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Utah Code § 20A-7-208 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-7 / § 20A-7-208
§ 20A-7-208. Disposition of initiative petitions by the Legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), when the lieutenant governor delivers an initiative petition to the Legislature, the law proposed by that initiative petition shall be either enacted or rejected without change or amendment by the Legislature. (b) The speaker of the House and the president of the Senate may direct legislative staff to make technical corrections authorized by Section 36-12-12. (c) If any law proposed by an initiative petition is enacted by the Legislature, the law is subject to referendum the same as other laws. (2) If any law proposed by an intiative petition is not enacted by the Legislature, that proposed law shall be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election if: (a) sufficient additional signatures to the petition are first obtained to bring the total number of signatures up to the number required by Subsection 20A-7-201(2); and (b) those additional signatures are verified, certified by the county clerks, and declared sufficient by the lieutenant governor as provided in Section 20A-7-105 and this part.
Utah Code § 32B-11-301 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-11 / § 32B-11-301
§ 32B-11-301. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as "Winery Manufacturing License."
Utah Code § 34A-1-310 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-1 / § 34A-1-310
§ 34A-1-310. Record of proceedings before commission.
Status: in_force

A record shall be kept of all proceedings before the commission on any investigation in accordance with Section 34A-1-302.
Utah Code § 31A-1-102 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-1 / § 31A-1-102
§ 31A-1-102. Purposes.
Status: in_force

The purposes of the Insurance Code are to: (1) ensure the solidity of insurers doing business in Utah; (2) ensure that policyholders, claimants, and insurers are treated fairly and equitably; (3) ensure that Utah has an adequate and healthy insurance market, characterized by competitive conditions, the spirit of innovation, and the exercise of initiative; (4) provide for an insurance department that is expert in the field of insurance and able to enforce the Insurance Code effectively; (5) encourage cooperation between the Insurance Department and other Utah regulatory bodies, as well as other federal and state governmental entities; (6) preserve and improve state regulation of insurance; (7) maintain freedom of contract and enterprise; (8) encourage self regulation of the insurance industry; (9) encourage loss prevention as part of the insurance industry; (10) keep the public informed on insurance matters; and (11) achieve other purposes stated elsewhere in the Insurance Code.
Utah Code § 71A-7-103 — Utah Code / Title 71A / Chapter 71A-7 / § 71A-7-103
§ 71A-7-103. County tax for memorials.
Status: in_force

