unclaimed by or on behalf of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened three years after the later of: (a) except as in Subsection (1)(b), the date a communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf the account was opened is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service; (b) if communication is re-sent within 30 days after the date the first communication under Subsection (1)(a) is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned undelivered; or (c) the date on which the custodian is required to transfer the property to the minor or the minor's estate in accordance with the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or Uniform Transfers to Minors Act of the state in which the account was opened. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), if the holder does not send communications to the custodian of the minor on whose behalf an account described in Subsection (1) was opened by first-class United States mail on at least an annual basis, the holder shall attempt to confirm the custodian's interest in the property by sending the custodian an electronic mail communication not later than two years after the custodian's last indication of interest in the property. (b) The holder shall promptly attempt to contact the custodian by first-class United States mail if: (i) the holder does not have information needed to send the custodian an electronic mail communication or the holder believes that the custodian's electronic mail address in the holder's records is not valid; (ii) the holder receives notification that the electronic mail communication was not received; or (iii) the custodian does not respond to the electronic mail communication within 30 days after the communication was sent. (3) If first-class United States mail sent under Subsection (2) is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned three years after the later of: (a) the date a second consecutive communication to contact the custodian by first-class United States mail is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (b) the date established by Subsection (1)(c). (4) When the property in the account described in Subsection (1) is transferred to the minor on whose behalf an account was opened or to the minor's estate, the property in the account is no longer subject to this section. (5) This section does not apply to a qualified tuition program described in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 529.
Utah Code § 67-19a-405 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-405
§ 67-19a-405. Prehearing conference.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may require the presence of each party, the representatives of each party, and other designated persons at a prehearing conference. (2) At the conference, the administrator may require the parties to: (a) identify which allegations are admitted and which allegations are denied; (b) submit a joint statement detailing: (i) stipulated facts that are not in dispute; (ii) the issues to be decided; and (iii) applicable laws and rules; (c) submit a list of witnesses, exhibits, and papers or other evidence that each party intends to offer as evidence; and (d) confer in an effort to resolve or settle the grievance. (3) At the conclusion of the prehearing conference, the administrator may require the parties to prepare a written statement identifying: (a) the items presented or agreed to under Subsection (2); and (b) the issues remaining to be resolved by the hearing process. (4) The prehearing conference is informal and is not open to the public or press.
Utah Code § 67-5-8 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-8
§ 67-5-8. Eligibility for career service status.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The attorney general has sole authority to determine who may be employed with the Office of the Attorney General. (b) An employee of the state or any of its departments or agencies has no claim or right to a position in the attorney general's office by virtue of that employment. (2) (a) An employee of the Office of the Attorney General shall be placed in a career service status if: (i) for an employee who is an attorney, the attorney is a member in good standing of the Utah State Bar Association; and (ii) except as provided in Subsection (3), the employee has been employed by the Office of the Attorney General as a probationary employee for a period of: (A) at least one year but no more than 18 months; or (B) in the case of investigators, at least 18 months, but no more than two years. (b) An employee now employed by the attorney general's office in career service may not be terminated under this chapter except for cause. (3) (a) The attorney general shall determine whether an employee should be granted career service status. (b) If, at the end of the probationary period established under Subsection (2), the attorney general determines that an employee should be granted career service status, the attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file. (c) If the attorney general determines that career service status should not be granted, the attorney general may either terminate the employee or extend the probationary period for a period not to exceed one year. (d) The attorney general shall notify the employee in writing of that decision and place a copy of the notification in the employee's personnel file. (e) An employee terminated under this section has no appeal rights under this chapter.
Utah Code § 67-1-1.5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1 / § 67-1-1.5
§ 67-1-1.5. Gubernatorial appointment powers.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Board member" means each gubernatorial appointee to any state board, committee, commission, council, or authority. (b) "Executive branch management position" includes department executive directors, division directors, and any other administrative position in state government where the person filling the position: (i) works full-time performing managerial and administrative functions; (ii) is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (c) (i) "Executive branch policy position" means any person other than a person filling an executive branch management position, who is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (ii) "Executive branch policy position" includes each member of any state board and commission appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) (a) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any executive branch policy position or in any executive branch management position, the governor shall submit the name of a nominee to the Senate for advice and consent no later than three months after the day on which the vacancy occurs. (b) If the Senate fails to consent to that person within 90 days after the day on which the governor submits the nominee's name to the Senate for consent: (i) the nomination is considered rejected; and (ii) the governor shall resubmit the name of the nominee described in Subsection (2)(a) or submit the name of a different nominee to the Senate for consent no later than 60 days after the date on which the nomination was rejected by the Senate. (3) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any executive branch management position, the governor may either: (a) appoint an interim manager who meets the qualifications of the vacant position to exercise the powers and duties of the vacant position for three months, pending consent of a person to permanently fill that position by the Senate; or (b) appoint an interim manager who does not meet the qualifications of the vacant position and submit that person's name to the Senate for consent as interim manager within one month of the appointment. (4) Except for an interim manager appointed to a position described in Subsection 67-1-2(2)(a), if the Senate fails to consent to the interim manager appointed under Subsection (3)(b) within 30 days after the day on which the governor submits the nominee's name to the Senate for consent: (a) the nomination is considered rejected; and (b) the governor may: (i) (A) reappoint the interim manager to whom the Senate failed to consent within 30 days; and (B) resubmit the name of the person described in Subsection (4)(b)(i)(A) to the Senate for consent as interim manager; or (ii) appoint a different interim manager under Subsection (3). (5) For an interim manager appointed to a position described in Subsection 67-1-2(2)(a), if the Senate fails to consent to the interim manager appointed under Subsection (3)(b) within 60 days after the day on which the governor submits the nominee's name to the Senate for consent: (a) the nomination is considered rejected; and (b) the governor may: (i) (A) reappoint the interim manager to whom the Senate failed to consent; and (B) resubmit the name of the person described in Subsection (5)(b)(i)(A) to the Senate for consent as interim manager; or (ii) appoint a different interim manager under Subsection (3). (6) If, after an interim manager has served three months, no one has been appointed and received Senate consent to permanently fill the position, the governor shall: (a) appoint a new interim manager who meets the qualifications of the vacant position to exercise the powers and duties of the vacant position for three months; or (b) submit the name of the first interim manager to the Senate for consent as an interim manager for a three-month term. (7) If the Senate fails to consent to a nominee whose name is submitted under Subsection (6)(b) within 30 days after the day on which the governor submits the name to the Senate: (a) the nomination is considered rejected; and (b) the governor shall: (i) (A) reappoint the person described in Subsection (6)(b); and (B) resubmit the name of the person described in Subsection (6)(b) to the Senate for consent as interim manager; or (ii) appoint a different interim manager in the manner required by Subsection (3). (8) The governor may not make a temporary appointment to fill a vacant executive branch policy position. (9) (a) Before appointing any person to serve as a board member, the governor shall ask the person whether the person wishes to receive per diem, expenses, or both for serving as a board member. (b) If the person declines to receive per diem, expenses, or both, the governor shall notify the agency administering the board, commission, committee, council, or authority and direct the agency to implement the board member's request. (10) A gubernatorial nomination upon which the Senate has not acted to give consent or refuse to give consent is void when a vacancy in the office of governor occurs.
Utah Code § 67-19f-301 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19f / § 67-19f-301
§ 67-19f-301. Investment of State Employees' Annual Leave Program II Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the trust fund with the primary goal of providing for the stability, income, and growth of the principal. (2) Nothing in this section requires a specific outcome in investing. (3) The state treasurer may deduct any administrative costs incurred in managing trust fund assets from earnings before distributing the trust fund assets. (4) (a) The state treasurer may employ professional asset managers to assist in the investment of assets of the trust fund. (b) The treasurer may only provide compensation to asset managers from earnings generated by the trust fund's investments.
Utah Code § 67-5a-8 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5a / § 67-5a-8
§ 67-5a-8. Administration.
Status: in_force

