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Utah Code § 53H-12-301 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-12 / § 53H-12-301
§ 53H-12-301. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in thispart: (1) "Disposable earnings" means the part of an employee's earnings remaining after the deduction of all amounts required by law to be withheld. (2) "Earnings" or "earnings from personal services" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether designated as wages, salary, commission, bonus, or otherwise, and includes periodic payments under a pension or retirement program. (3) "Public employee" means any employee, officer, or servant of the state of Utah, or any office, department, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, or other instrumentality of the state, or of any county, city, town, school district, special improvement or taxing district, or any other political subdivision or public corporation of or within the state.
Utah Code § 63N-6-412 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-6 / § 63N-6-412
§ 63N-6-412. Exemption from certain statutes.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the corporation is exempt from statutes governing state agencies, as provided in Section 63E-2-109. (2) The corporation is exempt from: (a) Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act; and (b) Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (3) The board is exempt from the requirement to report fund performance of venture firms and private equity firms set forth in Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 78B-6-1236 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-1236
§ 78B-6-1236. Conveyance to be recorded -- Operates as a bar.
Status: in_force

(1) The conveyances shall be recorded in the county where the property is located. (2) The recording shall be a bar against: (a) all persons interested in the property in any way, who have been named as parties in the action; (b) all parties or persons who were unknown, if the summons was served by publication, and all persons claiming under them; and (c) all persons having unrecorded deeds or liens at the commencement of the action.
Utah Code § 78B-4-902 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-4 / § 78B-4-902
§ 78B-4-902. Limitation of award of noneconomic losses related to an automated driving system.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsections (2), (3), and (4), in an action relating to an ADS-equipped vehicle or an ADS-dedicated vehicle, the amount of the award for noneconomic losses, if any, may not exceed $1,000,000. (2) The limit described in Subsection (1) does not apply to a claim for wrongful death. (3) In an action relating to a level four ADS or level five ADS under this chapter, punitive damages may not be awarded. (4) For a claim brought under Section 78B-4-903, the recoverable amount may not exceed the amount described in Subsection 78B-4-903(1)(c).
Utah Code § 53G-7-710 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-7 / § 53G-7-710
§ 53G-7-710. Violations -- Investigations -- School responses.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) A school shall investigate any report or allegation that an authorized curricular or noncurricular club is: (a) participating in activities beyond the scope of the club's purpose; or (b) in violation of a provision of this part or another applicable law, rule, regulation, or policy. (2) After meeting with the faculty sponsor, faculty supervisor, or faculty monitor, the students involved, and the person making the report or allegation, if the school substantiates a violation, the school may: (a) allow the club's original statement of the club's purpose, goals, and activities to be modified to include the activities if the activities are in compliance with the provisions of this part and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies; (b) instruct the faculty sponsor, supervisor, or monitor not to allow similar violations in the future; (c) limit or suspend the club's authorization or school facilities use pending further corrective action as determined by the school; or (d) terminate the club's authorization and dissolve the club. (3) A school shall ensure to use the least restrictive means necessary to satisfy the school's interests as identified in this part, regarding any: (a) limitation on expression, practice, or conduct of any student, advisor, or guest in a meeting of a curricular or noncurricular club; or (b) limitation on school facilities use. (4) A club that a school terminates in accordance with Subsection (2)(d) may not reapply for authorization until the following school year. (5) A student who makes a false allegation or report under this section is subject to school discipline.
Utah Code § 20A-5-801 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-5 / § 20A-5-801
§ 20A-5-801. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "New voting equipment system" means voting equipment that is operated in a materially different way or that functions in a materially different way than the equipment being replaced. (2) "Voting equipment" means the following equipment used for an election: (a) automatic tabulating equipment; (b) a voting device; (c) a voting machine; or (d) any component of the equipment described in Subsections (2)(a) through (c).
