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Utah Code § 78A-2-601 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-2 / § 78A-2-601
§ 78A-2-601. Security surcharge -- Application and exemptions -- Deposit in restricted account.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any fine, penalty, forfeiture, or other surcharge, a security surcharge of $53 shall be assessed in all courts of record on all criminal convictions and juvenile delinquency judgments. (2) The security surcharge may not be imposed upon: (a) nonmoving traffic violations; (b) community service; and (c) penalties assessed by the juvenile court as part of the nonjudicial adjustment of a case under Section 80-6-304. (3) The security surcharge shall be collected after the surcharge under Section 51-9-401, but before any fine, and deposited with the state treasurer. A fine that would otherwise have been charged may not be reduced due to the imposition of the security surcharge. (4) The state treasurer shall deposit the collected security surcharge in the restricted account, Court Security Account, as provided in Section 78A-2-602.
Utah Code § 53H-3-606 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-3 / § 53H-3-606
§ 53H-3-606. Pathways development.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall develop and implement a plan that creates clear educational pathways: (a) from a technical college to a degree-granting institution; (b) in course work leading to a qualifying job or a qualifying degree as described in Section 53H-11-415; and (c) for high schools that offer criminal justice or protective services pathways programs, including information on: (i) available concurrent enrollment classes in subjects described in Section 53H-11-403; and (ii) scholarship opportunities for careers as peace officers as defined in Section 53H-11-306. (2) The plan shall maximize efficiencies in transferring earned credit and help align academic programs with workforce needs. (3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board may make rules necessary to establish: (a) a plan described in this section; and (b) the job requirements related to regional pathway coordinators funded by the Legislature related to this section and as described in Subsection (4). (4) Under the direction of the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, regional pathway coordinators shall: (a) collaborate with regional secondary and postsecondary professionals in: (i) concurrent enrollment; (ii) career and technical education; and (iii) workforce development; (b) coordinate regional responsibilities with the professionals described in Subsection (4)(a) for programming that aligns work between: (i) the statewide college and career mapping efforts; (ii) the Utah First Credential program described in Section 53E-10-310; and (iii) related pathway initiatives, including those described in this section; (c) support implementation of: (i) the Utah First Credential program described in Section 53E-10-310; and (ii) future programming aligned with updates related to and within the Utah First Credential program described in Section 53E-10-310; (d) as the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education requests, contribute to the development of: (i) the Utah First Credential Master Plan described in Section 53E-10-310; (ii) the master credential list described in Section 53E-10-310; and (iii) related Utah First Credential program elements described in Section 53E-10-310, including: (A) alignment of the first credential framework with college and career mapping; (B) regional needs assessments; (C) landscape analyses; (D) definitions and assessment tools; and (E) statewide reporting frameworks; and (e) provide required reporting on institutional and regional outcomes related to key performance indicators the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education establishes.
Utah Code § 32B-2-801 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-2 / § 32B-2-801
§ 32B-2-801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Consumer purchasing system" means the consumer purchasing system established in Section 32B-2-802. (2) "Division" means the Division of Consumer Purchasing created in Section 32B-2-212.
Utah Code § 63A-2-106 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-2 / § 63A-2-106
§ 63A-2-106. Background checks for employees.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201. (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the division shall require all applicants for the following positions to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment: (a) assistant directors; (b) contract analysts; and (c) purchasing agents. (3) Each applicant for a position listed in Subsection (2) shall provide a completed fingerprint card to the division upon request. (4) The division shall require that an individual required to submit to a background check under Subsection (3) provide a signed waiver on a form provided by the division that meets the requirements of Subsection 53-10-108(4). (5) For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13), the division shall submit to the bureau: (a) the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and (b) a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check. (6) The division is responsible for the payment of all fees required by Subsection 53-10-108(15) and any fees required to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the bureau. (7) The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that: (a) determine how the division will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and (b) identify the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection 53-10-108(13)(b).
Utah Code § 20A-13-104 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-13 / § 20A-13-104
§ 20A-13-104. Uncertain boundaries -- How resolved.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "affected party" means: (a) a representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the representative or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district; (b) a candidate for Congressional representative whose Congressional district boundary is uncertain because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified or who is uncertain about whether the candidate or another individual resides in a particular Congressional district; or (c) an individual who is uncertain about which Congressional district contains the individual's residence because the boundary in the Congressional shapefile used to establish the district boundary has been removed, modified, or is unable to be identified. (2) (a) An affected party may file a written request petitioning the lieutenant governor to determine: (i) the precise location of the Congressional district boundary; (ii) the number of the Congressional district in which an individual resides; or (iii) both Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (ii). (b) In order to make the determination required by Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review: (i) the Congressional block equivalency file and the resulting Congressional shapefile; and (ii) any other relevant data such as aerial photographs, aerial maps, or other data about the area. (c) Within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives the request, the lieutenant governor shall: (i) complete the review described in Subsection (2)(b); and (ii) make a determination. (d) When the lieutenant governor determines the location of the Congressional district boundary, the lieutenant governor shall: (i) prepare a certification identifying the appropriate boundary and attaching a map, if necessary; and (ii) send a copy of the certification to: (A) the affected party; (B) the county clerk of the affected county; and (C) the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created under Section 63A-16-505. (e) If the lieutenant governor determines the number of the Congressional district in which a particular individual resides, the lieutenant governor shall send a letter identifying that district by number to: (i) the individual; (ii) the affected party who filed the petition, if different than the individual whose Congressional district number was identified; and (iii) the county clerk of the affected county.