(1) In exercising its duties in the administration of this chapter, the council shall minimize costs of administration and utilize existing training facilities and resources where possible so the greatest portion of the funds available are expended for training prosecuting attorneys. (2) Council staff may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Utah Code § 67-5a-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5a / § 67-5a-2
§ 67-5a-2. Terms -- Filling vacancies -- Chair.
Status: in_force

(1) The term of each council member is four years, unless the term is earlier terminated by: (a) the authority that designated the member; (b) the member ceasing to hold the office that qualified the member for membership; or (c) voluntary resignation. (2) A member whose term has expired may continue, for not more than four months, to serve as a council member until a successor is selected and approved. (3) Council members may serve for more than one successive term. (4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for a full term that commences on the date of council approval. The vacancy shall be filled according to the provisions of Section 67-5a-1. (5) The council shall elect by a majority vote one of its members as chair at its first meeting and then annually.
Utah Code § 67-4a-601 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-601
§ 67-4a-601. Definition of good faith.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, payment or delivery of property is made in good faith if a holder: (1) had a reasonable basis for believing, based on the facts then known, that the property was required or permitted to be paid or delivered to the administrator under this chapter; or (2) made payment or delivery: (a) in response to a demand by the administrator or administrator's agent; or (b) under a guidance or ruling issued by the administrator that the holder reasonably believed required or permitted the property to be paid or delivered.
Utah Code § 67-5a-6 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5a / § 67-5a-6
§ 67-5a-6. Council director -- Qualifications and compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall appoint a director. The director is the chief administrative officer and serves at the pleasure of the council. (2) The director shall: (a) be an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of the state; (b) be selected on the basis of professional ability and experience in the fields of administration, prosecution, and criminal law; and (c) possess an understanding of court procedures, evidence, and criminal law. (3) The director shall appoint resource prosecutors, with the consent of the council, and consistent with attorney general personnel policies that are not in conflict with this chapter. Resource prosecutors shall serve at the pleasure of the council. Resource prosecutors shall: (a) be an attorney admitted to practice in the courts of this state; (b) be selected on the basis of professional ability and experience in the fields of prosecution and criminal law; and (c) possess an understanding of court procedures, evidence, and criminal law. (4) The director shall appoint and supervise administrative staff consistent with attorney general personnel policy. (5) The council shall select and establish the compensation of the director, resource prosecutors, and administrative staff consistent with state personnel policies.
Utah Code § 67-19d-302 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19d / § 67-19d-302
§ 67-19d-302. State treasurer to follow "prudent investor" rule -- Standard of care.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the trust fund assets as a prudent investor would, by: (a) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust fund; and (b) exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution in order to meet the standard of care of a prudent investor. (2) In determining whether or not the state treasurer has met the standard of care of a prudent investor, the judge or finder of fact shall: (a) consider the state treasurer's actions in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the investment decision or action, and not by hindsight; and (b) evaluate the state treasurer's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets: (i) not in isolation, but in the context of a trust fund portfolio as a whole; and (ii) as a part of an overall investment strategy that has risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust fund.
Utah Code § 67-19a-404 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-404
§ 67-19a-404. Evidentiary hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) If the administrator determines that the office has authority to review the grievance, the administrator shall: (a) appoint a hearing officer to adjudicate the grievance; and (b) set a date for the evidentiary hearing that is either: (i) not later than 30 days after the date the administrator determines that the office has authority to review the grievance; or (ii) at a date: (A) agreed upon by the parties and the administrator; and (B) not greater than 150 days after the date the administrator determines that the office has authority to review the grievance. (2) After the date for the evidentiary hearing has been set, the administrator or assigned hearing officer may grant each party one extension of reasonable length for extraordinary circumstances as determined by the administrator or assigned hearing officer. (3) Notwithstanding Section 63G-4-205, and in order to accommodate the 150-day time limit, the administrator may only allow a motion for discovery for production of documents, records, and evidence under Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 34.
Utah Code § 67-4-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4 / § 67-4-2
§ 67-4-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Federal funds" means cash received from the United States government or from other individuals or entities for or on behalf of the United States and deposited with the state treasurer or any agency of the state. (2) "General Fund" means money received into the treasury and not specially appropriated to any other fund. (3) "Maintain custody" means to direct the safekeeping and investment of state funds. (4) (a) "State entity" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state. (b) "State entity" includes independent state agencies and public corporations. (5) (a) "State funds" means funds that are owned, held, or administered by a state entity, regardless of the source of the funds. (b) "State funds" includes funds of independent state agencies or public corporations, regardless of the source of funds. (c) "State funds" does not include funds held by the Utah State Retirement Board. (6) "Warrant" means an order in a specific amount drawn upon the treasurer by the Division of Finance or another state agency.
Utah Code § 67-9-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-9 / § 67-9-2
§ 67-9-2. Crime insurance.
Status: in_force

