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Utah Code § 32B-3-203 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-3 / § 32B-3-203
§ 32B-3-203. Initiating a disciplinary proceeding.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 32B-3-202: (1) Subject to Subsection (3), the department shall initiate a disciplinary proceeding described in Subsection (2) if the department: (a) receives a report from an investigator alleging that a person subject to administrative action violated this title or the rules of the commission; (b) receives notice of criminal proceedings against a person subject to administrative action on the basis of an alleged violation of this title; (c) receives notice of civil proceedings in accordance with Chapter 15, Alcoholic Product Liability Act, against a person subject to administrative action on the basis of an alleged violation of this title; or (d) otherwise becomes aware that a person subject to administrative action on the basis of an alleged violation of this title may have violated this title or commission rule. (2) Subject to Subsection (3), if a condition in Subsection (1) is met, the department shall: (a) initiate a disciplinary proceeding to determine: (i) whether a person subject to administrative action violated this title or rules of the commission; and (ii) if a violation is found, the appropriate sanction to be imposed; and (b) refer the matter to the State Bureau of Investigation, created in Section 53-10-301. (3) The department is not required to initiate a disciplinary proceeding described in Subsection (2) if after reviewing the information described in Subsection (1), the department determines: (a) that there is no basis for initiating a disciplinary proceeding; or (b) in consultation with the prosecutor, law enforcement, or plaintiff's counsel, as applicable, that initiating a disciplinary proceeding would pose a significant risk of interfering with a criminal or civil proceeding. (4) (a) Unless waived by the respondent, a disciplinary proceeding shall be held: (i) if required by law; (ii) before revoking or suspending a license, permit, or certificate of approval issued under this title; or (iii) before imposing a fine against a person subject to administrative action. (b) Inexcusable failure of a respondent to appear at a scheduled disciplinary proceeding hearing after receiving proper notice is an admission of the charged violation. (c) The validity of a disciplinary proceeding is not affected by the failure of a person to attend or remain in attendance.
Utah Code § 70A-9a-404 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-9a / § 70A-9a-404
§ 70A-9a-404. Rights acquired by assignee -- Claims and defenses against assignee.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless an account debtor has made an enforceable agreement not to assert defenses or claims, and subject to Subsections (2) through (5), the rights of an assignee are subject to: (a) all terms of the agreement between the account debtor and assignor and any defense or claim in recoupment arising from the transaction that gave rise to the contract; and (b) any other defense or claim of the account debtor against the assignor which accrues before the account debtor receives a notification of the assignment signed by the assignor or the assignee. (2) Subject to Subsection (3) and except as otherwise provided in Subsection (4), the claim of an account debtor against an assignor may be asserted against an assignee under Subsection (1) only to reduce the amount the account debtor owes. (3) This section is subject to law other than this chapter which establishes a different rule for an account debtor who is an individual and who incurred the obligation primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (4) In a consumer transaction, if a record evidences the account debtor's obligation, law other than this chapter requires that the record include a statement to the effect that the account debtor's recovery against an assignee with respect to claims and defenses against the assignor may not exceed amounts paid by the account debtor under the record, and the record does not include such a statement, the extent to which a claim of an account debtor against the assignor may be asserted against an assignee is determined as if the record included such a statement. (5) This section does not apply to an assignment of a health-care-insurance receivable.
Utah Code § 17C-1-1004 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-1 / § 17C-1-1004
§ 17C-1-1004. Plan hearing -- Implementation plan -- Use of an agency's property tax revenue -- Eminent domain.
Status: in_force