Utah Code § 20A-5-401 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-5 / § 20A-5-401
§ 20A-5-401. Official register -- Preparation -- Contents.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Before the registration days for each regular general, municipal general, regular primary, municipal primary, or presidential primary election, each county clerk shall prepare an official register of all voters that will participate in the election. (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the official register is prepared and contains the following for each registered voter: (i) name; (ii) party affiliation; (iii) an entry field for a voter challenge, including the name of the individual making the challenge and the grounds for the challenge; (iv) election name and date; (v) date of birth; (vi) place of current residence; (vii) street address of current residence; (viii) zip code; (ix) identification and provisional ballot information as required under Subsection (1)(d); and (x) space for the voter to sign the voter's name for the election. (c) When preparing the official register for the presidential primary election, the county clerk shall include: (i) an entry field to record the name of the political party whose ballot the voter voted; and (ii) an entry field for the poll worker to record changes in the voter's party affiliation. (d) When preparing the official register for any regular general election, municipal general election, statewide special election, local special election, regular primary election, municipal primary election, special district election, or election for federal office, the county clerk shall include: (i) an entry field for the poll worker to record the type of identification provided by the voter; (ii) a space for the poll worker to record the provisional envelope ballot number for voters who receive a provisional ballot; and (iii) a space for the poll worker to record the type of identification that was provided by voters who receive a provisional ballot. (2) (a) (i) For regular and municipal elections, primary elections, regular municipal elections, special district elections, and bond elections, the county clerk shall make an official register only for voting precincts affected by the primary, municipal, special district, or bond election. (ii) If a polling place to be used in a bond election serves both voters residing in the local political subdivision calling the bond election and voters residing outside of that local political subdivision, the official register shall designate whether each voter resides in or outside of the local political subdivision. (iii) Each county clerk, with the assistance of the clerk of each affected special district, shall provide a detailed map or an indication on the registration list or other means to enable a poll worker to determine the voters entitled to vote at an election of special district officers. (b) Municipalities shall pay the costs of making the official register for municipal elections.
Utah Code § 17B-1-641 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-641
§ 17B-1-641. Special district may expand uniform procedures -- Limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a special district may expand the uniform accounting, budgeting, and reporting procedure prescribed in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts prepared by the state auditor under Subsection 67-3-1(16), to better serve the needs of the district. (2) A special district may not deviate from or alter the basic prescribed classification systems for the identity of funds and accounts set forth in the Uniform Accounting Manual for Special Districts.
Utah Code § 26B-8-304 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-8 / § 26B-8-304
§ 26B-8-304. Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death.
Status: in_force

(1) A donor may make an anatomical gift: (a) by authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver license or identification card; (b) in a will; (c) during a terminal illness or injury of the donor, by any form of communication addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness; or (d) as provided in Subsection (2). (2) A donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 26B-8-303 may make a gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or other person making the gift or by authorizing that a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the record may be signed by another individual at the direction of the donor or other person and shall: (a) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and (b) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in Subsection (2)(a). (3) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation of a driver license or identification card upon which an anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift. (4) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon the donor's death whether or not the will is probated. Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not invalidate the gift.
Utah Code § 63L-4-201 — Utah Code / Title 63L / Chapter 63L-4 / § 63L-4-201
§ 63L-4-201. Political subdivisions to adopt guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) Each political subdivision shall enact an ordinance establishing guidelines to assist them in identifying actions involving the physical taking or exaction of private real property that may have constitutional taking issues. (2) Each political subdivision shall consider the guidelines required by this section when taking any action that might result in the physical taking or exaction of private real property. (3) (a) The guidelines adopted under the authority of this section are advisory. (b) A court may not impose liability upon a political subdivision for failure to comply with the guidelines required by this section. (c) The guidelines neither expand nor limit the scope of any political subdivision's liability for a constitutional taking.
Utah Code § 63G-12-301 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-12 / § 63G-12-301
§ 63G-12-301. Employing unauthorized alien -- Verification of employment eligibility.
Status: in_force

(1) On and after the program start date, an employer may not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien who does not hold a permit. (2) On and after the program start date, a private employer employing 15 or more employees within the state for each working day in each of 20 calendar weeks or more in the current or preceding calendar year, after hiring an employee, shall verify the employment eligibility of the new employee: (a) through the e-verify program if the individual does not hold a permit; and (b) through the u-verify program if the individual holds a permit. (3) A private employer shall keep a record of the verification required by Subsection (2) for the longer of: (a) the duration of the employee's employment; or (b) at least three years from the date of verification. (4) On and after the program start date, a private employer shall terminate the employment of an undocumented individual if the undocumented individual is determined by the department to not hold a valid permit.