The county legislative body may levy and collect an annual tax upon property situated within the county to raise funds for memorials under this part.
Utah Code § 78B-7-116 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-7 / § 78B-7-116
§ 78B-7-116. Full faith and credit for foreign protection orders.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign protection order is enforceable in this state as provided in Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 3, Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act, and Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 12, Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act. (2) (a) A person entitled to protection under a foreign protection order may file the order in any district court by filing with the court a certified copy of the order. A filing fee may not be required. (b) The person filing the foreign protection order shall swear under oath in an affidavit, that to the best of the person's knowledge the order is presently in effect as written and the respondent was personally served with a copy of the order. (c) The affidavit described in Subsection (2)(b) shall be in the form adopted by the Administrative Office of the Courts, consistent with its responsibilities to develop and adopt forms under Section 78B-7-105. (d) The court where a foreign protection order is filed shall transmit a copy of the order to the statewide domestic violence network described in Section 78B-7-113. (e) Upon inquiry by a law enforcement agency, the clerk of the district court shall make a copy of the foreign protection order available. (f) After a foreign protection order is filed, the district court shall furnish a certified copy of the order to the person who filed the order. (g) A filed foreign protection order that is inaccurate or is not currently in effect shall be corrected or removed from the statewide domestic violence network described in Section 78B-7-113. (3) Law enforcement personnel may: (a) rely upon a certified copy of any foreign protection order which has been provided to the peace officer by any source; (b) rely on the statement of the person protected by the order that the order is in effect and the respondent was personally served with a copy of the order; or (c) consider other information in determining whether there is probable cause to believe that a valid foreign protection order exists. (4) A violation in Utah of a foreign protection order is subject to the same penalties as the violation of a protective order issued in Utah.
Utah Code § 78B-3-418.5 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-3 / § 78B-3-418.5
§ 78B-3-418.5. Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The court may award attorney fees and costs to a respondent provider if: (a) (i) a prelitigation review panel renders an opinion under Subsection 78B-3-418(2)(a) that a claimant's claim or cause of action has no merit; or (ii) the court finds that the claimant did not receive a certificate of compliance because the plaintiff failed to reasonably cooperate in the scheduling of the prelitigation panel review under Subsection 78B-3-416(4)(f); (b) the claimant proceeds to litigate the malpractice action against a health care provider without obtaining an affidavit of merit under Section 78B-3-423; and (c) the court finds that the claimant did not substantially prevail. (2) A claimant in a malpractice action against a health care provider, or the claimant's attorney, is liable to any respondent for the reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the respondent, or by the respondent's insurer, in connection with any filing, submission, panel review, arbitration, or judicial proceeding under this part for which a claimant files or submits an affidavit containing an allegation that the court or arbitrator finds that the claimant knew, or should have known, to be baseless or false at the time the affidavit was signed, filed, or submitted. (3) A court, or an arbitrator under Section 78B-3-421, may award reasonable attorney fees or costs under Subsection (1) only if the respondent files a motion for the attorney fees or costs no later than 60 days after the day on which the court's or arbitrator's final decision, judgment, or dismissal of all claims in the action is entered.
Utah Code § 63H-7a-603 — Utah Code / Title 63H / Chapter 63H-7a / § 63H-7a-603
§ 63H-7a-603. Financial officer -- Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The executive director shall appoint a financial officer for the Administrative Services Division with the approval of the board. (2) The financial officer shall be responsible for accounting for the authority, including: (a) safekeeping and investment of public funds of the authority, including the funds expended from the restricted accounts created in this chapter; (b) the proper collection, deposit, disbursement, and management of the public funds of the authority in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; (c) having authority to sign all bills payable, notes, checks, drafts, warrants, or other negotiable instruments in the absence of the executive director and the executive director's designated employee; (d) providing to the board and the executive director a statement of the condition of the finances of the authority, at least annually and at such other times as shall be requested by the board; and (e) performing all other duties incident to the financial officer. (3) The financial officer shall: (a) obtain crime insurance in an amount established by the State Money Management Council; and (b) file written reports with the State Money Management Council pursuant to Section 51-7-15.
Utah Code § 63A-5b-1217 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-5b / § 63A-5b-1217
§ 63A-5b-1217. Delegated oversight authority for qualified LEAs.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the division may delegate oversight authority for school facility planning, design review, and construction plan approval to an LEA that has demonstrated internal capacity in construction management, procurement, and project delivery. (2) An LEA seeking delegated oversight authority shall submit documentation of qualifications, internal controls, and project management capacity to the division in a form and manner defined by rule. (3) (a) An LEA granted delegated oversight authority remains subject to all applicable reporting, audit, and compliance reviews by the division. (b) The division may revoke delegated authority upon a finding of material non-compliance or substantial risk to health, safety, or fiscal integrity. (4) If the division grants delegated oversight authority to an LEA under this section, the division shall adjust, reduce, or waive any oversight fee assessed under this part to reflect the scope and level of oversight actually performed by the division. (5) The division shall establish by rule a schedule for oversight fees that is proportional to the oversight services provided, including reduced or zero fees where oversight is primarily satisfied through audits, reporting, or delegated authority.
Utah Code § 31A-27a-502 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-27a / § 31A-27a-502
§ 31A-27a-502. Recovery from affiliates.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If a receivership order is entered under this chapter, the receiver appointed under the receivership order may recover on behalf of the insurer from an affiliate as defined in Subsection 31A-1-301(5) the value received by the affiliate at any time during the five years preceding the filing date of the delinquency proceedings. (b) A person disputing that person's status as an affiliate shall prove by clear and convincing evidence the person's nonaffiliate status. (c) Recovery from an affiliate is subject to the limitations of Subsections (2) and (6). (2) If the insurer is a stock corporation, a stock dividend distribution to an affiliate is not recoverable if the recipient shows by a preponderance of the evidence that: (a) when paid, the stock dividend distribution to an affiliate is lawful and reasonable; (b) the department had notice to and approved the stock dividend; and (c) the insurer did not know and could not reasonably have known that the stock dividend distribution to the affiliate might adversely affect the solvency of the insurer. (3) The maximum amount recoverable under this section is the amount needed to pay all claims under the receivership: (a) in excess of all other available recoverable assets; and (b) reduced for each recipient affiliate by any amount that the recipient affiliate pays to any receiver under similar laws of other states. (4) (a) A person who is an affiliate at the time value is received is liable up to the amount of value received by the affiliate. (b) If two or more affiliates are liable regarding the same value received, they are jointly and severally liable. (5) If any affiliate liable under Subsection (4) is insolvent or unable to pay within one year, all affiliates at the time the value is received are jointly and severally liable for any resulting deficiency in the amount that would have been recovered from the nonpaying affiliate. (6) This section does not enlarge the personal liability of a director under existing law. (7) An action or proceeding under this section may not be commenced after the earlier of: (a) six years after the day on which a receiver is appointed; or (b) the day on which the receivership is terminated.
Utah Code § 78B-6-409 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-409
§ 78B-6-409. Contracts.
Status: in_force