(1) Before an agency may levy a property tax, an agency board shall hold a plan hearing in accordance with Chapter 1, Part 8, Hearing and Notice Requirements, to: (a) adopt an implementation plan that: (i) contains a boundary description and a map of the geographic area within which the agency will use the agency's property tax revenue; (ii) contains a general description of the existing land uses, zoning, infrastructure conditions, population densities, and demographics of the area described in Subsection (1)(b)(i); (iii) describes the physical, social, and economic conditions that exist in the area described in Subsection (1)(b)(i); (iv) describes the goals and strategies that will guide the agency's use of property tax revenue; (v) shows how agency-wide project development will further the purposes of this title; (vi) is consistent with the general plan of the community that created the agency and shows that agency-wide project development will conform to the community's general plan; (vii) generally describes the type of financial assistance and tools that the agency anticipates providing to participants; (viii) includes an analysis or description of the anticipated public benefits resulting from agency-wide project development, including benefits to economic activity and taxing entities' tax bases; (ix) includes any identified geographic target areas within which the agency will focus investment; and (x) includes other information that the agency determines to be necessary or advisable; (b) inform the public about: (i) the amount of revenue that the agency will receive as property tax revenue that a participating taxing entity would have otherwise received; (ii) the property tax rate that the agency will levy; (iii) any changes to the use of revenue; and (iv) how the agency will be using property tax revenue under the implementation plan; and (c) allow individuals present at the plan hearing to comment on the proposed property tax. (2) An agency that levies a property tax under this part shall allocate an amount of property tax revenue for housing: (a) in an amount that is the same as the agency's housing allocation under Section 17C-5-307 before entering into an interlocal agreement under Section 17C-1-1002; and (b) for a period of time that is the same as the agency's project area funds collection period before entering into an interlocal agreement under Section 17C-1-1002. (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), an agency that levies a property tax under this part may not use eminent domain to acquire property for agency-wide project development. (b) An agency that levies a property tax under this part may use eminent domain for an urban renewal project area or a community reinvestment project area in accordance with Part 9, Eminent Domain.
Utah Code § 53H-8-402 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-8 / § 53H-8-402
§ 53H-8-402. Higher Education Student Success Endowment.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Higher Education Student Success Endowment. (2) The endowment consists of: (a) the proceeds from divestment of the dissolved Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority's loan portfolio; (b) appropriations made to the endowment by the Legislature, if any; (c) income from the investment of the endowment; and (d) other revenues received from other sources. (3) The board shall account for the receipt and expenditures of endowment money in accordance with the policies and guidance of the Division of Finance. (4) (a) (i) The state treasurer shall invest the endowment money with the primary goal of providing for stability, income, and growth of the principal. (ii) The state treasurer may deduct any administrative costs incurred in managing endowment assets from earnings before distributing the earnings. (b) Nothing in this section requires a specific outcome in investing. (c) The state treasurer may employ professional asset managers to assist in the investment of assets of the endowment. (d) The state treasurer may only provide compensation to asset managers from earnings generated by the endowment's investments. (e) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the endowment assets as a prudent investor would, by: (i) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the endowment; and (ii) exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution in order to meet the standard of care of a prudent investor. (f) In determining whether or not the state treasurer has met the standard of care of a prudent investor, the judge or finder of fact shall: (i) consider the state treasurer's actions in light of the facts and circumstances existing at the time of the investment decision or action, and not by hindsight; and (ii) evaluate the state treasurer's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets not in isolation, but in context of an endowment portfolio as a whole as a part of an overall investment strategy that has risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the endowment. (5) (a) The endowment shall earn interest. (b) The state treasurer shall deposit the interest or other revenue earned from investment of the endowment into the endowment. (6) The board: (a) may expend money from the endowment for programs that: (i) advance the system priorities as established in Subsection 53H-1-203(2)(a); and (ii) support prospective students or current students enrolled at an institution; and (b) may not expend money from the endowment for a capital expenditure, including the construction or lease of a capital facility or operation and maintenance of a capital facility. (7) The board shall ensure that: (a) money deposited into the endowment is irrevocable and is expended only for programs that advance the system priorities as established in Subsection 53H-1-203(2)(a); and (b) creditors of the board of directors may not seize, attach, or otherwise obtain assets of the endowment.
Utah Code § 15A-3-310 — Utah Code / Title 15A / Chapter 15A-3 / § 15A-3-310
§ 15A-3-310. Amendments to Chapter 10 of IPC.
Status: in_force

(1) In IPC, a new Section 1002.4.1.6 is added as follows: "1002.4.1.6 Deep Seal Trap." (2) In IPC, Section 1003.3.8, the word "gravity" is inserted before the word "grease."
Utah Code § 71A-4-105 — Utah Code / Title 71A / Chapter 71A-4 / § 71A-4-105
§ 71A-4-105. Veterans Benefits Application Assistance Act -- Exempt organizations.
Status: in_force