Utah Code § 63G-25-202 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-25 / § 63G-25-202
§ 63G-25-202. Citizen feedback annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall prepare an annual report that contains a summary of any feedback that state agencies gathered in accordance with Section 63G-25-201 during the preceding calendar year. (2) On or before July 1, the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall: (a) provide an electronic copy of the report described in Subsection (1) to each legislator; and (b) make the report described in Subsection (1) accessible to the public.
Utah Code § 26B-3-601 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-3 / § 26B-3-601
§ 26B-3-601. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Assessment" means the Medicaid expansion hospital assessment established by this part. (2) "CMS" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. (3) "Discharges" means the number of total hospital discharges reported on: (a) Worksheet S-3 Part I, column 15, lines 14, 16, and 17 of the 2552-10 Medicare cost report for the applicable assessment year; or (b) a similar report adopted by the department by administrative rule, if the report under Subsection (3)(a) is no longer available. (4) "Division" means the Division of Integrated Healthcare within the department. (5) "Hospital share" means the hospital share described in Section 26B-3-605. (6) "Medicaid accountable care organization" means a managed care organization, as defined in 42 C.F.R. Sec. 438, that contracts with the department under the provisions of Section 26B-3-202. (7) "Medicaid ACA Fund" means the Medicaid ACA Fund created in Section 26B-1-315. (8) "Medicaid waiver expansion" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-3-210. (9) "Medicare cost report" means CMS-2552-10, the cost report for electronic filing of hospitals. (10) (a) "Non-state government hospital" means a hospital owned by a non-state government entity. (b) "Non-state government hospital" does not include: (i) the Utah State Hospital; or (ii) a hospital owned by the federal government, including the Veterans Administration Hospital. (11) (a) "Private hospital" means: (i) a privately owned general acute hospital operating in the state as defined in Section 26B-2-201; or (ii) a privately owned specialty hospital operating in the state, including a privately owned hospital for which inpatient admissions are predominantly: (A) rehabilitation; (B) psychiatric; (C) chemical dependency; or (D) long-term acute care services. (b) "Private hospital" does not include a facility for residential treatment as defined in Section 26B-2-101. (12) "State teaching hospital" means a state owned teaching hospital that is part of an institution of higher education.
Utah Code § 20A-3a-404 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-3a / § 20A-3a-404
§ 20A-3a-404. Rules regarding ballot security -- Affidavit of compliance.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of elections within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing requirements for election officials regarding ballot security, including the custody, documentation of custody, handling, processing, disposition, and tabulation of ballots. (2) Beginning in November 2022, an election officer shall include, with all election returns provided to a board of canvassers, an affidavit, signed by the election officer, certifying: (a) compliance with the rules described in Subsection (1); and (b) that the county clerk maintains the voter registration database in accordance with federal and state laws and rules.
Utah Code § 78A-2-113 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-2 / § 78A-2-113
§ 78A-2-113. Judicial hiring freeze authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "General Fund budget deficit" means a situation where General Fund appropriations made by the Legislature for a fiscal year exceed the estimated revenues adopted by the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for the General Fund in that fiscal year. (2) During a General Fund budget deficit, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, and chief justice of the Supreme Court, may, by unanimous vote, implement a judicial hiring freeze for judicial vacancies for: (a) a juvenile court district with three or more juvenile court judges; (b) a district court district with three or more district court judges; (c) all Business and Chancery Court judges; (d) all Constitutional Court judges if Chapter 5b, Constitutional Court, takes effect as described in Section 78A-5b-102; (e) all appellate court judges; or (f) any combination of Subsections (2)(a) through (e). (3) In implementing a judicial hiring freeze, the governor, president of the Senate, speaker of the House, and chief justice of the Supreme Court shall: (a) establish the length of that hiring freeze; and (b) ensure that the hiring freeze lasts at least 90 days, but not longer than the last day of the annual general session of the Legislature.
Utah Code § 31A-22-808 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-808
§ 31A-22-808. Premiums and refunds.
Status: in_force

