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Utah Code § 75A-2-214 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-2 / § 75A-2-214
§ 75A-2-214. Benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service" means any benefit, program, or assistance provided under a statute or regulation, including social security, Medicare, and Medicaid. (2) Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to benefits from governmental programs or civil or military service authorizes the agent to: (a) execute vouchers in the name of the principal for allowances and reimbursements payable by the United States or a foreign government or by a state or subdivision of a state to the principal, including allowances and reimbursements for transportation of the individuals described in Subsection 75A-2-213(1)(a), and for shipment of their household effects; (b) take possession and order the removal and shipment of property of the principal from a post, warehouse, depot, dock, or other place of storage or safekeeping, either governmental or private, and execute and deliver a release, voucher, receipt, bill of lading, shipping ticket, certificate, or other instrument for that purpose; (c) enroll in, apply for, select, reject, change, amend, or discontinue, on the principal's behalf, a benefit or program; (d) prepare, file, and maintain a claim of the principal for a benefit or assistance, financial or otherwise, to which the principal may be entitled under a statute or regulation; (e) initiate, participate in, submit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a compromise with respect to litigation concerning any benefit or assistance the principal may be entitled to receive under a statute or regulation; and (f) receive the financial proceeds of a claim described in Subsection (2)(d) and conserve, invest, disburse, or use for a lawful purpose anything received.
Utah Code § 17B-1-801 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-801
§ 17B-1-801. Establishment of special district merit system.
Status: in_force

(1) A merit system of personnel administration for the special districts of the state, their departments, offices, and agencies, except as otherwise specifically provided, is established. (2) This part does not apply to a special district with annual revenues less than $50,000.
Utah Code § 63O-2-501 — Utah Code / Title 63O / Chapter 63O-2 / § 63O-2-501
§ 63O-2-501. Soliciting donations.
Status: in_force

(1) The executive director, under the direction of the board, shall: (a) develop plans and programs to solicit gifts, money, and items of value from private persons, foundations, or organizations; and (b) actively solicit donations from those persons and entities. (2) (a) Property provided by those entities is the property of the state and is under the control of the board. (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply to temporary exhibits or to the personal property of persons having an office in a building on capitol hill. (3) The board: (a) shall deposit money donated to the board into the State Capitol Preservation Board budget as expendable receipts; (b) shall use gifts of money made to the board for the purpose specified by the grantor, if any; and (c) may return to the donor any gift or money donated to the board if a majority of the board determines that use of the gift or money is unfeasible, or will otherwise not be placed or used on capitol hill.
Utah Code § 63G-7-902 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-7 / § 63G-7-902
§ 63G-7-902. Defending government employee -- Request -- Cooperation -- Payment of judgment.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), a governmental entity shall defend any action brought against its employee arising from an act or omission occurring: (a) during the performance of the employee's duties; (b) within the scope of the employee's employment; or (c) under color of authority. (2) (a) Before a governmental entity may defend its employee against a claim, the employee shall make a written request to the governmental entity to defend the employee: (i) within 10 days after service of process upon the employee; or (ii) within a longer period that would not prejudice the governmental entity in maintaining a defense on the employee's behalf; or (iii) within a period that would not conflict with notice requirements imposed on the entity in connection with insurance carried by the entity relating to the risk involved. (b) If the employee fails to make a request, or fails to reasonably cooperate in the defense, including the making of an offer of judgment under Rule 68, Utah Rules of Civil Procedure, Offers of Judgment, the governmental entity need not defend or continue to defend the employee, nor pay any judgment, compromise, or settlement against the employee in respect to the claim. (3) The governmental entity may decline to defend, or, subject to any court rule or order, decline to continue to defend, an action against an employee if it determines: (a) that the act or omission in question did not occur: (i) during the performance of the employee's duties; (ii) within the scope of the employee's employment; or (iii) under color of authority; or (b) that the injury or damage on which the claim was based resulted from conditions set forth in Subsection 63G-7-202(3)(c). (4) (a) Within 10 days of receiving a written request to defend an employee, the governmental entity shall inform the employee whether or not it shall provide a defense, and, if it refuses to provide a defense, the basis for its refusal. (b) A refusal by the entity to provide a defense is not admissible for any purpose in the action in which the employee is a defendant. (5) Except as provided in Subsection (6), if a governmental entity conducts the defense of an employee, the governmental entity shall pay any judgment based upon the claim. (6) A governmental entity may conduct the defense of an employee under a reservation of rights under which the governmental entity reserves the right not to pay a judgment if any of the conditions set forth in Subsection (3) are established. (7) (a) Nothing in this section or Section 63G-7-903 affects the obligation of a governmental entity to provide insurance coverage according to the requirements of Subsection 41-12a-301(3) and Section 63G-7-802. (b) When a governmental entity declines to defend, or declines to continue to defend, an action against its employee under any of the conditions set forth in Subsection (3), it shall still provide coverage up to the amount specified in Section 31A-22-304.
Utah Code § 53E-6-606 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-6 / § 53E-6-606
§ 53E-6-606. Administering of oaths -- Issuance of subpoenas.
Status: in_force

