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Utah Code § 63A-17-102 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-17 / § 63A-17-102
§ 63A-17-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means any department or unit of Utah state government with authority to employ personnel. (2) "Career service" means positions under schedule B as defined in Section 63A-17-301. (3) "Career service employee" means an employee who has successfully completed a probationary period of service in a position covered by the career service. (4) "Career service status" means status granted to employees who successfully complete probationary periods for competitive career service positions. (5) "Classified service" means those positions subject to the classification and compensation provisions of Section 63A-17-307. (6) "Controlled substance" means controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-101. (7) (a) "Demotion" means a disciplinary action resulting in a reduction of an employee's current actual wage. (b) "Demotion" does not mean: (i) a nondisciplinary movement of an employee to another position without a reduction in the current actual wage; or (ii) a reclassification of an employee's position under the provisions of Subsection 63A-17-307(3) and rules made by the department. (8) "Director" means the director of the division. (9) "Disability" means a physical or mental disability as defined and protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq. (10) "Division" means the Division of Human Resource Management, created in Section 63A-17-105. (11) "Employee" means any individual in a paid status covered by the career service or classified service provisions of this chapter. (12) "Examining instruments" means written or other types of proficiency tests. (13) "Human resource function" means those duties and responsibilities specified: (a) under Section 63A-17-106; (b) under rules of the division; and (c) under other state or federal statute. (14) "Market comparability adjustment" means a salary range adjustment determined necessary through a market survey of salary data and other relevant information. (15) "Probationary employee" means an employee serving a probationary period in a career service position but who does not have career service status. (16) "Probationary period" means that period of time determined by the division that an employee serves in a career service position as part of the hiring process before career service status is granted to the employee. (17) "Probationary status" means the status of an employee between the employee's hiring and the granting of career service status. (18) "Structure adjustment" means a division modification of salary ranges. (19) "Temporary employee" means a career service exempt employee described in Subsection 63A-17-301(1)(r). (20) "Total compensation" means salaries and wages, bonuses, paid leave, group insurance plans, retirement, and all other benefits offered to state employees as inducements to work for the state.
Utah Code § 75B-2-809 — Utah Code / Title 75B / Chapter 75B-2 / § 75B-2-809
§ 75B-2-809. Enforcement and defense of claims.
Status: in_force

A trustee shall take reasonable steps to enforce claims of the trust and to defend claims against the trust.
Utah Code § 63G-17-202 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-17 / § 63G-17-202
§ 63G-17-202. Air quality mitigation report and plan.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and in accordance with Subsection (3): (a) on or before July 1, 2013, each school district shall submit to the State Board of Education, by email, a report on the mitigation efforts currently being used by the school district; (b) on or before August 1, 2013: (i) the State Board of Education shall submit to the Economic Development Task Force, by email, a summary report of the reports received under Subsection (1)(a); and (ii) each agency shall submit to the Economic Development Task Force, by email, a report on the mitigation efforts currently being used by the agency; (c) on or before August 1, 2013, each school district shall develop and submit to the State Board of Education, by email, a plan that describes the mitigation efforts that the school district will implement, within one year after the day on which the plan is submitted, to: (i) reduce the emission of air pollutants on a regular basis; and (ii) reduce the emission of air pollutants on a day for which the Division of Air Quality issues an air quality action alert; and (d) on or before September 1, 2013: (i) the State Board of Education shall submit to the Economic Development Task Force, by email, a summary of the plans received under Subsection (1)(c); and (ii) each agency shall develop and submit to the Economic Development Task Force, by email, a plan that describes the mitigation efforts that the agency will implement within one year after the day on which the plan is submitted, to: (A) reduce the emission of air pollutants on a regular basis; and (B) reduce the emission of air pollutants on a day for which the Division of Air Quality issues an air quality action alert. (2) (a) A school district is exempt from the provisions of this section if: (i) the school district is not, in whole or in part, within a designated county; and (ii) the school district's employees do not reside within a designated county. (b) A report or plan that an agency is required to submit under this section is not required to contain information in relation to a designated county where an employee of the agency does not reside or work. (3) A plan described in Subsection (1)(c) or (d) shall include information regarding additional funds, if any, that are needed in order to implement all or a portion of the plan.
