Utah Code § 17-79-709 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-709
§ 17-79-709. Common area parcels on a plat -- No separate ownership -- Ownership interest equally divided among other parcels on plat and included in description of other parcels.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Association" means the same as that term is defined in: (i) regarding a common area, Section 57-8a-102; and (ii) regarding a common area and facility, Section 57-8-3. (b) "Common area" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8a-102. (c) "Common area and facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8-3. (d) "Condemnor" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-520.3. (e) "Declarant" means the same as that term is defined in: (i) regarding a common area, Section 57-8a-102; and (ii) regarding a common area and facility, Section 57-8-3. (f) "Declaration," regarding a common area and facility, means the same as that term is defined in Section 57-8-3. (g) "Period of administrative control" means the same as that term is defined in: (i) regarding a common area, Section 57-8a-102; and (ii) regarding a common area and facility, Section 57-8-3. (h) "Under threat of condemnation" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-6-520.3. (2) A person may not separately own, convey, or modify a parcel designated as a common area or common area and facility on a plat recorded in compliance with this part, independent of the other lots, units, or parcels created by the plat unless: (a) an association holds in trust the parcel designated as a common area for the owners of the other lots, units, or parcels created by the plat; (b) the conveyance or modification is approved under Subsection (5); or (c) the conveyance or modification is made in accordance with Subsection (6). (3) If a conveyance or modification of a common area or common area and facility is approved in accordance with Subsection (5), the person who presents the instrument of conveyance to a county recorder shall: (a) attach a notice of the approval described in Subsection (5) as an exhibit to the document of conveyance; or (b) record a notice of the approval described in Subsection (5) concurrently with the conveyance as a separate document. (4) When a plat contains a common area or common area and facility: (a) each parcel that the plat creates has an equal ownership interest in the common area or common area and facility within the plat, unless the plat or an accompanying recorded document indicates a different division of interest for assessment purposes; and (b) each instrument describing a parcel on the plat by the parcel's identifying plat number implicitly includes the ownership interest in the common area or common area and facility within the plat, even if that ownership interest is not explicitly stated in the instrument. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a person may modify the size or location of or separately convey a common area or common area and facility if the following approve the conveyance or modification: (a) the local government; (b) (i) for a common area that an association owns, 67% of the voting interests in the association; or (ii) for a common area that an association does not own, or for a common area and facility, 67% of the owners of lots, units, and parcels designated on a plat that is subject to a declaration and on which the common area or common area and facility is included; and (c) during the period of administrative control, the declarant. (6) (a) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), an individual may convey a portion of a common area and facility in accordance with Section 57-8-32 or 57-8a-232, if: (i) the individual is authorized to act on behalf of an association by: (A) a vote of the association's board, either before or after the threat of condemnation arises; or (B) if the association is defunct or unable to act through a board, the association's governing documents; (ii) the common area or common area and facility is under threat of condemnation; and (iii) the individual makes the conveyance to a condemnor. (b) If an individual makes a conveyance in accordance with Subsection (6)(a), no lot owner or unit owner is required to approve the conveyance or modification.
Utah Code § 17-79-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-305
§ 17-79-305. Other entities required to conform to county's land use ordinances -- Exceptions -- School districts, charter schools, home-based microschools, and micro-education entities -- Submission of development plan and schedule.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use ordinance of any county when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within a mountainous planning district or the unincorporated portion of the county, as applicable. (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a county's land use ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that county may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is subject to a county's land use ordinances. (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a county may: (A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f). (ii) The standards to which a county may subject a charter school under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective. (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a county may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i). (iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply. (3) A county may not: (a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, county building codes, building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities on school property; (b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway; (c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section; (d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for inspection; (e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act; (f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or (g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to pupils, impose a regulation that: (i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use or structure is approved; or (ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure. (4) Subject to Section 53E-3-703 and in accordance with standards the Division of Facilities Construction and Management establishes in rule, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the siting of a new school with the county in which the school is to be located, to: (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the impacts between the new school and future highways; and (b) maximize school, student, and site safety. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a county may, at the county's discretion: (a) request a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to the school district or charter school; and (b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through to: (i) the school district or charter school; and (ii) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management. (6) (a) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has the sole authority to approve inspectors for school construction projects under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight. (b) A school district may only use inspectors approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management as follows: (i) a Division of Facilities Construction and Management inspector; (ii) a county building inspector who is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; or (iii) a certified building inspector, which may include a qualified school district inspector, who meets all of the following requirements: (A) is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; (B) is not an employee of the contractor; (C) is licensed to perform the inspection requested; and (D) maintains current certifications as required by Division of Facilities Construction and Management rule. (7) (a) A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a county. (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis. (c) Parking requirements for a charter school or micro-education entity may not exceed the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the county. (d) If a county has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business which sells alcohol, a charter school or micro-education entity may be prohibited from a location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school or micro-education entity provides a waiver. (e) (i) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management under Section 63A-5b-1208 shall be the exclusive certificate required, and a county shall accept the division's certificate as satisfying all local occupancy requirements. (ii) A micro-education entity is not subject to the requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight, and shall comply with local building codes and permitting requirements through county building officials. (f) A micro-education entity may operate a facility only if the micro-education entity complies with all applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions, and the facility: (i) meets Group E Occupancy requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 15A-2-103(1)(a); or (ii) is subject to and complies with the same occupancy requirements as a Class A-1, A-3, B, or M Occupancy as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 15A-2-103(1)(a), if: (A) the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection system; (B) each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level of exit discharge, orthe structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system; and (C) the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that are greater than 12,000 square feet. (g) (i) The number of students that a micro-education entity may have in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) is: (A) determined by the facility's occupancy classification and occupant capacity under the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; and (B) subject to applicable zoning and land use regulations. (ii) Notwithstanding the facility's occupant capacity, a micro-education entity may not have more than 100 students. (h) A person may alter or convert the use of a structure located within any zone into a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) for operation by a micro-education entity if the facility: (i) complies with the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, including any permit, plan review, or inspection required for a change in occupancy classification; and (ii) complies with any applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions. (i) (i) A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy requirements beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling. (ii) If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the International Residential Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-1-210. (8) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land use authority a development plan and schedule: (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the commencement of construction; and (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess: (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances; (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102(17)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development; (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 17-79-804; (D) any credit against an impact fee; and (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee. (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under Subsection (8)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection (8)(a)(ii) in the process of preparing the budget for the development. (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to: (a) modify or supersede Section 17-79-306; or (b) authorize a county to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, or any other provision of federal law. (10) (a) Nothing in Subsection (7) prevents a political subdivision from: (i) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with local zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, including: (A) parking; (B) traffic, including types or sizes of streets on which a microschool or micro-education entity may be located based on the projected number of students or impact and circulation requirements; (C) noise ordinances; (D) graduated square footage requirements for lot sizes based on the projected number of students; and (E) hours of operation; (ii) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business license; (iii) enacting county ordinances and regulations consistent with this section; (iv) subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (v) imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to health or safety. (b) Nothing in Subsection (7) or this Subsection (10) requires a political subdivision to enact an ordinance. (c) A political subdivision may: (i) include in an ordinance one or more of the provisions described in Subsection (10)(a); and (ii) include other relevant provisions not described in Subsection (10)(a) in an ordinance. (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proximity restrictions that apply to community locations do not apply to a micro-education entity. (12) (a) Section 63A-5b-1218 governs the requirements for permitting and inspection of public school buildings. (b) A county may not enact any ordinance, policy, or regulation relating to the permitting or inspection of public school buildings. (13) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the required regulation or subsequent inspection by a local health department.7/1/2026 (1) (a) Each county, municipality, school district, charter school, special district, special service district, and political subdivision of the state shall conform to any applicable land use ordinance of any county when installing, constructing, operating, or otherwise using any area, land, or building situated within a mountainous planning district or the unincorporated portion of the county, as applicable. (b) In addition to any other remedies provided by law, when a county's land use ordinance is violated or about to be violated by another political subdivision, that county may institute an injunction, mandamus, abatement, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the improper installation, improvement, or use. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a school district or charter school is subject to a county's land use ordinances. (b) (i) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), a county may: (A) subject a charter school to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (B) impose regulations upon the location of a project that are necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety, as provided in Subsection (3)(f). (ii) The standards to which a county may subject a charter school under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall be objective standards only and may not be subjective. (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), the only basis upon which a county may deny or withhold approval of a charter school's land use application is the charter school's failure to comply with a standard imposed under Subsection (2)(b)(i). (iv) Nothing in Subsection (2)(b)(iii) may be construed to relieve a charter school of an obligation to comply with a requirement of an applicable building or safety code to which it is otherwise obligated to comply. (3) A county may not: (a) impose requirements for landscaping, fencing, aesthetic considerations, construction methods or materials, additional building inspections, county building codes, building use for educational purposes, or the placement or use of temporary classroom facilities on school property; (b) except as otherwise provided in this section, require a school district or charter school to participate in the cost of any roadway or sidewalk, or a study on the impact of a school on a roadway or sidewalk, that is not reasonably necessary for the safety of school children and not located on or contiguous to school property, unless the roadway or sidewalk is required to connect an otherwise isolated school site to an existing roadway; (c) require a district or charter school to pay fees not authorized by this section; (d) provide for inspection of school construction or assess a fee or other charges for inspection; (e) require a school district or charter school to pay any impact fee for an improvement project unless the impact fee is imposed as provided in Title 11, Chapter 36a, Impact Fees Act; (f) impose regulations upon the location of an educational facility except as necessary to avoid unreasonable risks to health or safety; or (g) for a land use or a structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school that is not an educational facility but is used in support of providing instruction to pupils, impose a regulation that: (i) is not imposed on a similar land use or structure in the zone in which the land use or structure is approved; or (ii) uses the tax exempt status of the school district or charter school as criteria for prohibiting or regulating the land use or location of the structure. (4) Subject to Section 53E-3-703 and in accordance with standards the Division of Facilities Construction and Management establishes in rule, a school district or charter school shall coordinate the siting of a new school with the county in which the school is to be located, to: (a) avoid or mitigate existing and potential traffic hazards, including consideration of the impacts between the new school and future highways; and (b) maximize school, student, and site safety. (5) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(d), a county may, at the county's discretion: (a) request a walk-through of school construction at no cost and at a time convenient to the school district or charter school; and (b) provide recommendations based upon the walk-through to: (i) the school district or charter school; and (ii) the Division of Facilities Construction and Management. (6) (a) The Division of Facilities Construction and Management has the sole authority to approve inspectors for school construction projects under Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight. (b) A school district may only use inspectors approved by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management as follows: (i) a Division of Facilities Construction and Management inspector; (ii) a county building inspector who is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; or (iii) a certified building inspector, which may include a qualified school district inspector, who meets all of the following requirements: (A) is on the Division of Facilities Construction and Management's approved roster under Section 63A-5b-1220; (B) is not an employee of the contractor; (C) is licensed to perform the inspection requested; and (D) maintains current certifications as required by Division of Facilities Construction and Management rule. (7) (a) A charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity shall be considered a permitted use in all zoning districts within a county. (b) Each land use application for any approval required for a charter school, home-based microschool, or micro-education entity, including an application for a building permit, shall be processed on a first priority basis. (c) Parking requirements for a charter school or micro-education entity may not exceed the minimum parking requirements for schools or other institutional public uses throughout the county. (d) If a county has designated zones for a sexually oriented business, or a business which sells alcohol, a charter school or micro-education entity may be prohibited from a location which would otherwise defeat the purpose for the zone unless the charter school or micro-education entity provides a waiver. (e) (i) A certificate authorizing permanent occupancy issued by the Division of Facilities Construction and Management under Section 63A-5b-1208 shall be the exclusive certificate required, and a county shall accept the division's certificate as satisfying all local occupancy requirements. (ii) A micro-education entity is not subject to the requirements of Title 63A, Chapter 5b, Part 12, Public School Construction Oversight, and shall comply with local building codes and permitting requirements through county building officials. (f) A micro-education entity may operate a facility only if the micro-education entity complies with all applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions, and the facility: (i) meets Group E Occupancy requirements as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 15A-2-103(1)(a); or (ii) is subject to and complies with the same occupancy requirements as a Class A-1, A-3, B, or M Occupancy as defined by the International Building Code, as incorporated by Subsection 15A-2-103(1)(a), if: (A) the facility has a code compliant fire alarm system and carbon monoxide detection system; (B) each classroom in the facility has an exit directly to the outside at the level of exit discharge, orthe structure has a code compliant fire sprinkler system; and (C) the facility has an automatic fire sprinkler system in fire areas of the facility that are greater than 12,000 square feet. (g) (i) The number of students that a micro-education entity may have in a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) is: (A) determined by the facility's occupancy classification and occupant capacity under the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103; and (B) subject to applicable zoning and land use regulations. (ii) Notwithstanding the facility's occupant capacity, a micro-education entity may not have more than 100 students. (h) A person may alter or convert the use of a structure located within any zone into a facility described in Subsection (7)(f) for operation by a micro-education entity if the facility: (i) complies with the state construction codes, as incorporated by Section 15A-2-103, including any permit, plan review, or inspection required for a change in occupancy classification; and (ii) complies with any applicable ordinances of the political subdivision, which may include provisions described in Subsection (10) or other relevant provisions. (i) (i) A home-based microschool is not subject to additional occupancy requirements beyond occupancy requirements that apply to a primary dwelling. (ii) If a floor that is below grade in a home-based microschool is used for home-based microschool purposes, the below grade floor of the home-based microschool shall have at least one emergency escape or rescue window that complies with the requirements for emergency escape and rescue windows as defined by the International Residential Code, as incorporated by Section 15A-1-210. (8) (a) A specified public agency intending to develop its land shall submit to the land use authority a development plan and schedule: (i) as early as practicable in the development process, but no later than the commencement of construction; and (ii) with sufficient detail to enable the land use authority to assess: (A) the specified public agency's compliance with applicable land use ordinances; (B) the demand for public facilities listed in Subsections 11-36a-102(17)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) caused by the development; (C) the amount of any applicable fee described in Section 17-79-804; (D) any credit against an impact fee; and (E) the potential for waiving an impact fee. (b) The land use authority shall respond to a specified public agency's submission under Subsection (8)(a) with reasonable promptness in order to allow the specified public agency to consider information the municipality provides under Subsection (8)(a)(ii) in the process of preparing the budget for the development. (9) Nothing in this section may be construed to: (a) modify or supersede Section 17-79-306; or (b) authorize a county to enforce an ordinance in a way, or enact an ordinance, that fails to comply with Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, the federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12102, or any other provision of federal law. (10) (a) Nothing in Subsection (7) prevents a political subdivision from: (i) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to comply with local zoning and land use regulations that do not conflict with this section, including: (A) parking; (B) traffic, including types or sizes of streets on which a microschool or micro-education entity may be located based on the projected number of students or impact and circulation requirements; (C) noise ordinances; (D) graduated square footage requirements for lot sizes based on the projected number of students; and (E) hours of operation; (ii) requiring a home-based microschool or micro-education entity to obtain a business license; (iii) enacting county ordinances and regulations consistent with this section; (iv) subjecting a micro-education entity to standards within each zone pertaining to setback, height, bulk and massing regulations, off-site parking, curb cut, traffic circulation, and construction staging; and (v) imposing regulations on the location of a project that are necessary to avoid risks to health or safety. (b) Nothing in Subsection (7) or this Subsection (10) requires a political subdivision to enact an ordinance. (c) A political subdivision may: (i) include in an ordinance one or more of the provisions described in Subsection (10)(a); and (ii) include other relevant provisions not described in Subsection (10)(a) in an ordinance. (11) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the proximity restrictions that apply to community locations do not apply to a micro-education entity. (12) (a) Section 63A-5b-1218 governs the requirements for permitting and inspection of public school buildings. (b) A county may not enact any ordinance, policy, or regulation relating to the permitting or inspection of public school buildings. (13) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the required regulation or subsequent inspection by a local health department.
Utah Code § 17-70-511 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-511
§ 17-70-511. County ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations -- Procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint, except as provided in Subsection (3), against a county officer or county employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint: (i) with the county ethics commission, if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the county has not established a county ethics commission. (b) A county that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may: (i) accept the complaint if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201: (A) regardless of whether the county has established a county ethics commission; or (B) if the county has not established a county ethics commission. (3) Any complaint against an individual who is under the merit system, charging the individual with a violation of this part, shall be filed and processed in accordance with the provisions of the merit system.
Utah Code § 17-71-301.5 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-301.5
§ 17-71-301.5. Digital authentication of county records -- Standards and approval process.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Digital authentication" means a method of verifying the identity of a person and the integrity of an electronic document using tamper-evident technology that: (i) creates a verifiable record of the authentication; and (ii) meets standards established under Section 63A-12-117. (b) "Digital authentication system" means the technology and procedures used to create digitally authenticated records. (c) "Digitally authenticated record" means an electronic document that: (i) has been authenticated using digital authentication as defined in this section; (ii) meets the requirements established by rule under Section 63A-12-117; and (iii) if the document is to be recorded by a county recorder, has been approved for county use in accordance with Section 17-71-301.5. (d) "Division" means the Division of Technology Services created in Section 63A-16-103. (e) "Records Management Committee" means the Records Management Committee created in Section 63A-12-112. (f) "State Archives" means the Division of Archives and Records Service created in Section 63A-12-101. (g) "Tamper-evident technology" means technology that: (i) creates a permanent, verifiable record that allows detection of any unauthorized alteration to an electronic document after authentication; and (ii) maintains an immutable audit trail of authentication events. (2) (a) A county recorder may accept and record a digitally authenticated record if: (i) the county has obtained approval under Subsection (3); and (ii) the digitally authenticated record meets the requirements of Section 17-71-602. (b) A county recorder that accepts digitally authenticated records shall: (i) maintain procedures for accepting both digitally authenticated records and traditionally notarized documents; (ii) provide public notice of the types of digital authentication the county accepts; (iii) ensure compliance with retention requirements established by the state archivist under Section 63A-12-117; and (iv) maintain audit trails for all digitally authenticated records accepted. (3) Before accepting digitally authenticated records, a county shall: (a) submit a proposal to the State Archives that describes: (i) the digital authentication system the county proposes to use; (ii) security measures to protect record integrity; (iii) procedures for verification of authentication; (iv) the types of records the county proposes to accept through digital authentication; (v) implementation timelines and training plans; (vi) compliance with retention schedules approved by the Records Management Committee; (vii) preservation requirements for permanent records; (viii) transfer procedures for records to be archived; (ix) format specifications for long-term storage; (x) consultation conducted with: (A) the Title and Escrow Commission created in Section 31A-2-403; (B) the County Recorder Standards Board created in Section 63C-30-201; and (C) other private industry stakeholders with interests affected by the proposal; and (xi) a summary of concerns raised during the consultations described in Subsection (3)(a)(x); and (b) obtain approval from the state archivist in accordance with Subsection (4). (4) (a) The state archivist shall review each county proposal submitted under Subsection (3) for: (i) compliance with: (A) retention schedules approved by the Records Management Committee; (B) preservation standards for digital records established under Section 63A-12-117; (C) transfer requirements for permanent records; and (D) technical standards established by rule under Section 63A-12-117; (ii) sufficiency of county resources and training for implementation; and (iii) completeness of the consultation requirements described in Subsection (3)(a)(x) and consideration of concerns described in Subsection (3)(a)(xi). (b) The state archivist shall consult with the division regarding technical aspects of a proposal. (c) Before the state archivist approves a proposal, the county, with assistance from State Archives, shall present the proposal to the Records Management Committee in a public meeting that provides opportunity for public comment. (d) The state archivist shall provide written approval or denial to the county within 45 days after the day on which the county submits a proposal under Subsection (3). (e) If the state archivist denies a proposal, the state archivist shall provide: (i) specific reasons for denial; and (ii) recommendations for modification. (f) A county may resubmit a modified proposal in accordance with this section. (5) An approval granted under Subsection (4) is valid for three years and may be renewed upon demonstration of continued compliance with the requirements of this section. (6) A county recorder may establish and collect fees for accepting and recording digitally authenticated records in accordance with Section 17-71-407.
Utah Code § 17-79-618 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-618
§ 17-79-618. Operation of a tower crane.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Affected land" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-622. (b) "Airspace approval" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-622. (c) "Live load" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-622. (d) "Permit period" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-622. (e) "Tower crane" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-622. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a county may not require airspace approval as a condition for the county's: (a) approval of a building permit; or (b) authorization of a development activity. (3) A county may require airspace approval relating to affected land as a condition for the county's approval of a building permit or for the county's authorization of a development activity if: (a) the tower crane will, during the permit period or development activity, carry a live load over the affected land; or (b) the affected land is within: (i) an airport overlay zone; or (ii) another zone designated to protect the airspace around an airport.
Utah Code § 17-76-216 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-216
§ 17-76-216. Disciplinary charges and merit system officer grievances -- Appeal to commission -- Hearing -- Findings.
Status: in_force

