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Utah Code § 20A-1-203 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-1 / § 20A-1-203
§ 20A-1-203. Calling and purpose of special elections -- Two-thirds vote limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) Statewide and local special elections may be held for any purpose authorized by law. (2) (a) Statewide special elections shall be conducted using the procedure for regular general elections. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this title, local special elections shall be conducted using the procedures for regular municipal elections. (3) The governor may call a statewide special election by issuing an executive order that designates: (a) the date for the statewide special election; and (b) the purpose for the statewide special election. (4) The Legislature may call a statewide special election by passing a joint or concurrent resolution that designates: (a) the date for the statewide special election; and (b) the purpose for the statewide special election. (5) (a) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may call a local special election only for: (i) a vote on a bond or debt issue; (ii) a vote on a voted local levy authorized by Section 53F-8-402 or 53F-8-301; (iii) an initiative authorized by Chapter 7, Part 5, Local Initiatives - Procedures; (iv) a referendum authorized by Chapter 7, Part 6, Local Referenda - Procedures; (v) if required or authorized by federal law, a vote to determine whether Utah's legal boundaries should be changed; (vi) a vote authorized or required by Title 59, Chapter 12, Sales and Use Tax Act; (vii) a vote on a municipality providing a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service under Section 10-18-204; (viii) a vote to create a new county under Section 17-61-401; (ix) a vote on a special property tax under Section 53F-8-402; or (x) a vote on the incorporation of a municipality in accordance with Section 10-2a-210. (b) The legislative body of a local political subdivision may call a local special election by adopting an ordinance or resolution that designates: (i) the date for the local special election as authorized by Section 20A-1-204; and (ii) the purpose for the local special election. (c) A local political subdivision may not call a local special election unless the ordinance or resolution calling a local special election under Subsection (5)(b) is adopted by a two-thirds majority of all members of the legislative body, if the local special election is for: (i) a vote on a bond or debt issue as described in Subsection (5)(a)(i); (ii) a vote on a voted leeway or levy program as described in Subsection (5)(a)(ii); or (iii) a vote authorized or required for a sales tax issue as described in Subsection (5)(a)(vi).
Utah Code § 78B-4-301 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-4 / § 78B-4-301
§ 78B-4-301. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as the "Commonsense Consumption Act."
Utah Code § 78B-2-214 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-2 / § 78B-2-214
§ 78B-2-214. Adverse possession -- Continuous -- Seven years -- Taxes paid.
Status: in_force

Adverse possession may not be established unless it is shown that the land has been occupied and claimed continuously for seven years, and that the party and the party's predecessors and grantors have paid all taxes which have been levied and assessed upon the land according to law.
Utah Code § 63B-1a-201 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-1a / § 63B-1a-201
§ 63B-1a-201. Bonds proceeds -- Deposits -- Investment -- Disposition of investment income and unexpended proceeds.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The commission shall provide that proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter are deposited within one or more accounts as determined by the commission or by the state treasurer. (b) The state treasurer shall administer and maintain these accounts. (2) (a) The state treasurer shall: (i) establish the kinds of investments in which the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter may be invested; and (ii) designate where the income from the investment of bond proceeds shall be applied. (b) The state treasurer shall apply the income from the investment of proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter as directed by the commission by resolution. (3) Upon completion of the purposes for which the bonds were issued, any unexpended proceeds of the bonds issued under this chapter shall be deposited in the related sinking fund unless the commission provides otherwise by resolution.
Utah Code § 20A-13-102 — Utah Code / Title 20A / Chapter 20A-13 / § 20A-13-102
§ 20A-13-102. Congressional districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the Congressional block equivalency file enacted by the Legislature and the resulting Congressional shapefile with the lieutenant governor's office. (b) The legal boundaries of Utah's Congressional districts are contained in the Congressional shapefile on file with the lieutenant governor's office. (2) (a) The lieutenant governor shall: (i) verify the Congressional block equivalency file that the Legislature files under Subsection (1) using: (A) for the block equivalency file described in Subsection 20A-13-101.5(3)(a), block equivalency file security code "4cb8a686520fdb1c2385e0a9812ff403" and the corresponding Congressional shapefile; and (B) for the block equivalency file described in Subsection 20A-13-101.5(3)(b), block equivalency file security code "00c65d65ecbe52d5d4b89f5daa3449a2" and the corresponding Congressional shapefile; (ii) generate maps of each Congressional district from the Congressional shapefile; and (iii) ensure that the district maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's website. (b) If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the Congressional shapefile resulting from the Congressional block equivalency file, the block equivalency file is controlling.
