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Utah Code § 31A-2-209 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-2 / § 31A-2-209
§ 31A-2-209. Access to state records.
Status: in_force

Subject to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, the commissioner shall have access to the records of any agency of the state government or of any political subdivision of the state which the commissioner may consult in discharging the commissioner's duties.
Utah Code § 17C-2-103 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-2 / § 17C-2-103
§ 17C-2-103. Urban renewal project area plan requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) An agency shall ensure that each urban renewal project area plan and proposed project area plan: (a) describes the boundaries of the project area, subject to Section 17C-1-414, if applicable; (b) contains a general statement of the land uses, layout of principal streets, population densities, and building intensities of the project area and how they will be affected by the project area development; (c) states the standards that will guide the project area development; (d) shows how the purposes of this title will be attained by the project area development; (e) is consistent with the general plan of the community in which the project area is located and show that the project area development will conform to the community's general plan; (f) describes how the project area development will reduce or eliminate a development impediment in the project area; (g) describes any specific project or projects that are the object of the proposed project area development; (h) identifies how a participant will be selected to undertake the project area development and identify each participant currently involved in the project area development; (i) states the reasons for the selection of the project area; (j) describes the physical, social, and economic conditions existing in the project area; (k) describes any tax incentives offered private entities for facilities located in the project area; (l) includes the analysis described in Subsection (2); (m) if any of the existing buildings or uses in the project area are included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places or the State Register, states that the agency shall comply with Section 9-8a-404 as though the agency were a state agency; and (n) includes other information that the agency determines to be necessary or advisable. (2) An agency shall ensure that each analysis under Subsection (1)(l) considers: (a) the benefit of any financial assistance or other public subsidy proposed to be provided by the agency, including: (i) an evaluation of the reasonableness of the costs of the project area development; (ii) efforts the agency or participant has made or will make to maximize private investment; (iii) the rationale for use of tax increment, including an analysis of whether the proposed project area development might reasonably be expected to occur in the foreseeable future solely through private investment; and (iv) an estimate of the total amount of tax increment that will be expended in undertaking project area development and the project area funds collection period; and (b) the anticipated public benefit to be derived from the project area development, including: (i) the beneficial influences upon the tax base of the community; (ii) the associated business and economic activity likely to be stimulated; and (iii) whether adoption of the project area plan is necessary and appropriate to reduce or eliminate a development impediment.
Utah Code § 20A-12-306 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-12 / § 20A-12-306
§ 20A-12-306. Judges -- Failure to file reports -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If a judge's personal campaign committee fails to file the interim report due before the regular general election, the lieutenant governor shall, after making a reasonable attempt to discover if the report was timely filed: (i) inform the county clerk and other appropriate election officials who: (A) (I) shall, if practicable, remove the name of the judge from the ballots before the ballots are delivered to voters; or (II) shall, if removing the judge's name from the ballot is not practicable, inform the voters by any practicable method that the judge has been disqualified and that votes cast for the judge will not be counted; and (B) may not count any votes for that judge; and (ii) impose a fine against the filing entity in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005. (b) Any judge who fails to file timely a financial statement required by this part is disqualified. (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(a) and (1)(b), a judge is not disqualified and the lieutenant governor may not impose a fine if: (i) the candidate timely files the reports required by this section in accordance with Section 20A-11-103; (ii) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information required by this part except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and (iii) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) are corrected in an amended report or in the next scheduled report. (2) (a) Within 30 calendar days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed summary report to ensure that: (i) each judge that is required to file a summary report has filed one; and (ii) each summary report contains the information required by this part. (b) If it appears that any judge has failed to file the summary report required by law, if it appears that a filed summary report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any summary report, the lieutenant governor shall, no later than the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the judge of the violation or written complaint and direct the judge to file a summary report correcting the problem. (c) (i) It is unlawful for a judge to fail to file or amend a summary report within 14 calendar days after the day on which the judge receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section. (ii) Each judge who violates Subsection (2)(c)(i) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (iii) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (2)(c)(i) to the attorney general.
Utah Code § 75B-3-114 — Utah Code / Title 75B / Chapter 75B-3 / § 75B-3-114
§ 75B-3-114. Defenses in action against trust director.
Status: in_force