Where a deputy of any state officer is required to obtain crime insurance, the state shall pay the premium.
Utah Code § 67-3-4 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-3 / § 67-3-4
§ 67-3-4. Appropriations not to be diverted from purposes.
Status: in_force

No appropriation and no surplus of any appropriation shall be diverted from any account to any other account, except as provided by law, and the money appropriated, or so much as may be necessary, shall be applied to the payment of the item for which the appropriation is made and nothing else.
Utah Code § 67-19a-403 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-403
§ 67-19a-403. Advancement of grievance to administrator -- Initial hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) At any time after a career service employee submits a written grievance to the administrator under Subsection 67-19a-402(4), the administrator may attempt to settle the grievance informally by conference, conciliation, and persuasion with the employee and the agency. (2) (a) When an employee advances a grievance to the administrator under Subsection 67-19a-402(4), the administrator shall initially determine: (i) whether the employee is a career service employee and is entitled to use the grievance system; (ii) whether the office has authority to review the grievance; and (iii) whether the employee has been directly harmed. (b) In order to make the determinations required by Subsection (2)(a), the administrator may: (i) hold an initial hearing, where the parties may present oral arguments, written arguments, or both; or (ii) conduct an administrative review of the file. (3) (a) If the administrator holds an initial hearing, the administrator shall issue a written decision within 15 days after the hearing is adjourned. (b) If the administrator chooses to conduct an administrative review of the file, the administrator shall issue the written decision within 15 days after the administrator receives the grievance.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1002 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1002
§ 67-4a-1002. Examination of records to determine compliance.
Status: in_force

The administrator, at reasonable times and on reasonable notice, may: (1) examine the records of a person, including examination of appropriate records in the possession of an agent of the person under examination, if the records are reasonably necessary to determine whether the person has complied with this chapter; (2) issue an administrative subpoena requiring the person or agent of the person to make records available for examination; and (3) bring an action seeking judicial enforcement of the subpoena.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1203 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1203
§ 67-4a-1203. Action involving another state or foreign country.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may join another state or foreign country to examine and seek enforcement of this chapter against a putative holder. (2) On request of another state or foreign country, the attorney general may commence an action on behalf of the other state or foreign country to enforce, in this state, the law of the other state or foreign country against a putative holder subject to a claim by the other state or foreign country, if the other state or foreign country agrees to pay costs incurred by the attorney general in the action. (3) (a) The administrator may request the official authorized to enforce the unclaimed property law of another state or foreign country to commence an action to recover property in the other state or foreign country on behalf of the administrator. (b) This state shall pay the costs, including reasonable attorney fees and expenses, incurred by the other state or foreign country in an action under this Subsection (3). (4) The administrator may pursue an action on behalf of this state to recover property subject to this chapter but delivered to the custody of another state if the administrator believes the property is subject to the custody of the administrator. (5) The attorney general may retain an attorney for the administrator in this state, another state, or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the administrator and may agree to pay attorney fees based in whole or in part on a fixed fee, an hourly fee, or a percentage of the amount or value of property recovered in the action. (6) (a) Expenses incurred by this state in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this chapter or the net proceeds of the property. (b) Expenses paid to recover property may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this chapter by the owner.
Utah Code § 67-10-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-10 / § 67-10-1
§ 67-10-1. Reports of expenditures of appropriations -- Exceptions.
Status: in_force

Excepting the governor and the state auditor, all state officers, state boards and commissions, and the officers of all state institutions, to whom and for which appropriations are made, shall submit to the Division of Archives a detailed statement, under oath, of the manner in which all appropriations for their respective departments and institutions have been expended.
Utah Code § 67-4a-206 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-206
§ 67-4a-206. When security presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Section 67-4a-208, a security is presumed abandoned three years after: (a) the date a second consecutive communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (b) if the second communication is made later than 30 days after the first communication is returned, the date the first communication is returned undelivered to the holder by the United States Postal Service. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of a security by first-class United States mail, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's interest in the security by sending the apparent owner an electronic-mail communication not later than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the security. (b) The holder shall promptly attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States mail if: (i) the holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an electronic-mail communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's electronic-mail address in the holder's records is not valid; (ii) the holder receives notification that the electronic-mail communication was not received; or (iii) the apparent owner does not respond to the electronic-mail communication not later than 30 days after the communication was sent. (3) If first-class United States mail sent under Subsection (2) is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service, the security is presumed abandoned three years after the date the mail is returned.
Utah Code § 67-1a-7 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1a / § 67-1a-7
§ 67-1a-7. Use and custody of The Great Seal of the State of Utah -- Penalty for misuse or defacing -- Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "seal" means the Great Seal of the State of Utah, established in Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 20. (2) In accordance with Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 20, the Legislature designates the lieutenant governor as the officer responsible to keep the seal. (3) In accordance with the requirements of law, the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee, is authorized to use or affix the seal to any document. (4) A person who illegally uses the seal, or who defaces the seal, is guilty of a third degree felony. (5) The director of elections, within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that: (a) regulate the use and application of the seal; (b) establish permitted and prohibited uses of the seal; and (c) establish requirements for obtaining authorization to use the seal or a replica of the seal.
Utah Code § 67-19d-202 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19d / § 67-19d-202
§ 67-19d-202. Board of trustees of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) There is created a board of trustees of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund composed of three members: (i) the state treasurer or designee; (ii) the director of the Division of Finance or designee; and (iii) the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget or designee. (b) The state treasurer is chair of the board. (c) Three members of the board are a quorum. (d) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (i) Section 63A-3-106; (ii) Section 63A-3-107; and (iii) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(e)(ii), the state treasurer shall staff the board of trustees. (ii) The Division of Finance shall provide accounting services for the trust fund. (2) The board shall: (a) on behalf of the state, act as trustee of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund created under Section 67-19d-201 and the Elected Official Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund created under Section 67-19d-201.5 and exercise the state's fiduciary responsibilities; (b) meet at least twice per year; (c) review and approve all policies, projections, rules, criteria, procedures, forms, standards, performance goals, and actuarial reports; (d) review and approve the budget for each trust fund described under Subsection (2)(a); (e) review financial records for each trust fund described under Subsection (2)(a), including trust fund receipts, expenditures, and investments; (f) commission and obtain actuarial studies of the liabilities for each trust fund described under Subsection (2)(a); (g) for purposes of the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund, establish labor additive rates to charge all federal, state, and other programs to cover: (i) the annual required contribution as determined by actuary; and (ii) the administrative expenses of the trust fund; and (h) do any other things necessary to perform the state's fiduciary obligations under each trust fund described under Subsection (2)(a). (3) The attorney general shall: (a) act as legal counsel and provide legal representation to the board of trustees; and (b) attend, or direct an attorney from the Office of the Attorney General to attend, each meeting of the board of trustees.
Utah Code § 67-4a-803 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-803
§ 67-4a-803. Expenses and service charges of administrator.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026Before making a deposit of funds received under this chapter to the Uniform School Fund or the Crime Victim Compensation Fund, the administrator may deduct: (1) expenses of disposition of property delivered to the administrator under this chapter; (2) costs of mailing and publication in connection with property delivered to the administrator under this chapter; (3) reasonable service charges; and (4) expenses incurred in examining records of or collecting property from a putative holder or holder.
Utah Code § 67-1a-12 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1a / § 67-1a-12
§ 67-1a-12. Authority to administer oaths.
Status: in_force

