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Utah Code § 53G-10-605 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-10 / § 53G-10-605
§ 53G-10-605. Alternative curriculum and alternative classroom schedule provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) An alternative curriculum in an elementary school shall include English, mathematics, science, or history and social science. (2) If requested in an innovation program application that the LEA governing board approves, a school in which an opportunity class is proposed to be located shall provide the opportunity class with a classroom and other equipment and facilities normally provided to a class within the school. (3) A teacher in an opportunity class may make adjustments to the curriculum or classroom schedule described in the approved innovation program as implementation of the innovation program reveals the need or advisability of making adjustments to better meet the needs of students or to better achieve the goals and objectives of the innovation program. (4) A student may become a participating student in an opportunity class after the beginning of a school year during a standard class change period if: (a) the innovation program allows the addition of a participating student during the school year; (b) the student's parent consents as provided in Section 53G-10-603; and (c) the teacher of the opportunity class consents.
Utah Code § 53H-11-303 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-11 / § 53H-11-303
§ 53H-11-303. Tuition waivers for Purple Heart recipients.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Purple Heart recipient" means any Utah resident who is a military veteran and who has earned a Purple Heart award as a result of military service. (b) (i) "Tuition" means tuition at the rate for residents of the state. (ii) "Tuition" excludes fees. (2) An institution of higher education shall waive undergraduate tuition for each Purple Heart recipient who: (a) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in an undergraduate program of study leading to a degree or certificate; (b) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53H-11-202; and (c) submits verification as provided in Subsection (4) that the student is a Purple Heart recipient. (3) (a) An institution of higher education shall waive graduate tuition as provided in this Subsection (3) for each Purple Heart recipient who: (i) is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer school student in a graduate program of study leading to a degree; (ii) is a resident student of the state as determined under Section 53H-11-202; and (iii) submits verification as provided in Subsection (4) that the student is a Purple Heart recipient. (b) The total amount of all graduate tuition waived for a Purple Heart recipient may not exceed $15,000. (c) A Purple Heart recipient may receive a graduate tuition waiver for a period of time that does not exceed the lesser of: (i) the time it takes for the Purple Heart recipient to complete a graduate degree; or (ii) five years after the day on which the Purple Heart recipient is accepted to a graduate program. (4) (a) A Purple Heart recipient seeking a tuition waiver shall request the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to provide the verification required by Subsection (2)(c). (b) The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall provide the verification upon obtaining evidence satisfactory to the division that the student is a Purple Heart recipient. (5) The waiver in this section does not apply to fees. (6) The board may request reimbursement from the Legislature for costs incurred in providing the tuition waiver under this section.
Utah Code § 78B-3-410 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-3 / § 78B-3-410
§ 78B-3-410. Limitation of award of noneconomic damages and economic damages in malpractice actions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (3), an injured plaintiff in a malpractice action against a health care provider may only recover noneconomic losses to compensate for pain, suffering, and inconvenience. The amount of damages awarded for noneconomic loss may not exceed: (a) for a cause of action arising before July 1, 2001, $250,000; (b) for a cause of action arising on or after July 1, 2001 and before July 1, 2002, the limitation is adjusted for inflation to $400,000; (c) for a cause of action arising on or after July 1, 2002, and before May 15, 2010 the $400,000 limitation described in Subsection (1)(b) shall be adjusted for inflation as provided in Subsection (2); and (d) for a cause of action arising on or after May 15, 2010, $450,000. (2) (a) Beginning July 1, 2002 and each July 1 thereafter until July 1, 2009, the limit for damages under Subsection (1)(c) shall be adjusted for inflation by the Administrative Office of the Courts. (b) The amount resulting from Subsection (2)(a) shall: (i) be rounded to the nearest $10,000; and (ii) apply to a cause of action arising on or after the date the annual adjustment is made. (3) As used in this section, "inflation" means the seasonally adjusted consumer price index for all urban consumers as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor. (4) The limit under Subsection (1) does not apply to awards of punitive damages.
Utah Code § 63H-1-605 — Utah Code / Title 63H / Chapter 63H-1 / § 63H-1-605
§ 63H-1-605. Obligee rights -- Board may confer other rights.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to all other rights that are conferred on an obligee of a bond issued by the authority under this part and subject to contractual restrictions binding on the obligee, an obligee may: (a) by mandamus, suit, action, or other proceeding, compel an authority and its board, officers, agents, or employees to perform every term, provision, and covenant contained in any contract of the authority with or for the benefit of the obligee, and require the authority to carry out the covenants and agreements of the authority and to fulfill all duties imposed on the authority by this part; and (b) by suit, action, or proceeding in equity, enjoin any acts or things that may be unlawful or violate the rights of the obligee. (2) (a) In a board resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds or in a trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, an authority board may confer upon an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the rights described in Subsection (2)(b), to accrue upon the happening of an event or default prescribed in the resolution, indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, and to be exercised by suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction. (b) (i) The rights that the board may confer under Subsection (2)(a) are the rights to: (A) cause possession of all or part of a development project to be surrendered to an obligee; (B) obtain the appointment of a receiver of all or part of an authority's development project and of the rents and profits from it; and (C) require the authority and its board and employees to account as if the authority and the board and employees were the trustees of an express trust. (ii) If a receiver is appointed through the exercise of a right granted under Subsection (2)(b)(i)(B), the receiver: (A) may enter and take possession of the development project or any part of it, operate and maintain it, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges arising from it after the receiver's appointment; and (B) shall keep money collected as receiver for the authority in separate accounts and apply it pursuant to the authority obligations as the court directs.
Utah Code § 35A-8-404 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-404
§ 35A-8-404. Commissioners -- Appointment -- Terms -- Quorum -- Meetings -- Employment of other officers and employees authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) If a housing authority is authorized to transact business and exercise powers under this part, not less than five nor more than seven people shall be appointed as commissioners of the authority: (a) in the case of a city, by the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city's governing body; or (b) in the case of a county, by the county's governing body. (2) (a) The commissioners first appointed under this part shall serve for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of their appointment. (b) After the first commissioners are appointed under Subsection (2)(a), commissioners are appointed for a term of office of four years. (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (2)(a) and (b), all vacancies are filled for the unexpired term. (3) A commissioner qualifies by taking the official oath of office. (4) A commissioner may not receive compensation except necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, incurred in the discharge of the commissioner's duties. (5) A commissioner holds office until the commissioner's successor is appointed and qualified. (6) A certificate of appointment or reappointment of a commissioner shall be: (a) filed with the authority; and (b) conclusive evidence of the appointment of the commissioner. (7) The powers of each authority are vested in the commissioners. (8) (a) A majority of the commissioners of an authority constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes notwithstanding the existence of any vacancies. (b) The authority may take action upon a vote of a majority of the commissioners present, unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger number. (9) Meetings of the commissioners of an authority may be held: (a) anywhere within the area of operation of the authority; or (b) within any area not described in Subsection (9)(a) in which the authority is authorized to undertake a project. (10) The commissioners of an authority shall elect a chair and vice chair from the commissioners. (11) An authority may employ an executive director, legal and technical experts, and other officers, agents, and employees, permanent and temporary, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation. (12) An authority may delegate to one or more of its agents or employees any powers or duties the authority considers proper.
Utah Code § 53F-6-417 — Utah Code / Title 53F / Chapter 53F-6 / § 53F-6-417
§ 53F-6-417. Appeals process for denied reimbursements.
Status: in_force

