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Utah Code § 53D-2-202 — Utah Code / Title 53D / Chapter 53D-2 / § 53D-2-202
§ 53D-2-202. Advocacy office -- Authority and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The advocacy office, acting with undivided loyalty to the trust beneficiaries, shall: (a) represent the trust beneficiaries by: (i) staying informed on the administration of the trust assets, budgets, policies, and rules, including: (A) significant School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration transactions; and (B) the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office investments and investment policies; (ii) communicating on the trust beneficiaries' behalf when appropriate and lawful, unless a trust beneficiary notifies the advocacy office in writing that the beneficiary will communicate on the beneficiary's own behalf involving a specific issue or matter; and (iii) reporting to trust beneficiaries and the Legislature, as described in Subsection 53D-2-402(2)(m); (b) advocate on behalf of trust beneficiaries for: (i) effective governance of the trusts; (ii) proper management and optimal performance of trust assets; (iii) efficient and lawful distribution of funds; (iv) the trust beneficiaries' current and future best interests; and (v) the safeguarding of the trust assets from the pursuit of another state purpose which is inconsistent with the beneficiaries' rights and interests; and (c) advise the trust beneficiaries by: (i) assisting the trust beneficiaries' understanding of collective and respective interests and rights; (ii) monitoring compliant use of trust distributions by beneficiaries as described in Section 53D-2-501; (iii) informing the trust beneficiaries of trust activities, proposals, and decisions; and (iv) facilitating resolutions of trust beneficiary disputes, as described in Subsection 53D-2-402(3)(b). (2) The advocacy office, whether acting through the advocacy director or the advocacy council, or otherwise, does not have authority to nullify trustee agency actions, including trustee board actions.
Utah Code § 78B-6-406 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-406
§ 78B-6-406. Supplemental relief.
Status: in_force

Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application for further relief shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application is considered sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party, whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree, to show cause why further relief should not be immediately granted.
Utah Code § 75A-2-122 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-2 / § 75A-2-122
§ 75A-2-122. Laws applicable to financial institutions and entities.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not supersede any other law applicable to financial institutions or other entities, and the other law controls if inconsistent with this chapter.
Utah Code § 75A-2-104 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-2 / § 75A-2-104
§ 75A-2-104. Power of attorney is durable.
Status: in_force

A power of attorney created under this chapter is durable unless it expressly provides that it is terminated by the incapacity of the principal.
Utah Code § 15A-3-314 — Utah Code / Title 15A / Chapter 15A-3 / § 15A-3-314
§ 15A-3-314. Amendments to Chapter 14 of IPC.
Status: in_force

IPC, Chapter 14, is deleted and replaced with the following:"1401. Subsurface Landscape Irrigation Systems.Graywater recycling systems utilized for subsurface irrigation for single-family residences shall comply with the requirements of UAC R317-401, Graywater Systems. Graywater recycling systems utilized for subsurface irrigation for other occupancies shall comply with UAC R317-3, Design Requirements for Wastewater Collection, Treatment, and Disposal Systems, and UAC R317-4, Onsite Wastewater Systems."
Utah Code § 78B-2-302 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-302
§ 78B-2-302. Within one year.
Status: in_force

An action may be brought within one year: (1) for liability created by the statutes of a foreign state; (2) upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation; (3) except as provided in Section 78B-2-307.5, upon a statute, or upon an undertaking in a criminal action, for a forfeiture or penalty to the state; (4) for libel, slander, false imprisonment, or seduction; (5) against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned upon either civil or criminal process; (6) against a municipal corporation for damages or injuries to property caused by a mob or riot; (7) except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, against a county legislative body or a county executive to challenge a decision of the county legislative body or county executive, respectively; (8) on a claim for relief or a cause of action under Title 63L, Chapter 5, Utah Religious Land Use Act; or (9) for a claim for relief or a cause of action under Subsection 25-6-203(2).
Utah Code § 31A-23a-414 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-23a / § 31A-23a-414
§ 31A-23a-414. Consultant's duty to report illegal insurance.
Status: in_force