Utah Code § 23A-5-303 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-5 / § 23A-5-303
§ 23A-5-303. Importation or exportation and release of wildlife unlawful -- Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not: (a) import into or export from the state a species of live native or exotic wildlife; or (b) possess or release from captivity imported live wildlife described in Subsection (1)(a). (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a person may engage in an act described in Subsection (1) if: (a) provided for in this title or the rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and (b) the person first secures written permission from the division. (3) A person who violates this section is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301.
Utah Code § 53E-3-805 — Utah Code / Title 53E / Chapter 53E-3 / § 53E-3-805
§ 53E-3-805. Legislative review and approval of federal education agreements or national programs.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $1,000,000 annually from state and local money to implement, the school official shall: (i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the governor's approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and (ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the federal education agreement to the Executive Appropriations Committee of the Legislature for its review and recommendations. (b) The Executive Appropriations Committee shall review the federal education agreement or national program and may: (i) recommend that the school official execute the federal education agreement or national program; (ii) recommend that the school official reject the federal education agreement or national program; or (iii) recommend to the governor that the governor call a special session of the Legislature to review and approve or reject the federal education agreement or national program. (2) (a) Before legally binding the state by executing a federal education agreement or national program that may cost education entities more than $5,000,000 annually to implement, a school official shall: (i) submit the proposed federal education agreement or national program to the governor for the governor's approval or rejection as required by Section 53E-3-804; and (ii) if the governor approves the federal education agreement or national program, submit the federal education agreement or national program to the Legislature for its approval in an annual general session or a special session. (b) (i) If the Legislature approves the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may execute the agreement. (ii) If the Legislature rejects the federal education agreement or national program, the school official may not execute the agreement. (c) If a school official executes a federal education agreement or national program without obtaining the Legislature's approval under this Subsection (2): (i) the governor may issue an executive order declaring the federal education agreement or national program void; or (ii) the Legislature may pass a joint resolution declaring the federal education agreement or national program void.
Utah Code § 63B-6-112 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-6 / § 63B-6-112
§ 63B-6-112. 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 of Utah is considered the public body and the commission its governing body.
Utah Code § 53F-2-515 — Utah Code / Title 53F / Chapter 53F-2 / § 53F-2-515
§ 53F-2-515. Federal Impact Aid Program -- Offset for underestimated allocations from the Federal Impact Aid Program.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the revenues received from the levy imposed by a local school board and authorized by the Legislature under Section 53F-2-301, the Legislature shall provide an amount equal to the difference between the school district's anticipated receipts under the entitlement for the fiscal year from the Federal Impact Aid Program and the amount the school district actually received from this source for the next preceding fiscal year. (2) If at the end of a fiscal year the sum of the receipts of a school district from a distribution from the Legislature pursuant to Subsection (1) plus the school district's allocations from the Federal Impact Aid Program for that fiscal year exceeds the amount allocated to the school district from the Federal Impact Aid Program for the next preceding fiscal year, the excess funds are carried into the next succeeding fiscal year and become in that year a part of the school district's contribution to the school district's basic program for operation and maintenance under the state minimum school finance law. (3) During the next succeeding fiscal year described in Subsection (2), the school district's required tax rate for the basic program shall be reduced so that the yield from the reduced tax rate plus the carryover funds equal the school district's required contribution to the school district's basic program. (4) For the school district of a local school board that is required to reduce the school district's basic tax rate under this section, the school district shall receive state minimum school program funds as though the reduction in the tax rate had not been made.
Utah Code § 17B-2a-608 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-2a / § 17B-2a-608
§ 17B-2a-608. Limit on property tax authority -- Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "elected official" means a metropolitan water district board of trustee member who is elected to the board of trustees by metropolitan water district voters at an election held for that purpose. (2) The board of trustees of a metropolitan water district may not collect property tax revenue in a tax year beginning on or after January 1, 2015, that would exceed the certified tax rate under Section 59-2-924 unless: (a) the members of the board of trustees are all elected officials; or (b) the proposed tax levy has previously been approved by: (i) a majority of the metropolitan water district voters who vote in an election held for that purpose on a date specified in Section 20A-1-204; or (ii) the legislative body of each municipality that appoints a member to the board of trustees under Section 17B-2a-604.
Utah Code § 63G-6b-301 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-6b / § 63G-6b-301
§ 63G-6b-301. Direct award grant requirements.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) A direct award grant is valid only if the direct award grant's grant appropriation identifies the recipient or class of recipients in the grant appropriation's intent language. (b) For a grant appropriation that is an ongoing appropriation to fund a multi-year grant, the requirement to identify the recipient or class of recipients applies each fiscal year. (2) If the intent language for a direct award grant's grant appropriation provides a disbursement schedule that is inconsistent with the requirements described in Section 63G-6b-201, for the fiscal year in which the grant appropriation is made, the schedule in the intent language controls. (3) An administering agency may not use any portion of a direct award grant's grant appropriation to pay costs of administering the grant, unless otherwise provided in the grant appropriation's intent language.