Accredited representatives of the following organizations are exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (1) the department; (2) American Legion; (3) Veterans of Foreign Wars; (4) Disabled American Veterans; (5) Vietnam Veterans of America; (6) American Veterans (AMVET); (7) Military Order of the Purple Heart; and (8) other VA recognized service organizations or individuals as determined by the executive director.
Utah Code § 53F-7-202 — Utah Code / Title 53F / Chapter 53F-7 / § 53F-7-202
§ 53F-7-202. Distribution of one-time funding for student and school support.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to legislative appropriations, the state board shall allocate one-time funding appropriated for student and school support in accordance with this section by: (a) for charter schools: (i) distributing an amount that is equal to the product of: (A) charter school enrollment on October 1 in the prior year, or projected enrollment for a charter school in the charter school's first year of operations, divided by enrollment on October 1 in public schools statewide in the prior year; and (B) the total amount available for distribution; and (ii) allocating to each charter school: (A) an equally divided portion of 20% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i); and (B) 80% of the amount described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) on a per-student basis; and (b) for school districts, distributing the remainder of funds available for distribution after the distribution to charter schools under Subsection (1)(a) by allocating to each school district: (i) a base allocation relative to student enrollment as follows: (A) for a school district with enrollment less than 1% of total state enrollment, $500,000; (B) for a school district with enrollment of between 1% and 5% of total state enrollment, $350,000; and (C) for a school district with enrollment greater than 5% of total state enrollment, $200,000; and (ii) after the base allocation described in Subsection (1)(b)(i), the remainder on a per-student basis. (2) (a) An LEA shall: (i) use funds that the state board distributes under this section to support students and schools through one-time priorities that the relevant local governing board approves, including student safety, technology, instructional materials, and capital facility improvements; and (ii) submit to the state board, using the survey described in Subsection (3), an accounting of the LEA's use of the funds that the state board distributes under this section for the given fiscal year. (b) Subsection (2)(a) does not require state board authorization or approval of an LEA expenditure. (3) The state board shall: (a) create a one-page survey to allow LEAs to report the LEA's expenditures as described in Subsection (2)(a); and (b) after the close of each fiscal year, report to the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee at or before the subcommittee's October meeting regarding expenditures described in this section statewide the previous fiscal year. (4) An LEA may use funds distributed under this section in a given fiscal year over multiple fiscal years.
Utah Code § 70A-4a-201 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-4a / § 70A-4a-201
§ 70A-4a-201. Security procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) "Security procedure" means a procedure established by agreement of a customer and a receiving bank for the purpose of: (a) verifying that a payment order or communication amending or canceling a payment order is that of the customer; or (b) detecting error in the transmission or the content of the payment order or communication. (2) A security procedure may impose an obligation on the receiving bank or the customer and may require the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words, numbers, symbols, sounds, biometrics, encryption, callback procedures, or similar security devices. Comparison of a signature on a payment order or communication with an authorized specimen signature of the customer or requiring payment order to be sent from a known email address, IP address, or telephone number is not by itself a security procedure.
Utah Code § 31A-40-309 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-40 / § 31A-40-309
§ 31A-40-309. Applicability of other provisions of law.
Status: in_force

A professional employer organization is subject to Sections 31A-23a-402 and 31A-23a-402.5.
Utah Code § 63M-14-204 — Utah Code / Title 63M / Chapter 63M-14 / § 63M-14-204
§ 63M-14-204. Authority's general powers and mission -- Management plan.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The authority may advise, support, gather information, and provide input to the river commissioner. (2) The mission of the authority is to protect, conserve, use, and develop Utah's waters of the Colorado River system. (3) The authority may develop a management plan to ensure that Utah can protect and develop the Colorado River system and to work to ensure that Utah can live within the state's apportionment of the Colorado River system.
Utah Code § 63D-3-105 — Utah Code / Title 63D / Chapter 63D-3 / § 63D-3-105
§ 63D-3-105. Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who brings a civil action against an individual for a violation of Section 63D-3-104 may: (a) recover actual damages, including the person's: (i) lost profits; (ii) economic damages; and (iii) reasonable cost of remediation efforts related to the violation; (b) recover consequential damages, including for interruption of service; (c) recover, from the individual, the individual's profit obtained through trafficking in anything obtained by the individual through the violation; (d) obtain injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent a future violation of Section 63D-3-104; and (e) recover anything the individual obtained through the violation, including: (i) misappropriated information or code; (ii) a misappropriated program; and (iii) any copies of the information, code, or program described in Subsections (1)(e)(i) and (1)(e)(ii). (2) A court shall award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in any action arising under this part. (3) The remedies available for a violation of Section 63D-3-104 are in addition to remedies otherwise available for the same conduct under federal or state law. (4) A person may not file a civil action under Section 63D-3-104 later than three years after the day on which: (a) the violation occurred; or (b) (i) the person discovers the violation; or (ii) the person should have discovered the violation if the person acted with reasonable diligence to discover the violation.
Utah Code § 32B-9-302 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-9 / § 32B-9-302
§ 32B-9-302. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "120 hour single event permit" means a single event permit that authorizes under this part the storage, sale, offering for sale, furnishing, and consumption of liquor for a period not to exceed 120 consecutive hours. (2) "72 hour single event permit" means a single event permit that authorizes under this part the storage, sale, offering for sale, furnishing, and consumption of liquor for a period not to exceed 72 consecutive hours. (3) "Single event permit" means: (a) a 120 hour single event permit; and (b) a 72 hour single event permit.
Utah Code § 31A-28-111 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-28 / § 31A-28-111
§ 31A-28-111. Duties and powers under this part.
Status: in_force

