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Utah Code § 17E-2-302 — Utah Code / Title 17E / Chapter 17E-2 / § 17E-2-302
§ 17E-2-302. Lieutenant governor to record new county boundaries.
Status: in_force

The office of the lieutenant governor shall modify county boundaries in accordance with: (1) Title 17, Chapter 61, Part 2, Consolidation of Counties; (2) Title 17, Chapter 61, Part 3, County Annexation; and (3) Title 17, Chapter 61, Part 4, Creating New Counties.
Utah Code § 20A-3a-603 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-3a / § 20A-3a-603
§ 20A-3a-603. Early voting polling places.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer shall designate one or more polling places for early voting, as follows: (a) at least one polling place shall be open on each day that polls are open during the early voting period; (b) each polling place shall comply with the requirements for polling places under Chapter 5, Election Administration; (c) for all elections other than local special elections, municipal primary elections, and municipal general elections, at least 10% of the voting devices at a polling place shall be accessible for individuals with disabilities in accordance with Public Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002; and (d) each polling place shall be located in a government building or office, unless the election officer determines that, in the area designated by the election officer, there is no government building or office available that: (i) can be scheduled for use during early voting hours; (ii) has the physical facilities necessary to accommodate early voting requirements; (iii) has adequate space for voting equipment, poll workers, and voters; and (iv) has adequate security, public accessibility, and parking. (2) (a) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, the election officer may, after the deadline described in Section 20A-3a-604: (i) if necessary, change the location of an early voting place; or (ii) if the election officer determines that the number of early voting polling places is insufficient due to the number of registered voters who are voting, designate additional polling places during the early voting period. (b) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, if an election officer changes the location of an early voting polling place or designates an additional early voting polling place, the election officer shall, as soon as is reasonably possible, give notice of the dates, times, and location of the changed early voting polling place or the additional early voting polling place: (i) in accordance with Section 20A-3a-604; and (ii) by posting notice: (A) for a change in the location of an early voting polling place, at the new location and, if possible, the old location; and (B) for an additional early voting polling place, at the additional early voting polling place. (3) Except as provided in Section 20A-1-308, for each regular general election and regular primary election, counties of the first class shall ensure that the early voting polling places are approximately proportionately distributed based on population within the county.
Utah Code § 31A-22-630.1 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-630.1
§ 31A-22-630.1. Mobile mammography screening coverage.
Status: in_force

1/1/2027 (1) As used in this section: (a) "Approved mobile mammography unit" means a mobile mammography bus or vehicle that is: (i) equipped with mammography equipment to perform a mobile mammography screening; and (ii) approved by an accrediting body designated by the federal Food and Drug Administration to perform mammography screenings. (b) "Rural area" means a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class as classified under Section 17-60-104. (2) A health benefit plan that covers a mammography screening shall provide coverage of a mobile mammography screening if the mobile mammography screening is performed: (a) by an approved mobile mammography unit; and (b) in a rural area. (3) Coverage described in Subsection (2) shall reimburse the approved mobile mammography unit at the same rate that a health benefit plan reimburses for an in-network mammography screening performed in another setting. (4) An approved mobile mammography unit: (a) shall accept the amount reimbursed in Subsection (3) and any applicable enrollee cost sharing as payment in full; and (b) may only provide mammography screening services for an enrollee in accordance with the United States Preventative Services Task Force Guidelines on age and frequency.
Utah Code § 63A-12-107 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-12 / § 63A-12-107
§ 63A-12-107. Right to replevin.
Status: in_force

To secure the safety and preservation of records, the state archivist or the state archivist's representative may examine all records. On behalf of the state archivist, the attorney general may replevin any records that are not adequately safeguarded.
Utah Code § 78B-2-223 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-223
§ 78B-2-223. Minority or disability prevents running of period.
Status: in_force

Sections 78B-2-221 and 78B-2-222 shall not apply to minors or others under any legal disability to sue at the time when the right of action first accrues. Section 78B-2-224 shall apply in those circumstances.
Utah Code § 78A-1-202 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-1 / § 78A-1-202
§ 78A-1-202. Court proceedings to be public -- Notice to public of recording -- Right to exclude in certain cases.
Status: in_force