The lieutenant governor and personnel employed under Section 67-1a-3, who are designated by the lieutenant governor, may administer oaths when necessary in the performance of official duties.
Utah Code § 67-5b-101 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5b / § 67-5b-101
§ 67-5b-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Center" means a Children's Justice Center established in accordance with Section 67-5b-102. (2) "Child abuse case" means a juvenile, civil, or criminal case involving a child abuse victim. (3) "Child abuse victim" means a child 17 years old or younger who is: (a) a victim of: (i) sexual abuse; or (ii) physical abuse; or (b) a victim or a critical witness in any criminal case, such as a child endangerment case described in Section 76-5-112.5. (4) "Officers and employees" means any person performing services for two or more public agencies as agreed in a memorandum of understanding in accordance with Section 67-5b-104. (5) "Public agency" means a municipality, a county, the attorney general, the Division of Child and Family Services, the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services, the Department of Corrections, the juvenile court, or the Administrative Office of the Courts. (6) "Satellite office" means a child-friendly facility supervised by a Children's Justice Center established in accordance with Section 67-5b-102. (7) (a) "Volunteer" means any individual who donates service without pay or other compensation except expenses actually and reasonably incurred as approved by the supervising agency. (b) "Volunteer" does not include an individual participating in human subjects research or a court-ordered compensatory service worker as defined in Section 67-20-2.
Utah Code § 67-4a-906 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-906
§ 67-4a-906. Action by person whose claim is denied.
Status: in_force

Not later than one year after filing a claim under Subsection 67-4a-903(1), the claimant may commence an action against the administrator in the district court to establish a claim that has been denied or considered denied under Subsection 67-4a-904(2).
Utah Code § 67-4a-306 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-306
§ 67-4a-306. Traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument.
Status: in_force