A contract may be construed before or after there has been a breach.
Utah Code § 63M-7-506.5 — Utah Code / Title 63M / Chapter 63M-7 / § 63M-7-506.5
§ 63M-7-506.5. Duties of the office.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026The office shall provide educational materials to a law enforcement agency to assist the law enforcement agency with informing a victim of a sexual assault of the victim's right to request testing of the victim and of the offender alleged to have committed the sexual assault as described in Section 53-10-802.
Utah Code § 23A-2-505 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-2 / § 23A-2-505
§ 23A-2-505. Reciprocal recognition of suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) All participating states shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by the participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension: (a) had occurred in their state; and (b) could have been the basis of the suspension of license privileges in their state. (2) Each participating state shall communicate suspension information to other participating states in the form and with the content as contained in the compact manual.
Utah Code § 70A-2a-527 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2a / § 70A-2a-527
§ 70A-2a-527. Lessor's rights to dispose of goods.
Status: in_force

(1) After a default by a lessee under the lease contract of the type described in Section 70A-2a-523 or after the lessor refuses to deliver or takes possession of goods as provided in Section 70A-2a-525 or 70A-2a-526, or if agreed, after other default by a lessee, the lessor may dispose of the goods concerned or the undelivered balance thereof by lease, sale, or otherwise. (2) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement as provided in Section 70A-2a-504 or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties as provided in Sections 70A-1a-302 and 70A-2a-503, if the disposition is by lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the lease agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages: (a) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of the commencement of the term of the new lease agreement; (b) the present value, as of the date of the commencement of the term of the new lease agreement, of the difference between the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement minus the present value, as of the same date, of the rent under the new lease agreement applicable to that period of the new lease term which is comparable to the then remaining term of the original lease agreement; and (c) any incidental damages allowed under Section 70A-2a-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee's default. (3) If the lessor's disposition is by lease agreement that qualifies for treatment under Subsection (2), the lessor may elect to proceed under Subsection (2) or Section 70A-2a-528. If the lessor's disposition is by lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under Subsection (2), or is by sale or otherwise, the lessor may recover from the lessee under Section 70A-2a-528 as if the lessor had elected not to dispose of the goods. (4) A subsequent buyer or lessee who buys or leases from the lessor in good faith for value as a result of a disposition under this section takes the goods free of the original lease contract and any rights of the original lessee even though the lessor fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this chapter. (5) The lessor is not accountable to the lessee for any profit made on any disposition. A lessee who has rightfully rejected or justifiably revoked acceptance shall account to the lessor for any excess over the amount of the lessee's security interest as provided in Subsection 70A-2a-508(5).
Utah Code § 32B-12-101 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-12 / § 32B-12-101
§ 32B-12-101. Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter is known as the "Liquor Warehousing License Act."
Utah Code § 63B-7-402 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-7 / § 63B-7-402
§ 63B-7-402. Maximum amount -- Projects authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) The total amount of bonds issued under this part may not exceed $16,500,000. (2) (a) Proceeds from the issuance of bonds shall be provided to the State Tax Commission to provide funds to pay all or part of the cost of the project described in this Subsection (2). (b) These costs may include: (i) the cost of acquisition, development, and conversion of computer hardware and software for motor vehicle fee systems and tax collection and accounting systems of the state; (ii) interest estimated to accrue on these bonds during the period to be covered by that development and conversion, plus a period of six months following the completion of the development and conversion; and (iii) all related engineering, consulting, and legal fees. (c) For the State Tax Commission, proceeds shall be provided for the following:PROJECTDESCRIPTIONAMOUNTFUNDEDUTAX SYSTEMS ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT$15,650,000 (3) The commission, by resolution may decline to issue bonds if the project could be construed to violate state law or federal law or regulation. (4) (a) For this project, for which only partial funding is provided in Subsection (2), it is the intent of the Legislature that the balance necessary to complete the project be addressed by future Legislatures, either through appropriations or through the issuance or sale of bonds. (b) The State Tax Commission may enter into contracts for amounts not to exceed the anticipated full project funding but may not allow work to be performed on those contracts in excess of the funding already authorized by the Legislature. (c) Those contracts shall contain a provision for termination of the contract for the convenience of the state. (d) It is also the intent of the Legislature that this authorization to the State Tax Commission does not bind future Legislatures to fund projects initiated from this authorization.