(1) An appointing authority who orders the demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer for any cause described in Section 17-76-215 shall: (a) file written charges with the commission; and (b) serve the merit system officer with a copy of the written charges. (2) (a) (i) A merit system officer who is the subject of charges under Subsection (1) may, within 10 days after the day on which the charges were served, appeal in writing to the commission. (ii) In the absence of an appeal, a copy of the charges under Subsection (1) may not be made public without the consent of the merit system officer charged. (b) If a merit system officer files a grievance, as defined by the commission, and exhausts all internal grievance procedures, if any, the merit system officer may, within 10 days after the day on which the merit system officer received notice of the final disposition of the grievance, file an appeal with the commission. (3) (a) The commission shall: (i) fix a time and place for a hearing upon the charges or appeal of a merit system officer grievance; and (ii) give notice of the hearing to the parties. (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), each hearing under this Subsection (3) shall be held not less than 10 days, and not more than 90 days, after the day on which a merit system officer files an appeal or grievance. (ii) A hearing may be held more than 90 days after an appeal or grievance is filed if: (A) the merit system officer and employer agree; or (B) the commission determines there is good cause to delay the hearing. (4) (a) If the aggrieved merit system officer so desires, the hearing shall be public. (b) The parties may be represented by counsel at the hearing. (5) After the hearing, the commission shall make its decision in writing, including findings of fact, and shall mail a copy of the commission's decision to each party. (6) (a) An individual aggrieved by an act or failure to act of any commission under this part has exhausted the remedies of appeal to the commission, the individual may appeal the commission's decision to the district court. (b) The courts may review questions of law and fact, and may affirm, set aside, or modify the ruling complained of.
Utah Code § 17-78-1003 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-1003
§ 17-78-1003. Regulation of sexually oriented business.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Adult service" means dancing, serving food or beverages, modeling, posing, wrestling, singing, reading, talking, listening, or other performances or activities conducted by a nude or partially denuded individual for compensation. (b) "Compensation" means: (i) a salary; (ii) a fee; (iii) a commission; (iv) employment; (v) a profit; or (vi) other pecuniary gain. (c) (i) "Escort" means a person who, for compensation, dates, socializes with, visits, consorts with, or accompanies another, or offers to date, consort with, socialize with, visit, or accompany another: (A) to a social affair, entertainment, or a place of amusement; or (B) within: (I) a place of public or private resort; (II) a business or commercial establishment; or (III) a private quarter. (ii) "Escort" does not mean a person who provides business or personal services, including: (A) a licensed private nurse; (B) an aide for the elderly or a person with a disability; (C) a social secretary or similar service personnel: (I) whose relationship with a patron is characterized by a contractual relationship having a duration of 12 hours or more; and (II) who provides a service not principally characterized as dating or socializing; or (D) a person who provides services such as singing telegrams, birthday greetings, or similar activities: (I) characterized by an appearance in a public place; (II) contracted for by a party other than the person for whom the service is being performed; and (III) of a duration not to exceed one hour. (d) "Escort service" means any person who furnishes or arranges for an escort to accompany another individual for compensation. (e) "Nude or partially denuded individual" means an individual with any of the following less than completely and opaquely covered: (i) genitals; (ii) the pubic region; or (iii) a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola. (f) (i) "Sexually oriented business" means a business at which any nude or partially denuded individual, regardless of whether the nude or partially denuded individual is an employee of the sexually oriented business or an independent contractor, performs any service for compensation. (ii) "Sexually oriented business" includes: (A) an escort service; or (B) an adult service. (2) A person employed in a sexually oriented business may not work in the unincorporated area of a county: (a) if the county requires that a person employed in a sexually oriented business be licensed individually; and (b) if the person is not licensed by the county. (3) A business entity that conducts a sexually oriented business may not conduct business in an unincorporated area of a county: (a) if the county requires that a sexually oriented business be licensed; and (b) if the business entity is not licensed by the county.
Utah Code § 17-78-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-102
§ 17-78-102. County powers regarding property, water rights, and water facilities -- Retainage.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may: (a) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any real or personal property or water rights necessary for the use of the county; (b) (i) purchase or otherwise acquire the necessary real estate upon which to sink wells to obtain water for sprinkling roads and for other county purposes; (ii) erect pumping apparatus, tanks, and reservoirs on county-owned property for obtaining and storing water for such purposes; and (iii) preserve, take care of, manage, and control real estate described in Subsection (1)(b)(i) and facilities described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii); (c) purchase, receive by donation, or lease any water rights or stock or rights in reservoirs or storage companies or associations for the use of citizens of the county; (d) construct dams and canals for the storage and distribution of waters described in Subsection (1)(c); and (e) fix the price for and sell water, water rights, stock, or rights in reservoir or storage companies or associations, with the dams and canals, as are not required for public use to citizens of the county. (2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to construct dams and canals under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5.
Utah Code § 17-71-605 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-605
§ 17-71-605. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
Status: in_force

This part modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001, et seq.) but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c)) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b)).
Utah Code § 17-60-407 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-407
§ 17-60-407. State to indemnify county regarding refusal to site nuclear waste -- Terms and conditions.
Status: in_force

If a county is challenged in a court of law regarding the county's decision to deny siting of a storage or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste or greater than class C radioactive waste or the county's refusal to provide municipal-type services regarding the operation of the storage or transfer facility, the state shall indemnify, defend, and hold the county harmless from any claims or damages, including court costs and attorney fees that are assessed as a result of the county's action, if: (1) the county has complied with the provisions of Section 17-79-402 by adopting an ordinance rejecting all proposals for the siting of a storage or transfer facility for the placement of high-level nuclear waste or greater than class C radioactive waste wholly or partially within the boundaries of the county; (2) the county has complied with Section 17-60-504 regarding refusal to provide municipal-type services; and (3) the court challenge against the county addresses the county's actions in compliance with Section 17-79-402 or 17-60-504.
Utah Code § 17-76-504 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-504
§ 17-76-504. Organization of fire civil service council.
Status: in_force

(1) A council shall select one of the council's members as chair. (2) The county executive shall assign a qualified employee of the county to act as secretary to the council and a qualified attorney to act as legal counsel to the council, each of which shall be acceptable to the council and shall act and serve without additional compensation. (3) The county executive shall provide suitable accommodations, equipment, and necessary funds to enable the council to properly conduct council business.
Utah Code § 17-76-316 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-316
§ 17-76-316. Reappointment after temporary leave.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Consistent with policies adopted by the commission and within the appointing authority's discretion, a merit system officer may be granted a temporary leave of absence outside the department. (b) Leave granted under Subsection (1)(a) is without pay and for a period not to exceed one year. (c) In accordance with applicable law or ordinance, the appointing authority may reappoint the merit system officer without examination at the end of the leave. (2) (a) In the event a merit system officer is elected sheriff or is appointed to any merit-exempt position in the department, the merit system officer's merit system status shall automatically be suspended for the period of time the officer remains sheriff or in a merit-exempt appointment. (b) At the end of the period of election to sheriff or suspension of merit status under Subsection (2)(a), the merit system officer shall be returned to the merit system officer's former position as a merit system officer without examination. (3) The appointing authority shall authorize any leave required by federal law.
Utah Code § 17-79-202 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-202
§ 17-79-202. Applicant notice -- Waiver of requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) For each land use application, the county shall: (a) notify the applicant of the date, time, and place of each public hearing and public meeting to consider the application; (b) provide to each applicant a copy of each staff report regarding the applicant or the pending application at least three business days before the public hearing or public meeting; and (c) notify the applicant of any final action on a pending application. (2) If a county fails to comply with the requirements of Subsection (1)(a) or (b) or both, an applicant may waive the failure so that the application may stay on the public hearing or public meeting agenda and be considered as if the requirements had been met.
Utah Code § 17-79-502 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-502
§ 17-79-502. Preparation and adoption of land use regulation.
Status: in_force