The administrator may take custody of sums payable on a traveler's check, money order, or similar instrument presumed abandoned to the extent permissible under 12 U.S.C. Secs. 2501 through 2503.
Utah Code § 67-21-3.7 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-21 / § 67-21-3.7
§ 67-21-3.7. Administrative review for institution of higher education employees.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) As used in this section, "independent personnel board" means a board where no member of the board: (i) is in the same department as the complainant; (ii) is a supervisor of the complainant; or (iii) has a conflict of interest in relation to the complainant or an allegation made in the complaint. (b) An institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to establish an independent personnel board to hear and take action on a complaint alleging retaliatory action. (c) The policy described in Subsection (1)(b) shall include: (i) procedures for filing a complaint and conducting a hearing; and (ii) a burden of proof on the employer to establish by substantial evidence that the employer's action was justified by reasons unrelated to the employee's good faith actions under Section 67-21-3. (2) (a) An employee of an institution of higher education may file a complaint with the independent personnel board described in Subsection (1)(b) alleging retaliatory action. (b) An independent personnel board that receives a complaint under Subsection (2)(a) shall hear the matter, resolve the complaint, and take action under Subsection (3) within the later of: (i) 30 days after the day on which the employee files the complaint; or (ii) a longer period of time, not to exceed 30 additional days, if the employee and the independent personnel board mutually agree on the longer time period. (3) If an independent personnel board finds that retaliatory action is taken in violation of the policy described in Subsection (1)(b), the independent personnel board may order, or recommend to a final decision maker: (a) reinstatement of the employee at the same level as before the retaliatory action; (b) the payment of back wages; (c) full reinstatement of fringe benefits; (d) full reinstatement of seniority rights; or (e) if the retaliatory action includes failure to promote, as described in Subsection 67-19a-101(11)(d), a pay raise that results in the employee receiving the pay that the employee would have received if the person had been promoted. (4) A final decision maker who receives a recommendation under Subsection (3) shall render a decision and enter an order within seven days after the day on which the final decision maker receives the recommendation.
Utah Code § 67-20-2 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-20 / § 67-20-2
§ 67-20-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means: (a) a department, institution, office, college, university, authority, division, board, bureau, commission, council, or other agency of the state; (b) a county, city, town, school district, or special improvement or taxing district; or (c) any other political subdivision. (2) "Compensatory service worker" means a person who performs a public service with or without compensation for an agency as a condition or part of the person's: (a) incarceration; (b) plea; (c) sentence; (d) diversion; (e) probation; or (f) parole. (3) "Emergency medical service volunteer" means an individual who: (a) provides services as a volunteer under the supervision of a supervising agency or government officer; and (b) at the time the individual provides the services described in Subsection (3)(a), is: (i) an emergency medical technician volunteer, a paramedic volunteer, an ambulance volunteer, a volunteer firefighter, or another volunteer provider of emergency medical services; and (ii) acting in the capacity of a volunteer described in Subsection (3)(b)(i). (4) "FLSA aggregate amount" means, except as otherwise required by the United States Department of Labor, the aggregate amount of nominal fees that a supervising agency may pay a volunteer, generally not exceeding 20% of the total compensation that the supervising agency would pay a full-time employee providing the same services as the volunteer. (5) "IRS aggregate amount" means the fixed or determinable income aggregate amount described in 26 C.F.R. Sec. 1.6041-1(a)(1)(i)(A). (6) "Nominal fee" means a fee described in 29 C.F.R. Sec. 553.106(e). (7) "Reasonable benefits" includes, in accordance with 29 C.F.R. Sec. 553.106, liability insurance, health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, workers' compensation, a pension plan, a length of service award, personal property tax relief, and utility bill discounts or credits. (8) (a) "Volunteer" means an individual who donates service without pay or other compensation except the following, as approved by the supervising agency: (i) expenses actually and reasonably incurred; (ii) a stipend for future higher education expenses, awarded from the National Service Trust under 45 C.F.R. Secs. 2526.10 and 2527.10; (iii) costs for attending classes, conferences, or association meetings related to services provided by a volunteer, including: (A) tuition; (B) costs for books, supplies, or other training materials; and (C) travel, housing, and meals, in accordance with travel policies of the supervising agency; (iv) a nominal fee below the FLSA aggregate amount for a volunteer described in 29 C.F.R. Sec. 553.106, or a stipend below the IRS aggregate amount for all other volunteers, for: (A) emergency volunteers, including emergency medical service volunteers, volunteer safety officers, and volunteer search and rescue team members; or (B) non-emergency volunteers, including senior program volunteers and community event volunteers; (v) as it relates to a volunteer described in 29 C.F.R. Sec. 553.106, reasonable benefits; (vi) (A) health benefits provided through the supervising agency; or (B) for a volunteer who participates in the Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Personnel Health Insurance Program described in Section 53-2d-703, health insurance provided through the program; (vii) passthrough stipends or other compensation provided to volunteers through a federal or state program, including Americorp Seniors volunteers, consistent with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5058; (viii) stipends or other compensation, below the IRS aggregate amount, provided to volunteers from any person; (ix) uniforms, identification, personal protective equipment, or safety equipment used by a volunteer only while volunteering for the supervising agency; (x) a nonpecuniary item not exceeding $50 in value; (xi) nonpecuniary items, below the IRS aggregate amount, donated to the supervising agency with the express intent of benefitting a volunteer; (xii) gifts, not exceeding $50 in value, provided as part of a volunteers appreciation event by the supervising agency; or (xiii) meals, not exceeding a value of $50 per person based on anticipated attendance, provided to a volunteer by the supervising agency: (A) as part of a volunteer appreciation event; or (B) while the volunteer is engaged in providing volunteer service. (b) "Volunteer" does not include: (i) a person participating in human subjects research to the extent that the participation is governed by federal law or regulation inconsistent with this chapter; or (ii) a compensatory service worker. (c) "Volunteer" includes a juror or potential juror appearing in response to a summons for a trial jury or grand jury. (9) "Volunteer facilitator" means a business or nonprofit organization that, from individuals who have a relationship with the business or nonprofit organization, such as membership or employment, provides volunteers to an agency or facilitates volunteers volunteering with an agency. (10) "Volunteer safety officer" means an individual who: (a) provides services as a volunteer under the supervision of an agency; and (b) at the time the individual provides the services to the supervising agency described in Subsection (10)(a), the individual is: (i) exercising peace officer authority as provided in Section 53-13-102; or (ii) if the supervising agency described in Subsection (10)(a) is a fire department: (A) on the rolls of the supervising agency as a firefighter; (B) not regularly employed as a firefighter by the supervising agency; and (C) acting in a capacity that includes the responsibility for the extinguishment of fire. (11) "Volunteer search and rescue team member" means an individual who: (a) provides services as a volunteer under the supervision of a county sheriff; and (b) at the time the individual provides the services to the county sheriff described in Subsection (11)(a), is: (i) certified as a member of the county sheriff's search and rescue team; and (ii) acting in the capacity of a member of the search and rescue team of the supervising county sheriff.
Utah Code § 67-1-1 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1 / § 67-1-1
§ 67-1-1. General powers and duties.
Status: in_force

In addition to those prescribed by the constitution, the governor: (1) shall supervise the official conduct of all executive and ministerial officers; (2) shall see that all offices are filled and the duties thereof performed, or in default thereof, apply such remedy as the law allows, and, if the remedy is imperfect, acquaint the Legislature therewith at its next session; (3) shall make appointments and fill vacancies as required by law; (4) is the sole official organ of communication between the government of this state and the government of any other state and of the United States; (5) whenever any suit or legal proceeding is pending against this state, or which may affect the title of this state to any property, or which may result in any claim against the state, may direct the attorney general to appear on behalf of the state, and may employ such additional counsel as the governor may judge expedient; (6) may require the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of any county to inquire into the affairs or management of any corporation doing business in this state; (7) may require the attorney general to aid any county attorney or district attorney in the discharge of the county attorney's or district attorney's duties; (8) may offer rewards, not exceeding $1,000 each, payable out of the general fund, for the apprehension of any convict who has escaped from the state prison, or any person who has committed, or is charged with the commission of, a felony; (9) shall perform such duties respecting fugitives from justice as are prescribed by law; (10) shall issue and transmit election proclamations as prescribed by law; (11) shall issue land warrants and patents as prescribed by law; (12) shall, prior to each regular meeting of the Legislature, deliver to the Division of Archives for publication all biennial reports of officers, commissions, and boards for the two preceding years; (13) shall require any officer, commission, or board to make special reports to the governor in writing; (14) shall discharge the duties of a member of all boards of which the governor is or may be made a member by the constitution or by law; (15) shall each year issue a proclamation recommending the observance of Arbor day, by the planting of trees, shrubs, and vines, in the promotion of forest growth and culture, and in the adornment of public and private grounds, places and ways, and in such other efforts and undertakings as shall be in harmony with the general character of such holiday; and (16) has such other powers and must perform such other duties as are devolved upon the governor by law.
Utah Code § 67-4a-702 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-702
§ 67-4a-702. Disposal of securities.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrator may not sell or otherwise liquidate a security until three years after the administrator receives the security and gives the apparent owner notice under Section 67-4a-503 that the administrator holds the security. (2) The administrator may not sell a security listed on an established stock exchange for less than the price prevailing on the exchange at the time of sale. (3) The administrator may sell a security not listed on an established exchange by any commercially reasonable method.
Utah Code § 67-16-4 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-16 / § 67-16-4
§ 67-16-4. Improperly disclosing or using private, controlled, or protected information -- Using position to secure privileges or exemptions -- Accepting employment that would impair independence of judgment or ethical performance -- Exception.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsections (3) and (4), it is an offense for a public officer, public employee, or legislator to: (a) accept employment or engage in any business or professional activity that he might reasonably expect would require or induce him to improperly disclose controlled information that he has gained by reason of his official position; (b) disclose or improperly use controlled, private, or protected information acquired by reason of his official position or in the course of official duties in order to further substantially the officer's or employee's personal economic interest or to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or others; (c) use or attempt to use his official position to: (i) further substantially the officer's or employee's personal economic interest; (ii) secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or others; or (iii) coerce another person to secure special privileges or exemptions for himself or others; (d) accept other employment that he might expect would impair his independence of judgment in the performance of his public duties; or (e) accept other employment that he might expect would interfere with the ethical performance of his public duties. (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to the provision of education-related services to public school students by public education employees acting outside their regular employment. (b) The conduct referred to in Subsection (2)(a) is subject to Section 53E-3-512. (3) This section does not apply to a public officer, public employee, or legislator who engages in conduct that constitutes a violation of this section to the extent that the public officer, public employee, or legislator is chargeable, for the same conduct, under Section 63G-6a-2404 or Section 76-8-105. (4) Subsections (1)(c)(i) and (ii) do not apply to conduct relating to the construction or operation of affordable housing, as authorized by Title 10, Chapter 20, Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act, or Title 17, Chapter 27a, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act, if the benefits are provided to all qualified residents.
Utah Code § 67-4a-301 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-301
§ 67-4a-301. Address of apparent owner to establish priority.
Status: in_force