Utah Code § 31A-6b-204 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-6b / § 31A-6b-204
§ 31A-6b-204. Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Restricted Account.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the General Fund a restricted account known as the "Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver Restricted Account." (2) The restricted account shall consist of the money received by the commissioner under this part. (3) The commissioner shall administer the restricted account. Subject to appropriations by the Legislature, the commissioner shall use the money deposited into the restricted account to pay for a cost or expense incurred by the commissioner in the administration, investigation, and enforcement of this chapter.
Utah Code § 26B-6-107 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-6 / § 26B-6-107
§ 26B-6-107. Disbursal of public funds -- Background check of a personal care attendant.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "office" means Office of Licensing within the department. (2) Public funds may not be disbursed to a personal care attendant as payment for personal services rendered to an aged person or high risk adult unless the office approves the personal care attendant to have direct access and provide services to children or vulnerable adults pursuant to Section 26B-2-120. (3) For purposes of Subsection (2), the office shall conduct a background check of a personal care attendant: (a) who desires to receive public funds as payment for the personal services described in Subsection (2); and (b) using the same procedures established for a background check of an applicant for a license under Section 26B-2-120.
Utah Code § 31A-31-109 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-31 / § 31A-31-109
§ 31A-31-109. Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other penalties provided by law, a person who violates this chapter: (a) is subject to the following civil penalties: (i) the person shall make full restitution; and (ii) the person shall pay the costs of enforcement of this chapter for the case in which the person is found to have violated this chapter: (A) as determined by the one or more authorized agencies involved; and (B) including costs of: (I) investigators; (II) attorneys; and (III) other public employees; and (b) in the discretion of the court, may be required to pay to the state a civil penalty not to exceed three times that amount of value improperly sought or received from the fraudulent insurance act. (2) (a) Money paid under Subsection (1)(a)(i) shall be paid to the person damaged by the fraudulent insurance act. (b) Money paid under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall be paid to each applicable authorized agency in the following order: (i) to the Insurance Fraud Investigation Restricted Account created in Section 31A-31-108 for the costs of enforcement incurred by the commissioner; (ii) to the General Fund for the costs of enforcement incurred by a state agency other than the commissioner; (iii) to the applicable political subdivision for the costs of enforcement incurred by the political subdivision; and (iv) to the applicable criminal investigative department or agency of the United States for the costs of enforcement incurred by the department or agency. (c) Money paid under Subsection (1)(b) shall be paid into the General Fund. (3) (a) A civil penalty assessed under Subsection (1) shall be awarded by the court as part of its judgment in both criminal and civil actions. (b) A criminal action need not be brought against a person in order for that person to be civilly liable under this section.
Utah Code § 34A-2-201.3 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-2 / § 34A-2-201.3
§ 34A-2-201.3. Direct payments prohibited except by self-insured employer.
Status: in_force

(1) An employer who is not a self-insured employer, as defined in Section 34A-2-201.5, may not pay a benefit provided for under this chapter and Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, directly: (a) to an employee; or (b) for the employee. (2) (a) Subject to Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, if the division finds that an employer is violating or has violated Subsection (1), the division shall send written notice to the employer of the requirements of this section and Section 34A-2-201. (b) The division shall send the notice described in Subsection (2)(a) to the last address on the records of the commission for the employer. (3) (a) If, after the division mails the notice required by Subsection (2) to an employer, the employer again violates Subsection (1), the division may impose a penalty against the employer of up to $1,000 for each violation. (b) If, after the division imposes a penalty under Subsection (3)(a) against the employer, the employer again violates Subsection (1), the division may impose a penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation. (4) (a) The division shall deposit a penalty imposed under Subsection (3) into the Uninsured Employers' Fund created by Section 34A-2-704 to be used for the purposes of the Uninsured Employers' Fund specified in Section 34A-2-704. (b) The administrator of the Uninsured Employers' Fund shall collect money required to be deposited into the Uninsured Employers' Fund under this Subsection (4) in accordance with Section 34A-2-704. (5) A penalty under this section is in addition to any other penalty imposed under this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act, against an employer who fails to comply with Section 34A-2-201. (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Utah Code § 34A-2-1003 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-2 / § 34A-2-1003
§ 34A-2-1003. Issuance of a waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall issue a workers' compensation coverage waiver to a business entity that: (a) elects not to include an owner, partner, or corporate officer or director as an employee under a workers' compensation policy in accordance with Section 34A-2-103 and Subsection 34A-2-104(3) or (4); (b) employs no other employee on the day on which the commission issues the waiver to the business entity; (c) provides to the commission the information required by Section 34A-2-1004; and (d) pays a fee established by the commission in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, except that the fee may not exceed $50. (2) (a) A waiver issued under this section expires one year from the day on which it is issued unless renewed by the holder of the waiver. (b) To renew a waiver issued under this part, the holder of the waiver shall: (i) employ no other employee on the day on which the commission renews the waiver; (ii) provide to the commission the information required by Section 34A-2-1004; and (iii) pay a fee established by the commission in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, except that the fee may not exceed $50. (3) As of the day on which a business entity described in Subsection (1) employs an employee other than an owner, partner, or corporate officer or director described in Subsection (1)(a): (a) the business entity's waiver is invalid; and (b) the business entity is required to provide workers' compensation coverage for that employee in accordance with Section 34A-2-201. (4) The commission shall deposit a fee collected under this section in the Industrial Accident Restricted Account created in Section 34A-2-705. (5) Unless invalidated under Section 34A-2-1005, notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a waiver issued by an insurer that is valid on June 30, 2011, remains valid until its expiration date.
