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Utah Code § 65A-16-101 — Utah Code / Title 65A / Chapter 65A-16 / § 65A-16-101
§ 65A-16-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the Great Salt Lake commissioner appointed under Section 73-32-201. (2) "Conservation organization" means an institution, corporation, foundation, or association that is: (a) private; (b) nonprofit; and (c) founded for the purpose of promoting conservation of natural resources. (3) "Council" means the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council created in Section 73-32-302. (4) "Division" means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. (5) "Eligible applicant" means two or more conservation organizations that submit a joint grant application to the division under Section 65A-16-201 and meet the criteria listed in Subsection 65A-16-201(3)(a). (6) "Grant money" means money awarded to an eligible applicant pursuant to this chapter. (7) "Grantee" means an eligible applicant that receives a grant authorized under this chapter. (8) "Great Salt Lake watershed" means the area comprised of the Great Salt Lake, the Bear River watershed, the Jordan River watershed, the Utah Lake watershed, the Weber River watershed, and the West Desert watershed. (9) "Program" means the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Program created under Section 65A-16-201. (10) "Trust council" means the Great Salt Lake Trust Council created in accordance with Section 65A-16-301.
Utah Code § 53D-2-601 — Utah Code / Title 53D / Chapter 53D-2 / § 53D-2-601
§ 53D-2-601. School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Account -- Funding of advocacy office operations.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) As used in this section: (a) "Account" means the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Account created in this section. (b) "School and Institutional Trust Fund Office director" or "SITFO director" means the director of the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office, appointed under Section 53D-1-401. (c) "Trust fund" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53D-1-102. (d) "Trust fund earnings" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53D-1-203. (2) There is created an enterprise fund known as the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Account. (3) The account is funded by money deposited into the account as provided in Subsection (4). (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office shall deposit into the account a total amount of money, taken proportionately from trust fund earnings according to the value of the various funds established for the trust beneficiaries, that is equal to the annual appropriation that the Legislature makes to the advocacy office. (b) The advocacy office may use money in the account to pay for the advocacy office's operating costs consistent with a budget submitted and approved pursuant to Subsection 53D-2-301(2)(e). (c) If the amount of money deposited into the account under Subsection (4)(a) in any fiscal year exceeds the amount required by the advocacy office during that fiscal year to fund advocacy office operations, the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office shall, in the following fiscal year, reduce the amount deposited into the account under Subsection (4)(a) by the amount of the unspent appropriation.
Utah Code § 35A-8-301 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-301
§ 35A-8-301. Legislative policy.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) Funds received by the state from federal mineral lease revenues under Section 59-21-2, bonus payments on federal oil shale lease tracts U-A and U-B, and all other bonus payments on federal mineral leases are to be used for planning, construction and maintenance of public facilities, and provision of public service, subject to the limitations provided for in Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 450, 30 U.S.C. Sec. 191). (2) To the extent allowed under the Mineral Leasing Act, any ambiguity as to whether a particular use of the lease revenue and bonus payments described in Subsection (1) is a permissible use under this part shall be resolved in favor of upholding the use. (3) Priority for the use of the funds described in Subsection (1) shall be given to those communities designated as impacted by the development of natural resources covered by the Mineral Leasing Act. (4) The policy of this state is to promote cooperation and coordination between the state and the state's agencies and political subdivisions with individuals, firms, and business organizations engaged in the development of the natural resources of this state.