In this part, the following rules apply: (1) the last known address of an apparent owner is any description, code, or other indication of the location of the apparent owner that identifies the state, even if the description, code, or indication of location is not sufficient to direct the delivery of first-class United States mail to the apparent owner; (2) if the United States postal zip code associated with the apparent owner is for a post office located in this state, this state is considered to be the state of the last known address of the apparent owner unless other records associated with the apparent owner specifically identify the physical address of the apparent owner to be in another state; (3) if the address under Subsection (2) is in another state, the other state is considered to be the state of the last-known address of the apparent owner; and (4) the address of the apparent owner of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract or the policy's or contract's proceeds is presumed to be the address of the insured or annuitant if a person other than the insured or annuitant is entitled to the amount owed under the policy or contract and the address of the other person is not known by the insurance company and cannot be determined under Section 67-4a-302.
Utah Code § 67-19f-302 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19f / § 67-19f-302
§ 67-19f-302. State treasurer to follow "prudent investor" rule -- Standard of care.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the trust fund assets as a prudent investor would, by: (a) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust fund; and (b) exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution in order to meet the standard of care of a prudent investor. (2) In determining whether the state treasurer has met the standard of care of a prudent investor, the judge or finder of fact shall: (a) consider the state treasurer's actions in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the investment decision or action, and not by hindsight; and (b) evaluate the state treasurer's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets: (i) not in isolation, but in the context of the trust fund portfolio as a whole; and (ii) as a part of an overall investment strategy that has risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust fund.
Utah Code § 67-4a-202 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-202
§ 67-4a-202. When tax-deferred and tax-exempt retirement accounts presumed abandoned.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Section 67-4a-208, property held in a pension account or retirement account that qualifies for tax deferral or tax exemption under the income tax laws of the United States is presumed abandoned if the property is unclaimed by the apparent owner after the later of: (a) three years after the following dates: (i) except as in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the date a communication sent by the holder by first-class United States mail to the apparent owner is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (ii) if a communication under Subsection (1)(a)(i) is re-sent within 30 days after the date the first communication is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned undelivered by the United States Postal Service; or (b) the earlier of the following dates: (i) three years after the date on which the apparent owner becomes the age specified under the income tax laws of the United States by which distribution of the property shall occur to avoid a tax penalty, if determinable by the holder; or (ii) one year after the date of the mandatory distribution following death if: (A) the income tax laws of the United States requires distribution to avoid a tax penalty; and (B) the holder receives confirmation of the death of the apparent owner in the ordinary course of the holder's business or confirms the death of the apparent owner under Subsection (2). (2) If a holder in the ordinary course of the holder's business receives notice or an indication of the death of an apparent owner and Subsection (1)(b) applies, the holder shall attempt not later than 90 days after receipt of the notice or indication to confirm whether the apparent owner is deceased. (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), if the holder does not send communications to the apparent owner of an account described in Subsection (1) by first-class United States mail on at least an annual basis, the holder shall attempt to confirm the apparent owner's interest in the property by sending the apparent owner an electronic mail communication not later than two years after the apparent owner's last indication of interest in the property. (b) The holder shall promptly attempt to contact the apparent owner by first-class United States mail if: (i) the holder does not have information needed to send the apparent owner an electronic mail communication or the holder believes that the apparent owner's electronic mail address in the holder's records is not valid; (ii) the holder receives notification that the electronic mail communication was not received; or (iii) the apparent owner does not respond to the electronic mail communication within 30 days after the communication was sent. (4) If first-class United States mail sent under Subsection (3) is returned to the holder undelivered by the United States Postal Service, the property is presumed abandoned three years after the later of: (a) except as in Subsection (4)(b), the date a communication to contact the apparent owner sent by first-class United States mail is returned to the holder undelivered; (b) if the communication under Subsection (4)(a) is re-sent within 30 days after the date the first communication is returned undelivered, the date the second communication was returned undelivered; or (c) the date established by Subsection (1)(b).
Utah Code § 67-19a-201 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19a / § 67-19a-201
§ 67-19a-201. Career Service Review Office created -- Appointment of an administrator -- Reporting -- Qualifications.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a Career Service Review Office. (2) (a) The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, an administrator of the office. (b) The administrator shall have demonstrated an ability to administer personnel policies in performing the duties specified in this chapter.
Utah Code § 67-20-6 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-20 / § 67-20-6
§ 67-20-6. Compensatory service worker workers' compensation medical benefits.
Status: in_force