In an action against a trust director for a breach of trust, the director may assert the same defenses a trustee in a like position and under similar circumstances could assert in an action for a breach of trust against the trustee.
Utah Code § 23A-2-402 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-2 / § 23A-2-402
§ 23A-2-402. Acceptance of Acts of Congress.
Status: in_force

(1) The state assents to the Wildlife Restoration Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec. 669 et seq., and the Sport Fish Restoration Act, 16 U.S.C. 777 et seq. (2) The division shall conduct and establish cooperative fish and wildlife restoration projects as provided by the acts specified in Subsection (1) and rules made under those acts. (3) The following revenues received by the state may not be used for any purpose other than the administration of the division: (a) revenue from the sale of a license, permit, tag, or certificate of registration that conveys to a person the privilege to take wildlife for sport or recreation, less reasonable vendor fees; (b) revenue from the sale, lease, rental, or other granting of rights of real or personal property acquired with revenue specified in Subsection (3)(a); (c) interest, dividends, or other income earned on revenue specified in Subsection (3)(a) or (b); and (d) federal aid project reimbursements to the extent that revenue specified in Subsection (3)(a) or (b) originally funded the project for which the reimbursement is being made.
Utah Code § 31A-22-205 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-205
§ 31A-22-205. Applicability of restatement of law.
Status: in_force