(1) A planning commission shall: (a) provide notice as required by Subsection 17-79-205(1)(a) and, if applicable, Subsection 17-79-205(4); (b) hold a public hearing on a proposed land use regulation; (c) if applicable, consider each written objection filed in accordance with Subsection 17-79-205(4) before the public hearing; and (d) (i) review and recommend to the legislative body a proposed land use regulation that represents the planning commission's recommendation for regulating the use and development of land within: (A) all or any part of the unincorporated area of the county; or (B) for a mountainous planning district, all or any part of the area in the mountainous planning district; and (ii) forward to the legislative body all objections filed in accordance with Subsection 17-79-205(4). (2) (a) The legislative body shall consider each proposed land use regulation that the planning commission recommends to the legislative body. (b) After providing notice as required by Subsection 17-79-205(1)(b) and holding a public meeting, the legislative body may adopt or reject the proposed land use regulation described in Subsection (2)(a): (i) as proposed by the planning commission; or (ii) after making any revision the legislative body considers appropriate. (c) Beginning on September 15, 2026, a legislative body may adopt or reject a proposed land use regulation without waiting for a recommendation from the planning commission if: (i) a land use applicant makes a request described in Subsection 17-79-805(2)(b); or (ii) a legislative body determines that a planning commission has had adequate time to consider the land use regulation.
Utah Code § 17-76-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-305
§ 17-76-305. General duty -- Creation of comprehensive job classification plan -- Oaths and subpoenas -- Provide for unspecified activities.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission: (a) is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this chapter; and (b) shall make necessary rules and regulations to govern the merit system in accordance with this part, including: (i) adopting merit rules regarding: (A) appointments and registers; (B) examinations; (C) promotions; (D) reassignments; (E) reappointments; (F) disciplinary grievance procedures; (G) administrative reviews; (H) recognition of the equivalency of another merit system for the purpose of appointing a peace officer from another agency; and (I) reductions in force; (ii) adopting a rule regarding the preparation of a job classification plan; and (iii) adopting rules necessary for the efficient management of the merit system not specifically enumerated above and not inconsistent with this chapter or applicable law. (2) Upon the request of the appointing authority and after conducting a public hearing, the commission may temporarily suspend a rule if the suspension is necessary for the proper enforcement of this part. (3) (a) The commission shall formulate a comprehensive job classification plan covering all merit system officers employed by the sheriff or by the police interlocal entity. (b) The job classification plan shall: (i) place all positions requiring substantially the same duties and qualifications in the same classification; (ii) include minimum physical and educational qualifications of the applicants for each position; and (iii) provide standards for promotion. (c) If a new position is created and approved, the commission shall classify the position in the job classification plan. (4) (a) A member of the commission, in performance of commission duties, may administer oaths and subpoena witnesses and documents. (b) If an individual refuses to comply with or fails to comply with a subpoena issued by a member of the commission, the district court may, upon application by the member of the commission, compel obedience. (5) (a) A witness in a proceeding before the commission is subject to all the rights, privileges, duties, and penalties of witnesses in courts of record. (b) The commission shall pay a witness fee equivalent to those paid for a court of record. (6) The commission may adopt a rule for an activity within the purpose and spirit of this part that: (a) the commission deems is necessary and proper; and (b) not otherwise prohibited by law.
Utah Code § 17-72-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-402
§ 17-72-402. Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- Maximum operating capacity of jail facilities -- Limitations on contracting -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- Limitation -- Records regarding release.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a county sheriff shall determine: (i) subject to Subsection (1)(b), the classification of each county jail facility or section of a county jail facility under the sheriff's control; (ii) the nature of each program conducted at a county jail facility under the sheriff's control; and (iii) the internal operation of a county jail facility under the sheriff's control. (b) A classification under Subsection (1)(a)(i) of a jail facility may not violate any applicable zoning ordinance or conditional use permit of the county or municipality. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), each county sheriff shall: (a) with the approval of the county legislative body, establish a maximum operating capacity for each county jail facility under the sheriff's control, based on facility design and staffing; and (b) upon a county jail facility reaching the county jail facility's maximum operating capacity: (i) transfer prisoners to another appropriate facility: (A) under the sheriff's control; or (B) available to the sheriff by contract; (ii) subject to the requirements of Subsection (4), release prisoners: (A) to a supervised release program, according to release criteria established by the sheriff; or (B) to another alternative incarceration program developed by the sheriff; or (iii) admit prisoners in accordance with law and a uniform admissions policy imposed equally upon all entities using the county jail. (3) (a) The sheriff shall keep records of the release status and the type of release program or alternative incarceration program for any prisoner released under Subsection (2)(b)(ii). (b) The sheriff shall make records described in Subsection (3)(a) available upon request to the Department of Corrections, the judiciary, and the department. (4) A sheriff may not release an individual due to overcrowding who, based on information that is reasonably available to the sheriff: (a) is arrested or convicted of a violent criminal offense as defined in Section 76-3-203.10; (b) is arrested or convicted of a drug offense that is a felony; (c) is arrested or convicted of possession of any composition or mixture, including pills, that contains 100 grams or more of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance; (d) is arrested or convicted of an offense of driving under the influence or driving with a measurable controlled substance in the body, if the offense results in death or serious bodily injury to an individual; (e) has been previously booked into the same jail within the 12-month period immediately before the individual's current incarceration began; or (f) has an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in a case: (i) involving any charge described in Subsections (4)(a) through (4)(d); or (ii) where the individual classifies as a habitual offender as defined in Section 77-18-102. (5) (a) This section may not be construed to authorize a sheriff to modify provisions of a contract with the Department of Corrections to house in a county jail a state inmate sentenced to the Department of Corrections. (b) A county contracting with another county to house a county inmate due to capacity issues: (i) shall contract with a county that: (A) has available capacity in the county's county jail; and (B) agrees to contract to house the county inmate; (ii) shall, subject to the agreement of the parties to the contract, pay to the county contracting to receive the transferred county inmate a day per capita rate that does not exceed the higher of: (A) the current average cost of housing a county inmate in the transferring county jail; or (B) the daily incarceration rates described in Section 64-13e-103.1; and (iii) if the county is a county of the first class, and if the county or a sheriff in the county has released a prisoner due to overcrowding during the lookback period described in Subsection (5)(c), the county: (A) may not enter into a new contract with a federal agency for the purpose of housing federal detainees; (B) may not house federal detainees in a number that exceeds the number of beds that the county has contracted for with a federal agency in the current fiscal year; and (C) shall publish daily totals on the public data dashboard showing: (I) the total number of federal detainees held; (II) the total number of beds under contract with a federal agency; and (III) the total number of beds that are currently under contract with another county for the purpose of housing federal detainees. (c) The lookback period described in Subsection (5)(b)(iii) is: (i) beginning on September 1, 2025, the period that begins on September 1, 2025, and ends on August 31, 2026; and (ii) for September 1, 2026, forward, the period that begins on September 1 of the previous calendar year and ends on August 31 of the current calendar year. (6) Regardless of whether a county jail facility has reached the county jail facility's maximum operating capacity under Subsection (2), a sheriff may release an individual from a county jail facility in accordance with: (a) Section 17-72-804 and Section 77-20-203; or (b) Section 77-20-204. (7) The sheriff of a county of the first class is encouraged to open and operate all sections of a county jail facility within the county that are not being used to full capacity.7/1/2026 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5), a county sheriff shall determine: (i) subject to Subsection (1)(b), the classification of each county jail facility or section of a county jail facility under the sheriff's control; (ii) the nature of each program conducted at a county jail facility under the sheriff's control; and (iii) the internal operation of a county jail facility under the sheriff's control. (b) A classification under Subsection (1)(a)(i) of a jail facility may not violate any applicable zoning ordinance or conditional use permit of the county or municipality. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), each county sheriff shall: (a) with the approval of the county legislative body, establish a maximum operating capacity for each county jail facility under the sheriff's control, based on facility design and staffing; and (b) upon a county jail facility reaching the county jail facility's maximum operating capacity: (i) transfer prisoners to another appropriate facility: (A) under the sheriff's control; or (B) available to the sheriff by contract; (ii) subject to the requirements of Subsection (4), release prisoners: (A) to a supervised release program, according to release criteria established by the sheriff; or (B) to another alternative incarceration program developed by the sheriff; or (iii) admit prisoners in accordance with law and a uniform admissions policy imposed equally upon all entities using the county jail. (3) (a) The sheriff shall keep records of the release status and the type of release program or alternative incarceration program for any prisoner released under Subsection (2)(b)(ii). (b) The sheriff shall make records described in Subsection (3)(a) available upon request to the Department of Corrections, the judiciary, and the department. (4) A sheriff may not release an individual due to overcrowding who, based on information that is reasonably available to the sheriff: (a) is arrested or convicted of a violent criminal offense as defined in Section 76-3-203.10; (b) is arrested or convicted of a drug offense that is a felony; (c) is arrested or convicted of possession of any composition or mixture, including pills, that contains 100 grams or more of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance; (d) is arrested or convicted of an offense of driving under the influence or driving with a measurable controlled substance in the body, if the offense results in death or serious bodily injury to an individual; (e) has been previously booked into the same jail within the 12-month period immediately before the individual's current incarceration began; or (f) has an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in a case: (i) involving any charge described in Subsections (4)(a) through (4)(d); or (ii) where the individual classifies as a habitual offender as defined in Section 77-18-102. (5) (a) This section may not be construed to authorize a sheriff to modify provisions of a contract with the Department of Corrections to house in a county jail a state inmate sentenced to the Department of Corrections. (b) A county contracting with another county to house a county inmate due to capacity issues: (i) shall contract with a county that: (A) has available capacity in the county's county jail; and (B) agrees to contract to house the county inmate; (ii) shall, subject to the agreement of the parties to the contract, pay to the county contracting to receive the transferred county inmate a day per capita rate that does not exceed the higher of: (A) the current average cost of housing a county inmate in the transferring county jail; or (B) the daily incarceration rates described in Section 64-13e-103.1; and (iii) if the county is a county of the first class, and if the county or a sheriff in the county has released a prisoner due to overcrowding during the lookback period described in Subsection (5)(c), the county: (A) may not enter into a new contract with a federal agency for the purpose of housing federal detainees; (B) may not house federal detainees in a number that exceeds the number of beds that the county has contracted for with a federal agency in the current fiscal year; and (C) shall publish daily totals on the public data dashboard showing: (I) the total number of federal detainees held; (II) the total number of beds under contract with a federal agency; and (III) the total number of beds that are currently under contract with another county for the purpose of housing federal detainees. (c) The lookback period described in Subsection (5)(b)(iii) is: (i) beginning on September 1, 2025, the period that begins on September 1, 2025, and ends on August 31, 2026; and (ii) for September 1, 2026, forward, the period that begins on September 1 of the previous calendar year and ends on August 31 of the current calendar year. (6) Regardless of whether a county jail facility has reached the county jail facility's maximum operating capacity under Subsection (2), a sheriff may release an individual from a county jail facility in accordance with: (a) Section 17-72-804 and Section 77-20-203; or (b) Section 77-20-204. (7) The sheriff of a county of the first class is encouraged to open and operate all sections of a county jail facility within the county that are not being used to full capacity.
Utah Code § 17-73-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-73 / § 17-73-102
§ 17-73-102. County surveyor seal.
Status: in_force

(1) The county surveyor shall have a seal, furnished by the county, the impression of which shall contain: (a) the words: "State of Utah, County Surveyor"; and (b) the name of the county in which the seal is to be used. (2) (a) If a county contracts with a licensed professional land surveyor, as described in Section 17-73-201: (i) the county may, by contract, authorize the licensed professional land surveyor to use the seal described in Subsection (1); or (ii) the licensed professional land surveyor shall use the licensed professional land surveyor's personal seal. (b) A surveyor seal used as described in this section satisfies any legal requirements that require the use of a surveyor's seal, notwithstanding any administrative rule made under Section 58-22-601.
Utah Code § 17-74-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-74 / § 17-74-102
§ 17-74-102. Reassignment of certain assessor duties to treasurer.
Status: in_force

A county legislative body may by ordinance reassign to the county treasurer the duties of the county assessor under Sections 41-1a-1320, 59-2-407, 59-2-1302, 59-2-1303, and 59-2-1305.
Utah Code § 17-79-508 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-508
§ 17-79-508. Development agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may enter into a development agreement containing any term that the county considers necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including a term relating to: (a) a master planned development; (b) a planned unit development; (c) an annexation; (d) affordable or moderate income housing with development incentives; (e) a public-private partnership; or (f) a density transfer or bonus within a development project or between development projects. (2) (a) A development agreement may not: (i) limit a county's authority in the future to: (A) enact a land use regulation; or (B) take any action allowed under Section 17-64-501; (ii) require a county to change the zoning designation of an area of land within the county in the future; or (iii) allow a use or development of land that applicable land use regulations governing the area subject to the development agreement would otherwise prohibit, unless the legislative body approves the development agreement in accordance with the same procedures for enacting a land use regulation under Section 17-79-502, including a review and recommendation from the planning commission and a public hearing. (b) A development agreement that requires the implementation of an existing land use regulation as an administrative act does not require a legislative body's approval under Section 17-79-502. (c) Subject to Subsection (2)(d), a county may require a development agreement for developing land within the unincorporated area of the county if the applicant has applied for a legislative or discretionary approval, including an approval relating to: (i) the height of a structure; (ii) a parking or setback exception; (iii) a density transfer or bonus; (iv) a development incentive; (v) a zone change; or (vi) an amendment to a prior development agreement. (d) A county may not require a development agreement as a condition for developing land within the unincorporated area of the county if: (i) the development otherwise complies with applicable statute and county ordinances; (ii) the development is an allowed or permitted use; or (iii) the county's land use regulations otherwise establish all applicable standards for development on the land. (e) A county may submit to a county recorder's office for recording: (i) a fully executed agreement; or (ii) a document related to: (A) code enforcement; (B) a special assessment area; (C) a local historic district boundary; or (D) the memorializing or enforcement of an agreed upon restriction, incentive, or covenant. (f) Subject to Subsection (2)(e), a county may not cause to be recorded against private real property a document that imposes development requirements, development regulations, or development controls on the property. (g) To the extent that a development agreement does not specifically address a matter or concern related to land use or development, the matter or concern is governed by: (i) this chapter; and (ii) any applicable land use regulations.
Utah Code § 17-68-604 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-604
§ 17-68-604. Legal opinions -- Review and advise as to form -- Escheats to the state.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon request by a county officer or the county legislative body, the civil counsel shall prepare a legal opinion in writing to a county officer on matters relating to the duties of the respective county officer's office. (2) The civil counsel shall review and advise as to form and legality each county contract, ordinance, regulation, real estate document, conveyance, and legal document. (3) The civil counsel shall: (a) assist in determining what estate or property located within the county escheates or reverts to the state; and (b) provide assistance to the county assessor and the state auditor in discovering and recovering an escheat.
Utah Code § 17-79-504 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-504
§ 17-79-504. Temporary land use regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a county legislative body may, without prior consideration of or recommendation from the planning commission, enact an ordinance establishing a temporary land use regulation for any part or all of the area within the county if: (i) the legislative body makes a finding of compelling, countervailing public interest; or (ii) the area is unregulated. (b) A temporary land use regulation under Subsection (1)(a) may prohibit or regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of any building or structure or any subdivision approval. (c) A temporary land use regulation under Subsection (1)(a) may not impose an impact fee or other financial requirement on building or development. (2) (a) The legislative body shall establish a period of limited effect for the ordinance not to exceed 180 days. (b) A county legislative body may not apply the provisions of a temporary land use regulation to the review of a specific land use application if the land use application is impaired or prohibited by proceedings initiated under Subsection 17-79-803(1)(a)(ii)(B). (3) (a) A legislative body may, without prior planning commission consideration or recommendation, enact an ordinance establishing a temporary land use regulation prohibiting construction, subdivision approval, and other development activities within an area that is the subject of an Environmental Impact Statement or a Major Investment Study examining the area as a proposed highway or transportation corridor. (b) A regulation under Subsection (3)(a): (i) may not exceed 180 days in duration; (ii) may be renewed, if requested by the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301, for up to two additional 180-day periods by ordinance enacted before the expiration of the previous regulation; and (iii) notwithstanding Subsections (3)(b)(i) and (ii), is effective only as long as the Environmental Impact Statement or Major Investment Study is in progress.
Utah Code § 17-64-303 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-303
§ 17-64-303. Meetings to comply with open meetings law -- Records and minutes -- Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) Each meeting of the legislative body shall comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a legislative body shall: (i) make or adopt rules of order and procedure to govern a public meeting of the legislative body; (ii) conduct a public meeting in accordance with the rules of order and procedure described in Subsection (2)(a)(i); and (iii) make the rules of order and procedure described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) available to the public on the county's public website. (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not affect a legislative body's duty to comply with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. (3) The chair and county clerk shall sign the records and minutes of the legislative body. (4) The legislative body may compel the attendance of the legislative body's own members at meetings and provide penalties for the failure to comply with an exercise of the authority to compel attendance.
Utah Code § 17-79-401 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-401
§ 17-79-401. General plan required -- Content -- Resource management plan -- Provisions related to radioactive waste facility.
Status: in_force

(1) To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, a county shall prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-range general plan: (a) for present and future needs of the county; (b) (i) for growth and development of all or any part of the land within the unincorporated portions of the county; or (ii) if a county has designated a mountainous planning district, for growth and development of all or any part of the land within the mountainous planning district; and (c) as a basis for communicating and coordinating with the federal government on land and resource management issues. (2) To promote health, safety, and welfare, the general plan may provide for: (a) health, general welfare, safety, energy conservation, transportation, prosperity, civic activities, aesthetics, and recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities; (b) the reduction of the waste of physical, financial, or human resources that result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population; (c) the efficient and economical use, conservation, and production of the supply of: (i) food and water; and (ii) drainage, sanitary, and other facilities and resources; (d) the use of energy conservation and solar and clean energy resources; (e) the protection of urban development; (f) the protection and promotion of air quality; (g) historic preservation; (h) identifying future uses of land that are likely to require an expansion or significant modification of services or facilities provided by an affected entity; and (i) an official map. (3) The general plan may define the county's local customs, local culture, and the components necessary for the county's economic stability. (4) Subject to Section 17-79-403, the county may determine the comprehensiveness, extent, and format of the general plan. (5) Nothing in this part may be construed to limit the authority of the state to manage and protect wildlife under Title 23A, Wildlife Resources Act. (6) On or before December 31, 2025, a county that has a general plan that does not include a water use and preservation element that complies with Section 17-79-403 shall amend the county's general plan to comply with Section 17-79-403.
Utah Code § 17-62-501 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-501
§ 17-62-501. Election on recommended optional plan.
Status: in_force

(1) If the county attorney finds under Section 17-62-405 that a proposed optional plan does not violate a statutory or constitutional provision, a county shall hold an election on the optional plan at the next regular general election that is no later than 180 days after the day on which the county attorney submits to the county clerk the attorney's report described in Section 17-62-405. (2) The county clerk shall prepare the ballot for an election under this section so that the question on the ballot states substantially the following:"Shall ___________________ County adopt the alternate form of government known as the (insert the proposed form of government) as recommended in the proposed optional plan?" (3) The county clerk shall: (a) publish the complete text of the proposed optional plan in a newspaper of general circulation within the county at least once during two different calendar weeks within the 30-day period immediately before the date of the election described in Subsection (1); (b) post the complete text of the proposed optional plan in a conspicuous place on the county's website during the 45-day period that immediately precedes the election on the optional plan; and (c) make a complete copy of the optional plan and the study committee report available free of charge to any member of the public who requests a copy. (4) A county clerk shall declare an optional plan as adopted by the voters if a majority of voters voting on the optional plan vote in favor of the optional plan.
Utah Code § 17-68-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-304
§ 17-68-304. Assistance to the attorney general.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The attorney shall appear and assist the attorney general in criminal and civil legal matters involving the state if: (i) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), the attorney general requests assistance; or (ii) the attorney is required by law to provide assistance. (b) The attorney is not required to provide, if requested, the attorney general assistance if the attorney's assistance would: (i) interfere with the attorney's duties and responsibilities to the county; or (ii) create a conflict of interest. (c) The attorney shall cooperate with the attorney general in an investigation. (2) The attorney general shall assist the attorney with a criminal prosecution if a court: (a) finds that the attorney is unable to satisfactorily and adequately perform the duties of prosecuting a criminal case; and (b) recommends that the attorney seek additional legal assistance.
Utah Code § 17-76-203 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-203
§ 17-76-203. Establishment of merit system commission -- Appointment, qualifications, and compensation of members.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Each county with a population of 20,000 or more shall establish a merit system commission consisting of three members appointed in accordance with Subsection (1)(b). (b) (i) For a county in which a police interlocal entity is created, whether or not a police special district is also created in the county: (A) two members shall be appointed by the county legislative body; and (B) one member shall be appointed by the governing body of the police interlocal entity. (ii) For a county in which a police special district is created but in which a police interlocal entity has not been created: (A) two members shall be appointed by the county legislative body; and (B) one member shall be appointed by the board of trustees of the police special district. (iii) For each other county, all three members shall be appointed by the county legislative body. (c) Of the original members appointed in accordance with Subsection (1)(b): (i) one member shall be appointed for a term ending February 1 of the first odd-numbered year after the date of appointment; (ii) one member shall be appointed for a term ending two years after the date the term ends for the member described in Subsection (1)(c)(i); and (iii) one member shall be appointed for a term ending four years after the date the term ends for the member described in Subsection (1)(c)(i). (d) Upon the expiration of a member's term, a successor shall be appointed for a term of six years. (e) Appointment of a successor to fill a vacancy resulting other than from expiration of term shall be for the unexpired portion of the term only. (2) A member shall: (a) be a citizen of the state; (b) have been a resident of the area governed by the commission not less than five years before the date of appointment; and (c) hold no other office or employment under the governmental unit that appointed the member. (3) The county legislative body may: (a) compensate a member for service on the commission; and (b) reimburse a member for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties.
Utah Code § 17-71-602 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-602
§ 17-71-602. Validity of electronic documents.
Status: in_force