(1) UPPAC or a state or local school board charged with responsibility for conducting an investigation or a hearing under this chapter may administer oaths and issue subpoenas in connection with the investigation or hearing. (2) If a hearing is before a hearing officer or panel, the hearing officer or panel may administer oaths, and the appointing body may issue subpoenas upon the request of the hearing officer or panel. (3) Subpoenas shall be enforced upon the petition of the issuing body by the district court in the jurisdiction where the subpoena was issued, in the same manner as subpoenas issued by the court.
Utah Code § 63A-4-202 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-4 / § 63A-4-202
§ 63A-4-202. Determination of insurance premiums -- Information furnished by covered entities -- Notice to covered entities.
Status: in_force

(1) Each covered entity shall provide the risk manager with all reasonable information necessary to compute insurance premiums whenever the risk manager requests that information. (2) (a) The risk manager shall charge to each entity that receives insurance coverage from the Risk Management Fund or any captive insurance company created by the risk manager its proportionate share of the cost incurred based upon actuarially sound rating techniques. (b) The risk manager shall include in the premium determined under this section all costs of operating the Risk Management Fund as stated in Section 63A-4-201 and operating any captive insurance company created by the risk manager. (3) To enable each covered entity to meet its budgeting requirements, the risk manager shall provide each covered entity with projected insurance costs for the next two fiscal years within the time limits required.
Utah Code § 78B-22-455 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-22 / § 78B-22-455
§ 78B-22-455. Indigent Inmate Fund.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) There is created a custodial fund known as the "Indigent Inmate Fund" to be disbursed by the office in accordance with contracts entered into under Subsection 78B-22-452(1)(g). (2) Money deposited into this fund shall only be used: (a) to pay indigent defense services for an indigent inmate who: (i) is incarcerated in a state prison located in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class as classified under Section 17-60-104; (ii) is charged with having committed a crime within that state prison; and (iii) has been appointed counsel in accordance with Section 78B-22-203; and (b) to cover costs of administering the Indigent Inmate Fund. (3) The fund consists of: (a) proceeds received from counties that impose the additional tax levy by ordinance under Subsection 78B-22-454(4), which shall be the total county obligation for payment of costs listed in Subsection (2) for defense services for indigent inmates; (b) appropriations made to the fund by the Legislature; and (c) interest and earnings from the investment of fund money. (4) Fund money shall be invested by the state treasurer with the earnings and interest accruing to the fund. (5) (a) In any calendar year in which the fund has insufficient funding, or is projected to have insufficient funding, the commission shall request a supplemental appropriation from the Legislature in the following general session to provide sufficient funding. (b) The state shall pay any or all of the reasonable and necessary money to provide sufficient funding into the Indigent Inmate Fund. (6) The fund is capped at $1,000,000. (7) The office shall notify the contributing counties when the fund approaches $1,000,000 and provide each county with the amount of the balance in the fund. (8) Upon notification by the office that the fund is near the limit imposed in Subsection (6), the counties may contribute enough money to enable the fund to reach $1,000,000 and discontinue contributions until notified by the office that the balance has fallen below $1,000,000, at which time counties that meet the requirements of Section 78B-22-454 shall resume contributions.
Utah Code § 17C-1-201.1 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-1 / § 17C-1-201.1
§ 17C-1-201.1. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as "Agency Creation, Powers, and Board."
Utah Code § 75A-9-113 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-9 / § 75A-9-113
§ 75A-9-113. Disqualification to act as default surrogate.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An individual for whom a health care decision would be made may disqualify another individual from acting as default surrogate for the first individual. (b) The disqualification must be in a record signed by the first individual or communicated verbally or nonverbally to the individual being disqualified, another individual, or a responsible health care professional. (c) Disqualification under this subsection is effective even if made by an individual who lacks capacity to make an advance directive if the individual clearly communicates a desire that the individual being disqualified not make health care decisions for the individual. (2) An individual is disqualified from acting as a default surrogate for an individual who lacks capacity to make health care decisions if: (a) a court finds that the potential default surrogate poses a danger to the individual's well-being, even if the court does not issue a protective order against the potential surrogate; (b) the potential default surrogate is an owner, operator, employee, or contractor of a nursing home or assisted living facility in which the individual is residing or receiving care unless the owner, operator, employee, or contractor is a family member of the individual, the cohabitant of the individual, or a descendant of the cohabitant; or (c) the potential default surrogate refuses to provide a timely declaration under Subsection 75A-9-111(3).
Utah Code § 32B-8d-102 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-8d / § 32B-8d-102
§ 32B-8d-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Boundary of a hotel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8b-102. (2) "Boundary of a resort building" means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8b-102. (3) "Hotel" means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8b-102. (4) "Resort building" means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-8-102. (5) "Spa" means a spa: (a) as the commission defines by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (b) that is within the: (i) boundary of a resort building; or (ii) boundary of a hotel.
Utah Code § 63A-4-101.1 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-4 / § 63A-4-101.1
§ 63A-4-101.1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Captive insurance company" means the same as that term is defined in Section 31A-37-102. (2) "Covered entity" means a participating entity of: (a) the Risk Management Fund; or (b) any captive insurance company created by the risk manager.
Utah Code § 20A-5-303.5 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-5 / § 20A-5-303.5
§ 20A-5-303.5. Voting precinct boundaries -- Adjustment by county clerk.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding Section 20A-5-303, the county clerk may adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct in order to: (a) match the current boundaries of a local political subdivision; or (b) match the resulting boundaries of a local political subdivision that expands, divides, alters, or changes the local political subdivision's boundaries. (2) (a) A county clerk who adjusts the boundaries of a voting precinct under Subsection (1) shall, no later than 65 days before the date of an election, file with the Utah Geospatial Resource Center, created in Section 63A-16-505, a notice that: (i) describes the reason for the voting precinct boundary adjustment; and (ii) specifies the resulting boundaries of the voting precinct affected by the adjustment. (b) The county clerk shall provide a copy of the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the county legislative body. (3) A county clerk may not adjust the boundaries of a voting precinct except as provided in Subsection (1). (4) A county clerk's adjustment of a voting precinct's boundaries under this section is not effective until the county clerk files the notice described in Subsection (2)(a).
Utah Code § 78B-6-2602 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-2602
§ 78B-6-2602. Filter required.
Status: in_force