(1) A restatement of the law of liability insurance is not the law or public policy of this state if the statement of law is inconsistent or in conflict with: (a) the Constitution of the United States; (b) the Utah Constitution; (c) a state statute; (d) state case law; or (e) state-adopted common law. (2) Nothing in this section precludes a court from referencing or considering a restatement or other legal treatise.
Utah Code § 75E-5-202 — Utah Code / Title 75E / Chapter 75E-5 / § 75E-5-202
§ 75E-5-202. Duties of the office.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The office shall: (a) prescribe policy for the office; (b) under the direction of the commissioner, make rules to implement and administer this chapter in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, which may include setting ceilings on compensation, defining terms not specifically stated in this chapter, and establishing rules governing attorney fees; (c) prescribe forms for applications for compensation; (d) render an annual report to the governor and the Legislature regarding the staff's activities; (e) formulate standards for the uniform application of Section 75E-5-305, taking into consideration the rates and amounts of compensation payable for injuries and death under other laws of this state and the United States; (f) allocate money available in the fund to victims of criminally injurious conduct for compensation claims; (g) allocate money available to other victim services as provided by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, once a sufficient reserve has been established for compensation claims; (h) as authorized by the department, allocate and disburse funds made available to the office by the United States, the state, foundations, corporations, or other entities or individuals to subgrantees from private, non-profit, and governmental entities operating qualified statewide assistance programs; and (i) provide educational materials to a law enforcement agency to assist the law enforcement agency with informing a victim of a sexual assault of the victim's right to request testing of the victim and of the offender alleged to have committed the sexual assault as described in Section 53-10-802. (2) All rules, or other statements of policy, along with application forms specified by the office, are binding upon the director, the compensation specialists, assistance specialists, and other staff.
Utah Code § 63L-11-204 — Utah Code / Title 63L / Chapter 63L-11 / § 63L-11-204
§ 63L-11-204. Canyon resource management plan.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Canyon" means Provo Canyon, located within Utah County and Wasatch County. (b) "County" means Utah County or Wasatch County. (c) "Interlocal agreement" means an agreement made between one or more political subdivisions. (d) "Office" means the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office. (e) "Plan" means a canyon resource management plan described in Subsection (2). (f) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, or special district. (2) In accordance with this section: (a) the office, upon request from a county or through an interlocal agreement, shall coordinate with the county to assist with the creation of a canyon resource management plan for the canyon; and (b) the office may provide a portion of the funds necessary to create the plan as appropriated by the Legislature. (3) The plan shall: (a) inventory the recreation assets, resources, and opportunities in the canyon; (b) identify risks to recreation and options to mitigate those risks; (c) identify and prioritize the present and future recreational needs of the canyon; and (d) for each need identified under Subsection (3)(c): (i) establish defined objectives; and (ii) outline general policies and guidelines for how the objectives described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) may be accomplished, including policies to incentivize stakeholders' participation in accomplishing the objectives. (4) The county may prepare the plan in a format that may be used as a template for the creation of other canyon recreation and resource management plans. (5) To prepare the plan the county may: (a) utilize data and information prepared for the statewide resource management plan described in Section 63L-10-101, a county resource management plan described in Section 63L-11-203, a comprehensive plan for the outdoor recreation resources of the state described in Section 79-7-302, or other state or local plans or policies; (b) request the reasonable assistance of an agency, department, division, institution, or official of the state; or (c) coordinate with the canyon's stakeholders, including: (i) political subdivisions whose geographic boundaries include or abut the canyon; (ii) owners of private property or water rights in the canyon; (iii) federal agencies that manage property in the canyon; or (iv) any state agency, department, division, or institution that owns or manages land in the canyon. (6) An agency, department, division, institution, or official of the state shall provide reasonable assistance to the office upon the office's request under Subsection (5)(b).
Utah Code § 63L-8-101 — Utah Code / Title 63L / Chapter 63L-8 / § 63L-8-101
§ 63L-8-101. Title.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter is known as the "Utah Public Land Management Act." (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."
Utah Code § 78B-3-427 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-3 / § 78B-3-427
§ 78B-3-427. Transgender procedures upon a minor -- Right of action -- Informed consent requirements -- Statute of limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Hormonal transgender treatment" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-603. (b) "Minor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-1-603. (2) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a malpractice action against a health care provider may be brought against a health care provider for damages arising from: (i) providing a hormonal transgender treatment to a minor without complying with the requirements described in Section 58-1-603; (ii) negligence in providing a hormonal transgender treatment to a minor; or (iii) providing a treatment or procedure described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) to a minor without the minor's consent including if the minor disaffirms consent under Subsection (3). (3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who gave informed consent as a minor or for whom consent was given under Section 78B-3-406, may disaffirm the consent if: (i) the treatment at issue began after January 28, 2023; (ii) the consent was provided for any of the following: (A) a hormonal transgender treatment; (B) a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure as defined in Section 58-67-102; or (C) a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure as defined in Section 58-67-102; (iii) under the totality of the circumstances, a health care provider would have reason to believe that the minor, or a similarly situated minor, could later regret having given consent; (iv) the individual suffered a permanent physical injury; and (v) the consent is disaffirmed in writing before the individual reaches the age of 25 years old. (b) A disaffirmation of consent under this Subsection (3) relates back to the day the original consent was given. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a malpractice action against a health care provider described in Subsection (2)(a) may be brought before the patient is 25 years old if the treatment at issue in the malpractice action began, occurred, or continued on or after January 28, 2023. (5) Sections 78B-3-404 and 78B-3-406 do not apply to an action described in this section.
Utah Code § 53G-4-401 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-4 / § 53G-4-401
§ 53G-4-401. Local school boards are bodies corporate -- Seal -- Authority to sue -- Conveyance of property -- Duty to residents of the local school board member's district -- Establishment of public education foundation.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "body corporate" means a public corporation and legal subdivision of the state, vested with the powers and duties of a government entity as specified in this chapter. (2) The local school board of a school district is a body corporate under the name of the "Board of Education of .......... School District" (inserting the proper name), and shall have an official seal conformable to its name. (3) The seal is used by its business administrator in the authentication of all required matters. (4) A local school board may sue and be sued, and may take, hold, lease, sell, and convey real and personal property as the interests of the schools may require. (5) Notwithstanding a local school board's status as a body corporate, an elected member of a local school board serves and represents the residents of the local school board member's district, and that service and representation may not be restricted or impaired by the local school board member's membership on, or obligations to, the local school board. (6) A local school board may establish a foundation in accordance with Section 53E-3-403.
Utah Code § 53G-4-1002 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-4 / § 53G-4-1002
§ 53G-4-1002. New industrial plants in school district -- Duty of school district.
Status: in_force

