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Utah Code § 63A-2-101.5 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-2 / § 63A-2-101.5
§ 63A-2-101.5. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Division" means the Division of Purchasing and General Services created under Section 63A-2-101. (2) "Federal surplus property" means surplus property of the federal government of the United States. (3) "Information technology equipment" means equipment capable of downloading, accessing, manipulating, storing, or transferring electronic data, including: (a) a computer; (b) a smart phone, electronic tablet, personal digital assistant, or other portable electronic device; (c) a digital copier or multifunction printer; (d) a flash drive or other portable electronic data storage device; (e) a server; and (f) any other similar device. (4) "Person with a disability" means a person with a severe, chronic disability that: (a) is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a combination of mental and physical impairments; and (b) is likely to continue indefinitely. (5) "Property act" means the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. Sec. 549. (6) "Purchasing director" means the director of the division appointed under Section 63A-2-102. (7) "Smart phone" means an electronic device that combines a cell phone with a hand-held computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, and text and email capabilities. (8) "State agency" means any executive branch department, division, or other agency of the state. (9) "State surplus property": (a) means state-owned property, whether acquired by purchase, seizure, donation, or otherwise: (i) that is no longer being used by the state or no longer usable by the state; (ii) that is out of date; (iii) that is damaged and cannot be repaired or cannot be repaired at a cost that is less than the property's value; (iv) whose useful life span has expired; or (v) that the state agency possessing the property determines is not required to meet the needs or responsibilities of the state agency; (b) includes: (i) a motor vehicle; (ii) equipment; (iii) furniture; (iv) information technology equipment; (v) a supply; and (vi) an aircraft; and (c) does not include: (i) real property; (ii) an asset of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, established in Section 53C-1-201; (iii) a firearm or ammunition; or (iv) an office or household item made of aluminum, paper, plastic, cardboard, or other recyclable material, without any meaningful value except for recycling purposes. (10) "State surplus property contractor" means a person in the private sector under contract with the state to provide one or more services related to the division's program for the management and disposition of state surplus property. (11) "Surplus property program" means the program relating to state surplus property under Part 4, Surplus Property Service. (12) "Surplus property program administrator" means: (a) the purchasing director, if the purchasing director administers the surplus property program; or (b) the state surplus property contractor, if the state surplus property contractor administers the surplus property program.
Utah Code § 63M-5-201 — Utah Code / Title 63M / Chapter 63M-5 / § 63M-5-201
§ 63M-5-201. Prepayment of ad valorem property taxes on natural resources or industrial facility.
Status: in_force

The developer also may prepay, with the consent of the governing bodies of the units of local government affected, to the county treasurer, or to other persons authorized by the governing body of a unit of local government under Section 63M-5-306, a portion of the ad valorem property taxes which the developer anticipates will be imposed by the unit of local government under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 9, Levies, in connection with the natural resources or industrial facility. Ad valorem property taxes prepaid under this chapter may not act as an abatement of the ad valorem property tax but rather shall be construed as a prepayment for which, notwithstanding Section 59-2-1321 or any statute of limitations to the contrary, a credit will be given the developer making the prepayment at the time the ad valorem property taxes become due and otherwise payable.
Utah Code § 63L-8-105 — Utah Code / Title 63L / Chapter 63L-8 / § 63L-8-105
§ 63L-8-105. Interdepartmental cooperation.
Status: in_force