In accordance with required program administration the program manager shall: (1) follow an appeals process for when a student's eligibility is suspended or disqualified under Section 53F-6-405; and (2) establish the process and procedures for the appeals process described in this section.
Utah Code § 20A-1-609 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-1 / § 20A-1-609
§ 20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), (1)(c), or (2), a person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a provision of this title for which another penalty is expressly stated. (c) An individual is not guilty of a crime for, by signing a petition for an initiative or referendum, falsely making the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-203(3)(f)(ii), 20A-7-303(3)(f)(ii), 20A-7-503(3)(f)(ii), or 20A-7-603(3)(f)(ii). (2) A person who violates Section 20A-1-608.1 is: (a) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), guilty of a class A misdemeanor; or (b) guilty of a third degree felony for a second or subsequent violation. (3) Except as provided by Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5, an individual convicted of any offense under this title may not: (a) file a declaration of candidacy for any office or appear on the ballot as a candidate for any office during the election cycle in which the violation occurred; (b) take or hold the office to which the individual was elected; and (c) receive the emoluments of the office to which the individual was elected. (4) (a) Any individual convicted of any offense under this title forfeits the right to vote at any election unless the right to vote is restored as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5. (b) Any person may challenge the right to vote of a person described in Subsection (4)(a) by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-803.
Utah Code § 70A-4-303 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-4 / § 70A-4-303
§ 70A-4-303. When items subject to notice, stop payment order, legal process or setoff -- Order in which items may be charged or certified.
Status: in_force