Utah Code § 20A-9-501 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-9 / § 20A-9-501
§ 20A-9-501. Candidates not affiliated with a party -- General requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Candidates for public office who do not wish to affiliate with a registered political party may obtain a position on the ballot by following the procedures and requirements of this part. (b) Upon compliance with the provisions of this part, the unaffiliated candidate is entitled to all the rights and subject to all the penalties of candidates selected by a registered political party. (2) A candidate who has filed a declaration of candidacy may not file a certificate of nomination as an unaffiliated candidate in the same year. (3) The courts shall construe this part liberally so as to give unaffiliated candidates for public office every reasonable opportunity to make their candidacy effective.
Utah Code § 53C-1-102 — Utah Code / Title 53C / Chapter 53C-1 / § 53C-1-102
§ 53C-1-102. Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The purpose of this title is to establish an administration and board to manage lands that Congress granted to the state for the support of common schools and other beneficiary institutions, under the Utah Enabling Act. (b) This grant was expressly accepted in the Utah Constitution, thereby creating a compact between the federal and state governments which imposes upon the state a perpetual trust obligation to which standard trust principles are applied. (c) Title to these trust lands is vested in the state as trustee to be administered for the financial support of the trust beneficiaries. (2) (a) The trust principles referred to in Subsection (1) impose fiduciary duties upon the state, including a duty of undivided loyalty to, and a strict requirement to administer the trust corpus for the exclusive benefit of, the trust beneficiaries. (b) As trustee, the state shall manage the lands and revenues generated from the lands in the most prudent and profitable manner possible, and not for any purpose inconsistent with the best interests of the trust beneficiaries. (c) The trustee shall be concerned with both income for the current beneficiaries and the preservation of trust assets for future beneficiaries, which requires a balancing of short and long-term interests so that long-term benefits are not lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains. (d) The beneficiaries do not include other governmental institutions or agencies, the public at large, or the general welfare of this state. (3) This title shall be liberally construed to enable the board of trustees, the director, and the administration to faithfully fulfill the state's obligations to the trust beneficiaries.
Utah Code § 31A-22-716 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-716
§ 31A-22-716. Required provision for notice of termination.
Status: in_force

(1) A group insurance policy offering accident and health insurance or a blanket insurance policy offering accident and health insurance shall include a provision that obligates the policyholder: (a) to give written notice of termination to each employee or group member 30 days before the day on which the policy terminates; and (b) to notify each employee or group member of the employee's or group member's rights to continue coverage upon termination. (2) (a) An insurer's monthly notice to the policyholder of premium payments due shall include a statement of the policyholder's obligations as set forth in Subsection (1). (b) Insurers shall provide a sample notice to the policyholder at least once a year.
Utah Code § 31A-7-202 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-7 / § 31A-7-202
§ 31A-7-202. Members.
Status: in_force

Sections 16-6a-601 and 16-6a-602 apply to members of corporations organized or operating under this chapter. Sections 16-6a-701, 16-6a-702, 16-6a-704, 16-6a-711, and 16-6a-712 apply to corporations organized or operating under this chapter which have members.