Utah Code § 75A-4-502 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-4 / § 75A-4-502
§ 75A-4-502. Creditor claim -- Power not created by powerholder.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The property subject to a general or a nongeneral power of appointment not created by the powerholder, including a presently exercisable general or nongeneral power of appointment, is exempt from a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate. (b) The powerholder of such a power may not be compelled to exercise the power and the powerholder's creditors may not acquire the power, any rights thereto, or reach the trust property or beneficial interests by any other means. (c) A court may not exercise or require the powerholder to exercise the power of appointment. (2) As set forth in Section 75A-4-103, the law of the donor's domicile at the time of creation shall govern claims of creditors and other parties claiming an interest in property or rights subject to a power of appointment.
Utah Code § 53H-4-209 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-4 / § 53H-4-209
§ 53H-4-209. Reading clinic.
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislature recognizes the critical importance of identifying, assessing, and assisting students with reading difficulties at an early age in order for the students to have successful and productive school and life experiences. (2) To help accomplish this, there is established a reading clinic, hereafter referred to as the "clinic," based at the University of Utah, College of Education, to assist educators and parents of students statewide in: (a) assessing elementary school students who do not demonstrate satisfactory progress in reading; (b) providing instructional intervention to enable the students to overcome reading difficulties; and (c) becoming better prepared to help all students become successful readers by providing the students with professional development programs in reading that are based on best practices and the most current, scientific research available through nationally and internationally recognized reading researchers and instructional specialists. (3) (a) The clinic shall focus primarily on students in grades 1 through 3 since research shows the need for students to become successful readers by the end of grade 3. (b) The clinic shall make assessment and instructional intervention services available to public education students of all ages. (4) The clinic shall provide these services at a base site in Salt Lake County and through remote access interactive technology to reach educators, parents, and students throughout the state. (5) The clinic shall provide: (a) instruction to teachers in the use of technology and blended learning in providing individualized reading instruction and reading remediation; and (b) access to students for reading remediation and instruction services through distance learning technology if a student is unable to regularly access a reading clinic location. (6) The clinic shall integrate both the usage of and instruction on the use of technology-based reading assessment tools as part of the clinic's services.
Utah Code § 35A-3-401 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-3 / § 35A-3-401
§ 35A-3-401. General Assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The department may provide General Assistance to individuals who are: (i) not receiving cash assistance under Part 3, Family Employment Program, or Supplemental Security Income; and (ii) unemployable according to standards established by the department. (b) (i) General Assistance described in Subsection (1)(a) may include payment in cash or in kind. (ii) The department may provide General Assistance up to an amount that is no more than the existing payment level for an otherwise similarly situated recipient receiving cash assistance under Part 3, Family Employment Program. (iii) Funding for General Assistance is nonlapsing. (c) The department shall establish asset limitations for a General Assistance applicant. (d) (i) General Assistance may be granted to meet special nonrecurrent needs of an applicant for the federal Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled program provided under 20 C.F.R. Sec. 416, if the applicant agrees to reimburse the department for assistance advanced to the applicant while awaiting the determination of eligibility by the Social Security Administration. (ii) (A) Reimbursements to the department described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) up to and including $250,000 collected in a fiscal year shall be used by the department to administer the General Assistance program and provide General Assistance to eligible applicants. (B) Reimbursements to the department described in Subsection (1)(d)(i) over $250,000 collected in a fiscal year shall be deposited into the General Fund. (iii) General Assistance payments may not be made to a recipient currently receiving: (A) cash assistance; or (B) Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled. (e) (i) General Assistance may be used for the reasonable cost of burial for a recipient if heirs or relatives are not financially able to assume this expense. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(e)(i), if the body of a person is unclaimed, Section 26B-8-225 applies. (iii) The department shall fix the cost of a reasonable burial and conditions under which burial expenditures may be made. (2) The department may cooperate with any governmental unit or agency, or any private nonprofit agency, in establishing work projects to provide employment for employable persons.
Utah Code § 32B-16-201 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-16 / § 32B-16-201
§ 32B-16-201. Liability related to applicable fine.
Status: in_force

(1) A minor is liable to a retail licensee in an amount described in Subsection (2) if: (a) the commission imposes an applicable fine against the retail licensee on the basis of a violation related to a minor; and (b) the minor, as part of the minor's involvement in the violation described in Subsection (1)(a), uses proof of age in violation of Chapter 1, Part 4, Proof of Age Act. (2) If the conditions of Subsection (1) are met, a minor is liable to a retail licensee for an amount equal to the sum of: (a) one-half of the amount of the applicable fine imposed against the retail licensee; and (b) the costs and attorney fees incurred by the retail licensee under Section 32B-16-301 to collect the amount owed under this section.
Utah Code § 78B-11-130 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-11 / § 78B-11-130
§ 78B-11-130. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, Pub. L. No. 106-229, 114 Stat. 464, and supersede, modify, and limit the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.