(1) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic document satisfying this chapter. (2) If a law requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be signed, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic signature. (3) (a) A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. (b) A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature.
Utah Code § 17-79-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-304
§ 17-79-304. Entrance upon land.
Status: in_force

A county may enter upon any land at reasonable times to make examinations and surveys pertinent to the: (1) preparation of its general plan; or (2) preparation or enforcement of its land use ordinances.
Utah Code § 17-63-605 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-605
§ 17-63-605. Internal control structure.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county legislative body shall, with the advice and assistance of the county finance officer and county treasurer, implement an internal control structure to ensure, on a reasonable basis, that all valid financial transactions of the county are identified and recorded accurately and timely. (2) The objectives of the internal control structure described in Subsection (1) shall be to ensure: (a) the proper authorization of transactions and activities; (b) the appropriate segregation of: (i) the duty to authorize transactions; (ii) the duty to record transactions; and (iii) the duty to maintain custody of assets; (c) the design and use of adequate documents and records to ensure the proper recording of events; (d) adequate safeguards over access to and use of assets and records; and (e) independent checks on performance and proper valuation of recorded amounts. (3) A county shall: (a) assist the state auditor in complying with Section 17E-2-404; and (b) consider and implement improvements and updates to the internal control structure, as recommended by the state auditor under Section 17E-2-404.
Utah Code § 17-79-617 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-617
§ 17-79-617. Residential rear setback limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Allowable feature" means: (i) a landing or walkout porch that: (A) is no more than 32 square feet in size; and (B) is used for ingress to and egress from the rear of the residential dwelling; or (ii) a window well. (b) "Landing" means an uncovered, above-ground platform, with or without stairs, connected to the rear of a residential dwelling. (c) "Setback" means the required distance between the property line of a lot or parcel and the location where a structure is allowed to be placed under an adopted land use regulation. (d) "Walkout porch" means an uncovered platform that is on the ground and connected to the rear of a residential dwelling. (e) "Window well" means a recess in the ground around a residential dwelling to allow for ingress and egress through a window installed in a basement that is fully or partially below ground. (2) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting an allowable feature within the rear setback of a residential building lot or parcel. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a historic district located within the unincorporated area of a county.
Utah Code § 17-78-104 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-104
§ 17-78-104. Courthouse, jail, hospital, and other public buildings -- Retainage.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may erect, repair or rebuild, and furnish a courthouse, jail, hospital, and such other public buildings as may be necessary, and join with cities and towns in the construction, ownership, and operation of hospitals. (2) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor to erect, repair, or rebuild public buildings under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as provided in Section 13-8-5.
Utah Code § 17-63-203 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-203
§ 17-63-203. Basis of accounting -- Required funds and accounts -- Lapse of appropriations.
Status: in_force

(1) A county shall use either accrual or modified accrual, as prescribed in the uniform system of budgeting, accounting, and reporting, as the basis of accounting to record county transactions. (2) In the county system of accounts, each county shall maintain the following funds or account groups that are appropriate to the county's needs: (a) a county general fund; (b) special revenue funds; (c) debt service funds to account for the retirement of general obligation bonds or other long-term indebtedness including the payment of interest; (d) capital project funds, as required to account for the application of proceeds from the sale of general obligation bonds or other general long-term debt, or funds derived from other sources, to the specific purposes for which they are authorized; (e) a separate fund for each utility or enterprise such as an airport fund, a sewer fund, a water fund, or other similar funds; (f) intragovernmental service funds; (g) fiduciary funds such as a cemetery perpetual-care fund or a retirement fund; (h) a separate fund for each special improvement district, which shall be known as a special assessment fund; (i) a ledger or group of accounts to record the details relating to the general fixed assets of the county; (j) a ledger or group of accounts to record the details relating to the general obligation bonds or other long-term indebtedness of the county; (k) municipal services fund as required in Chapter 78, Part 5, Provision of Municipal-Type Services to Unincorporated Areas; and (l) any other funds for special purposes required or established under the uniform system of budgeting, accounting, and reporting. (3) The county shall classify the funds and account groups established under the authority of this section according to the procedures established by this chapter. (4) All appropriations shall lapse following the close of the budget period to the extent that the appropriation is unexpended or unencumbered.
Utah Code § 17-70-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-201
§ 17-70-201. Elections training.
Status: in_force

A county clerk shall complete elections training in accordance with Section 20A-1-107.
Utah Code § 17-65-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-403
§ 17-65-403. Approval of cost-increase changes in plans and specifications -- Delegation.
Status: in_force

(1) If the county executive adopts plans and specifications for the alteration, construction, or repair of any public building or other public structure, the plans and specifications may not be altered or changed in any manner that would increase the cost of altering, constructing, or repairing the building or structure, unless the county executive approves the alteration or change in the plans and specifications. (2) The county executive may adopt policies and procedures to delegate authority to approve alterations or changes in plans and specifications to a county employee, including the county engineer, architect, surveyor, or director of the department or division responsible for the work.
Utah Code § 17-78-306 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-306
§ 17-78-306. Protection of channels and flood plains -- Acquisition of land.
Status: in_force

(1) The county legislative body may also provide by ordinance for the protection and use of flood channels and present flood plains on rivers, streams, and canals located within the county and the incorporated municipalities in the county and may establish by ordinance the boundaries of these flood channels and present flood plains. (2) The county may acquire and hold by gift or purchase, such lands, rights-of-way, easements, or other interests in property within the established boundaries of these flood channels and present flood plains.
Utah Code § 17-75-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-403
§ 17-75-403. Grievance and appeals procedure -- Employees' complaints of discriminatory employment practice.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Any county to which the provisions of Part 5, Career Service, and Part 6, Office of Personnel Management, apply shall establish in the county's personnel rules a grievance and appeals procedure. (b) A grievance and appeals procedure shall be used to resolve disputes arising from grievances as defined in the personnel rules, including acts of discrimination. (c) County employees may use the grievance and appeals procedure if the county employee is: (i) dismissed; (ii) demoted; (iii) suspended; or (iv) transferred. (2) (a) A county career service employee that accuses a county of discriminatory or prohibited employment practice as prohibited by Section 34A-5-106, may file a complaint with the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor created in Section 34A-1-202. (b) A county employee that files a complaint with the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor shall file the complaint within 30 days after the day on which the body that heard the grievance and appeal issues a written decision on the county employee's grievance or appeal.
Utah Code § 17-79-613 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-613
§ 17-79-613. Infrastructure improvements involving roadways.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Low impact development" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-5-108.5. (b) (i) "Pavement" means the bituminous or concrete surface of a roadway. (ii) "Pavement" does not include a curb or gutter. (c) "Residential street" means a public or private roadway that: (i) currently serves or is projected to serve an area designated primarily for single-family residential use; (ii) requires at least two off-site parking spaces for each single-family residential property abutting the roadway; and (iii) has or is projected to have, on average, traffic of no more than 1,000 trips per day, based on findings contained in: (A) a traffic impact study; (B) the county's general plan under Section 17-79-401; (C) an adopted phasing plan; or (D) a written plan or report on current or projected traffic usage. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), a county may not, as part of an infrastructure improvement, require the installation of pavement on a residential street at a width in excess of 32 feet if the county requires low impact development for the area in which the residential street is located. (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not apply if a county requires the installation of pavement: (i) in a vehicle turnaround area; or (ii) to address specific traffic flow constraints at an intersection or other area. (3) (a) A county shall, by ordinance, establish any standards that the county requires, as part of an infrastructure improvement, for fire department vehicle access and turnaround on roadways. (b) The county shall ensure that the standards established under Subsection (3)(a) are consistent with the State Fire Code as defined in Section 15A-1-102.
Utah Code § 17-78-103 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-103
§ 17-78-103. Acquisition, management, and disposal of property.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise acquire and dispose of any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property if the action: (a) is in the public interest; and (b) complies with: (i) this section; and (ii) other law, including, as applicable, Title 11, Chapter 1, Part 2, Disposal of Public Property. (2) Any property interest acquired by the county shall be held in the name of the county unless specifically otherwise provided by law. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), before a county may acquire real property that is located within the geographic boundaries of another county by exchange, purchase, or lease, the acquiring county shall obtain the express permission of the county where the real property is located. (b) Express permission, as described in Subsection (3)(a), requires, at minimum: (i) formal action of the legislative body; or (ii) an executed memorandum of understanding or other contractual agreement between the county that is acquiring real property and the county where the real property is located. (c) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to a county's acquisition of a joint interest in real property that is located within the geographic boundaries of another county as part of a joint project, including public buildings, public infrastructure, or public initiatives, between two or more counties or other political subdivisions through an agreement governed by Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. (4) The county legislative body shall provide by ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation for the manner in which property shall be acquired, managed, and disposed of. (5) (a) Before a county may dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the county shall: (i) provide reasonable notice of the proposed disposition at least 14 days before the opportunity for public comment under Subsection (5)(a)(ii); and (ii) allow an opportunity for public comment on the proposed disposition. (b) Each county shall, by ordinance, define what constitutes: (i) a significant parcel of real property for purposes of Subsection (5)(a); and (ii) reasonable notice for purposes of Subsection (5)(a)(i). (6) (a) A county may dispose of a significant parcel of real property in exchange for less than the present fair market value of the significant parcel of real property if the adjusted present value of the significant parcel of real property is equal to or greater than the present fair market value of the significant parcel of real property. (b) Subsection (6)(a) does not affect a county's authority to dispose of a significant parcel of real property in a manner different from Subsection (6)(a) and in accordance with applicable law. (7) Before a county agrees to dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the county may require the potential purchaser or lessee to provide evidence that: (a) the potential purchaser's or lessee's offer is bona fide; (b) the potential purchaser or lessee has the ability to pay the disposition price; or (c) any future benefits to the county from the disposal of the significant parcel of real property are reasonably anticipated. (8) If a county receives an unsolicited offer to purchase or lease a significant parcel of real property: (a) the county is not required to consider the offer; and (b) a person may not consider the offer in determining the present fair market value of the significant parcel of real property, unless considering the offer is warranted under generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice. (9) A county may presume that the present fair market value of a significant parcel of real property is equal to the average of two appraised values each of which is based upon fair market value and calculated by a unique, independent appraiser who is licensed or certified in accordance with Title 61, Chapter 2g, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Act.
Utah Code § 17-76-309 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-309
§ 17-76-309. Preservation and inspection of examination papers.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Examination papers and related documents: (i) are the commission's property; and (ii) the commission shall preserve examination papers and related documents until the expiration of the eligible register for which an examination is given. (b) Preservation of examination papers and related documents after the time period described in Subsection (1)(a) is subject to a retention schedule adopted by the commission. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), examination papers and related documents are not open to public inspection without a court order. (b) An applicant may inspect the applicant's own papers at any time within 30 days after the commission sends notice of the applicant's grade. (c) The appointing authority may inspect the papers of any eligible applicant certified for appointment.
Utah Code § 17-71-307 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-307
§ 17-71-307. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Upon acceptance of an instrument entitled to be recorded, the county recorder may not: (i) record the instrument in any manner other than the manner required by this chapter; (ii) alter, change, obliterate, or insert any new matter in any instrument of record; or (iii) remove the instrument from the county recorder's records. (b) In accordance with Section 17-71-406, a county recorder may redact personal information from a copy of an originally recorded instrument. (2) A county recorder does not violate this section by: (a) denying access to: (i) an instrument of record that has been classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; (ii) a portion of an instrument of record that has been classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; or (iii) subject to Section 17-71-406, an originally recorded instrument of record for which a redacted copy exists and is accessible under Section 17-71-406; or (b) placing an endorsement, reference, or other note on a document in the course of the county recorder's work.
Utah Code § 17-63-306 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-306
§ 17-63-306. Review of second year's budget for biennial budgets.
Status: in_force

(1) In a county that has adopted a fiscal period that is a biennial period under Section 17-63-201, the governing body shall, in a public hearing before December 31 of the first year of the biennial period, review the individual budgets of the funds set forth in Sections 17-63-301 and 17-63-802 for the second year of the biennial period. (2) In each review under Subsection (1), the governing body shall follow the procedures of Section 17-63-304 for holding a public hearing.
Utah Code § 17-81-703 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-703
§ 17-81-703. Abandonment of a vested critical infrastructure materials use.
Status: in_force

(1) A critical infrastructure materials operator may abandon some or all of a vested critical infrastructure materials use only as provided in this section. (2) To abandon some or all of a vested critical infrastructure materials use, a critical infrastructure materials operator shall record a written declaration of abandonment with the recorder of the county in which the vested critical infrastructure materials use being abandoned is located. (3) The written declaration of abandonment under Subsection (2) shall specify the vested critical infrastructure materials use or the portion of the vested critical infrastructure materials use being abandoned.
Utah Code § 17-81-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-305
§ 17-81-305. Eminent domain restrictions -- Notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) A political subdivision having or exercising eminent domain powers may not condemn for any purpose any land within an agriculture protection area that is being used for agricultural production, land within an industrial protection area that is being put to an industrial use, or land within a critical infrastructure materials protection area, unless the political subdivision obtains approval, according to the procedures and requirements of this section, from the applicable legislative body and the advisory board. (2) Any condemnor wishing to condemn property within an agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area shall file a notice of condemnation with the applicable legislative body and the relevant protection area's advisory board at least 30 days before filing an eminent domain complaint. (3) The applicable legislative body and the advisory board shall: (a) hold a joint public hearing on the proposed condemnation at a location within the county in which the relevant protection area is located; and (b) publish notice of the time, date, place, and purpose of the public hearing for the relevant protection area, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least seven days. (4) (a) If the condemnation is for highway purposes or for the disposal of solid or liquid waste materials, the applicable legislative body and the advisory board may approve the condemnation only if there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land within the agriculture protection area, industrial protection area, or critical infrastructure materials protection area for the project. (b) If the condemnation is for any other purpose, the applicable legislative body and the advisory board may approve the condemnation only if: (i) the proposed condemnation would not have an unreasonably adverse effect upon the preservation and enhancement of: (A) agriculture within the agriculture protection area; (B) the industrial use within the industrial protection area; or (C) critical infrastructure materials operations within the critical infrastructure materials protection area; or (ii) there is no reasonable and prudent alternative to the use of the land within the relevant protection area for the project. (5) (a) Within 60 days after receipt of the notice of condemnation, the applicable legislative body and the advisory board shall approve or reject the proposed condemnation. (b) If the applicable legislative body and the advisory board fail to act within the 60 days or such further time as the applicable legislative body establishes, the condemnation shall be considered rejected. (6) The applicable legislative body or the advisory board may request the county or municipal attorney to bring an action to enjoin any condemnor from violating any provisions of this section.
Utah Code § 17-68-306 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-306
§ 17-68-306. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) Within the state, the attorney may not consult with or otherwise represent a person charged with a crime, misdemeanor, or breach of a criminal statute or ordinance. (2) A public prosecutor may not prosecute or dismiss in the name of the state a case in which the public prosecutor has previously acted as legal counsel for the accused. (3) A public prosecutor may not after the filing of an indictment or information and without the consent of the court: (a) compromise a prosecution; or (b) enter a plea of nolle prosequi.
Utah Code § 17-63-703 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-703
§ 17-63-703. Estimated revenue from property tax.
Status: in_force