(1) Any knowledge, notice, or stop-payment order received by, legal process served upon, or setoff exercised by a payor bank, comes too late to terminate, suspend, or modify the bank's right or duty to pay an item or to charge its customer's account for the item if the knowledge, notice, stop-payment order, or legal process is received or served and a reasonable time for the bank to act thereon expires or the setoff is exercised after the earliest of the following: (a) the bank accepts or certifies the item; (b) the bank pays the item in cash; (c) the bank settles for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearinghouse rule, or agreement; (d) the bank becomes accountable for the amount of the item under Section 70A-4-302 dealing with the payor bank's responsibility for late return of items; or (e) with respect to checks, a cutoff hour is earlier than one hour after the opening of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check and no later than the close of that next banking day, or, if no cutoff hour is fixed, the close of the next banking day after the banking day on which the bank received the check. (2) Subject to Subsection (1), items may be accepted, paid, certified, or charged to the indicated account of its customer in any order.
Utah Code § 63G-12-212 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-12 / § 63G-12-212
§ 63G-12-212. Sharing of information related to enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide the notice described in Subsection (2), if the department determines that an undocumented individual: (a) has the undocumented individual's permit revoked; or (b) permits the undocumented individual's permit to expire and the department has reason to believe that the undocumented individual continues to reside in the state. (2) (a) The department shall provide the notice required by Subsection (1) to: (i) Utah's attorney general; and (ii) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (b) The notice described in Subsection (2)(a) shall: (i) include: (A) the last known address of the undocumented individual; and (B) the basis of the notice described in Subsection (1); and (ii) be sent promptly after the day on which the time to appeal, if any, the action that is the basis for the notification under Subsection (1) ends.
Utah Code § 32B-2-203 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-2 / § 32B-2-203
§ 32B-2-203. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services. The department is governed by the commission. (2) The director of alcoholic beverage services appointed under Section 32B-2-205 shall administer the department. (3) The director shall allocate the duties within the department into the divisions, bureaus, sections, offices, and committees as the director considers necessary for the administration of this title. (4) The department shall cooperate with any other recognized agency in the administration of this title and in the enforcement of a policy or rule of the commission or policy of the director.
Utah Code § 53H-3-505 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-3 / § 53H-3-505
§ 53H-3-505. Health insurance mandates.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education shall include in a health plan it offers to the institution of higher education's employees insurance mandates in accordance with Section 31A-22-605.5.
Utah Code § 53E-10-705 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-10 / § 53E-10-705
§ 53E-10-705. Participating institutions.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may arrange or collaborate with a participating institution: (a) to conduct an innovative practice report or provide other research services, including research regarding barriers to adoption of practices studied by ULEAD; (b) to assist an LEA to: (i) facilitate communities of practice for replication or adaptation of best practices identified by ULEAD; and (ii) advise teachers and school leaders on conducting their own research to improve education practices; (c) to assist an LEA with an application to the state board for waiver from a state board rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in accordance with Section 53G-7-202 to allow replication or adaptation of best practices; or (d) for any other purpose that is consistent with and advances the director's duties and functions. (2) An agreement entered into by a participating institution with the state board or an LEA to perform ULEAD work shall: (a) include provisions allowing and governing external research data sharing; and (b) comply with state and federal law. (3) The director shall support federal and private research funding requests by a participating institution for research that is in support of the director's duties and functions.
Utah Code § 17B-2a-501 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-2a / § 17B-2a-501
§ 17B-2a-501. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Irrigation District Act."
Utah Code § 70A-2-318 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2 / § 70A-2-318
§ 70A-2-318. Third-party beneficiaries of warranties express or implied.
Status: in_force