1/1/2027 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a court proceeding is public. (2) The Judicial Council shall require that notice be given to the public that a court proceeding is being recorded when an electronic or digital recording system is being used during the court proceeding. (3) The court may, in the court's discretion, during the examination of a witness exclude any and all other witnesses in the court proceeding. (4) In an action of divorce, criminal conversation, seduction, abortion, rape, or assault with intent to commit rape, the court may, in the court's discretion, exclude all persons who do not have a direct interest in the court proceeding, except jurors, witnesses, and officers of the court.
Utah Code § 63N-24-314 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-24 / § 63N-24-314
§ 63N-24-314. Repayment of funds.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) Upon the earlier of 30 years from the date an approved project is placed in service or the sale or transfer of the affordable housing units acquired, constructed, or rehabilitated as part of an approved project funded under Subsection 63N-22-313(1), the housing sponsor shall remit to the division: (a) the total amount of money distributed by the division to the housing sponsor for the project; and (b) an additional amount of money determined by contract with the division prior to the initial disbursement of money. (2) Any claim arising under Subsection (1) is a lien against the real property funded under this chapter. (3) (a) Any money returned to the division under Subsection (1) from a housing sponsor that received funds from the Economic Revitalization and Investment Fund shall be deposited in the Economic Revitalization and Investment Fund. (b) Any money returned to the division under Subsection (1) from a housing sponsor that received funds from the Rural Housing Fund shall be deposited in the Rural Housing Fund.
Utah Code § 39A-5-224 — Utah Code / Title 39A / Chapter 39A-5 / § 39A-5-224
§ 39A-5-224. Findings -- Background check prior to sentencing.
Status: in_force

(1) A court shall announce its findings and sentence to the parties as soon as determined. (2) The court panel may defer sentencing pending an investigation of the background of the accused to determine a just and appropriate sentence.
Utah Code § 31A-4-108 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-4 / § 31A-4-108
§ 31A-4-108. Power to hold property in other than own name.
Status: in_force

(1) An insurer shall hold all investments and deposits of its funds in its own name except: (a) securities: (i) kept under a custodial agreement or trust arrangement with one of the following approved by the commissioner: (A) a bank; (B) a securities firm's trust company; (C) a trust company; or (D) a brokerage firm; and (ii) that may be issued in the name of a nominee of the: (A) bank; (B) securities firm's trust company; (C) trust company; or (D) brokerage firm; and (b) securities that may be acquired and held in bearer form. (2) An insurer shall take steps which the commissioner reasonably prescribes by rule or order to: (a) safeguard the securities described in Subsection (1); and (b) ensure that the securities are not loaned to other insurers, affiliated or not, to mislead the commissioner about the true financial condition of either the lending or the borrowing insurer. (3) (a) If the department finds that an insurer is in violation of this section, the insurer is subject to: (i) a fine; (ii) suspension of a license; (iii) revocation of a license; (iv) another penalty permitted by Section 31A-2-308; or (v) any combination of Subsections (3)(a)(i) through (iv). (b) An insurer may not provide for the custody of the insurer's securities except as granted by this section. (c) Securities of an insurer kept under a custodial agreement or trust arrangement in violation of this section shall be disregarded in: (i) determining the financial condition of the insurer; or (ii) reporting the financial condition of the insurer.
Utah Code § 32B-8-201 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-8 / § 32B-8-201
§ 32B-8-201. Commission's power to issue a resort license.
Status: in_force

(1) Before a person as a resort under a single license may store, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of an alcoholic product on sublicense premises, the person shall first obtain a resort license from the commission in accordance with this part. (2) (a) The commission may issue to a person a resort license to allow the storage, sale, offer for sale, furnishing, and consumption of an alcoholic product in connection with a resort designated in the resort license if the person operates at least four sublicenses under the resort license. (b) A resort license shall: (i) consist of: (A) a general resort license; and (B) four or more sublicenses; and (ii) designate the boundary of the resort building, each sublicense, and each designated conveyance area. (c) This chapter does not prohibit an alcoholic product in or on the boundary of the resort building to the extent otherwise permitted by this title. (3) The commission may not issue a total number of resort licenses that at any time totals more than eight.
Utah Code § 26B-4-246 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-4 / § 26B-4-246
§ 26B-4-246. Denial or revocation of guardian card or caregiver card.
Status: in_force