The amount of estimated revenue from property tax required by the budget shall constitute the basis for determination of the property tax to be levied for the corresponding tax year, subject to legal limitations.
Utah Code § 17-75-501 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-501
§ 17-75-501. Career service council or administrative law judge -- Members and alternate members -- Powers and duties -- Appeals -- Time limit -- Qualifications, appointment, terms, and compensation of council members -- Career service council authorized to refer an appeal to an administrative law judge.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) (i) Each county that establishes a career service system shall: (A) establish a service council appointed by the county executive as described in this section and to fulfill the duties described in this section; or (B) hire or contract with an administrative law judge, trained and experienced in personnel matters, to fulfill the duties of a career service council described in Subsections (1)(b) and (c). (ii) The members of the council shall be individuals trained and experienced in, and willing to apply, merit principles to public employment. (iii) (A) The county executive may appoint alternate members of the council to hear appeals that one or more regular council members are unable to hear. (B) The term of an alternate member of the council may not exceed one year. (b) The council or administrative law judge shall hear appeals not resolved at lower levels from career service employees who the county has: (i) suspended; (ii) transferred; (iii) demoted; or (iv) dismissed. (c) The council or administrative law judge: (i) may make an initial determination in each appeal whether the appeal is one of the types of matters under Subsection (1)(b); (ii) shall, subject to Subsections (9) through (11), review written appeals in cases of applicants rejected for examination and provide recommendations, in writing, to the county legislative body; and (iii) may not hear any other personnel matter. (d) (i) An individual adversely affected by a decision of the council or an administrative law judge may appeal the decision to the county governing body. (ii) (A) After receiving an appeal under Subsection (1)(d)(i), the county governing body shall issue a final decision, affirming or rejecting the decision of the council or administrative law judge. (B) If a county governing body fails to take action on an appeal within 60 days of the day on which the governing body receives the appeal, the appeal shall be considered denied as a final decision of a county governing body. (iii) An individual adversely affected by a final decision of the county governing body may appeal the decision to the district court. (iv) An appeal to the district court under this Subsection (1)(d) is barred unless the appeal is filed within 30 days after the day on which the county governing body issues the final decision. (v) If there is a record of the proceedings, the district court review shall be limited to the record. (vi) In reviewing a decision of the council or an administrative law judge, the district court shall presume that the decision is valid and may determine only whether the decision is arbitrary or capricious. (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), a council that receives an appeal may refer the appeal to an administrative law judge as described in Subsections (9) through (11). (2) (a) A council member shall serve a term of three years that expires on June 30, three years after the county executive appointed the council member. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the term for original appointees to a council shall be staggered so that the term of only one council member expires each year. (c) A county executive's appointment to fill a vacancy on the council shall be for only the unexpired term of the appointee's successor. (d) Each council member shall hold office until the council member's successor is appointed and confirmed. (e) The county executive may remove a council member after the county executive gives the council member an opportunity to appeal to the county legislative body. (f) The county shall annually appropriate adequate funds to enable the council to effectively carry out the council duties under this chapter. (3) Each county council member and alternate county council member shall be: (a) a citizen of the United States; and (b) for a period of at least one year before the day on which the council member is appointed, an actual and bona fide resident of: (i) the state of Utah; and (ii) the county. (4) A council member may not be employed by the county. (5) The council shall elect a member of the council as chairperson. (6) Two or more council members constitutes a quorum necessary for carrying on the council's business and activity. (7) The council shall have subpoena power to compel attendance of witnesses. (8) (a) A council member shall receive compensation for attending each day or partial day the council is in session at a per diem rate established in accordance with Section 11-55-103. (b) An alternate council member shall receive compensation for each day or partial day that the alternate council member is required to replace a regular council member, at a per diem rate established in accordance with Section 11-55-103. (9) (a) A county legislative body may appoint one or more administrative law judges to hear appeals referred by a council under this section. (b) Each administrative law judge shall be trained and experienced in personnel matters. (10) (a) A council may refer an appeal to an administrative law judge appointed under Subsection (9) if the council determines that the referral is in each party's best interest. (b) After holding a hearing on an appeal described in Subsection (10)(a), the administrative law judge shall make: (i) findings of fact; and (ii) a recommendation to the council. (c) After receiving the administrative law judge's recommendation, the council may request the administrative law judge to hold a further factual hearing before the council issues a decision. (d) The council may adopt or reject the administrative law judge's recommendation, whether before or after a further hearing under Subsection (10)(c). (11) (a) A council shall refer an appeal to an administrative law judge appointed under Subsection (9) if the county employee or county official assigned by the county executive or county legislative body to manage personnel functions requests that the appeal be referred. (b) In an appeal described in Subsection (11)(a), the administrative law judge, not the council, issues a final decision.
Utah Code § 17-78-702 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-702
§ 17-78-702. Purposes of transient room tax and expenditure of revenue -- Purchase or lease of facilities -- Mitigating impacts of recreation, tourism, or conventions -- Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the requirements of this section, a county legislative body may impose the transient room tax for a purpose described in Subsection (2). (2) A county legislative body may expend revenue generated by the transient room tax imposed under this section only: (a) for the purpose of establishing and promoting: (i) tourism; (ii) recreation; (iii) film production; or (iv) conventions; (b) to pay for tourism- or recreation-related facilities in the county, including acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, maintaining, or operating: (i) convention meeting rooms; (ii) exhibit halls; (iii) visitor information centers; (iv) museums; (v) sports and recreation facilities including practice fields, stadiums, arenas, and trails; (vi) the following on any route to a recreation destination within the county, as designated by the county legislative body: (A) transit service, including shuttle service; and (B) parking infrastructure; and (vii) an airport, if the county is the airport operator of the airport; (c) for the purpose of acquiring land, leasing land, or making payments for construction or infrastructure improvements required for or related to the facilities listed in Subsection (2)(b); (d) to pay mitigation costs, specifically: (i) solid waste disposal operations; (ii) emergency medical services; (iii) search and rescue activities; (iv) law enforcement activities; and (v) road repair and upgrade of: (A) class B roads, as defined in Section 72-3-103; (B) class C roads, as defined in Section 72-3-104; or (C) class D roads, as defined in Section 72-3-105; and (e) to make the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves for any of the aggregate of bonds authorized under Subsection (3). (3) The county legislative body may issue bonds or cause bonds to be issued, as permitted by law, to pay all or part of any costs incurred for the purposes set forth in Subsections (2)(b) through (2)(d) that are permitted to be paid from bond proceeds. (4) (a) Activity described in Subsection (2)(a) is exclusive of activity described in Subsection (2)(b) or (c). (b) A county may not distribute revenue generated by the transient room tax imposed under this section to a large public transit district, as that term is defined in Section 17B-2a-802. (5) A county that generates $1 million or more in revenue from a transient room tax imposed under this section in the preceding calendar year: (a) shall expend, at a minimum, the revenue the county generates from the first 2% of the tax rate of a transient room tax on a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a); and (b) may expend the remainder of the revenue the county generates from a transient room tax on any purpose described in Subsection (2). (6) A county that generates $500,000 or more but less than $1 million in revenue from a transient room tax imposed under this section in the preceding calendar year: (a) shall expend, at a minimum, the revenue the county generates from the first 1% of the tax rate of a transient room tax on a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a); and (b) may expend the remainder of the revenue the county generates from a transient room tax on any purpose described in Subsection (2). (7) A county that is not described in Subsection (5) or (6) may expend the revenue the county generates from a transient room tax on any purpose described in Subsection (2). (8) The legislative body of a county may cause revenue generated by a transient room tax to be expended by a municipality within the county if: (a) the revenue the county shares with the municipality is not required to be spent by the county for a purpose described in Subsection (2)(a); (b) the county and municipality enter into an interlocal agreement: (i) governing the use of the revenue; and (ii) requiring the municipality to report the municipality's expenditures of the revenue to the county; and (c) the municipality receiving revenue generated by the county's transient room tax agrees to and expends the revenue for a purpose described in Subsection (2).
Utah Code § 17-61-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-201
§ 17-61-201. Consolidation of counties -- Petition -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Election -- Ballot.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A voter of a county who desires to have the county joined to and consolidated with an adjoining county may petition the county legislative body of the county in which the voter resides and the county legislative body of the adjoining county, as described in this section. (b) The first page of a petition described in this section shall include the following statement in at least the same size type as the majority of the other statements on the page:"WARNING TO SIGNERS WITH PRIVATE VOTER REGISTRATION RECORDSIf you sign this petition, your voter identification number and the date you signed may be publicly disclosed. This disclosure may occur even if you are an at-risk voter with a voter registration record that has been classified as a private record." (2) (a) Each petition under Subsection (1) shall be: (i) signed by a majority of the voters who reside in the originating county; (ii) signed by a majority of the voters who reside in the consolidating county; and (iii) presented to the county legislative body of the originating county and the county legislative body of the consolidating county before the first Monday in June of any year. (b) The number of voters residing in a county is the same as the number of active voters, as defined in Section 20A-7-501, for the county. (3) (a) Within three business days after the day on which a county legislative body receives a petition under Subsection (1), the county legislative body shall provide the petition to the county clerk. (b) Within 14 days after the day on which a county clerk receives a petition from the county legislative body under Subsection (3)(a), the county clerk shall: (i) use the procedures described in Section 20A-1-1002 to determine whether the petition satisfies the requirements of Subsection (2) in regard to the voters of the county in which the county clerk is an officer; (ii) certify on the petition whether each name is that of a registered voter in the county in which the county clerk is an officer; and (iii) deliver the certified petition to the county legislative body. (4) (a) An individual who signs a petition under this section may have the individual's signature removed from the petition by, no later than three business days after the day on which the county legislative body provides the petition to the county clerk, submitting to the county clerk a statement requesting that the individual's signature be removed. (b) A statement described in Subsection (4)(a) shall comply with the requirements described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(2). (c) The county clerk shall use the procedures described in Subsection 20A-1-1003(3) to determine whether to remove an individual's signature from a petition after receiving a timely, valid statement requesting removal of the signature. (5) If the county clerks of the originating county and consolidating county each determine that the petition meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), each county clerk shall ensure that the petition is submitted to the voters of the respective counties as described in Subsection (6). (6) (a) If a petition under Subsection (1) is presented in a year during which a regular general election is held, the county legislative body of the originating county and the county legislative body of the consolidating county shall cause the proposition to be submitted to the legal voters of the respective counties at the next regular general election. (b) If a petition under Subsection (1) is presented during a year in which there is no regular general election, the county legislative body of the originating county and the county legislative body of the consolidating county shall: (i) call a special election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November following the presentation of the petition; and (ii) cause the proposition to be submitted to the voters of the respective counties during the special election. (c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, an election under this Subsection (6) shall be held, the results canvassed, and returns made under the provisions of the general election laws of the state. (d) The ballot language to be used at an election under this Subsection (6) shall be:For combining ____ county with ____ county.Against combining ____ county with ____ county.
Utah Code § 17-79-203 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-203
§ 17-79-203. Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain counties.
Status: in_force

(1) Before preparing a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, each county of the first or second class shall provide 10 calendar days notice of the county's intent to prepare a proposed general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment: (a) to each affected entity; (b) to the Utah Geospatial Resource Center created in Section 63A-16-505; (c) to the association of governments, established in accordance with an interlocal agreement under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, of which the county is a member; and (d) for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days. (2) Each notice under Subsection (1) shall: (a) indicate that the county intends to prepare a general plan or a comprehensive general plan amendment, as the case may be; (b) describe or provide a map of the geographic area that will be affected by the general plan or amendment; (c) be sent by mail, e-mail, or other effective means; (d) invite the affected entities to provide information for the county to consider in the process of preparing, adopting, and implementing a general plan or amendment concerning: (i) impacts that the use of land proposed in the proposed general plan or amendment may have; and (ii) uses of land within the county that the affected entity is considering that may conflict with the proposed general plan or amendment; and (e) include the address of an Internet website, if the county has one, and the name and telephone number of an individual where more information can be obtained concerning the county's proposed general plan or amendment.
Utah Code § 17-78-704 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-704
§ 17-78-704. Report by county legislative body -- Content -- Analysis, determination, and summary by state auditor and Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative body of each county that imposes a transient room tax under Section 59-12-301 or a tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax under Section 59-12-603 shall: (a) ensure that the annual financial report required by Section 17-63-603 includes a breakdown of expenditures: (i) for revenue generated by the transient room tax, according to the allowable expenditure categories described in Subsection 17-78-702(2); and (ii) for revenue generated by the tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax, according to the allowable expenditure categories described in Sections 59-12-602 and 59-12-603; and (b) prepare annually a written report in accordance with Subsection (2). (2) (a) For the transient room tax, the written report described in Subsection (1)(b) shall include: (i) a breakdown of promotion expenditures; (ii) if the county caused revenue generated by the transient room tax to be expended by a municipality within the county, as described in Subsection 17-78-702(8), a description: (A) of each interlocal agreement the county entered into with a municipality; and (B) the amount of revenue the county shared with a municipality in accordance with an interlocal agreement; (iii) the number of search and rescue efforts conducted by the county in the previous fiscal year; (iv) the total cost of search and rescue efforts and emergency medical services that were related to tourism or recreation within the eligible county in the previous fiscal year; (v) a description of any factors that made a search and rescue effort or emergency medical service more expensive or difficult, including the condition of roads within the county; (vi) what money, if any, the county was able to recover in the previous fiscal year from an individual on whose behalf the county incurred the cost of search and rescue or emergency medical services; and (vii) (A) data on the percentages of individuals on whose behalf the county incurred the cost of search and rescue or emergency medical services who were in-state visitors to the county, out-of-state visitors to the county, or residents of the county; and (B) if data described in Subsection (2)(a)(vii)(A) is unavailable regarding an individual on whose behalf the county incurred the cost of search and rescue or emergency medical services, the number of individuals whose data described in Subsection (2)(a)(vii)(A) is unavailable. (b) A county legislative body preparing a report required under this section shall utilize the form created by the state auditor under Section 17E-2-406. (3) On or before October 1, the county legislative body shall provide a copy of the annual written report described in Subsection (1)(b) for the previous fiscal year to the state auditor and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst. (4) (a) On or before December 1 of each year, the state auditor and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall: (i) analyze each written report received under Subsection (3) to determine, by consensus, if the information in the report sufficiently demonstrates that the county is expending revenue in accordance with the requirements of Sections 17-78-702, 59-12-301, and 59-12-603; and (ii) provide a summary of the analysis and determination described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) to: (A) the Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; and (B) the Political Subdivisions Interim Committee. (b) (i) The state auditor may perform an audit of expenditures reported by counties under this section to assist in the analysis and determination required by Subsection (4)(a)(i). (ii) If the state auditor performs an audit of county expenditures under this Subsection (4)(b), the state auditor shall include a report on the state auditor's audit findings with the summary described in Subsection (4)(a)(ii). (c) If the state auditor and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst determine by consensus under Subsection (4)(a)(i) that a county written report does not sufficiently demonstrate that a county is expending revenue in accordance with the requirements of Sections 17-78-702, 59-12-301, and 59-12-603, the state auditor and the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst shall include a copy of the county's written report with the summary described in Subsection (4)(a)(ii).
Utah Code § 17-79-405 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-405
§ 17-79-405. Effect of general plan -- Coordination with federal government.
Status: in_force