Utah Code § 17C-3-102 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-3 / § 17C-3-102
§ 17C-3-102. Process for adopting an economic development project area plan -- Prerequisites -- Restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to adopt an economic development project area plan, after adopting a resolution under Subsection 17C-3-101.5(1) the agency shall: (a) prepare a proposed economic development project area plan and conduct any examination, investigation, and negotiation regarding the project area plan that the agency considers appropriate; (b) make the proposed project area plan available to the public at the agency's offices during normal business hours; (c) provide notice of the plan hearing as provided in Chapter 1, Part 8, Hearing and Notice Requirements; (d) hold a public hearing on the proposed project area plan and, at that public hearing: (i) allow public comment on: (A) the proposed project area plan; and (B) whether the proposed project area plan should be revised, approved, or rejected; and (ii) receive all written and hear all oral objections to the proposed project area plan; (e) before holding the plan hearing, provide an opportunity for the State Board of Education and each taxing entity within the proposed project area to consult with the agency regarding the proposed project area plan; (f) after holding the plan hearing, at the same meeting or at a subsequent meeting consider: (i) the oral and written objections to the proposed project area plan and evidence and testimony for or against adoption of the proposed project area plan; and (ii) whether to revise, approve, or reject the proposed project area plan; (g) approve the proposed project area plan, with or without revisions, as the project area plan by a resolution that complies with Section 17C-3-105; and (h) submit the project area plan to the community legislative body for adoption. (2) An agency may not propose a project area plan under Subsection (1) unless the community in which the proposed project area is located: (a) has a planning commission; and (b) has adopted a general plan under: (i) if the community is a municipality, Title 10, Chapter 20, Part 4, General Plan; or (ii) if the community is a county, Title 17, Chapter 79, Part 4, General Plan. (3) A board may not approve a project area plan more than one year after the date of the plan hearing. (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a proposed project area plan may not be modified to add one or more parcels to the proposed project area unless the board holds a plan hearing to consider the addition and gives notice of the plan hearing as required under Chapter 1, Part 8, Hearing and Notice Requirements. (b) The notice and hearing requirements under Subsection (4)(a) do not apply to a proposed project area plan being modified to add one or more parcels to the proposed project area if: (i) the parcel is contiguous to the parcels already included in the proposed project area under the proposed project area plan; and (ii) the record owner of the property consents to adding the parcel to the proposed project area.
Utah Code § 65A-8-210 — Utah Code / Title 65A / Chapter 65A-8 / § 65A-8-210
§ 65A-8-210. Fire control on state-owned lands -- Responsibilities of state agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall abate the public nuisance caused by wildfire on state-owned forest, range, watershed, and wildland urban interface lands. (2) State agencies responsible for the administration of state-owned lands shall recognize the need for providing wildland fire protection and the responsibility for reducing the risk of wildfire through appropriate wildfire prevention, preparedness, and mitigation actions.
Utah Code § 35A-1-109 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-1 / § 35A-1-109
§ 35A-1-109. Annual report -- Content -- Format.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prepare and submit to the governor and the Legislature, by October 1 of each year, an annual written report of the operations, activities, programs, and services of the department, including the department's divisions, offices, boards, commissions, councils, and committees, for the preceding fiscal year. (2) For each operation, activity, program, or service provided by the department, the annual report shall include: (a) a description of the operation, activity, program, or service; (b) data and metrics: (i) selected and used by the department to measure progress, performance, effectiveness, and scope of the operation, activity, program, or service, including summary data; and (ii) that are consistent and comparable for each state operation, activity, program, or service that primarily involves employment training or placement as determined by the executive director, the commissioner of higher education, and the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget; (c) budget data, including the amount and source of funding, expenses, and allocation of full-time employees for the operation, activity, program, or service; (d) historical data from previous years for comparison with data reported under Subsections (2)(b) and (c); (e) goals, challenges, and achievements related to the operation, activity, program, or service; (f) relevant federal and state statutory references and requirements; (g) contact information of officials knowledgeable and responsible for each operation, activity, program, or service; and (h) other information determined by the department that: (i) may be needed, useful, or of historical significance; or (ii) promotes accountability and transparency for each operation, activity, program, or service with the public and elected officials. (3) The annual report shall be designed to provide clear, accurate, and accessible information to the public, the governor, and the Legislature. (4) The department shall: (a) submit the annual report in accordance with Section 68-3-14; (b) make the annual report, and previous annual reports, accessible to the public by placing a link to the reports on the department's website; and (c) provide the data and metrics described in Subsection (2)(b) to the Talent, Education, and Industry Alignment Board created in Section 53H-13-302.
Utah Code § 53F-4-518 — Utah Code / Title 53F / Chapter 53F-4 / § 53F-4-518
§ 53F-4-518. Small school student access to courses.