The department may deny or revoke a medical cannabis guardian card or a medical cannabis caregiver card if the applicant or cardholder: (1) violates the requirements of this chapter; or (2) unless the individual completes any imposed sentence two or more years before the day on which the individual submits the application, has been convicted of any of the following under state or federal law: (a) a drug distribution offense that is a felony within the preceding 10 years; or (b) after December 3, 2018, a drug distribution offense that is a misdemeanor.
Utah Code § 63A-9-101 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-9 / § 63A-9-101
§ 63A-9-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) (a) "Agency" means each department, commission, board, council, agency, institution, officer, corporation, fund, division, office, committee, authority, laboratory, library, unit, bureau, panel, or other administrative unit of the state. (b) "Agency" includes the State Board of Education and each higher education institution listed in Section 53H-1-102. (c) "Agency" includes the legislative and judicial branches. (2) "Committee" means the Motor Vehicle Review Committee created by this chapter. (3) "Director" means the director of the division. (4) "Division" means the Division of Fleet Operations created by this chapter. (5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Government Operations. (6) "Local agency" means: (a) a county; (b) a municipality; (c) a school district; (d) a special district; (e) a special service district; (f) an interlocal entity as defined under Section 11-13-103; or (g) any other political subdivision of the state, including a local commission, board, or other governmental entity that is vested with the authority to make decisions regarding the public's business. (7) (a) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle capable of carrying passengers. (b) "Motor vehicle" includes vehicles used for construction and other nontransportation purposes. (8) "State vehicle" means each motor vehicle owned, operated, or in the possession of an agency.
Utah Code § 63A-12-204 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-12 / § 63A-12-204
§ 63A-12-204. Government records ombudsman.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The government records ombudsman, appointed under Section 63A-12-202, shall: (i) be familiar with the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act; (ii) serve as a resource for a person who is making or responding to a records request or filing an appeal relating to a records request; and (iii) upon a request from a requester or responder, and with the consent of both the requester and responder, mediate a dispute between a requester and responder, including a dispute between a requester and a governmental entity regarding the governmental entity's access denial, as defined in Section 63G-2-400.5. (b) (i) Before the conclusion of a mediation under Subsection (1)(a)(iii), a requester or responder may withdraw consent for the mediation. (ii) If a requester or responder withdraws consent under Subsection (1)(b)(i), the government records ombudsman shall, in accordance with Subsection (3)(a)(ii), certify that the mediation was not concluded because of a lack of the required consent. (2) The government records ombudsman may not testify, or be compelled to testify, regarding a matter for which the government records ombudsman provides services under this section: (a) in an appeals proceeding described in Title 63G, Chapter 2, Part 4, Appeals; or (b) before an administrative body or a court. (3) Upon the conclusion of a mediation described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii), or upon the government records ombudsman's determination that the required consent for the mediation is lacking, the government records ombudsman shall: (a) certify in writing that the mediation: (i) is concluded; or (ii) did not take place or was not concluded because of a lack of the required consent; and (b) provide a copy of the written certification to the requester and the responder.
Utah Code § 78B-4-402 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-4 / § 78B-4-402
§ 78B-4-402. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Inherent risks of skiing" means the dangers or conditions that are an integral part of the sport of recreational, competitive, or professional skiing, including: (a) changing weather conditions; (b) snow or ice conditions as the snow or ice conditions exist or may change, including hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, or machine-made snow; (c) surface or subsurface conditions, including bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, trees, or other natural objects; (d) variations or steepness in terrain, whether natural or as a result of slope design, snowmaking or grooming operations, or other terrain modifications, including: (i) terrain parks; (ii) terrain features, including jumps, rails, or fun boxes; or (iii) all other constructed and natural features, including half pipes, quarter pipes, or freestyle-bump terrain; (e) impact with lift towers, other structures, or their components, including signs, posts, fences or enclosures, hydrants, or water pipes; (f) collisions with other skiers; (g) participation in, or practicing or training for, competitions or special events; and (h) the failure of a skier to ski within the skier's own ability. (2) "Injury" means any personal injury or property damage or loss. (3) "Minor" means an individual who is under 18 years old. (4) "Skier" means an individual present in a ski area for the purpose of engaging in the sport of skiing, nordic, freestyle, or other types of ski jumping, or using skis, a sled, a tube, a snowboard, or any other device. (5) "Ski area" means any area designated by a ski area operator to be used for skiing, nordic, freestyle or other type of ski jumping, or snowboarding. (6) (a) "Ski area operator" means a person that operates a ski area. (b) "Ski area operator" includes an agent, an officer, an employee, or a representative of the person that operates a ski area.
Utah Code § 17B-1-1104 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-1104