Utah Code § 31A-22-633 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-633
§ 31A-22-633. Exemptions from standards.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of this title, any accident and health insurer or health maintenance organization may offer a choice of coverage that is less or different than is otherwise required by applicable state law if: (1) the Department of Health and Human Services offers a choice of coverage as part of a Medicaid waiver under Title 26B, Chapter 3, Health Care - Administration and Assistance, which includes: (a) less or different coverage than the basic coverage; (b) less or different coverage than is otherwise required in an insurance policy or health maintenance organization contract under applicable state law; or (c) less or different coverage than required by Subsection 31A-22-605(4)(b); and (2) the choice of coverage offered by the carrier: (a) is the same or similar coverage as the coverage offered by the Department of Health and Human Services under Subsection (1); (b) is offered to the same or similar population as the coverage offered by the Department of Health and Human Services under Subsection (1); and (c) contains an explanation for each insured of coverage exclusions and limitations.
Utah Code § 63G-10-201 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-10 / § 63G-10-201
§ 63G-10-201. Governor to approve financial settlement agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) Before legally binding the state by executing a financial settlement agreement that might cost government entities more than $250,000 to implement, an agency shall submit the proposed financial settlement agreement to the governor for the governor's approval or rejection. (2) The governor shall approve or reject each financial settlement agreement. (3) (a) If the governor approves the financial settlement agreement, the agency may execute the agreement. (b) If the governor rejects the financial settlement agreement, the agency may not execute the agreement. (4) If an agency executes a financial settlement agreement without obtaining the governor's approval under this section, the governor may issue an executive order declaring the settlement agreement void. (5) An agency executing an agreement under this section shall give notice of the settlement to the Legislative Management Committee by sending a settlement agreement report to the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel within three business days of executing the agreement.
Utah Code § 35A-3-501 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-3 / § 35A-3-501
§ 35A-3-501. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Social Capital Formation Act."
Utah Code § 53H-4-317 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-4 / § 53H-4-317
§ 53H-4-317. Federal funds contingency planning dashboard.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Center" means the Analytics Solutions Center at the Utah State University Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. (b) "Federalism Commission" means the Federalism Commission created in Section 63C-4a-302. (2) In consultation with the Federalism Commission and subject to legislative appropriation, the center shall: (a) create and maintain a digital dashboard that visualizes the risk of federal funds reductions and the state's dependency on federal funds; (b) ensure that the dashboard is publicly available, user-friendly, and dynamic; (c) identify, curate, clean, and securely warehouse funding data relevant to creating and maintaining the dashboard; (d) continuously monitor and update the dashboard's data and functionality to ensure accuracy and compliance with this section; (e) model economic scenarios to help the state plan for potential reductions in federal funds; and (f) upon request, report to the Federalism Commission regarding the duties described in this section.
Utah Code § 32B-18-201 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-18 / § 32B-18-201
§ 32B-18-201. Transferability of an alcohol license.
Status: in_force

(1) An alcohol license: (a) is not ascribed any value in the sale or transfer of a business entity or the business entity's assets; (b) is neither tangible nor intangible property to the holder of the license; and (c) is completely separate from other property of an alcohol licensee. (2) The Legislature may terminate or modify the existence of any type of alcohol license. (3) Except as provided in this part, a person may not sell, transfer, assign, exchange, barter, give, or attempt in any way to dispose of the alcohol license to another person whether for monetary gain or not.
Utah Code § 31A-43-303 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-43 / § 31A-43-303
§ 31A-43-303. Stop-loss insurance disclosure.
Status: in_force

A stop-loss insurance contract delivered, issued for delivery, or entered into shall include the disclosure exhibit required by the commissioner through administrative rule, which shall include at least the following information: (1) the complete costs for the stop-loss contract; (2) the date on which the insurance takes effect and terminates, including renewability provisions; (3) the aggregate attachment point and the specific attachment point; (4) limitations on coverage; (5) an explanation of monthly accommodation and disclosure about any monthly accommodation features included in the stop-loss contract; (6) a description of terminal liability funding, including the cost of processing claims before and after the termination of the contract; (7) maximum claims liability to the employer; and (8) a summary of the policy.