(1) Except for the mandatory provisions in Subsection 17-79-402(3)(b) and Section 17-79-406, and except as provided in Subsection (3), the general plan is an advisory guide for land use decisions, the impact of which shall be determined by ordinance. (2) The legislative body may adopt an ordinance mandating compliance with the general plan, and shall adopt an ordinance requiring compliance with all provisions of Subsection 17-79-402(3)(b). (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "coordinate with" means an action taken by the federal government on a given matter, in accordance with a federal law, rule, policy, or regulation, to: (i) work with a county on the matter to achieve a consistent outcome; (ii) make resource management plans in conjunction with a county on the matter; (iii) make resource management plans consistent with a county's plans on the matter; (iv) integrate a county's plans on the matter into the federal government's plans; or (v) follow a county's plans when contemplating any action on the matter. (b) If the federal government is required to coordinate with a county or a local government on a matter, the county's general plan is the principle document through which the coordination shall take place. (c) The federal government is not considered to have coordinated with a county or a local government on a matter unless the federal government has: (i) kept the county apprised of the federal government's proposed plans, amendments, policy changes, and management actions with regard to the matter; (ii) worked with the county in developing and implementing plans, policies, and management actions on the matter; (iii) treated the county as an equal partner in negotiations related to the matter; (iv) listened to and understood the county's position on the matter to determine whether a conflict exists between the federal government's proposed plan, policy, rule, or action and the county's general plan; (v) worked with the county in an amicable manner to reconcile any differences or disagreements, to the greatest extent possible under federal law, between the federal government and the county with regards to plans, policies, rules, or proposed management actions that relate to the matter; (vi) engaged in a good-faith effort to reconcile any conflicts discovered under Subsection (3)(c)(iv) to achieve, to the greatest extent possible under federal law, consistency between the federal government's proposed plan, policy, rule, or action and the county's general plan; and (vii) given full consideration to a county's general plan to the extent that the general plan addresses the matter.
Utah Code § 17-64-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-301
§ 17-64-301. Meetings -- At county seat -- Exception.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The legislative body shall provide by ordinance for the holding of regular meetings of the legislative body. (b) The legislative body may cancel a regular meeting as the legislative body considers appropriate. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), each regular meeting of the legislative body shall be held at: (i) the county seat; or (ii) a location within the county, established by county ordinance. (b) If approved by a vote of the legislative body, a legislative body may hold an occasional meeting in a location not described in Subsection (2)(a) but within the county as the public business requires.
Utah Code § 17-78-809 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-809
§ 17-78-809. Donations permitted -- Use.
Status: in_force

(1) If a person desires to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate specifically for the benefit of a county planetarium, the board of directors may, with the consent of the county legislative body, accept those donations or other contributions. (2) The board of directors shall manage and administer donations or contributions in accordance with the terms and conditions of the donating or contributing instrument. (3) All real property and improvements acquired by or specifically for a county planetarium by any means whatsoever, including gift, devise or donation, shall be deeded to and held in the name of the county.
Utah Code § 17-64-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-402
§ 17-64-402. Records to be kept.
Status: in_force

A legislative body shall ensure the following records are kept: (1) a minute record, in which shall be recorded: (a) all orders and decisions made by the legislative body; and (b) the daily proceedings had at all regular and special meetings; (2) an allowance record, in which shall be recorded all orders for the allowance of money from the county treasury, to whom made and on what account, dating, numbering, and indexing the same through each year; (3) a road record, containing all proceedings and adjudications relating to the establishment, maintenance, charge, and discontinuance of roads and road districts, and all contracts and other matters pertaining thereto; (4) a franchise record, containing all franchises granted by the board, for what purpose, the length of time, and to whom granted, the amount of bond and license tax required or other consideration to be paid; (5) an ordinance record, in which shall be entered all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the legislative body in accordance with Part 5, Ordinances and Policies; and (6) a warrant record, to be kept by the county finance officer, as that term is defined in Section 17-66-101, in which shall be entered in the order of drawing all warrants drawn on the treasurer, with the warrant number and reference to the order on the minute record, with date, amount, on what account, and the name of the payee.
Utah Code § 17-78-1102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-1102
§ 17-78-1102. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances restricting speech on short-term rental websites -- Evidence of short-term rental -- Removing a listing.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-20-606. (b) "Permit number" means a unique identifier issued by a county and may include a business license number. (c) "Request" means a formal inquiry made by a county to a short-term rental website that is not a legal requirement. (d) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential structure that is occupied as a residence. (e) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30 consecutive days. (f) "Short-term rental website" means a website or other digital platform that: (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental. (g) "URL" means uniform resource locater. (2) Notwithstanding Section 17-79-501 or Subsection 17-79-503(1), a legislative body may not: (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or (b) use an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental to fine, charge, prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website. (3) If a county regulates short-term rentals, Subsection (2)(b) does not prevent the county from using a listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website as evidence that a short-term rental took place so long as the county has additional information to support the position that a property owner or lessee violated a county ordinance. (4) A county may adopt an ordinance requiring the owner or lessee of a short-term rental to obtain a business license or other permit from the county before operating a short-term rental within an unincorporated area of the county. (5) (a) A county may not regulate a short-term rental website. (b) If a county allows short-term rentals within a portion of or all residential or commercial unincorporated zones in the county, the legislative body of a county may only request a short-term rental website to remove a short-term rental listing or offering from the short-term rental website after notice from the county, as described in Subsection (6), only if the short-term rental is operating in violation of business license requirements or zoning requirements. (6) A county that provides a notice to a short-term rental website that a short-term rental within the unincorporated county is in violation of the county's business licensing requirements or zoning requirements shall identify in the notice: (a) the listing or offering to be removed by the listing's or offering's URL; and (b) the reason for the requested removal. (7) If a legislative body imposes transient room tax on the rental of rooms in hotels, motels, inns, trailer courts, campgrounds, tourist homes, and similar accommodations for stays of less than 30 consecutive days as authorized by Section 59-12-301: (a) the county may utilize a listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website as evidence that the owner or lessee of a short-term rental may be subject to the transient room tax; and (b) the county auditor may utilize the listing or offering of a short-term rental on a short-term rental website when making a referral to the State Tax Commission, as described in Section 59-12-302. (8) Subsection (2) does not apply to an individual who lists or offers an internal accessory dwelling unit as a short-term rental on a short-term rental website if the county records a notice for the internal accessory dwelling unit under Section 17-78-303.
Utah Code § 17-68-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-301
§ 17-68-301. County and district attorney duties, powers, and functions -- Legislative functions.
Status: in_force

(1) The duties, functions, and responsibilities of a county attorney or district attorney, acting as a public prosecutor or as civil counsel, are as provided in this chapter. (2) The attorney: (a) may review a state statute; (b) shall review each county ordinance; (c) shall call to the attention of the state Legislature or the county legislative body any defect in the operation of the law; and (d) shall suggest and assist the Legislature or county legislative body in presenting an amendment to correct a defect described in Subsection (2)(c). (3) The attorney shall perform each duty and responsibility of public prosecutor and civil counsel as provided by statute or ordinance.
Utah Code § 17-76-204 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-204
§ 17-76-204. Duty of commission -- Provide for unspecified activities.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall be responsible for: (a) implementing this part; and (b) making all necessary rules: (i) not in conflict with this part; and (ii) as may be necessary to implement this part. (2) The commission shall make a rule for an activity within the purpose and spirit of this part that: (a) the commission deems necessary and proper; and (b) is not specifically provided by this part.
Utah Code § 17-61-204 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-204
§ 17-61-204. Effect of consolidation -- Pending criminal proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) All territory included within the boundaries of the originating county becomes, upon the consolidation effective date described in Section 17-61-203, the territory of the consolidating county. (2) The precincts and school districts existing in the originating county: (a) continue and become precincts and school districts in the consolidating county; (b) remain organized until changed in the manner provided by law; and (c) retain the same officers of those precincts and school districts until the expiration of the applicable terms. (3) The ownership of all property, both real and personal, held and owned by the originating county at the time of consolidation is vested in the consolidating county. (4) (a) The term of a county officer in the originating county terminates and ceases on the consolidation effective date. (b) A county officer of the originating county shall immediately, and before the consolidation effective date, deliver to the corresponding county officer of the consolidating county all books, records, and papers of the originating county. (5) An individual who is confined under lawful commitment in the county jail of the originating county, or otherwise lawfully held to answer for alleged violation of any of the criminal laws of this state, shall: (a) be delivered to the sheriff of the consolidating county before the consolidation effective date; and (b) be confined in the county jail of the consolidating county for the unexpired term of the individual's sentence or held as specified in the individual's commitment. (6) (a) All criminal proceedings pending in the originating county shall be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the consolidating county. (b) All offenses committed in the originating county before consolidation that have not been prosecuted shall be prosecuted in the consolidating county. (7) All actions, proceedings, and matters pending in: (a) the district court of the originating county may be proceeded with in the district court of the consolidating county; and (b) the juvenile court of the originating county may be proceeded with in the juvenile court of the consolidating county. (8) All indebtedness of the originating county are transferred to and become the indebtedness of the consolidating county with the same effect as if it had been incurred by the consolidating county.
Utah Code § 17-63-706 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-706
§ 17-63-706. County charges enumerated.
Status: in_force

(1) County charges are: (a) charges incurred against the county by any law; (b) the necessary expenses of the county attorney or district attorney incurred in criminal cases arising in the county, and all other expenses necessarily incurred by the county or district attorney in the prosecution of criminal cases, except jury and witness fees; (c) the expenses of health care as described in Section 17-72-501, and other expenses necessarily incurred in the support of prisoners committed to the county jail, except as provided in Subsection (2); (d) for a county not within the state district court administrative system, the sum required by law to be paid jurors in civil cases; (e) all charges and accounts for services rendered by any justice court judge for services in the trial and examination of persons charged with a criminal offense not otherwise provided for by law; (f) the contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the county; (g) every other sum directed by law to be raised for any county purposes under the direction of the county legislative body or declared a county charge; (h) the fees of constables for services rendered in criminal cases; (i) the necessary expenses of the sheriff and deputies incurred in civil and criminal cases arising in the county, and all other expenses necessarily incurred by the sheriff and deputies in performing the duties imposed upon the sheriff and deputies by law; (j) the sums required by law to be paid by the county to jurors and witnesses serving at inquests and in criminal cases in justice courts; and (k) subject to Subsection (2), expenses incurred by a health care facility or health care provider in providing health care services, treatment, hospitalization, or related transportation, at the request of a county sheriff for: (i) prisoners booked into a county jail on a charge of a criminal offense; or (ii) inmates convicted of a criminal offense and committed to a county jail. (2) (a) Expenses described in Subsections (1)(c) and (1)(k) are a charge to the county only to the extent that the charge exceeds any private insurance in effect that covers the expenses described in Subsections (1)(c) and (1)(k). (b) The county may collect costs of health care, treatment, hospitalization, and related transportation provided to a person described in Subsection (1)(k) who has the resources or the ability to pay, subject to the following priorities for payment: (i) first priority shall be given to restitution; and (ii) second priority shall be given to family support obligations. (c) A county may seek reimbursement from a prisoner or inmate described in Subsection (1)(k) for expenses incurred by the county in behalf of the prisoner or inmate for health care, treatment, hospitalization, or related transportation by: (i) deducting the cost from the prisoner's or inmate's cash account on deposit with the detention facility during the prisoner's or inmate's incarceration or during a subsequent incarceration if: (A) the subsequent incarceration occurs within the same county; and (B) the incarceration is within 10 years of the date of the expense in behalf of the prisoner or inmate; (ii) placing a lien for the amount of the expense against the prisoner's or inmate's personal property held by the jail; and (iii) adding the amount of expenses incurred to any other amount owed by the prisoner or inmate to the jail upon the prisoner's or inmate's release in accordance with Subsection 76-3-201(4)(c). (d) A prisoner or inmate who receives health care, treatment, hospitalization, or related transportation shall cooperate with the jail facility seeking payment or reimbursement under this section for the prisoner's or inmate's expenses. (e) If there is no contract between a county jail and a health care facility or health care provider that establishes a fee schedule for services rendered, expenses under Subsection (1)(k) shall be commensurate with: (i) for a health care facility, the current noncapitated state Medicaid rates; and (ii) for a health care provider, 65% of the amount that would be paid to the health care provider: (A) under the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program, created in Section 49-20-103; and (B) if the person receiving the health care service were a covered employee under the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program. (f) Subsection (1)(k) does not apply to expenses of an individual held at the county jail at the request of an agency of the United States. (g) A county that receives information from the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program to enable the county to calculate the amount to be paid to a health care provider under Subsection (2)(e)(ii) shall keep that information confidential.
Utah Code § 17-79-810 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-810
§ 17-79-810. Fees collected for construction approval -- Approval of plans.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Automated review" means a computerized process used to conduct a plan review, including through the use of software and algorithms to assess compliance with an applicable building code, regulation, or ordinance to ensure that a plan meets all of a county's required criteria for approval. (b) "Business day" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-79-809. (c) "Construction project" means: (i) the same as that term is defined in Section 38-1a-102; or (ii) any work requiring a permit for construction of or on a one- or two-family dwelling, a townhome, or other residential structure built under the State Construction Code and State Fire Code. (d) "Lodging establishment" means a place providing temporary sleeping accommodations to the public, including any of the following: (i) a bed and breakfast establishment; (ii) a boarding house; (iii) a dormitory; (iv) a hotel; (v) an inn; (vi) a lodging house; (vii) a motel; (viii) a resort; or (ix) a rooming house. (e) (i) "Plan review" means all of the reviews and approvals of a plan that a county, including all relevant divisions or departments within a county, requires before issuing a building permit, with a scope that may not exceed a review to verify: (A) that the construction project complies with the provisions of the State Construction Code under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act; (B) that the construction project complies with the energy code adopted under Section 15A-2-103; (C) that the construction project complies with local ordinances; (D) that the applicant paid any required fees; (E) that the applicant obtained final approvals from any other required reviewing agencies; (F) that the construction project received a structural review; (G) the total square footage for each building level of finished, garage, and unfinished space; and (H) that the plans include a printed statement indicating that, before the disturbance of land and during the actual construction, the applicant will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances, including any storm water protection laws and ordinances. (ii) "Plan review" does not mean a review of: (A) a document required to be re-submitted for a construction project other than a construction project for a one-or two-family dwelling or townhome if additional modifications or substantive changes are identified by the plan review; (B) a document submitted as part of a deferred submittal when requested by the applicant and approved by the building official; (C) a document that, due to the document's technical nature or on the request of the applicant, is reviewed by a third party; or (D) a storm water permit. (f) "Screening period" means the three business days following the day on which an applicant submits an application. (g) "State Construction Code" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-102. (h) "State Fire Code" means the same as that term is defined in Section 15A-1-102. (i) "Storm water permit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 19-5-108.5. (j) "Structural review" means: (i) a review that verifies that a construction project complies with the following: (A) footing size and bar placement; (B) foundation thickness and bar placement; (C) beam and header sizes; (D) nailing patterns; (E) bearing points; (F) structural member size and span; and (G) sheathing; or (ii) if the review exceeds the scope of the review described in Subsection (1)(j)(i), a review that a licensed engineer conducts. (k) "Technical nature" means a characteristic that places an item outside the training and expertise of an individual who regularly performs plan reviews. (2) (a) If a county collects a fee for the inspection of a construction project, the county shall ensure that the construction project receives a prompt inspection. (b) If a county cannot provide a building inspection within three business days after the day on which the county receives the request for the inspection, the applicant may engage an inspection with a third-party inspection firm from the third-party inspection firm list, as described in Section 15A-1-105. (c) If an inspector identifies one or more violations of the State Construction Code or State Fire Code during an inspection, the inspector shall give the permit holder written notification that: (i) identifies each violation; (ii) upon request by the permit holder, includes a reference to each applicable provision of the State Construction Code or State Fire Code; and (iii) is delivered: (A) in hardcopy or by electronic means; and (B) the day on which the inspection occurs. (3) (a) (i) A county that receives an application for a plan review shall determine if the application is complete, as described in Subsection (12), within the screening period. (ii) If the county determines an application for a plan review is complete, as described in Subsection (12), within the screening period, the county shall begin the plan review process described in Subsection (4). (b) If the county determines that an application for a plan review is not complete as described in Subsection (12), and if the county notifies the applicant of the county's determination: (i) before 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the county may: (A) pause the screening period until the applicant ensures the application meets the requirements of Subsection (12); or (B) reject the incomplete application; or (ii) after 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the county may not pause the screening period and shall begin the plan review process described in Subsection (4). (c) If an application is rejected as described in Subsection (3)(b)(i)(B) and an applicant resubmits the application, the resubmission begins a new screening period in which the county shall review the resubmitted application to determine if the application is complete as described in Subsection (12). (d) If the county gives notice of an incomplete application after 5 p.m. on the last day of the screening period, the county: (i) shall immediately notify the applicant that the county has determined the application is not complete and the basis for the determination; (ii) may not, except as provided in Subsection (3)(d)(iii), pause the relevant time period described in Subsection (4); and (iii) may pause the relevant time period described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b) as described in Subsection (4)(c). (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7), once a county determines an application for plan review is complete, or proceeds to review an incomplete application for plan review under Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the county shall complete a plan review of a construction project for a one- or two-family dwelling or townhome by no later than 14 business days after the day on which the screening period for the application ends. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7), once a county determines an application for plan review is complete, or proceeds to review an incomplete application for plan review under Subsection (3)(b)(ii), the county shall complete a plan review of a construction project for a residential structure built under the State Construction Code that is not a one- or two-family dwelling, townhome, or a lodging establishment, by no later than 21 business days after the day on which the screening period for the application ends. (c) If a county gives notice of an incomplete application as described in Subsection (3)(d), the county: (i) may pause the time period described in Subsection (4)(a) or (b): (A) within the last five days of the relevant time period; and (B) until the applicant provides the county with the information necessary to consider the application complete under Subsection (12); (ii) shall resume the relevant time period upon receipt of the information necessary to consider the application complete; and (iii) may, if necessary, use five additional days beginning the day on which the county receives the information described in Subsection (4)(c)(ii) to consider whether the application meets the requirements for a building permit, even if the five additional days extend beyond the relevant time period described in Subsection 4(a) or (b). (d) If, at the conclusion of plan review, the county determines the application meets the requirements for a building permit, the county shall approve the application and, subject to Subsection (10)(b), issue the building permit to the applicant. (5) (a) A county may utilize another government entity to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, in whole or in part. (b) A county that utilizes another government entity to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, as described in Subsection (5)(a), shall: (i) notify any other government entities, including water providers, within 24 hours of receiving any building permit application; and (ii) provide the government entity all documents necessary to determine if an application is complete or perform a plan review, in whole or in part, as requested by the county. (6) A government entity determining if an application is complete or performing a plan review, in whole or in part, as requested by a county, shall: (a) comply with the requirements of this chapter; and (b) notify the county within the screening period whether the application, or a portion of the application, is complete. (7) An applicant may: (a) waive the plan review time requirements described in Subsection (4); or (b) with the county's written consent, establish an alternative plan review time requirement. (8) (a) A county may not enforce a requirement to have a plan review if: (i) the county does not complete the plan review within the relevant time period described in Subsection (4); and (ii) a licensed architect or structural engineer, or both when required by law, stamps the plan. (b) If a county is prohibited from enforcing a requirement to have a plan review under Subsection (8)(a), the county shall return to the applicant the plan review fee. (9) (a) A county may attach to a reviewed plan a list that includes: (i) items with which the county is concerned and may enforce during construction; and (ii) building code violations found in the plan. (b) A county may not require an applicant to redraft a plan if the county requests minor changes to the plan that the list described in Subsection (9)(a) identifies. (c) A county may require a single resubmittal of plans for a one- or two-family dwelling or townhome if deficiencies in the plan would affect the site plan interaction or footprint of the design. (10) (a) If a county charges a fee for a building permit, the county may not refuse payment of the fee at the time the applicant submits an application under Subsection (3). (b) If a county charges a fee for a building permit and does not require the fee for a building permit to be included in an application for plan review, upon approval of an application for plan review under Subsection (4)(d), the county may require the applicant to pay the fee for the building permit before the county issues the building permit. (11) A county may not limit the number of applications submitted under Subsection (3). (12) For purposes of Subsection (3), an application for plan review is complete if the application contains: (a) the name, address, and contact information of: (i) the applicant; and (ii) the construction manager/general contractor, as defined in Section 63G-6a-103, for the construction project; (b) a site plan for the construction project that: (i) is drawn to scale; (ii) includes a north arrow and legend; and (iii) provides specifications for the following: (A) lot size and dimensions; (B) setbacks and overhangs for setbacks; (C) easements; (D) property lines; (E) topographical details, if the slope of the lot is greater than 10%; (F) retaining walls; (G) hard surface areas; (H) curb and gutter elevations as indicated in the subdivision documents; (I) existing and proposed utilities, including water, sewer, and subsurface drainage facilities; (J) street names; (K) driveway locations; (L) defensible space provisions and elevations, if required by the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103; and (M) the location of the nearest hydrant; (c) construction plans and drawings, including: (i) elevations, only if the construction project is new construction; (ii) floor plans for each level, including the location and size of doors, windows, and egress; (iii) foundation, structural, and framing detail; (iv) electrical, mechanical, and plumbing design; (v) a licensed architect's or structural engineer's stamp, when required by law; and (vi) fire suppression details, when required by fire code; (d) documentation of energy code compliance; (e) structural calculations, except for trusses; (f) a geotechnical report, including a slope stability evaluation and retaining wall design, if: (i) the slope of the lot is greater than 15%; and (ii) required by the county; (g) a statement indicating that: (i) before land disturbance occurs on the subject property, the applicant will obtain a storm water permit; and (ii) during actual construction, the applicant shall comply with applicable local ordinances and building codes; and (h) the fees, if any, established by ordinance for the county to perform a plan review. (13) A county may, at the county's discretion, utilize automated review to fulfill, in whole or in part, the county's obligation to conduct a plan review described in this section.
Utah Code § 17-61-406 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-406
§ 17-61-406. Pending civil and criminal actions -- Previous offenses.
Status: in_force