A compensatory service worker is considered a government employee for purposes of receiving workers' compensation medical benefits, which shall be the exclusive remedy for all injuries and occupational diseases as provided under: (1) Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act; and (2) Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1402 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1402
§ 67-4a-1402. Confidential information.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following are confidential and exempt from public inspection or disclosure: (a) records of the administrator and the administrator's agent related to the administration of this chapter; (b) reports and records of a holder in the possession of the administrator or the administrator's agent; and (c) personal information and other information derived or otherwise obtained by or communicated to the administrator or the administrator's agent from an examination under this chapter of the records of a person. (2) A record or other information that is confidential under the law of this state other than in this chapter, another state, or the United States continues to be confidential when disclosed or delivered under this chapter to the administrator or the administrator's agent.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1003 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1003
§ 67-4a-1003. Rules for conducting examination.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The administrator may adopt rules governing procedures and standards for an examination under Section 67-4a-1002. (b) The rules may reference any standards concerning unclaimed property examinations promulgated by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators. (2) An examination under Section 67-4a-1002 shall be performed under rules adopted under Subsection (1). (3) If a person subject to examination under Section 67-4a-1002 has filed the reports required under Section 67-4a-401 and Section 67-4a-1001 and has retained the records required by Section 67-4a-404, the following rules apply: (a) the examination shall include a review of the person's records; (b) the examination may not be based on an estimate unless the person expressly consents in a record to the use of an estimate; and (c) the person conducting the examination shall consider the evidence presented in good faith by the person in preparing the findings of the examination under Section 67-4a-1007.
Utah Code § 67-5-5 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-5 / § 67-5-5
§ 67-5-5. Hiring of legal counsel for agencies -- Costs.
Status: in_force

(1) Except where specifically authorized by the Utah Constitution or statutes: (a) no agency may hire legal counsel; and (b) the attorney general alone shall have the sole right to hire legal counsel for each agency. (2) Where the Legislature has provided by statute for separate agency counsel, the counsel may not act as an assistant attorney general nor as a special assistant attorney general unless the attorney general authorizes. (3) Unless the attorney general hires legal counsel from outside the attorney general's office or authorizes the agency to hire outside counsel, the attorney general shall remain the sole legal counsel for each agency. (4) If the attorney general authorizes an agency to hire outside counsel under Subsection (3), and if the agency hires outside counsel, the agency is responsible for the costs of services the outside counsel renders to the agency.
Utah Code § 67-26-301 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-26 / § 67-26-301
§ 67-26-301. Abusive conduct training.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The division shall provide biennial training to educate all state executive branch agency employees and supervisors about how to prevent abusive workplace conduct. (b) The training described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include information on: (i) what constitutes abusive conduct and the ramifications of abusive conduct; (ii) resources available to employees who are subject to abusive conduct; and (iii) the abusive conduct complaint process described in Section 67-26-202. (2) (a) The division shall create a baseline training module for employers that are not state executive branch agencies to educate the employers' respective employees and supervisors about how to prevent abusive workplace conduct. (b) The baseline training module described in Subsection (2)(a) shall include information on what constitutes abusive conduct and the ramifications of abusive conduct. (c) Each employer that is not a state executive branch agency shall create and provide supplemental training to educate the employer's employees and supervisors that supplements the division's baseline training module with information regarding: (i) resources available to employees who are subject to abusive conduct; and (ii) the employer's abusive conduct complaint process described in Section 67-26-202. (d) An employer may request assistance from the division, at the division's current consultant rate, in developing the training described in Subsection (2)(c). (3) (a) Each employer shall provide professional development training to promote: (i) ethical conduct; (ii) organizational leadership practices based in principles of integrity; and (iii) the state policy described in Section 67-26-201. (b) An employer may request assistance from the division, at the division's current consultation rate, in developing training described in this Subsection (3). (4) (a) Employers shall provide and employees shall participate in the training described in this section: (i) at the time the employee is hired or within a reasonable time after the employee begins employment; and (ii) at least every other year after the employee begins employment. (b) An employer shall, at the times described in Subsection (4)(a), provide notification to the employee of the abusive conduct complaint process. (5) The division may use money appropriated to the division or access support from outside resources to: (a) develop policies against workplace abusive conduct; and (b) enhance professional development training on topics such as: (i) building trust; (ii) effective motivation; (iii) communication; (iv) conflict resolution; (v) accountability; (vi) coaching; (vii) leadership; or (viii) ethics. (6) (a) Beginning in 2021, and each year after 2021, an employer that is not a state executive branch agency shall, on or before July 31, report to the division regarding: (i) the employer's implementation of this chapter, including the requirement to provide a process under Section 67-26-202; and (ii) the total number and outcomes of abusive conduct complaints that the employer's employees filed and that the employer investigated or reviewed. (b) The division shall annually report to the Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee, no later than the November interim meeting, the following: (i) a description the division's implementation of this chapter; (ii) the division's recommendations, if any, to: (A) appropriately address and reduce workplace abusive conduct; or (B) change definitions or training required by this section; (iii) an annual report of the total number and outcomes of abusive conduct complaints that employees filed and the department investigated; and (iv) a summary of the reports the department receives under Subsection (6)(a).
Utah Code § 67-11-6 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-11 / § 67-11-6
§ 67-11-6. Establishment of Contribution Fund -- Powers, authority, and jurisdiction of state agency -- Withdrawals from fund -- Payments into United States Treasury.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established a special fund to be known as the Contribution Fund. Such fund shall consist of and there shall be deposited in such fund: (a) all contributions, interests, and penalties collected under Sections 67-11-4 and 67-11-5; (b) all money appropriated thereto under this chapter; (c) any property or securities and earnings thereof acquired through the use of money belonging to the fund; (d) interest earned upon any money in the fund; and (e) all sums recovered upon the bond of the custodian or otherwise for losses sustained by the fund and all other money received from the fund from any other source. (2) All money in the fund shall be mingled and undivided. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the state agency is vested with full power, authority, and jurisdiction over the fund, including all money and property or securities belonging to it, and may perform any and all acts whether or not specifically designated, which are necessary to the administration of the fund and are consistent with the provisions of this chapter. (3) The Contribution Fund shall be established and held separate and apart from any other funds or money of the state and shall be used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this chapter. Withdrawals from such fund shall be made for, and solely for: (a) payment of amounts required to be paid to the secretary of the treasury of the United States pursuant to an agreement entered into under Section 67-11-3; (b) payment of refunds provided for in Subsection 67-11-4(3); and (c) refunds for overpayments, not otherwise adjustable, made by a political subdivision or instrumentality. (4) The custodian of the Contribution Fund shall pay to the secretary of the treasury of the United States from the Contribution Fund such amounts and at such time or times as may be directed by the state agency in accordance with any agreement entered into under Section 67-11-3 and the Social Security Act. (5) The treasurer of the state shall be ex officio treasurer and custodian of the Contribution Fund and shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the directions of the state agency and shall pay all warrants drawn upon it in accordance with the provisions of this section and with such rules as the state agency may prescribe pursuant thereto. (6) In addition to the contributions collected and paid into the Contribution Fund under Sections 67-11-4 and 67-11-5, there shall be paid into the Contribution Fund such sums as are found to be necessary in order to make the payments to the secretary of the treasury which the state is obligated to make pursuant to an agreement entered into under Section 67-11-3. The amount which is necessary to make the portion of such additional payment to the secretary of the treasury which is attributable to the coverage of the employees of each department, commission, council, branch, agency, or other division or organization of the state which employs persons covered by the Social Security Act pursuant to an agreement entered into under Section 67-11-3 shall be paid from the funds which have been appropriated, authorized, or allocated to such department.
Utah Code § 67-18-4 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-18 / § 67-18-4
§ 67-18-4. Cost of copying.
Status: in_force