§ 17B-1-1104. Pledge of revenues to pay for bonds.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be payable from and secured by the pledge of all or any specified part of: (1) the revenues to be derived by the special district from providing its services and from the operation of its facilities and other properties; (2) sales and use taxes, property taxes, and other taxes; (3) federal, state, or local grants; (4) in the case of special assessment bonds, the special assessments pledged to repay the special assessment bonds; and (5) other money legally available to the district.
Utah Code § 78B-22-904 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-22 / § 78B-22-904
§ 78B-22-904. Chief appellate officer -- Qualifications -- Staff -- Duties.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) After consulting with the commission, the executive director shall appoint a chief appellate officer. (b) When appointing the chief appellate officer, the executive director shall give preference to an individual with experience in adult criminal appellate defense representation. (2) The chief appellate officer shall be an active member of the Utah State Bar with an appropriate background and experience to serve as the chief appellate officer. (3) The chief appellate officer shall carry out the duties of the division described in Section 78B-22-903. (4) The chief appellate officer shall: (a) provide appellate defense services in an eligible county; (b) hire staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the division described in Section 78B-22-903; and (c) perform all other duties that are necessary for the division to carry out the division's statutory duties. (5) The chief appellate officer may provide appellate defense services in an action or an appeal for postconviction relief under Chapter 9, Postconviction Remedies Act, if the court appoints the division to represent the indigent individual.
Utah Code § 78B-6-2705 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-2705
§ 78B-6-2705. Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action under this part, a prevailing plaintiff may recover: (a) the greater of: (i) economic and noneconomic damages proximately caused by the defendant's disclosure or threatened disclosure, including damages for emotional distress, whether or not accompanied by other damages; or (ii) statutory damages not to exceed $10,000 against each defendant found liable under this part for all disclosures and threatened disclosures by the defendant of which the plaintiff knew or reasonably should have known when filing the action or which became known during the pendency of the action; (b) an amount equal to any monetary gain made by the defendant from disclosure of the intimate image; and (c) punitive damages. (2) In determining the amount of statutory damages under Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the trier of fact shall consider: (a) the age of the parties at the time of the disclosure or threatened disclosure; (b) the number of disclosures or threatened disclosures made by the defendant; (c) the breadth of distribution of the image by the defendant; and (d) other exacerbating or mitigating factors. (3) In an action under this part, the court may award a prevailing plaintiff: (a) reasonable attorney fees and costs; and (b) additional relief, including injunctive relief. (4) This part does not affect a right or remedy available under a law of this state other than this part.
Utah Code § 26B-6-213 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-6 / § 26B-6-213
§ 26B-6-213. Private right of action -- Estate asset -- Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A vulnerable adult who suffers harm or financial loss as a result of exploitation has a private right of action against the perpetrator. (2) Upon the death of a vulnerable adult, any cause of action under this section shall constitute an asset of the estate of the vulnerable adult. (3) If the plaintiff prevails in an action brought under this section, the court may order that the defendant pay the costs and reasonable attorney fees of the plaintiff. (4) If the defendant prevails in an action brought under this section, the court may order that the plaintiff pay the costs and reasonable attorney fees of the defendant, if the court finds that the action was frivolous, unreasonable, or taken in bad faith.
Utah Code § 63N-24-509 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-24 / § 63N-24-509
§ 63N-24-509. Application -- Retroactivity.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The provisions of Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 339, apply to any claim for which a court of competent jurisdiction has not issued a final unappealable judgment or order. (2) The Legislature finds that the provisions of Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 339: (a) do not enlarge, eliminate, or destroy vested rights; and (b) clarify application of the law.
Utah Code § 53H-8-301 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-8 / § 53H-8-301
§ 53H-8-301. Definitions.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026As used in this part: (1) "Account" means the Performance Funding Restricted Account created in Section 53H-8-302. (2) "Award" means a degree or certificate that an institution grants. (3) "Cohort" means a group of students, defined by the year in which the group enrolls in an institution. (4) "Estimated revenue growth from targeted jobs" means the estimated increase in individual income tax revenue generated by individuals employed in targeted jobs, determined in accordance with Sections 53H-8-302 and 53H-8-306. (5) "Full new performance funding amount" means the maximum amount of new performance funding that an institution may qualify for in a fiscal year, determined by the Legislature in accordance with Section 53H-8-303. (6) "Full-time" means the number of credit hours the board determines is full-time enrollment for a student. (7) "High-demand" job means: (a) a targeted job; and (b) a strategically important occupation that the board identifies in accordance with Subsection 53H-8-303(2). (8) "New performance funding" means the difference between the total amount of money in the account and the amount of money appropriated from the account for performance funding in the current fiscal year. (9) "Performance" means total performance across the metrics described in Section 53H-8-304. (10) "Strategically important occupation" means an occupation that: (a) is not a targeted job; and (b) supports strategic objectives for state workforce development in core public services or emerging industries. (11) "Targeted job" means a four- and five-star job that requires postsecondary training as designated by the Department of Workforce Services.