(1) Each policy, certificate, or statement of insurance shall provide that in the event of termination of the insurance prior to the scheduled maturity date of the indebtedness, any refund of an amount paid by the debtor for insurance shall be paid or credited promptly to the person entitled to it. The formula used in computing the refund shall be filed with and approved by the commissioner under Chapter 21, Part 2, Approval of Forms. No refund is required if it would be less than $5. (2) If a creditor requires a debtor to make any payment for credit life or credit accident and health insurance and an individual policy, certificate, or statement of insurance is not issued, the creditor shall immediately give written notice to the debtor and credit the account. (3) The amount charged the debtor for credit life or accident and health insurance may not exceed the premiums charged by the insurer as computed at the time the charge to the debtor is determined.
Utah Code § 78B-6-309 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-309
§ 78B-6-309. Hearing.
Status: in_force

When the person arrested has been brought up or has appeared, the court shall proceed to investigate the charge, and hear any answer which the person arrested may make. The court may examine witnesses for or against the person arrested, for which an adjournment may be had from time to time, if necessary.
Utah Code § 31A-41-306 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-41 / § 31A-41-306
§ 31A-41-306. Failure to comply constitutes a waiver.
Status: in_force

The failure of a person to comply with this chapter constitutes a waiver of any right provided under this chapter.
Utah Code § 31A-40-305 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-40 / § 31A-40-305
§ 31A-40-305. Financial statements required for licensing.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person that files a financial statement with an application for an initial license under Section 31A-40-302 shall file the professional employer organization's most recent audit as of the day the application is filed, except that the financial statement may not be older than 10 months from the day on which the application is filed. (b) A person that files a financial statement to renew a license shall file the most recent financial statement of the professional employer organization as of the day the application for renewal is filed with the commission. (c) (i) The person filing an application may apply for an extension with the commissioner if the request for an extension is accompanied by a letter from the person conducting the audit for the financial statement stating: (A) the reason for the delay; and (B) the anticipated date on which the audit will be completed. (ii) If a person complies with Subsection (1)(c)(i), the commissioner may grant an extension up to 30 days from the day on which the financial statement is due under this section. (d) A professional employer organization may file a combined or consolidated financial statement if: (i) the professional employer organization is owned by or in common control with another person; and (ii) the combined or consolidated financial statement clearly identifies the following of the professional employer organization: (A) its working capital; (B) its assets; and (C) its liabilities. (2) A financial statement required by this chapter shall be: (a) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (b) audited by an independent certified public accountant licensed to practice in the jurisdiction in which the person conducting the audit is located; and (c) without qualification as to the going concern status of the professional employer organization. (3) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the commissioner shall license a professional employer organization that does not have sufficient operating history to have an audited financial statement on the basis of at least 12 months if: (a) the professional employer organization complies with the other requirements for licensure, including Section 31A-40-205; and (b) the person filing the application for license files a financial statement that is reviewed by a certified public accountant.
Utah Code § 26B-5-320 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-5 / § 26B-5-320
§ 26B-5-320. Trespass -- Disturbance -- Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who, without permission, enters any of the buildings or enclosures appropriated to the use of patients, or makes any attempt to do so, or enters anywhere upon the premises belonging to or used by the division, a local mental health authority, or the state hospital and commits, or attempts to commit, any trespass or depredation thereon, or any person who, either from within or without the enclosures, willfully annoys or disturbs the peace or quiet of the premises or of any patient therein, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
Utah Code § 32B-4-206 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-4 / § 32B-4-206
§ 32B-4-206. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
Status: in_force

Except when otherwise provided, a fine or forfeiture levied under this title shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the prosecution occurred.
Utah Code § 31A-23a-1005 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-23a / § 31A-23a-1005
§ 31A-23a-1005. Investigations.
Status: in_force

(1) To enforce the provisions of this part, including Section 8 of RESPA, the division may conduct a public or private investigation within or outside of the state as the division considers necessary to determine whether a person has violated a provision of this part, including Section 8 of RESPA. (2) For the purpose of an investigation described in Subsection (1), the division may: (a) administer an oath or affirmation; (b) issue a subpoena that requires: (i) the attendance and testimony of a witness; or (ii) the production of evidence; (c) take evidence; (d) require the production of a book, paper, contract, record, other document, or information relevant to the investigation; and (e) serve a subpoena by certified mail. (3) (a) A court of competent jurisdiction shall enforce, according to the practice and procedure of the court, a subpoena issued by the division. (b) The division shall pay any witness fee, travel expense, mileage, or any other fee required by the service statutes of the state where the witness or evidence is located.
Utah Code § 70A-2a-407 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2a / § 70A-2a-407
§ 70A-2a-407. Irrevocable promises -- Finance leases.
Status: in_force

(1) In the case of a finance lease that is not a consumer lease, the lessee's promises under the lease contract become irrevocable and independent upon the lessee's acceptance of the goods. (2) A promise that has become irrevocable and independent under Subsection (1): (a) is effective and enforceable between the parties, and by or against third parties including assignees of the parties; and (b) is not subject to cancellation, termination, modification, repudiation, excuse, or substitution without the consent of the party to whom the promise runs. (3) This section does not affect the validity under any other law of a covenant in any lease contract making the lessee's promises irrevocable and independent upon the lessee's acceptance of the goods.
Utah Code § 35A-13-611 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-13 / § 35A-13-611
§ 35A-13-611. Unlawful conduct.
Status: in_force