Utah Code § 63B-11-112 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-11 / § 63B-11-112
§ 63B-11-112. Refunding of bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may provide for the refunding of any of the bonds in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act. (2) For purposes of Title 11, Chapter 27, Utah Refunding Bond Act, the state is considered the public body and the commission its governing body.
Utah Code § 17B-1-1404 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-1404
§ 17B-1-1404. Basic special district authorized to create a public infrastructure district -- Basic special district authorized to fund certain projects and services.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) As used in this section, "eligible basic special district" means a basic special district: (i) created before April 15, 2011; (ii) that issued limited general obligation bonds in 2024; and (iii) for which there was not one or more public infrastructure districts within the boundaries of the basic special district as of January 1, 2025. (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (3), an eligible basic special district may create a public infrastructure district, in accordance with Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, for any area located within the boundaries of the eligible basic special district. (b) An eligible basic special district that creates a public infrastructure district is the creating entity for purposes of Title 17D, Chapter 4, Public Infrastructure District Act, and shall receive any petitions required to be submitted to a creating entity. (3) When a public infrastructure district is created pursuant to this section: (a) the public infrastructure district shall have the same powers as the eligible basic special district that is the public infrastructure district's creating entity; and (b) upon creation of the public infrastructure district, the area within the public infrastructure district shall automatically be withdrawn from the eligible basic special district and shall no longer be part of the eligible basic special district. (4) In addition to the requirements of Section 17D-4-202, an eligible basic special district shall ensure that the governing document for a public infrastructure district created under this section provides for the election of the initial and future boards of the public infrastructure district using the same method as the election of the board of the eligible basic special district. (5) In addition to the other powers described in this part, an eligible basic special district may: (a) fund, in whole or in part, the acquisition and construction of a public facility for use by one or more government entities; (b) transfer the eligible basic special district's ownership interest in a public facility to another political subdivision pursuant to a written agreement between the eligible basic special district and the receiving political subdivision; and (c) fund, in whole or in part, the acquisition or construction of: (i) privately owned affordable housing, consisting of single-family dwellings or townhomes; (ii) facilities for health care, recreation, community arts, or an amphitheater, whether those facilities are publicly or privately owned; and (iii) a privately owned grocery store, if there is not a grocery store located within the eligible basic special district's boundary.
Utah Code § 53E-4-302 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-4 / § 53E-4-302
§ 53E-4-302. Statewide assessments -- Duties of the state board.
Status: in_force

(1) The state board shall: (a) require the state superintendent to: (i) submit and recommend statewide assessments to the state board for adoption by the state board; and (ii) distribute the statewide assessments adopted by the state board to a school district or charter school; (b) provide for the state to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress state-by-state comparison testing program; and (c) require a school district or charter school to administer statewide assessments. (2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules for the administration of statewide assessments. (3) The state board shall ensure that statewide assessments are administered in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 9, Student Privacy and Data Protection.
Utah Code § 53C-1-307 — Utah Code / Title 53C / Chapter 53C-1 / § 53C-1-307
§ 53C-1-307. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) At the end of each fiscal year, the director shall publish an annual report of the administration's activities for the preceding fiscal year. (2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall contain: (a) an account of the administration's activities for the preceding fiscal year; (b) financial statements of the administration that are audited by the state auditor or an independent auditor engaged by the state auditor in accordance with Subsection 67-3-1(3); (c) by no later than June 30, 2029, and annually thereafter, the most recent approximate valuation of the administration's land portfolio as required in Subsection 53C-1-303(1)(i); and (d) an account of the total amount of funds distributed by the administration to the School and Institutional Trust Fund Office in accordance with Subsection 53C-3-102(1).
Utah Code § 31A-22-1303 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-1303
§ 31A-22-1303. Liability insurance for motor carriers.
Status: in_force

Motor carrier safety regulations adopted under Section 72-9-103 specify liability insurance for motor carriers.
Utah Code § 23A-4-209 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-4 / § 23A-4-209
§ 23A-4-209. Search and rescue surcharge.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the fees imposed under this title, there is imposed a 25 cent surcharge on a fishing, hunting, or combination license. (2) The surcharge imposed under Subsection (1) shall be deposited in the General Fund as a dedicated credit for the Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program created under Section 53-2a-1102.