A seller's warranty whether express or implied extends to any person who may reasonably be expected to use, consume or be affected by the goods and who is injured by breach of the warranty. A seller may not exclude or limit the operation of this section with respect to injury to the person of an individual to whom the warranty extends.
Utah Code § 75A-7-108 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-7 / § 75A-7-108
§ 75A-7-108. Nonliability of third persons.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who participates in the acquisition, disposition, assignment or transfer of a security by or to a fiduciary, including a person who guarantees the signature of the fiduciary, is not liable for participation in any breach of fiduciary duty by reason of failure to inquire whether the transaction involves such a breach unless it is shown that the person acted with actual knowledge that the proceeds of the transaction were being or were to be used wrongfully for the individual benefit of the fiduciary or that the transaction was otherwise in breach of duty. (2) If a corporation or transfer agent makes a transfer pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary, a person who guaranteed the signature of the fiduciary is not liable on the guarantee to any person to whom the corporation or transfer agent by reason of this chapter incurs no liability. (3) This section does not impose any liability upon the corporation or the corporation's transfer agent.
Utah Code § 70A-1a-101 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-1a / § 70A-1a-101
§ 70A-1a-101. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as the "Uniform Commercial Code - General Provisions."
Utah Code § 78B-5-814 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-5 / § 78B-5-814
§ 78B-5-814. Release, settlement, or statement by injured person -- When rescission or disavowal provisions inapplicable.
Status: in_force

Sections 78B-5-812 through 78B-5-816 do not apply if at least five days prior to signing the settlement agreement, liability release, or statement, the injured person signed a statement in writing indicating willingness and agreement to the settlement agreement, liability release, or statement.
Utah Code § 17C-1-604 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-1 / § 17C-1-604
§ 17C-1-604. Audit requirements.
Status: in_force

Each agency shall comply with the audit requirements of Title 51, Chapter 2a, Accounting Reports from Political Subdivisions, Interlocal Organizations, and Other Local Entities Act.
Utah Code § 32B-5-206 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-5 / § 32B-5-206
§ 32B-5-206. Seasonal retail license.
Status: in_force

(1) If authorized in the relevant part under Chapter 6, Specific Retail License Act, for the type of retail license, the commission may in accordance with this section issue a seasonal retail license located in an area the commission considers proper. (2) (a) A seasonal retail license shall be for a period of six consecutive months. (b) A seasonal retail license issued for operation during a summer time period is known as a "Seasonal A" retail license. The period of operation for a Seasonal A retail license: (i) begins on May 1; and (ii) ends on October 31. (c) A seasonal retail license issued for operation during a winter time period is known as a "Seasonal B" retail license. The period of operation for a Seasonal B retail license: (i) begins on November 1; and (ii) ends on April 30. (3) In determining the number of each type of retail license that the commission may issue under the relevant part under Chapter 6, Specific Retail License Act: (a) a seasonal retail license is counted as one-half of one retail license of the specific type of retail license; and (b) each Seasonal A retail license shall be paired with a Seasonal B retail license of the same type of retail license.
Utah Code § 53H-4-708 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-4 / § 53H-4-708
§ 53H-4-708. Election study.
Status: in_force

(1) The institute and the center shall conduct a study to determine: (a) the security risks of in-person voting versus voting by mail; and (b) the best practices for conducting and implementing a process where identification is presented and checked at a ballot drop box before a voter may deposit a ballot in the ballot drop box. (2) The portion of the study described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include: (a) a comparison between Utah and states that don't use voting by mail as the primary means of voting; (b) an analysis of potential and actual fraud in Utah, and in comparison to other states; (c) an analysis of the accuracy or inaccuracy of voter rolls using a vote by mail system versus in-person voting; and (d) an analysis of related issues raised in 2024-20, A Performance Audit of Utah's Election System: Strengthening Election Integrity. (3) The portion of the study described in Subsection (1)(b) shall include information, analysis, and recommendations regarding: (a) logistics; (b) wait times; (c) costs; and (d) ballot processing. (4) The institute and the center shall present the results of the study described in this section to the Government Operations Interim Committee at or before the October 2026 interim meeting.
Utah Code § 26B-7-323 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-7 / § 26B-7-323
§ 26B-7-323. Information sharing with public safety authorities.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "public safety authority" means a local, state, or federal law enforcement authority including the Division of Emergency Management, emergency medical services personnel, and firefighters. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act: (a) whenever a public safety authority suspects a case of a reportable illness or condition under the provisions of Sections 26B-7-316 through 26B-7-324, it shall immediately notify the department; (b) whenever the department learns of a case of a reportable illness or condition under this part that the department reasonably believes has the potential to be caused by one of the factors listed in Subsection 26B-7-316(1), the department shall immediately notify the appropriate public safety authority; and (c) sharing of information reportable under Sections 26B-7-316 through 26B-7-324 between persons authorized by Sections 26B-7-316 through 26B-7-324 shall be limited to information necessary for the treatment, control, investigation, and prevention of a public health emergency.