(1) All civil and criminal actions that are pending in the territory embraced in a new county at the time the new county is created may be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the new county. (2) All actions pending in the district court or the juvenile court in any county shall be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the county in which the actions are pending, subject to change of venue as provided by law. (3) An offense that was committed within the boundaries of a new county before the new county was created may be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the new county.
Utah Code § 17-73-401 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-73 / § 17-73-401
§ 17-73-401. Resurveys of surveys conducted by the United States.
Status: in_force

In the resurvey of a federal survey, the county surveyor or the county surveyor's designee shall ensure that: (1) section and quarter-section corners, and all other corners established by the federal survey, stand as the true corner; (2) missing corners are reestablished at the point where existing evidence would indicate the original corner was located by the federal survey; and (3) missing corners be reestablished with reference to the United States Manual of Surveying Instructions.
Utah Code § 17-66-106 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-106
§ 17-66-106. County officer deputies -- Powers, duties, and liabilities of county officer deputies.
Status: in_force

(1) A county officer may appoint one or more deputies in accordance with the requirements of Section 17-75-201. (2) Whenever the title of a county officer is used in any law conferring powers or imposing duties or liabilities, the title of the county officer includes the county officer's deputies.
Utah Code § 17-65-401 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-401
§ 17-65-401. County purchasing agent.
Status: in_force

(1) In a county having a taxable value in excess of $500,000,000, the county executive may, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, appoint a county purchasing agent. (2) (a) The purchasing agent shall qualify by taking, subscribing, and filing the constitutional oath. (b) The county shall obtain crime insurance: (i) in an amount set by the county legislative body, in relation to the duties of the purchasing agent; and (ii) before the purchasing agent begins fulfilling the duties of the purchasing agent. (3) (a) The county purchasing agent shall, under the direction and supervision of the county executive and except as provided in Subsection (3)(b): (i) negotiate for the purchase of or contract for all supplies and materials required by the county; (ii) submit all contracts and purchases negotiated by the purchasing agent under Subsection (3)(a)(i) to the county executive for approval and ratification; (iii) keep an accurate and complete record of all purchases and a detailed disposition of the purchases; and (iv) when required by the county legislative body, make a complete and detailed report to the county legislative body of business transacted. (b) Subject to Subsection (3)(c), the county executive may structure the county purchasing agent's office so that: (i) the county purchasing agent's office is physically located within the county auditor's office; and (ii) the county purchasing agent receives direction and supervision from the county auditor. (c) The county executive: (i) may not structure the county purchasing agent's office as described in Subsection (3)(b) unless: (A) the county executive receives the advice and consent of the county legislative body; and (B) the county executive and county auditor agree, in writing, to the proposed structure, including the level of direction and supervision of the county purchasing agent retained by the county executive; and (ii) shall maintain the level of direction and supervision over the county purchasing agent as agreed upon with the county auditor. (4) The county executive may exclude from the purchasing agent's responsibility a county clerk's duties concerning elections or a sheriff's duties under Section 17-72-501.
Utah Code § 17-63-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-102
§ 17-63-102. Purpose of chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter establishes uniform accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting procedures for all counties. (2) The chapter establishes uniform procedures for the adoption and administration of fiscal and optional performance budgets. (3) The chapter is intended to: (a) enable counties to make financial plans for both current and future expenditures; (b) ensure that executive staffs administer county functions in accordance with adopted budgets; and (c) provide taxpayers and investors with information about the financial policies and administration of the county.
Utah Code § 17-63-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-305
§ 17-63-305. Adoption of final budget -- Appropriations in final budget -- Addressing deficits.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before the last day of each fiscal period, the governing body by resolution shall adopt the final budget. (2) A final budget adopted in accordance with Subsection (1) is, unless amended, in effect for the next fiscal period. (3) The finance officer shall: (a) certify a copy of the final budget, and of any subsequent budget amendment; and (b) file a copy with the state auditor not later than 30 days after the day on which the governing body adopts the budget. (4) The finance officer shall file a certified copy of the budget in the office of the finance officer for inspection by the public during business hours. (5) The governing body may not make any appropriation in the final budget of any fund in excess of the estimated expendable revenue of the fund for the budget period. (6) If there is a deficit in any fund as of the close of the last completed fiscal period, there shall be included as an item of appropriation in the budget of the fund of: (a) at least 5% of the total revenue of the fund in the last completed fiscal period; or (b) if the deficit is less than 5% of the total revenue, an amount equal to the deficit.
Utah Code § 17-79-206 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-206
§ 17-79-206. Third party notice -- High priority transportation corridor notice.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If a county requires notice to adjacent property owners, the county shall: (i) mail notice to the record owner of each parcel within parameters specified by county ordinance; or (ii) post notice on the property with a sign of sufficient size, durability, print quality, and location that is reasonably calculated to give notice to passers-by. (b) If a county mails notice to third party property owners under Subsection (1), it shall mail equivalent notice to property owners within an adjacent jurisdiction. (2) (a) As used in this Subsection (2), "high priority transportation corridor" means a transportation corridor identified as a high priority transportation corridor under Section 72-5-403. (b) The Department of Transportation may request, in writing, that a county provide the department with electronic notice of each land use application received by the county that may adversely impact the development of a high priority transportation corridor. (c) If the county receives a written request as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the county shall provide the Department of Transportation with timely electronic notice of each land use application that the request specifies. (3) (a) A large public transit district, as defined in Section 17B-2a-802, may request, in writing, that a county provide the large public transit district with electronic notice of each land use application received by the county that may impact the development of a major transit investment corridor. (b) If the county receives a written request as provided in Subsection (3)(a), the county shall provide the large public transit district with timely electronic notice of each land use application that the request specifies.
Utah Code § 17-60-401 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-401
§ 17-60-401. Review of claims by county executive -- Auditor review -- Attorney review -- Claim requirements -- Approval or disapproval of claim -- Written explanation of claim process.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receiving a notice of claim under Section 63G-7-401, the county clerk shall deliver the notice of claim to the county executive described in Chapter 65, County Executive. (2) Subject to Subsection (3), each county executive shall review each claim, as defined in Section 17-69-101, against the county and: (a) if the claim is just, lawful, and properly due and owing, approve the claim; or (b) disapprove the claim. (3) (a) The county executive shall forward all claims to the county attorney, or, in a county that has a district attorney but not a county attorney, to the district attorney for the attorney's review and recommendation to the county executive regarding liability and payment. (b) Except as provided in Section 17-60-405, the county executive shall forward all claims requesting payment for goods or services to the county finance officer, as that term is defined in Section 17-66-101, for the county finance officer's review. (4) Each claim for goods or services against a county shall: (a) itemize the claim, giving applicable names, dates, and particular goods provided or services rendered; (b) if the claim is for service of process, state the character of process served, upon whom served, the number of days engaged, and the number of miles traveled; (c) be duly substantiated as to the claim's correctness and as to the fact that the claim is justly due; (d) if the claim is for materials furnished, state to whom the materials were furnished, by whom ordered, and the quantity and price agreed upon; and (e) be presented to the county executive within a year after the last item of the account or credit accrued. (5) If the county executive refuses to hear or consider a claim because it is not properly made out, the county executive shall cause notice of the refusal to be given to the claimant or the claimant's agent and shall allow a reasonable amount of time for the claim to be properly itemized and substantiated. (6) Each county shall prepare and make available to a person submitting or intending to submit a claim under this part a written explanation, in simple and easy to understand language, of how to submit a claim to the county and of the county's process for receiving, reviewing, and deciding a claim. (7) Upon receiving a claim in accordance with Subsection (3)(b), the county finance officer shall: (a) (i) investigate, examine, review, and inspect the claim; and (ii) (A) recommend that the county executive approve or reject the claim; and (B) endorse the recommendation; (b) after completing the investigation, examination, and inspection, report the claim and the recommendation described in Subsection (7)(a)(ii) to the county executive; and (c) keep a complete record of the claim, the claim recommendation, the reasons for the recommendation, and the county executive's final action as described in Subsection (8). (8) After receiving the county or district attorney's recommendation in accordance with Subsection (3)(a), and the county finance officer's recommendation in accordance with Subsection (7), the county executive shall decide whether to approve or reject a claim. (9) (a) The county finance officer shall pay, subject to Subsection (9)(b), a claim approved by the county executive in accordance with Subsection (8) by: (i) a warrant drawn by the auditor on the county treasurer in favor of the person entitled to payment; or (ii) a county check or other payment mechanism as may be adopted in accordance with Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes. (b) The county finance officer may not pay a claim against the county unless: (i) the finance officer: (A) receives from the county executive a certified list described in Section 17-70-302; and (B) has complied with the recommendation and other requirements of Subsection (7); and (ii) the county executive has approved the claim in accordance with Subsection (8). (10) Nothing in this section may be construed to modify the requirements of Section 63G-7-401.
Utah Code § 17-68-502 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-502
§ 17-68-502. Public prosecutor's ethical duties.
Status: in_force

An attorney exercising public prosecutor duties under this chapter: (1) is a lawyer representing an organization as a client under the Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.13; (2) represents the state as an organizational client; (3) is considered the representative of the state; and (4) is empowered to make commitments for and decisions on behalf of the state.
Utah Code § 17-63-901 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-901
§ 17-63-901. Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application of proceeds -- Debt limit.
Status: in_force

(1) This part is adopted for the purpose of: (a) eliminating or reducing, so far as possible, the ad valorem taxes necessary to be levied for the payment of bonds; (b) improving the security of bonds; and (c) ensuring that the holders of the bonds from time to time shall have a vested and enforceable contract right in the provisions of the bond proceedings made in accordance with the provisions of this part. (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided under Section 17-60-203, the county legislative body may contract a bonded indebtedness in the manner and subject to the conditions provided under Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act. (b) The revenue derived from the sale of bonds shall be applied only to the purpose or purposes specified in the order of the county legislative body. (c) If there is any surplus, the surplus shall be applied to the payment of the bonds. (3) A county may not become so indebted to an amount, including existing indebtedness, exceeding 2% of the fair market value, as defined under Section 59-2-102, of the taxable property in the county as computed from the last equalized assessment roll for county purposes before the county incurred the indebtedness.
Utah Code § 17-79-1007 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-1007
§ 17-79-1007. Scope of review of factual matters on appeal -- Appeal authority requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may, by ordinance, designate the scope of review of factual matters for appeals of land use authority decisions. (2) If the county fails to designate a scope of review of factual matters, the appeal authority shall review the factual matters de novo, without deference to the land use authority's determination of the factual matters. (3) If the scope of review of factual matters is on the record, the appeal authority shall determine whether the record on appeal includes substantial evidence for each essential finding of fact. (4) The appeal authority shall: (a) determine the correctness of the land use authority's interpretation and application of the plain meaning of the land use regulations; and (b) interpret and apply a land use regulation to favor a land use application unless the land use regulation plainly restricts the land use application. (5) (a) An appeal authority's land use decision is a quasi-judicial act. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), a legislative body may not act as an appeal authority unless both the legislative body and the appealing party agree to allow a third party to act as the appeal authority. (c) Beginning on July 1, 2026, the legislative body of a county described in Subsection 17-79-302(5)(a)(i) may not act as an appeal authority unless: (i) a land use ordinance designated the legislative body as the appeal authority when the appellant filed the appeal; and (ii) the appellant filed the appeal on or before June 30, 2026. (6) Only a decision in which a land use authority has applied a land use regulation to a particular land use application, person, or parcel may be appealed to an appeal authority.
Utah Code § 17-63-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-403
§ 17-63-403. Transfer of unexpended appropriation balance by department -- Transfer of unexpended appropriation balance by governing body.
Status: in_force