(1) The director, subject to periodic review of the Legislature, may establish programs to conduct projects, planning, permitting, leasing, contracting and other activities on public land. (2) (a) The director shall provide management policies and programs for all uses of public land, including the principal or major uses described in Section 63L-8-103. (b) The director shall consult with the commissioner, who may make recommendations to the director on rangeland management issues on public land, including: (i) determining the number of domestic animals that may be sustained on a tract of land while maintaining that land for wildlife and fish use and future grazing use; and (ii) issuing grazing permits. (c) The director shall consult with other state agencies having management responsibility over natural resources that may be impacted by management decisions and actions on public land, including the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Agriculture and Food, and the Division of Wildlife Resources.
Utah Code § 78A-12-205 — Utah Code / Title 78A / Chapter 78A-12 / § 78A-12-205
§ 78A-12-205. Certification standards.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Opinions" means the decisions authored by a judge for the calendar year. (b) "Submission" means the later of the day on which: (i) staff placed a matter in the case needing a decision from the court in the judge's personal electronic queue or inbox, personal possession, or any other equivalent; (ii) if a hearing or oral argument is set for a matter in the case, the hearing or oral argument concluded; or (iii) if further briefing is required in the case after a hearing or oral argument, all briefing is completed, a request to submit is filed, or the matter is placed in the judge's personal electronic queue or inbox, personal possession, or any other equivalent. (2) The commission shall establish certification standards requiring that: (a) the judge have no more than one public sanction issued by the Supreme Court during the judge's current term; and (b) the judge receive a minimum score on the judicial performance survey as follows: (i) an average score of no less than 65% on each survey category as provided in Subsection 78A-12-204(7); and (ii) if the commission includes a question on the survey that does not use the numerical scale, a substantial equivalent to the standard required under Subsection (2)(b)(i). (3) (a) In addition to Subsection (2), the commission shall establish certification standards for a judge of the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals that address timely management of the judge's caseload, including: (i) for a justice of the Supreme Court, a certification standard that requires the justice to have distributed to other members of the Supreme Court: (A) no more than 25% of opinions more than 150 days after submission; (B) no more than 10% of opinions more than 210 days after submission; and (C) 100% of all opinions within one year after submission; and (ii) for a judge of the Court of Appeals, a certification standard that requires the judge to have distributed to other members of a Court of Appeals' panel: (A) no more than 25% of opinions more than 120 days after submission; (B) no more than 10% of opinions more than 180 days after submission; and (C) 100% of all opinions within 270 days after submission. (b) This Subsection (3) only applies to a submission on or after May 6, 2026. (4) The commission may establish an additional certification standard if the commission by at least two-thirds vote: (a) determines that satisfaction of the standard is necessary to the satisfactory performance of the judge; and (b) adopts the standard. (5) The commission may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish a certification standard.
Utah Code § 35A-8-2203 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-2203
§ 35A-8-2203. Duties of the commission.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The commission shall: (a) increase public and government awareness and understanding of the housing affordability needs of the state and how those needs may be most effectively and efficiently met, through empirical study and investigation; (b) identify and recommend implementation of specific strategies, policies, procedures, and programs to address the housing affordability needs of the state; (c) facilitate the communication and coordination of public and private entities that are involved in developing, financing, providing, advocating for, and administering affordable housing in the state; (d) study, evaluate, and report on the status and effectiveness of policies, procedures, and programs that address housing affordability in the state; (e) study and evaluate the policies, procedures, and programs implemented by other states that address housing affordability; (f) provide a forum for public comment on issues related to housing affordability; (g) provide recommendations to the Legislature on strategies, policies, procedures, and programs to address the housing affordability needs of the state; and (h) on or before December 31, 2022, approve the methodology developed by the division under Subsection 35A-8-803(1)(a)(ix). (2) To accomplish its duties, the commission may: (a) request and receive from a state or local government agency or institution summary information relating to housing affordability, including: (i) reports; (ii) audits; (iii) projections; and (iv) statistics; and (b) appoint one or more advisory groups to advise and assist the commission. (3) (a) A member of an advisory group described in Subsection (2)(b): (i) shall be appointed by the commission; (ii) may be: (A) a member of the commission; or (B) an individual from the private or public sector; and (iii) notwithstanding Section 35A-8-2202, may not receive reimbursement or pay for any work done in relation to the advisory group. (b) An advisory group described in Subsection (2)(b) shall report to the commission on the progress of the advisory group.
Utah Code § 63B-1-201 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-1 / § 63B-1-201
§ 63B-1-201. Members -- Powers and duties -- Per diem.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a State Bonding Commission composed of: (a) the governor; (b) the state treasurer; and (c) a third person appointed by the governor to serve a four-year term, who is a member of a political party different from that of the governor. (d) When the at-large position becomes vacant for any reason, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term. (2) The commission shall exercise the powers and perform the duties prescribed for the commission by statute. (3) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
Utah Code § 63H-1-704 — Utah Code / Title 63H / Chapter 63H-1 / § 63H-1-704
§ 63H-1-704. Audit requirements.
Status: in_force