Section 31A-15-110 applies to a consultant's duty to report illegal insurance.
Utah Code § 63M-7-401.2 — Utah Code / Title 63M / Chapter 63M-7 / § 63M-7-401.2
§ 63M-7-401.2. Creation -- Members -- Appointment -- Qualifications.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) There is created the sentencing commission, within the commission, that is composed of 17 voting members. (2) The sentencing commission shall: (a) develop by-laws and rules in compliance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (b) elect the sentencing commission's officers. (3) The sentencing commission's members are: (a) the executive director of the Department of Corrections or the executive director's designee; (b) the director of the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services or the director's designee; (c) the executive director of the commission or the executive director's designee; (d) the chair of the Board of Pardons and Parole or the chair's designee; (e) the state court administrator or the state court administrator's designee; (f) three criminal defense attorneys, appointed by the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, with at least one being a criminal defense attorney in a rural county; (g) the attorney general or the attorney general's designee; (h) three criminal prosecutors, appointed by the Statewide Association of Public Attorneys and Prosecutors, with at least one being a criminal prosecutor in a rural county; (i) two representatives of the Utah Sheriffs Association, appointed by the Utah Sheriffs Association, with at least one being a representative of a sheriff from a rural county; (j) one representative of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association, appointed by the Utah Chiefs of Police Association; (k) an individual, appointed by the governor, who assists in the rehabilitation of individuals convicted of an offense; and (l) the chair of the Utah Victim Services Commission or a member of the Utah Victim Services Commission designated by the chair. (4) In addition to the members described in Subsection (3), the following may serve as non-voting members: (a) a district court judge appointed by the Judicial Council; (b) a juvenile court judge appointed by the Judicial Council; and (c) the chair of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee or a member of the Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee designated by the chair. (5) The executive director of the commission shall hire a director of the sentencing commission to administer and manage the sentencing commission.
Utah Code § 53G-11-508 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-11 / § 53G-11-508
§ 53G-11-508. Summative evaluation timelines -- Review of summative evaluations.
Status: in_force

(1) The person responsible for administering an educator's summative evaluation shall: (a) at least 15 days before an educator's first evaluation: (i) notify the educator of the evaluation process; and (ii) give the educator a copy of the evaluation instrument, if an instrument is used; (b) allow the educator to respond to any part of the evaluation; (c) attach the educator's response to the evaluation if the educator's response is provided in writing; (d) within 15 days after the evaluation process is completed, discuss the written evaluation with the educator; and (e) based upon the educator's performance, assign to the educator one of the four levels of performance described in Section 53G-11-507. (2) An educator who is not satisfied with a summative evaluation may request a review of the evaluation within 15 days after receiving the written evaluation. (3) (a) If a review is requested in accordance with Subsection (2), the school district superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall appoint a person not employed by the school district who has expertise in teacher or personnel evaluation to review the evaluation procedures and make recommendations to the superintendent regarding the educator's summative evaluation. (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules prescribing standards for an independent review of an educator's summative evaluation. (c) A review of an educator's summative evaluation under Subsection (3)(a) shall be conducted in accordance with state board rules made under Subsection (3)(b).
Utah Code § 78B-8-401 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-8 / § 78B-8-401
§ 78B-8-401. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Blood or contaminated body fluids" includes blood, saliva, amniotic fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, semen, and vaginal secretions, and any body fluid visibly contaminated with blood. (2) "COVID-19" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-4-517. (3) "Disease" means Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection, acute or chronic Hepatitis B infection, Hepatitis C infection, COVID-19 or another infectious disease that may cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, and any other infectious disease specifically designated by the Labor Commission, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, for the purposes of this part. (4) "Emergency services provider" means: (a) an individual licensed under Section 53-2d-402, a peace officer, local fire department personnel, or personnel employed by the Department of Corrections or by a county jail, who provide prehospital emergency care for an emergency services provider either as an employee or as a volunteer; or (b) an individual who provides for the care, control, support, or transport of a prisoner. (5) "First aid volunteer" means a person who provides voluntary emergency assistance or first aid medical care to an injured person prior to the arrival of an emergency medical services provider or peace officer. (6) "Health care provider" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-403. (7) "Medical testing procedure" means a nasopharyngeal swab, a nasal swab, a capillary blood sample, a saliva test, or a blood draw. (8) "Peace officer" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53-1-102. (9) "Prisoner" means the same as that term is defined in Section 76-5-101. (10) "Significant exposure" and "significantly exposed" mean: (a) exposure of the body of one individual to the blood or body fluids of another individual by: (i) percutaneous injury, including a needle stick, cut with a sharp object or instrument, or a wound resulting from a human bite, scratch, or similar force; or (ii) contact with an open wound, mucous membrane, or nonintact skin because of a cut, abrasion, dermatitis, or other damage; (b) exposure of the body of one individual to the body fluids, including airborne droplets, of another individual if: (i) the other individual displays symptoms known to be associated with COVID-19 or another infectious disease that may cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; or (ii) other evidence exists that would lead a reasonable person to believe that the other individual may be infected with COVID-19 or another infectious disease that may cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome; or (c) exposure that occurs by any other method of transmission defined by the Labor Commission, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, as a significant exposure.
Utah Code § 78B-6-1231 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-1231
§ 78B-6-1231. Terms of sales -- Separate sale of distinct parcels.
Status: in_force