All devices activated in the state shall: (1) contain a filter; (2) ask the user to provide the user's age during activation and account set-up; (3) automatically enable the filter when the user is a minor based on the age provided by the user as described in Subsection (2); (4) allow a password to be established for the filter; (5) notify the user of the device when the filter blocks the device from accessing a website; and (6) allow a non-minor user who has a password the option to deactivate and re-activate the filter.
Utah Code § 17B-1-637 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-637
§ 17B-1-637. Deposit of district funds -- Commingling with personal funds unlawful -- Suspension from office.
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall promptly deposit all district funds in the appropriate bank accounts of the district. It shall be unlawful for any person to commingle district funds with the person's own money. If it appears that the treasurer or any other officer is making a profit out of public money, or is using the same for any purpose not authorized by law, the treasurer or officer shall be suspended from office.
Utah Code § 26B-7-119 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-7 / § 26B-7-119
§ 26B-7-119. Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "Hepatitis C outreach organization" means a private nonprofit organization that: (a) has an established relationship with individuals who are at risk of acquiring acute Hepatitis C; (b) helps individuals who need Hepatitis C treatment, but who do not qualify for payment of the treatment by the Medicaid program or another health insurer, to obtain treatment; (c) has the infrastructure necessary for conducting Hepatitis C assessment, testing, and diagnosis, including clinical staff with the training and ability to provide: (i) specimen collection for Hepatitis C testing; (ii) clinical assessments; (iii) consultation regarding blood-borne diseases; and (iv) case management services for patient support during Hepatitis C treatment; or (d) has a partnership with a health care facility that can provide clinical follow-up and medical treatment following Hepatitis C rapid antibody testing and confirmatory testing. (2) There is created within the department the Hepatitis C Outreach Pilot Program. (3) Before September 1, 2020, the department shall, as funding permits, make grants to Hepatitis C outreach organizations in accordance with criteria established by the department under Subsection (4). (4) Before July 1, 2020, the department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to: (a) create application requirements for a grant from the program; (b) establish criteria for determining: (i) whether a grant is awarded, including criteria that ensure grants are awarded to areas of the state, including rural areas, that would benefit most from the grant; and (ii) the amount of a grant; and (c) specify reporting requirements for the recipient of a grant under this section.
Utah Code § 26A-1-127 — Utah Code / Title 26A / Chapter 26A-1 / § 26A-1-127
§ 26A-1-127. Surge capacity, surveillance, and community outreach plan.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the duties listed in Section 26A-1-114, a local health department shall develop and implement a locally appropriate plan, in coordination with appropriate local, state, and federal partners, to: (a) investigate disease outbreaks; (b) expand outreach and education efforts to employers, schools, and community organizations; and (c) expand local capacity to respond to disasters or disease outbreaks. (2) The plan required by Subsection (1) shall include as a minimum, details on how the local health department will maintain, train, and strengthen: (a) the Medical Reserve Corps authorized by Section 26A-1-126; (b) disease surveillance systems; (c) disease outbreak management systems to respond to communicable and food borne illness; and (d) emergency preparation and response plans to address infrastructure capacity and outreach and training to community partners.
Utah Code § 63G-6a-1909 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-6a / § 63G-6a-1909
§ 63G-6a-1909. Affect of violation found prior to award of contract.
Status: in_force