A school district confronted with actual or anticipated large increases in enrollment because of the construction of a new industrial plant or plants to a degree that new buildings or additions to existing buildings are required shall make the following efforts to raise funds to meet those building needs: (1) bond to its maximum capacity and maintain maximum bonding by rebonding at least once every other year until building needs are met; (2) maintain an annual property tax levy for capital outlay and debt service combined of not less than .0036 per dollar of taxable value; and (3) initiate any action necessary to qualify for any state, federal, or other funds for capital outlay for which the district may be eligible.
Utah Code § 63C-25-203 — Utah Code / Title 63C / Chapter 63C-25 / § 63C-25-203
§ 63C-25-203. Debt affordability report.
Status: in_force

(1) No later than November 1 each year, the state treasurer, with assistance from the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, shall prepare and submit a debt affordability report to the commission and the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee. (2) The debt affordability report shall include: (a) as determined by the state treasurer, the amount of tax-supported debt that, during the next fiscal year and annually for the following nine fiscal years: (i) will be outstanding; and (ii) has been authorized but is not yet issued; (b) a projected schedule of affordable, state tax-supported debt authorizations for the next fiscal year; (c) projected debt-service requirements during the next fiscal year and annually for the following nine fiscal years based upon: (i) existing outstanding debt; (ii) previously authorized but unissued debt; and (iii) projected bond authorizations; (d) the criteria that recognized bond rating agencies use to judge the quality of issues of bonds issued by the state; and (e) any other information that is relevant to: (i) the state's ability to meet its projected debt service requirements; (ii) the ability of the state to support additional debt service; (iii) the interest rate to be borne by, the credit rating on, or any other factor affecting the marketability of state bonds; and (iv) the effect of authorizing new tax-supported debt on each of the considerations described in this Subsection (2).
Utah Code § 63E-1-302 — Utah Code / Title 63E / Chapter 63E-1 / § 63E-1-302
§ 63E-1-302. Review by committee required for creating an independent entity.
Status: in_force

(1) If a government requestor proposes that the Legislature create an independent entity, that government requestor shall request that the committee review the proposal. (2) After receiving a request for review under Subsection (1), the chairs of the committee: (a) shall schedule a meeting of the committee to review the proposal; and (b) may request information from executive and legislative branch entities and officers concerning the proposal including: (i) whether or not the proposed independent entity should be exempt from any state statute; (ii) the need for oversight of the proposed independent entity by an executive branch agency; (iii) the need for and requirements of audits of the proposed independent entity; (iv) the custody of the proposed independent entity's funds; (v) the legal representation of the proposed independent entity; (vi) whether or not the state should receive services from or provide services to the proposed independent entity; and (vii) the legal liability, if any, to the state if the proposed independent entity is created. (3) In requesting information from executive and legislative branch entities or officers under Subsection (2), the committee should specifically consider seeking information from: (a) the state auditor; (b) the state treasurer; (c) the attorney general; (d) the risk manager; and (e) the executive director of the Department of Government Operations.
Utah Code § 31A-17-203 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-17 / § 31A-17-203
§ 31A-17-203. Encumbering of assets.
Status: in_force

(1) No domestic insurer may pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber its assets to secure the debt, guaranty, or obligation of any other person. This prohibition does not apply to obligations of the insurer under surety bonds or insurance contracts issued in the regular course of business. (2) No domestic insurer may pledge, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber its assets in an amount in excess of the amount of its capital and surplus, without the prior written consent of the commissioner. (3) The commissioner may grant a domestic insurer an exception to Subsection (2) for a reinsurance agreement which may cause assets of the domestic insurer to be held, deposited, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise encumbered in an amount in excess of capital and surplus to secure, offset, protect, or meet reserves or liabilities of the insurer that are established, incurred, or required under the provisions of the reinsurance agreement. The domestic insurer shall first file with the commissioner a written request for this exception, accompanied by a copy of the proposed reinsurance agreement and specifically stating its purpose and the reasons the exception should be granted. (4) Any person that accepts a pledge, hypothecation, or encumbrance of any asset of an insurer not in accordance with the terms and limitations of this section is considered to have accepted that asset subject to a superior, preferential, and perfected lien in favor of owners, beneficiaries, assignees, certificate holders, or third party claimants or beneficiaries of any insurance benefit or right arising out of and within the coverage of any insurance policy issued by the insurer. The commissioner may bring or participate in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect the interests of insureds or claimants under this section.