(1) After review by the finance officer and in accordance with budgetary and fiscal policies or ordinances adopted by the county legislative body, any county department may: (a) transfer any unencumbered or unexpended appropriation balance or any part from one expenditure account to another within the department during the budget year; or (b) incur an excess expenditure of one or more line items. (2) A transfer or expenditure under Subsection (1) may not occur if the transfer or expenditure would cause the total of all excess expenditures or encumbrances to exceed the total unused appropriation within the department at the close of the budget period. (3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), upon the request of the finance officer or upon the governing body's own motion, the governing body may by resolution transfer any unencumbered or unexpended appropriation balance, or part of any unencumbered or unexpended appropriation balance, from one county department in a fund to another county department within the same fund. (4) No appropriation for debt retirement and interest, reduction of deficit, or other appropriation required by law may be reduced below the required minimum.
Utah Code § 17-79-404 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-404
§ 17-79-404. Public hearing by planning commission on proposed general plan or amendment -- Notice -- Revisions to general plan or amendment -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) After completing the planning commission's recommendation for a proposed general plan, or proposal to amend the general plan, the planning commission shall schedule and hold a public hearing on the proposed plan or amendment. (b) The planning commission shall provide notice of the public hearing for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 calendar days before the day of the public hearing. (c) After the public hearing, the planning commission may modify the proposed general plan or amendment. (2) The planning commission shall forward the proposed general plan or amendment to the legislative body. (3) (a) As provided by local ordinance and by Section 17-79-204, the legislative body shall provide notice of the legislative body's intent to consider the general plan proposal. (b) (i) (A) In addition to the requirements of Subsections (1), (2), and (3)(a), the legislative body shall hold a public hearing in Salt Lake City on provisions of the proposed county plan regarding Subsection 17-79-402(3). (B) The public hearing procedure shall comply with this Subsection (3)(b). (ii) The public hearing format shall allow: (A) adequate time for public comment at the actual public hearing; and (B) for public comment in writing to be submitted to the legislative body for not fewer than 90 days after the date of the public hearing. (c) (i) The legislative body shall give notice of the hearing in accordance with this Subsection (3) when the proposed plan provisions required by Subsection 17-79-402(3) are complete. (ii) Direct notice of the public hearing shall be given, in writing, to: (A) the governor; (B) members of the state Legislature; (C) the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality; (D) the state planning coordinator; (E) the Resource Development Coordinating Committee created in Section 63L-11-401; and (F) any other citizens or entities who specifically request notice of the public hearing in writing. (iii) Public notice shall be given for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 180 days. (iv) The notice shall be published to allow reasonable time for interested parties and the state to evaluate the information regarding Subsection 17-79-402(3), including publication described in Subsection (3)(c)(iii) for 180 days before the date of the hearing to be held under this Subsection (3). (4) (a) After the public hearing required under this section, the legislative body may adopt, reject, or make any revisions to the proposed general plan that the legislative body considers appropriate. (b) The legislative body shall respond in writing and in a substantive manner to all those providing comments as a result of the hearing required by Subsection (3). (c) If the county legislative body rejects the proposed general plan or amendment, the legislative body may provide suggestions to the planning commission for the planning commission's review and recommendation. (5) The legislative body shall adopt the following elements and plans in conformity with the requirements of Section 17-79-403: (a) a land use element; (b) a transportation and traffic circulation element; (c) for a specified county as defined in Section 17-80-101, a moderate income housing element; (d) a resource management plan; and (e) on or before December 31, 2025, a water use and preservation element.
Utah Code § 17-81-702 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-702
§ 17-81-702. Rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "new land" means surface or subsurface land that a critical infrastructure materials operator gains ownership or control of on or before January 1, 2026, regardless of whether that land is included in any applicable permit issued by a political subdivision or a legal nonconforming use. (2) Notwithstanding a political subdivision's prohibition, restriction, or other limitation on a critical infrastructure materials use adopted after the establishment of the critical infrastructure materials use, the rights of a critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use include with respect to that existing legal use the right to: (a) progress, extend, enlarge, grow, or expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to any contiguous land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025; (b) expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land that is contiguous land to the surface or subsurface land on which the critical infrastructure materials operator has a vested critical infrastructure materials use, including the surface or subsurface land under Subsection (1)(a); (c) use, operate, construct, reconstruct, restore, extend, expand, maintain, repair, alter, substitute, modernize, upgrade, and replace equipment, processes, facilities, and buildings, on any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025; (d) on any surface or subsurface land that the critical infrastructure materials operator owns or controls before May 7, 2025: (i) increase production or volume; (ii) alter the method of extracting or processing, including with respect to the vested use, the right to stockpile or hold in reserve critical infrastructure materials, to recycle, and to batch and mix concrete and asphalt; and (iii) extract or process a different or additional critical infrastructure material than previously extracted or processed on the surface or subsurface land; and (e) discontinue, suspend, terminate, deactivate, or continue and reactivate, temporarily or permanently, all or any part of the critical infrastructure materials use. (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "applicable legislative body" means the legislative body of each: (i) county in whose unincorporated area the new land to be included in the vested critical infrastructure materials use is located; or (ii) municipality in which the new land to be included in the critical infrastructure use is located. (b) A critical infrastructure materials operator with a vested critical infrastructure materials use is presumed to have a right to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land. (c) Before expanding a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land, a critical infrastructure materials operator shall provide written notice: (i) of the critical infrastructure materials operator's intent to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use; and (ii) to each applicable legislative body. (d) (i) An applicable legislative body shall: (A) hold a public meeting or hearing at the applicable legislative body's next available meeting that is no later than 30 days after receiving the notice under Subsection (3)(c); and (B) provide reasonable, advance, written notice of the intended expansion of the vested critical infrastructure materials use and the public meeting or hearing to each owner of the surface estate of the new land. (ii) A public meeting or hearing under Subsection (3)(d)(i) serves to provide sufficient public notice of the critical infrastructure materials operator's intent to expand the vested critical infrastructure materials use to the new land. (e) (i) After the public meeting or hearing under Subsection (3)(d)(i), a critical infrastructure materials operator may expand a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land without any action by an applicable legislative body, unless the applicable legislative body finds by the preponderance of the evidence on the record that the expansion to new land will endanger the public health, safety, and welfare. (ii) If the applicable legislative body makes the finding of endangerment described in Subsection (3)(e)(i), Subsection (5) applies. (4) If a critical infrastructure materials operator expands a vested critical infrastructure materials use to new land, as authorized under this section: (a) the critical infrastructure materials operator's rights under the vested critical infrastructure materials use with respect to land on which the vested critical infrastructure materials use occurs apply with equal force after the expansion to the new land; and (b) the critical infrastructure materials protection area that includes land on which the vested critical infrastructure materials use occurs is expanded to include the new land. (5) (a) If the applicable legislative body makes the finding of endangerment described in Subsection (3)(e): (i) the critical infrastructure materials operator shall submit to the applicable legislative body the critical infrastructure materials operator's plan for expansion under this section; (ii) by no later than 90 days after receipt of the plan for expansion described in Subsection (5)(a)(i), the applicable legislative body shall notify the operator of: (A) evidence that the expansion to new land will endanger the public health, safety, and welfare; and (B) proposed measures to mitigate the endangerment of the public health, safety, and welfare; and (iii) the applicable legislative body shall hold a public hearing by no later than 30 days after the date the applicable legislative body complies with Subsection (5)(a)(ii) to present mitigation measures proposed under Subsection (5)(a)(ii). (b) The applicable legislative body may impose mitigation measures under this Subsection (5) that are reasonable and do not exceed requirements imposed by permits issued by a state agency such as an air quality permit. (c) A political subdivision may not prohibit the expansion of a vested critical infrastructure materials use if the critical infrastructure materials operator agrees to comply with the mitigation measures described in Subsection (5)(b). (d) The process under this Subsection (5) is not a land use application or conditional use application under Chapter 79, County Land Use, Development, and Management Act.
Utah Code § 17-78-503 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-503
§ 17-78-503. Certain counties to establish funds or special service districts.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county of the first, second, or third class that provides municipal-type services to unincorporated areas under this part shall: (a) establish a special revenue fund, "Municipal Services Fund," and a capital projects fund, "Municipal Capital Projects Fund," or establish a special district or special service district to provide municipal services; and (b) budget appropriations for municipal services and municipal capital projects from the funds described in Subsection (1)(a). (2) The Municipal Services Fund is subject to the same budgetary requirements as the county general fund. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), the county may deposit revenue derived from any taxes otherwise authorized by law, income derived from the investment of money contained within the municipal services fund and the municipal capital projects fund, the appropriate portion of federal money, and fees collected into a municipal services fund and a municipal capital projects fund. (b) The county may not deposit revenue derived from a fee, tax, or other source based upon a countywide assessment or from a countywide service or function into a municipal services fund or a municipal capital projects fund. (4) The maximum accumulated unappropriated surplus in the municipal services fund, as determined before adoption of the tentative budget, may not exceed an amount equal to the total estimated revenues of the current fiscal period.
Utah Code § 17-79-603 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-603
§ 17-79-603. Transferable development rights.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may adopt an ordinance: (a) designating sending zones and receiving zones located wholly within the unincorporated area of the county; (b) designating a sending zone if the area described in the sending zone is located, at least in part, within the unincorporated county, and the area described in the sending zone that is located outside the county complies with Subsection (2); (c) designating a receiving zone if the area described in the receiving zone is located, at least in part, within the unincorporated county, and the area described in the receiving zone that is located outside the county complies with Subsection (2); and (d) allowing the transfer of a transferable development right from a sending zone to a receiving zone. (2) A county may adopt an ordinance designating a sending zone or receiving zone that is located, in part, in a municipality or unincorporated area of another county, if the legislative body of every municipality or county with land inside the sending zone or receiving zone adopts an ordinance designating the sending zone or receiving zone. (3) A county may not allow the use of a transferable development right unless the county adopts an ordinance described in Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 17-64-401 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-401
§ 17-64-401. General powers, duties, and functions of legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as expressly provided otherwise in statute, a legislative body shall exercise all legislative powers, have all legislative duties, and perform all legislative functions of the county, including those enumerated in this chapter. (2) A legislative body may take any action required by law and necessary to the full discharge of the legislative body's duties, even though the action is not expressly authorized by statute.
Utah Code § 17-79-212 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-212
§ 17-79-212. Notice for an amendment to public improvements in a subdivision or development.
Status: in_force

Before implementing an amendment to adopted specifications for public improvements that apply to a subdivision or a development, a county shall: (1) hold a public hearing; (2) mail a notice 30 days or more before the date of the public hearing to: (a) each person who has submitted a land use application for which the land use authority has not issued a land use decision; and (b) each person who makes a written request to receive a copy of the notice; and (3) allow each person who receives a notice in accordance with Subsection (2) to provide public comment in writing before the public hearing or in person during the public hearing.
Utah Code § 17-65-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-402
§ 17-65-402. Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor -- Higher education entity restrictions.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the adoption of some or all of the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code, under Section 17-63-506, each county executive that engages the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor and considers more than one such professional for the engagement: (a) shall consider, as a minimum, in the selection process: (i) the qualifications, experience, and background of each firm submitting a proposal; (ii) the specific individuals assigned to the project and the time commitments of each to the project; and (iii) the project schedule and the approach to the project that the firm will take; and (b) may engage the services of a professional architect, engineer, or surveyor based on the criteria under Subsection (1) rather than solely on lowest cost. (2) When a county elects to obtain architect or engineering services by using a competitive procurement process and has provided public notice of the county's competitive procurement process: (a) a higher education entity, or any part of one, may not submit a proposal in response to the county's competitive procurement process; and (b) the county may not award a contract to perform the architect or engineering services solicited in the competitive procurement process to a higher education entity or any part of one.
Utah Code § 17-60-107 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-107
§ 17-60-107. County website requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) (i) "Limited purpose entity" means a legal entity that: (A) performs a single governmental function or limited governmental functions; and (B) is not a state executive branch agency, a state legislative office, or within the judicial branch. (ii) "Limited purpose entity" includes: (A) area agencies, area agencies on aging, and area agencies on high risk adults, as those terms are defined in Section 26B-6-101; (B) charter schools created under Title 53G, Chapter 5, Charter Schools; (C) community reinvestment agencies, as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102; (D) conservation districts, as that term is defined in Section 17D-3-102; (E) governmental nonprofit corporations, as that term is defined in Section 11-13a-102; (F) housing authorities, as that term is defined in Section 35A-8-401; (G) independent entities and independent state agencies, as those terms are defined in Section 63E-1-102; (H) interlocal entities, as that term is defined in Section 11-13-103; (I) local building authorities, as that term is defined in Section 17D-2-102; (J) special districts, as that term is defined in Section 17B-1-102; (K) local health departments, as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102; (L) nonprofit corporations that receive an amount of money requiring an accounting report under Section 51-2a-201.5; (M) school districts under Title 53G, Chapter 3, School District Creation and Change; and (N) special service districts, as that term is defined in Section 17D-1-102. (b) "Local government entity" means a municipality, as that term is defined in Section 10-1-104. (2) Beginning on July 1, 2019, each county shall list on the county's website any of the following information that the lieutenant governor publishes in a registry of local government entities and limited purpose entities regarding each limited purpose entity and local government entity that operates, either in whole or in part, within the county or has geographic boundaries that overlap or are contained within the boundaries of the county: (a) the entity's name; (b) the entity's type of local government entity or limited purpose entity; (c) the entity's governmental function; (d) the entity's physical address and phone number, including the name and contact information of an individual whom the entity designates as the primary contact for the entity; (e) names of the members of the entity's governing board or commission, managing officers, or other similar managers; (f) the entity's sources of revenue; and (g) if the entity has created an assessment area, as that term is defined in Section 11-42-102, information regarding the creation, purpose, and boundaries of the assessment area.
Utah Code § 17-68-501 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-501
§ 17-68-501. Public prosecutor powers and duties.
Status: in_force

An attorney who serves as a public prosecutor shall: (1) except for a prosecution undertaken by a city attorney under Section 10-3-928, conduct, on behalf of the state, all prosecutions for a public offense committed within a county or prosecution district; (2) conduct, on behalf of the county, all prosecutions for a public offense in violation of a county criminal ordinance; and (3) perform all other duties and responsibilities as required by law.
Utah Code § 17-71-302 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-302
§ 17-71-302. General duties -- Records and indexes.
Status: in_force

(1) The county recorder shall: (a) upon acceptance and recording of an instrument: (i) endorse on the instrument: (A) an entry number corresponding with the acceptance and recording; (B) the date of acceptance and recording, including the hour, day, month, and year; and (C) the recording fee; (ii) index each instrument: (A) by entry number; (B) if applicable, by each grantor, mortgagor, trustor, debtor, plaintiff, or person charged with encumbrance under the instrument; (C) if applicable, by each grantee, mortgagee, trustee, lien holder, creditor, claimant, or defendant described in the instrument; (D) if applicable, by each legal description, as described in Section 57-3-105; (E) by type of instrument; and (F) if applicable, by water right number; and (b) beginning January 1, 2025: (i) maintain a system that allows a property owner to receive, upon the property owner's election, an electronic notice when the county recorder records a deed or mortgage, as defined in Section 70D-1-102, on the property owner's real property; and (ii) if a property owner elects to receive electronic notice as described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), within 30 days after the day on which the county recorder records a deed or a mortgage as defined in Section 70D-1-102 on real property, provide an electronic notice of the recording to each property owner. (2) Upon request, a county recorder may provide the notice described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to a property owner by a means other than electronic. (3) Subsection (1)(b) applies only to real property for which the county treasurer provides a tax notice described in Section 59-2-1317. (4) (a) The index required by Subsection (1) shall be kept so that the index shows a true chain of title to each tract or parcel, together with each encumbrance on the tract or parcel, according to the records of the county recorder's office. (b) A recorder shall index the legal description required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii)(D) unless: (i) the instrument is required to contain a legal description under Section 17-71-402 or Section 57-3-105 and does not contain that legal description; or (ii) the instrument contains errors, omissions, or defects to the extent that the tract or parcel to which the instrument relates cannot be determined. (c) To index an instrument as required by this section, the recorder may: (i) use a tax parcel number; (ii) use a site address; (iii) reference to other instruments of record recited on the instrument; or (iv) reference another instrument that is recorded concurrently with the instrument. (d) A recorder is not required to go beyond the face of an instrument to determine the tract or parcel to which an instrument may relate. (e) A person may not bring an action against a recorder for injuries or damages suffered as a result of information contained in an instrument recorded in an index that is required by this section despite errors, omissions, or defects in the instrument. (f) The fact that a recorded instrument is included in the index does not cure a failure to give public notice caused by an error, omission, or defect. (g) A document that is indexed in all or part of the indexes required by this section shall give constructive notice. (5) Nothing in this section prevents the county recorder from using multiple indexes.