Status: in_force

Subject to legislative appropriations and Subsection 53F-4-514(2), and notwithstanding Subsections 53F-4-509(2) and (3), the state board shall: (1) use funds from an appropriation for the Statewide Online Education Program to pay for an online course fee described in Section 53F-4-505 for a student who is enrolled in a public high school that enrolls fewer than 1,000 students; (2) after the funds described in Subsection (1) have been expended, make a deduction as described in Subsection 53F-4-507(3); (3) establish a prioritized funding distribution system that evaluates and ranks schools based on: (a) the school's demonstrated inability to provide courses, including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Concurrent Enrollment due to: (i) insufficient student enrollment to justify full course sections; (ii) geographic isolation from qualified instructors; (iii) limited staff capacity to teach courses; or (iv) financial constraints in hiring qualified instructors; and (b) the school's current access to college and career readiness programming; (4) develop an annual assessment process to: (a) identify schools with the highest demonstrated need based on the criteria in Subsection (3); and (b) adjust funding priorities based on program outcomes; (5) establish reporting requirements for recipient schools to: (a) document the use of allocated funds; (b) track student participation in online courses; (c) measure student achievement in funded courses; and (d) demonstrate ongoing need for continued funding; and (6) at the request of the Education Interim Committee, submit a report that includes: (a) a list of schools receiving prioritized funding; (b) the basis for funding prioritization; (c) student participation and achievement data; and (d) recommendations for program improvement.
Utah Code § 71A-5-101 — Utah Code / Title 71A / Chapter 71A-5 / § 71A-5-101
§ 71A-5-101. Veterans Assistance Registry -- Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Donor" means an individual or entity that provides material goods, services, or labor without charge to veterans in accordance with this chapter. (b) "Recipient" means a veteran as defined in Section 68-3-12.5, or a veteran's dependent spouse and children. (2) Terms defined in Section 71A-1-101 apply to this chapter.
Utah Code § 53E-3-908 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-3 / § 53E-3-908
§ 53E-3-908. Article VII -- Graduation -- Waiver -- Exit exams -- Senior year transfers.
Status: in_force

In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall incorporate the following procedures: (1) Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar coursework has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall provide reasonable justification for denial. Should a waiver not be granted to a student who would qualify to graduate from the sending school, the local education agency shall provide an alternative means of acquiring required coursework so that graduation may occur on time. (2) States shall accept: (a) exit or end-of-course exams required for graduation from the sending state; (b) national norm-referenced achievement tests; or (c) alternative testing, in lieu of testing requirements for graduation in the receiving state. In the event the above alternatives cannot be accommodated by the receiving state for a student transferring in the student's Senior year, then the provisions of Subsection (3) shall apply. (3) Should a military student transferring at the beginning or during the student's Senior year be ineligible to graduate from the receiving local education agency after all alternatives have been considered, the sending and receiving local education agencies shall ensure the receipt of a diploma from the sending local education agency, if the student meets the graduation requirements of the sending local education agency. In the event that one of the states in question is not a member of this compact, the member state shall use best efforts to facilitate the on-time graduation of the student in accordance with Subsections (1) and (2).
Utah Code § 63N-23-708 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-23 / § 63N-23-708
§ 63N-23-708. Tax increment protections.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon petition by a participating taxing entity or on the initiative of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee creating a first home investment zone, a first home investment zone may suspend or terminate the collection of tax increment in a first home investment zone if the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee determines, by clear and convincing evidence, presented in a public meeting of the housing and transit reinvestment zone committee, that: (a) a substantial portion of the tax increment collected in the first home investment zone has not or will not be used for the purposes provided in Section 63N-23-706; and (b) (i) the first home investment zone has no indebtedness; or (ii) the first home investment zone has no binding financial obligations. (2) A first home investment zone may not collect tax increment in excess of the tax increment projections or limitations set forth in the first home investment zone proposal and disclosed in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 36, Part 2, Pre-increment Disclosure and Reporting. (3) The agency administering the tax increment collected in a first home investment zone under Subsection 63N-23-706(2), shall have standing in a court with proper jurisdiction to enforce provisions of the first home investment zone proposal, participation agreements, and other agreements for the use of the tax increment collected. (4) The agency administering tax increment from a first home investment zone under Subsection 63N-23-706(2) shall follow the requirements described in Title 59, Chapter 36, Tax Increment Financing Reporting, and the audit requirements described in Sections 17C-1-604 and 17C-1-605. (5) For each first home investment zone collecting tax increment within a county, the county auditor shall follow the reporting requirement found in Section 17C-1-606.
Utah Code § 31A-22-1504 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-1504
§ 31A-22-1504. Mandatory coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) A rental company shall provide its renters with primary coverage meeting the requirements of Title 73, Chapter 18c, Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act. (2) All coverage shall include primary defense costs and may not be waived.