In all cases of sales of property the terms shall be made known at the time, and if the premises consist of distinct farms or lots, they shall be sold separately.
Utah Code § 26B-5-115 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-5 / § 26B-5-115
§ 26B-5-115. Safety Net Initiative.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "individuals in underserved communities" means individuals living in culturally isolated communities in the state who may lack access to public assistance and other government services. (2) There is created within the division the Safety Net Initiative to: (a) implement strategies to increase awareness and reduce risk factors in order to improve the safety and well-being of individuals in underserved communities; (b) coordinate with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and interested individuals to provide open communication with individuals in underserved communities; and (c) coordinate efforts to give individuals in underserved communities needed access to public assistance and other government services. (3) The division may employ or contract with individuals, entities, and support staff as necessary to administer the duties required by this section.
Utah Code § 32B-14-103 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-14 / § 32B-14-103
§ 32B-14-103. Modifying statutory requirements not permitted.
Status: in_force

(1) Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrict the right of a supplier to contractually require its wholesaler to comply with the supplier's operational standards of performance that are: (a) consistent with this chapter; and (b) uniformly established for its wholesalers according to the supplier's good faith business judgment. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the requirements of this chapter may not be modified by agreement. (3) An agreement that by its terms modifies the requirements of this chapter is void and unenforceable to the extent it attempts to modify the requirements of this chapter.
Utah Code § 70C-2-205 — Utah Code / Title 70C / Chapter 70C-2 / § 70C-2-205
§ 70C-2-205. Assignee subject to defenses.
Status: in_force

With respect to a consumer credit sale, an assignee of the rights of the seller is subject to all defenses of the buyer against the seller arising out of the credit sale, but the assignee's liability under this section may not exceed the amount owing to the assignee at the time the defense is asserted against the assignee, and the rights of the buyer may only be asserted as a matter of defense to or setoff against a claim by the assignee.
Utah Code § 53G-10-608 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-10 / § 53G-10-608
§ 53G-10-608. Innovation grants.
Status: in_force

(1) An LEA governing board may approve a grant of up to $5,000 per opportunity class for the school year if: (a) a request for an innovation grant is included in the innovation application; and (b) the LEA governing board determines that the grant is needed to: (i) cover innovation program costs; and (ii) help fulfill the goals and purposes of the opportunity class. (2) If an LEA governing board approves a request for an innovation grant, the LEA governing board shall send the state board written notice of the approval and the name of the teacher who submitted the request for the innovation grant. (3) (a) (i) Upon receipt of the written notice and authorization under Subsection (2), the state board shall, subject to Subsection (3)(b), disburse the amount of the approved innovation grant to the LEA governing board. (ii) The LEA governing board shall distribute the money to the teacher of the opportunity class to cover innovation program costs. (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(iii), the maximum amount of money that the state board may distribute for approved innovation grants is $500,000 per school year. (ii) If the state board receives a written notice and authorization under Subsection (2) after already distributing $500,000 for the school year, the state board shall notify the LEA governing board that the grant money has been expended for the school year and that the state board cannot distribute money for the approved innovation grant. (iii) If the state board distributes less than $500,000 for approved innovation grants for a school year, the difference between $500,000 and the amount distributed shall be rolled over and included in the money available for distribution for approved innovation grants for the following school year. (4) The state board shall keep and account for all money appropriated for innovation grants separate from other state board funds. (5) A teacher receiving an innovation grant under this section may not use the money from the grant for any purpose other than for innovation program costs.
Utah Code § 75A-4-309 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-4 / § 75A-4-309
§ 75A-4-309. Capture doctrine -- Disposition of ineffectively appointed property under general power.
Status: in_force