The cost of copying shall be paid by the employee.
Utah Code § 67-19f-102 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-19f / § 67-19f-102
§ 67-19f-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Annual leave II" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-510. (2) "Board of trustees" or "board" means the board of trustees created in Section 67-19f-202. (3) "Income" means the revenues received by the state treasurer from investments of the trust fund principal. (4) "Paid time off" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63A-17-515. (5) "Trust fund" means the State Employees' Leave Trust Fund created in Section 67-19f-201.
Utah Code § 67-1b-105 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-1b / § 67-1b-105
§ 67-1b-105. Appropriations.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Gubernatorial Transition Account." (b) The account created in Subsection (1)(a) shall be funded by appropriations made to the account by the Legislature. (c) The Department of Government Operations shall administer the Gubernatorial Transition Account and shall make money in the Gubernatorial Transition Account available to an incoming gubernatorial administration to use for expenses reasonably related to fulfilling the incoming gubernatorial administration's duties under Subsection 67-1b-104(2), including: (i) office space; (ii) fixtures, furniture, office supplies, office machines, equipment, or information and communication systems used in the office space described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); (iii) mobile computing devices, including mobile phones, tablet computers, or laptop computers used by the incoming gubernatorial administration; or (iv) hiring employees to assist with transition efforts. (d) Interest or other earnings derived from the Gubernatorial Transition Account shall be deposited in the General Fund. (2) Any unexpended balance of an appropriation made under this section is nonlapsing.
Utah Code § 67-4a-903 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-903
§ 67-4a-903. Claim for property by person claiming to be owner.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person claiming to be the owner of property held under this chapter by the administrator may file a claim for the property on a form prescribed by the administrator. (b) The claimant shall verify the claim as to its completeness and accuracy. (2) If the owner claiming the unclaimed property is a creditor, the following apply: (a) (i) the exclusive remedy for satisfying a creditor's judgement is payment of a claim under the act; and (ii) a writ of attachment, garnishment, or execution is prohibited on unclaimed property; (b) a creditor may only receive the value of the creditor's judgment or the amount held by the administrator, whichever is less; and (c) the administrator may waive the requirement in Subsection (1) and may pay or deliver property directly to a person if: (i) the person receiving the property or payment is shown to be the apparent owner included on a report filed under Section 67-4a-401; (ii) the administrator reasonably believes the person is entitled to receive the property or payment; and (iii) the property has a value of less than $500. (3) (a) For a claim involving property of a decedent, one or more heirs or owners of the property may, on a form prescribed by the administrator, file a single claim for the property on behalf of all heirs or owners if: (i) the property has a value of $100,000 or less; and (ii) more than one person is entitled to file a claim for the property. (b) The claimant or claimants of a claim described in Subsection (3)(a) shall file with the claim: (i) an affidavit that satisfies the requirements of Section 75-3-1201; and (ii) a form prescribed by the administrator, signed by each claimant, in which the claimant agrees to: (A) receive the property in a fiduciary capacity and equitably distribute to each owner the portion of the property to which the owner is entitled; and (B) indemnify the state, the administrator, and the state's agents, officers, and employees against any liability on a claim to the property. (c) The claimant or claimants of a claim described in Subsection (3)(a) shall verify the claim for completeness and accuracy.
Utah Code § 67-4a-1403 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-1403
§ 67-4a-1403. When confidential information may be disclosed.
Status: in_force

(1) When reasonably necessary to enforce or implement this chapter, the administrator may disclose confidential information concerning property held by the administrator or the administrator's agent only to: (a) an apparent owner or the apparent owner's personal representative, attorney, other legal representative, relative, or agent designated under Section 67-4a-1303 to have the information; (b) the personal representative, other legal representative, relative of a deceased apparent owner, agent designated under Section 67-4a-1303 by the deceased apparent owner, or person entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner; (c) another department or agency of this state or of the United States; (d) the person that administers the unclaimed property law of another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal privileges to the administrator of this state if the other state is required to maintain the confidentiality and security of information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to Part 14, Confidentiality and Security of Information; or (e) a person subject to an examination as required by Subsection 67-4a-1004(6). (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection 67-4a-1402(1), the administrator shall include on the website or in the database required by Subsection 67-4a-503(4)(a) the name of each apparent owner of property held by the administrator. (b) The administrator may include in published notices, printed publications, telecommunications, the Internet, other media, on the website, or in the database additional information concerning the apparent owner's property if the administrator believes the information will assist in identifying and returning property to the owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or physical address of an apparent owner. (3) The administrator and the administrator's agent may not use confidential information provided to the administrator or the administrator's agent or in the administrator or the administrator's agent's possession except as expressly authorized by this chapter or required by law other than in this chapter.
Utah Code § 67-4a-307 — Utah Code / Title 67 / Chapter 67-4a / § 67-4a-307
§ 67-4a-307. Burden of proof to establish administrator's right to custody.
Status: in_force

Subject to Part 4, Report by Holder, if the administrator asserts a right to custody of unclaimed property and there is a dispute concerning such property, the administrator has the initial burden to prove: (1) the existence and amount of the property; (2) the property is presumed abandoned; and (3) the property is subject to the custody of the administrator.