Utah Code § 63A-19-401.4 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-19 / § 63A-19-401.4
§ 63A-19-401.4. Requirements for contractors.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (4), a contractor that processes or has access to personal data as a part of the contractor's duties under a contract with a governmental entity is subject to the requirements of this chapter to the same extent as the governmental entity for any personal data the contractor processes or has access to under a contract with the governmental entity. (2) A contract entered into or renewed between a contractor and a governmental entity after July 1, 2027, shall contain specific language that requires a contractor to comply with the requirements of this chapter with regard to the personal data processed or accessed by the contractor as a part of the contractor's duties under a contract to the same extent as required of the governmental entity. (3) The requirements under this section are in addition to and do not replace any other requirements or liability that may be imposed for the contractor's violation of other laws protecting privacy rights or government records. (4) A contractor is not subject to the data privacy training program requirements described in Section 63A-19-401.2.
Utah Code § 63N-24-601 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-24 / § 63N-24-601
§ 63N-24-601. Definitions.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026As used in this part: (1) "Board" means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund Board. (2) "Capital projects" means expenditures for land, improvements on the land, and equipment intended to have long-term beneficial use. (3) "County" means: (a) Duchesne County; or (b) Uintah County. (4) "Division" means the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development. (5) "Revitalization Fund" means the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund. (6) "Tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation.
Utah Code § 78B-2-211 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-211
§ 78B-2-211. What constitutes adverse possession under written instrument.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of constituting an adverse possession by any person claiming a title based upon a written instrument or a judgment or decree, the property is considered to have been possessed if: (1) it has been usually cultivated or improved; (2) it has been protected by a substantial enclosure; (3) although not enclosed, it has been used for the supply of fuel, fencing timber, for the purpose of husbandry, or for pasturage or for the ordinary use of the occupant; or (4) where a known farm or single lot has been partly improved, the portion of the farm or lot which may have been left not cleared or not inclosed according to the usual course and custom of the adjoining county is considered to have been occupied for the same length of time as the part improved and cultivated.
Utah Code § 53G-5-301 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-5 / § 53G-5-301
§ 53G-5-301. Charter school authorizer to request applications for certain types of charter schools.
Status: in_force

(1) To meet the unique learning styles and needs of students, a charter school authorizer shall seek to expand the types of instructional methods and programs offered by schools, as provided in this section. (2) (a) A charter school authorizer shall request individuals, groups of individuals, or nonprofit legal entities to submit an application to a charter school authorizer to establish a charter school that employs new and creative methods to meet the unique learning styles and needs of students, such as: (i) a military charter school; (ii) a charter school that focuses on learning opportunities for students at risk of academic failure; (iii) a charter school that focuses on career and technical education; (iv) a single gender charter school; (v) a charter school with an international focus that provides opportunities for the exchange of students or teachers; (vi) a charter school that focuses on serving underserved students; or (vii) an alternative charter school offering programs for nontraditional students. (b) In addition to a charter school identified in Subsection (2)(a), a charter school authorizer shall request applications for other types of charter schools that meet the unique learning styles and needs of students. (3) A charter school authorizer shall publicize a request for applications to establish a charter school specified in Subsection (2). (4) A charter school application submitted pursuant to Subsection (2) shall be subject to the application and approval procedures in accordance with Section 53G-5-304. (5) A charter school authorizer and the state board may approve one or more applications for each charter school described in Subsection (2), subject to the Legislature appropriating funds for, or authorizing, an increase in charter school enrollment capacity as described in Section 53G-6-504. (6) The state board shall submit a request to the Legislature to appropriate funds for, or authorize, the enrollment of students in charter schools tentatively approved under this section.
Utah Code § 63G-20-203 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-20 / § 63G-20-203
§ 63G-20-203. Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government, a state or local government official, or another accrediting, certifying, or licensing body may not: (1) deny, revoke, or suspend a licensee's professional or business license based on that licensee's beliefs or the licensee's lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee's religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality; or (2) penalize, discipline, censure, disadvantage, discriminate against, or retaliate against a licensee who holds a professional or business license based on that licensee's beliefs or lawful expressions of those beliefs in a nonprofessional setting, including the licensee's religious beliefs regarding marriage, family, or sexuality.