The authority 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 § 78B-2-106 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-106
§ 78B-2-106. Effect of death of defendant outside this state.
Status: in_force

If a person against whom a cause of action exists dies outside the state, the time which elapses between his death and the expiration of one year after this state issues letters testamentary or letters of administration is not a part of the time limited for the commencement of an action against his executor or administrator.
Utah Code § 34A-2-706 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-2 / § 34A-2-706
§ 34A-2-706. Investment of Employers' Reinsurance Fund and Uninsured Employers' Fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer shall invest the assets of the Employers' Reinsurance Fund created under Section 34A-2-702 and the Uninsured Employers' Fund created under Section 34A-2-704 with the primary goal of providing for the stability, income, and growth of the principal. (2) Nothing in this section requires a specific outcome in investing. (3) The state treasurer may deduct any administrative costs incurred in managing fund assets from earnings before distributing the earnings. (4) (a) The state treasurer may employ professional asset managers to assist in the investment of the assets of the funds. (b) The treasurer may only provide compensation to asset managers from earnings generated by the funds' investments. (5) (a) The state treasurer shall invest and manage the assets of the funds as a prudent investor would by: (i) considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the funds; and (ii) exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution in order to meet the standard of care of a prudent investor. (b) In determining whether 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: (A) not in isolation, but in the context of a fund portfolio as a whole; and (B) as a part of an overall investment strategy that has risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the funds.
Utah Code § 20A-9-401.1 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-9 / § 20A-9-401.1
§ 20A-9-401.1. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part: (1) "Candidate nomination document" means: (a) a candidate signature packet; or (b) a written request to remove a signature from a candidate signature packet. (2) "Candidate signature packet" means a single packet of signature sheets that: (a) is bound together and circulated to gather signatures to qualify a candidate for placement on a primary election ballot; and (b) includes a cover sheet at the front of the packet and a circulator verification sheet at the end of the packet.
Utah Code § 35A-8-1608 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-1608
§ 35A-8-1608. Deposits into fund.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) Money required to be deposited into the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund under Section 59-5-116 shall be deposited into the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund if a business or activity fee or tax based on gross receipts has not been imposed by a county or the Tribe on oil and gas activities. (2) (a) Nothing in this section prohibits a county from imposing a charge described in Subsection (1) with respect to any gathering, transmission, or local distribution pipeline in which the county owns an interest. (b) Nothing in this section prohibits the Tribe from imposing a charge described in Subsection (1) with respect to any gathering, transmission, or local distribution pipeline in which the Tribe owns an interest.
Utah Code § 63G-24-203 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-24 / § 63G-24-203
§ 63G-24-203. Governor selection of nominee.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor shall select a nominee based on: (a) the applicant's fitness for office; and (b) statutory requirements. (2) The governor shall follow the process described in Section 67-1-2 to notify the Senate of a nominee for an appointed board member vacancy.
Utah Code § 78B-7-610 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-7 / § 78B-7-610
§ 78B-7-610. Falsification of information.
Status: in_force

5/5/2027 (1) If a petitioner files a petition with a court for a protective order, the respondent may file a motion with the court alleging that the petitioner knowingly falsified a material statement or material information for the purpose of obtaining the protective order. (2) A respondent may only make the motion described in Subsection (1) within 60 days after the day of the hearing on the petition for the protective order. (3) To prevail on a motion described in Subsection (1), the respondent shall prove the allegation by clear and convincing evidence. (4) The court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the party that prevails on the motion described in Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 32B-12-302 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-12 / § 32B-12-302
§ 32B-12-302. Notifying the department of change in ownership.
Status: in_force

The commission may suspend, revoke, or deem forfeited a liquor warehousing license if a liquor warehouser licensee does not notify the department, within 60 days after the day on which the change occurs, of a change in: (1) ownership of the liquor warehouser licensee; (2) for a corporate owner, the: (a) corporate officers or directors; or (b) shareholders holding at least 20% of the total issued and outstanding stock of the corporation; or (3) for a limited liability company: (a) managers; or (b) members owning at least 20% of the limited liability company.
Utah Code § 75A-7-109 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-7 / § 75A-7-109
§ 75A-7-109. Territorial application of law to rights and duties of corporation or third persons.
Status: in_force