If, before award of a contract, it is determined administratively or upon administrative or judicial review that a procurement or proposed award of a contract is in violation of law, the procurement or proposed award shall be cancelled or revised to comply with the law.
Utah Code § 63H-1-405 — Utah Code / Title 63H / Chapter 63H-1 / § 63H-1-405
§ 63H-1-405. Project area budget.
Status: in_force

(1) Before the authority may receive or use the property tax allocation, the authority board shall prepare and adopt a project area budget. (2) The authority board may amend an adopted project area budget as and when the authority board considers it appropriate. (3) If the authority adopts a budget under Part 7, Authority Budget and Reports, that also meets the requirements of this part, the authority need not separately adopt a budget under this part.
Utah Code § 78B-9-501 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-9 / § 78B-9-501
§ 78B-9-501. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Conviction Integrity Units Act."
Utah Code § 26B-4-313 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-4 / § 26B-4-313
§ 26B-4-313. Community education and outreach contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may, as funding permits, contract with community based organizations for the purpose of developing culturally and linguistically appropriate programs and services for low income and medically underserved populations to accomplish one or more of the following: (a) to educate individuals: (i) to use private and public health care coverage programs, products, services, and resources in a timely, effective, and responsible manner; (ii) to pursue preventive health care, health screenings, and disease management; and (iii) to locate health care programs and services; (b) to assist individuals to develop: (i) personal health management; (ii) self-sufficiency in daily care; and (iii) life and disease management skills; (c) to support translation of health materials and information; (d) to facilitate an individual's access to primary care and providers, including mental health services; and (e) to measure and report empirical results of the pilot project. (2) When awarding a contract for community based services under Subsection (1), the department shall consider the extent to which the applicant: (a) demonstrates that the area or a population group to be served under the application is a medically underserved population and that the services will be located to provide assistance to the greatest number of individuals residing in the area or included in the population group; (b) utilizes other sources of funding, including private funding, to provide the services described in Subsection (1); (c) demonstrates the ability and expertise to serve medically underserved populations, including individuals with limited English-speaking ability, single heads of households, the elderly, individuals with low income, and individuals with a chronic disease; (d) meets other criteria determined by the department; and (e) demonstrates the ability to empirically measure and report the results of all contract supported activities. (3) The department may only award a contract under Subsection (1): (a) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code; (b) that contains the information described in Section 26B-4-311, relating to grants; and (c) that complies with Subsections (4) and (5). (4) An applicant under this section and Sections 26B-4-310 through 26B-4-312 shall demonstrate to the department that the applicant will not deny services to a person because of the person's inability to pay for the services. (5) Subsection (4) does not preclude an applicant from seeking payment from the person receiving services, a third party, or a government agency if: (a) the applicant is authorized to charge for the services; and (b) the person, third party, or government agency is under legal obligation to pay for the services. (6) The department shall maximize the use of federal matching funds received for services under Subsection (1) to fund additional contracts under Subsection (1).