The duties and powers described in this section are in addition to the duties and powers enumerated elsewhere in this part. (1) The commissioner shall: (a) upon request of the board of directors, provide the association with a statement of the premiums for each member insurer: (i) in this state; and (ii) any other appropriate state; and (b) if an impairment is declared and the amount of the impairment is determined, serve a demand upon the impaired insurer to make good the impairment within a reasonable time. (2) Notice to the impaired insurer under Subsection (1)(b) constitutes notice to the shareholders of the impaired insurer if the impaired insurer has shareholders. (3) The failure of the impaired insurer to promptly comply with the commissioner's demand under Subsection (1)(b) does not excuse the association from the performance of its powers and duties under this part. (4) (a) After notice and hearing, the commissioner may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority to transact business in this state of a member insurer not domiciled in this state that fails to: (i) pay an assessment when due; or (ii) comply with the plan of operation. (b) (i) As an alternative to suspending or revoking a certificate of authority under Subsection (4)(a), the commissioner may levy a forfeiture on any member insurer that fails to pay an assessment when due. (ii) A forfeiture described in Subsection (4)(b)(i): (A) may not exceed 5% of the unpaid assessment per month; and (B) may not be less than $100 per month. (5) (a) A final action of the board of directors or the association may be appealed to the commissioner by any member insurer if appeal is taken within 60 days of the date the member insurer received notice of the final action being appealed. (b) If a member insurer is appealing an assessment, the amount assessed shall be: (i) paid to the association; and (ii) made available to meet association obligations during the pendency of an appeal. (c) If the appeal on the assessment described in Subsection (5)(b) is upheld, the amount paid in error or excess shall be returned to the member insurer. (d) Any final action or order of the commissioner is subject to judicial review in a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the laws of this state that apply to the actions or orders of the commissioner. (6) The receiver of an impaired insurer shall notify the interested persons of the effect of this part.
Utah Code § 63N-3-1708 — Utah Code / Title 63N / Chapter 63N-3 / § 63N-3-1708
§ 63N-3-1708. Major sporting event venue zone boundaries -- Reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) After a major sporting event venue zone is approved by the committee, as described in Section 63N-3-1706, the committee shall provide notice to the State Tax Commission, no later than 90 days after the day on which the committee approves the proposal: (a) of the creation of the major sporting event venue zone, including the information described in Subsection (2); (b) if the committee approves the creating entity to receive local sales and use tax increment, the information described in Subsection (3); and (c) any information to the State Tax Commission required by the State Tax Commission. (2) The notice described in Subsection (1)(a) shall include: (a) a statement that the major sporting event venue zone will be established under this part; (b) the approval date and effective date of the major sporting event venue zone; (c) the boundary of the qualified development zone; (d) the sales and use tax base year, if applicable; and (e) the sales and use tax boundary, if applicable. (3) After the effective date of a major sporting event venue zone, as described in Section 63N-3-1707, the creating entity shall provide a written report, no later than August 1, on the creating entity's activities to implement the objectives of the major sporting event venue zone to the executive director. (4) If the creating entity intends to receive or receives tax increment, as defined in Section 59-36-101, the creating entity shall comply with the requirements described in Title 59, Chapter 36, Tax Increment Financing Reporting. (5) (a) The executive director shall annually provide a written report, no later than October 1, summarizing all reports received by the executive director under Subsection (3), to the: (i) Revenue and Taxation Interim Committee; (ii) Political Subdivisions Interim Committee; and (iii) Economic Development and Workforce Services Interim Committee. (b) The executive director shall include with the written report described in Subsection (4)(a) any recommendations to the Legislature for statutory changes to this chapter or Title 11, Chapter 71, Major Sporting Event Venue Zones.
Utah Code § 78B-2-301 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-301
§ 78B-2-301. Within six months.
Status: in_force

An action may be brought within six months against a tax collector or the tax collector's designee: (1) to recover any goods, wares, merchandise, other property seized in his official capacity, or the price or value of any of it; (2) for damages for the seizure, detention, sale of, or injury to, any goods, wares, merchandise, or other personal property seized; (3) for damages done to any person or property in making a seizure; (4) for money paid or seized under protest and which, it is claimed, ought to be refunded.
Utah Code § 78B-4-406 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-4 / § 78B-4-406
§ 78B-4-406. Limitation on damages.
Status: in_force

(1) In an action arising on or after May 12, 2020, against a ski area operator for a claim not prohibited under this part, in which the skier, or a person authorized to bring a claim on behalf of the skier, recovers for an injury and is awarded noneconomic losses, the amount of the award for noneconomic losses may not exceed $1,000,000. (2) The limit on an award for noneconomic losses described in Subsection (1) does not apply to an award: (a) of punitive damages; or (b) for a wrongful death action.