(1) The rights and duties of a corporation and the corporation's transfer agents in registering a security in the name of a fiduciary or in making a transfer of a security pursuant to an assignment by a fiduciary are governed by the law of the jurisdiction under whose laws the corporation is organized. (2) This chapter applies to the rights and duties of a person other than the corporation and its transfer agents with regard to acts and omissions in this state in connection with the acquisition, disposition, assignment, or transfer of a security by or to a fiduciary and of a person who guarantees in this state the signature of a fiduciary in connection with such a transaction.
Utah Code § 78B-6-506 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-506
§ 78B-6-506. Right of entry for survey and location.
Status: in_force

(1) If land is required for public use, the person or the person's agent in charge of the use may survey and locate the property. It must be located in the manner which will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury, and subject to the provisions of this chapter. (2) (a) The person or the person's agent in charge of the public use may, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, enter upon the land and make examinations, surveys, and maps of the land. (b) Entry upon land as authorized under Subsection (2)(a) does not constitute a cause of action in favor of the owners of the lands, except for actual damage to the land and improvements on the land caused by the entry and which is not repaired on or before the date the examinations and surveys are completed.
Utah Code § 75A-4-503 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-4 / § 75A-4-503
§ 75A-4-503. Power to withdraw.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this part, and except as otherwise provided in Subsection (2), a power to withdraw property from a trust is treated, during the time the power may be exercised, as a presently exercisable general power of appointment to the extent of the property subject to the power to withdraw. (2) On the lapse, release, or waiver of a power to withdraw property from a trust, the power is treated as a presently exercisable general power of appointment only to the extent the value of the property affected by the lapse, release, or waiver exceeds the greater of the amount specified in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 2041(b)(2) and 26 U.S.C. Sec. 2514(e) or the amount specified in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 2503(b).
Utah Code § 31A-21-306 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-21 / § 31A-21-306
§ 31A-21-306. Policies or surety bonds jointly issued.
Status: in_force

Two or more insurers may together issue a policy or surety bond. Their liability shall be joint and several with respect to the policy or bond. The policy or bond shall state the proportion or amount of premium to be paid to each insurer and, as between the issuing insurers, the type and the proportion or amount of liability each insurer assumes. Service of process on any of the insurers is service on all of them.
Utah Code § 70C-1-301 — Utah Code / Title 70C / Chapter 70C-1 / § 70C-1-301
§ 70C-1-301. Interpretation consistent with federal law.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise defined, all definitions or terms used in this title have the same meaning as when used in the federal Consumer Credit Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 1601 through 1677, as amended, and its implementing Regulation Z.
Utah Code § 34A-1-404 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-1 / § 34A-1-404
§ 34A-1-404. Injunction prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) An injunction may not be issued suspending or restraining: (a) any order by the commission or decision under this title; or (b) any action of the state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, or the auditor or treasurer of any county, required to be taken by them or any of them by this title. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), this section does not affect: (a) any right or defense in any action brought by the commission or the state in pursuance of authority contained in this title; or (b) the right any party of interest has to appeal a decision or final order of the commission.
Utah Code § 75A-8-117 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-8 / § 75A-8-117
§ 75A-8-117. Exemption of third person from liability.
Status: in_force

A third person in good faith and without court order may act on the instructions of or otherwise deal with any person purporting to make a transfer or purporting to act in the capacity of a custodian and, in the absence of knowledge, is not responsible for determining: (1) the validity of the purported custodian's designation; (2) the propriety of, or the authority under this chapter for, any act of the purported custodian; (3) the validity or propriety under this chapter of any instrument or instructions executed or given either by the person purporting to make transfer or by the purported custodian; or (4) the propriety of the application of any property of the minor delivered to the purported custodian.
Utah Code § 53H-12-304 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-12 / § 53H-12-304
§ 53H-12-304. Lack of response.
Status: in_force

If a written response or payment of delinquent installments is not received by the college, university, or board within 15 days from the date of receipt of the notice by the public employee, the college, university, or board may determine the balance due and proceed to collect the balance as provided in Section 53H-12-305.