"Unlawful conduct" means conduct by an individual that is defined as unlawful under this part and includes: (1) practicing or engaging in, representing oneself to be practicing or engaging in, or attempting to practice or engage in the profession of a certified interpreter if the individual is: (a) not certified to do so and is not exempted from certification under this chapter; or (b) restricted from doing so by a restricted, suspended, revoked, temporary, probationary, or inactive certification; (2) impersonating another certified interpreter or practicing as a certified interpreter under a false or assumed name, except as permitted by law; (3) knowingly employing an individual to practice or engage in or attempt to practice or engage in the profession of a certified interpreter, if the employee is not certified to do so under this chapter; (4) knowingly permitting the individual's authority to engage in the profession of a certified interpreter to be used by another individual, except as permitted by law; or (5) applying for certification under this part, obtaining certification under this part, or otherwise dealing with the director through the use of fraud, forgery, or intentional deception, misrepresentation, misstatement, or omission.
Utah Code § 39A-6-105 — Utah Code / Title 39A / Chapter 39A-6 / § 39A-6-105
§ 39A-6-105. Stay of proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) If at any point during an action or proceeding it appears that a plaintiff or defendant is a service member and in the conduct of the proceedings may be adversely affected by the service member's state military service, the court may, on its own motion, stay the proceedings. (2) The court may stay the proceedings if the service member or another individual on the service member's behalf makes a request in writing to the court, unless the court determines on the record that the ability of the plaintiff to pursue the action or the defendant to conduct a defense is not materially affected by reason of the service member's state military service.
Utah Code § 78B-5-512 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-5 / § 78B-5-512
§ 78B-5-512. Property held by joint tenants or tenants in common.
Status: in_force

If an individual and another own property in this state as joint tenants or tenants in common, a creditor of the individual, subject to the individual's right to claim an exemption under this part, may obtain a levy on and sale of the interest of the individual in the property. A creditor who has obtained a levy, or a purchaser who has purchased the individual's interest at the sale, may have the property partitioned or the individual's interest severed.
Utah Code § 53G-8-212 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-8 / § 53G-8-212
§ 53G-8-212. Defacing or damaging school property -- Student's liability -- Work program alternative.
Status: in_force

(1) A student who willfully defaces or otherwise damages any school property may be suspended or otherwise disciplined. (2) (a) If a school's property has been lost or willfully cut, defaced, or otherwise damaged, the school may withhold the issuance of an official written grade report, diploma, or transcript of the student responsible for the damage or loss until the student or the student's parent has paid for the damages. (b) The student's parent is liable for damages as otherwise provided in Section 80-6-610. (3) (a) If the student and the student's parent are unable to pay for the damages or if it is determined by the school in consultation with the student's parent that the student's interests would not be served if the parent were to pay for the damages, the school shall provide for a program of work the student may complete in lieu of the payment. (b) The school shall release the official grades, diploma, and transcripts of the student upon completion of the work. (4) Before any penalties are assessed under this section, the school shall adopt procedures to ensure that the student's right to due process is protected. (5) No penalty may be assessed for damages which may be reasonably attributed to normal wear and tear. (6) If the Department of Human Services or a licensed child-placing agency has been granted custody of the student, the student's records, if requested by the department or agency, may not be withheld from the department or agency for nonpayment of damages under this section.
Utah Code § 53H-9-205 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-9 / § 53H-9-205
§ 53H-9-205. Property exempt from taxes and assessments.
Status: in_force

The property of the institutions governed by the board is exempt from all taxes and assessments.
Utah Code § 63N-13-301 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-13 / § 63N-13-301
§ 63N-13-301. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Facilitating Public-Private Partnerships Act."
Utah Code § 34A-2-402 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-2 / § 34A-2-402
§ 34A-2-402. Mental stress claims.
Status: in_force

(1) Physical, mental, or emotional injuries related to mental stress arising out of and in the course of employment shall be compensable under this chapter only when there is a sufficient legal and medical causal connection between the employee's injury and employment. (2) (a) Legal causation requires proof of extraordinary mental stress from a sudden stimulus arising predominantly and directly from employment. (b) The extraordinary and sudden nature of the alleged mental stress is judged according to an objective standard in comparison with contemporary national employment and nonemployment life. (3) Medical causation requires proof that the physical, mental, or emotional injury was medically caused by the mental stress that is the legal cause of the physical, mental, or emotional injury. (4) Good faith employer personnel actions including disciplinary actions, work evaluations, job transfers, layoffs, demotions, promotions, terminations, or retirements, may not form the basis of compensable mental stress claims under this chapter. (5) Alleged discrimination, harassment, or unfair labor practices otherwise actionable at law may not form the basis of compensable mental stress claims under this chapter. (6) An employee who alleges a compensable industrial accident involving mental stress bears the burden of proof to establish legal and medical causation by a preponderance of the evidence.