To the extent a powerholder of a general power of appointment, other than a power to withdraw property from, revoke, or amend a trust, makes an ineffective appointment: (1) the gift-in-default clause controls the disposition of the ineffectively appointed property; or (2) if there is no gift-in-default clause or to the extent the clause is ineffective, the ineffectively appointed property: (a) passes to: (i) the powerholder if the powerholder is a permissible appointee and is living; or (ii) if the powerholder is an impermissible appointee or is deceased, the powerholder's estate if the estate is a permissible appointee; or (b) if there is no taker under Subsection (2)(a), passes under a reversionary interest to the donor or the donor's transferee or successor in interest.
Utah Code § 53H-4-704 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-4 / § 53H-4-704
§ 53H-4-704. Federalism-related duties of Herbert Institute.
Status: in_force

In consultation with the commission and subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the institute shall: (1) serve as a liaison between the commission and the center with respect to federalism issues; (2) conduct outreach and coordination with public and private sector entities to support the commission's federalism efforts; (3) coordinate with private sector actors who agree to conduct out-of-state outreach to build national support for the commission's federalism efforts; and (4) report to the commission as requested regarding the institute's progress in fulfilling the requirements of this section.
Utah Code § 78B-9-105 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-9 / § 78B-9-105
§ 78B-9-105. Burden of proof.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except for claims raised under Subsection 78B-9-104(1)(h), the petitioner has the burden of pleading and proving by a preponderance of the evidence the facts necessary to entitle the petitioner to relief. (b) For claims raised under Subsection 78B-9-104(1)(h), the petitioner has the burden of pleading and proving by clear and convincing evidence the facts necessary to entitle the petitioner to relief. (c) The court may not grant relief without determining that the petitioner is entitled to relief under the provisions of this chapter and in light of the entire record, including the record from the criminal case under review. (2) The respondent has the burden of pleading any ground of preclusion under Section 78B-9-106, but once a ground has been pled, the petitioner has the burden to disprove its existence by a preponderance of the evidence.
Utah Code § 31A-8-107 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-8 / § 31A-8-107
§ 31A-8-107. Documents as evidence.
Status: in_force

Section 31A-5-105 applies to documents as evidence in organizations.
Utah Code § 31A-27a-602 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-27a / § 31A-27a-602
§ 31A-27a-602. Proof of claim.
Status: in_force

(1) Proof of claim shall consist of a statement signed by the claimant or on behalf of the claimant that includes all of the following that are applicable: (a) the particulars of the claim including the consideration given for the claim; (b) the identity and amount of the security on the claim; (c) the payments made on the debt, if any; (d) that the sum claimed is justly owing and there is no setoff, counterclaim, or defense to the claim; (e) any right of priority of payment or other specific right asserted by the claimant; (f) the name and address of the claimant and the attorney, if any, who represents the claimant; and (g) the claimant's Social Security number or federal employer identification number. (2) The liquidator may require that: (a) a prescribed form be used under this section; and (b) other information and documents be included. (3) At any time the liquidator may: (a) require the claimant to present information or evidence supplementary to that required under Subsection (1); (b) take testimony under oath; (c) require production of one or more affidavits or depositions; or (d) otherwise obtain additional information or evidence. (4) (a) An affected guaranty association may file a single omnibus proof of claim for all claims of the affected guaranty association in connection with payment of claims of the insurer. (b) The omnibus proof of claim may be periodically updated by the affected guaranty association without regard to the deadline specified in Subsection 31A-27a-601(1). (c) An affected guaranty association may be required to submit a reasonable amount of documentation in support of the claim.