Utah Code § 53D-2-401 — Utah Code / Title 53D / Chapter 53D-2 / § 53D-2-401
§ 53D-2-401. School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office director -- Appointment -- Removal.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) A director shall manage the advocacy office. (b) If there is a vacancy in the advocacy director position, the advocacy council may appoint an interim director and shall: (i) consider and interview candidates who may qualify for appointment as the advocacy director, as described in Subsection (1)(c); (ii) determine the two most qualified candidates; and (iii) submit the names of the two candidates described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii) to the state treasurer as nominees for the advocacy director. (c) A nominee for advocacy director shall have significant expertise and qualifications relating to trust management and the duties of the advocacy office and the advocacy director, which may include expertise in: (i) business and finance; (ii) lawmaking and legislative procedures; (iii) economics; (iv) natural resources; (v) land development; or (vi) communication and advocacy. (d) The advocacy council chair may consult about the nominees for advocacy director with the chairs of the trustee boards, as described in Subsection 53D-2-303(4)(b). (2) (a) The state treasurer shall appoint one of the individuals described in Subsection (1)(b)(iii) as the advocacy director. (b) The state treasurer may return a submission of nominees to the advocacy council if: (i) the treasurer determines that the submission is incomplete; (ii) the submission contains unqualified candidates; or (iii) the submission otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this section. (c) If the state treasurer declares that the state treasurer will not appoint either of the nominees, the state treasurer and the advocacy council shall repeat the procedure for nomination and appointment of an advocacy director until appointing a new advocacy director, as provided in this section. (3) Upon the appointment of an advocacy director, the state treasurer shall administer an oath of office which states:"I solemnly swear to carry out my duties as the Director of the School and Institutional Trust Beneficiaries' Advocacy Office with undivided loyalty to the trust beneficiaries, to the best of my abilities and consistent with the law." (4) The advocacy director shall undergo an annual comprehensive performance review the advocacy council conducts, which includes responses from interested parties and trustee agency directors. (5) The director is an at-will employee whom the advocacy council may remove at any time with or without cause. (6) The advocacy council may remove the advocacy director during a meeting that is not closed, as described in Section 52-4-204, if: (a) the advocacy council schedules the removal of the advocacy director on the agenda; and (b) a majority of the council votes to remove the advocacy director.
Utah Code § 63L-8-502 — Utah Code / Title 63L / Chapter 63L-8 / § 63L-8-502
§ 63L-8-502. Rights-of-way for roads or facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) If the state receives title to public land from the federal government, the director shall, subject to Subsection (2), honor all: (a) pre-existing rights-of-way granted to individuals, corporations, or political subdivisions, subject to Subsection (2); and (b) rights-of-way asserted in quiet title lawsuits filed by the state or a county in federal court prior to taking ownership of the subject property. (2) If the director determines it is in the best interest of the state, the director may modify the fees, if any, charged to the holder of a right-of-way.
Utah Code § 32B-4-707 — Utah Code / Title 32B / Chapter 32B-4 / § 32B-4-707
§ 32B-4-707. Consignment sale.
Status: in_force

(1) This section adopts and makes applicable to an industry member, including a beer industry member, doing business in this state, 27 U.S.C. Sec. 205(d) and 27 C.F.R. Sec. 11.1 through 11.46, which make it unlawful for an industry member, directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate to sell, offer for sale, or contract to sell to any wholesaler or retailer engaged in the sale of an alcoholic product, or for any wholesaler or retailer to purchase, offer to purchase, or contract to purchase any of those products on consignment or under conditional sale or with the privilege of return or on any basis otherwise than a bona fide sale, or where any part of the transaction involves, directly or indirectly, the acquisition by that person from the wholesaler or retailer or that person's agreement to acquire from the wholesaler or retailer other alcoholic beverages, if the sale, purchase, offer, or contract is made in the course of interstate or foreign commerce, or if the person or wholesaler or retailer engages in such practice to an extent so as substantially to restrain or prevent transactions in interstate or foreign commerce in any of those products or if the direct effect of the sale, purchase, offer, or contract is to prevent, deter, hinder, or restrict other persons from selling or offering for sale any of those products to the wholesaler or retailer in interstate or foreign commerce. (2) This section does not apply to a transaction involving solely the bona fide return of merchandise for ordinary and usual commercial reasons arising after the merchandise has been sold.
Utah Code § 35A-9-605 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-9 / § 35A-9-605
§ 35A-9-605. Payment of match.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the other provisions of this section, the department shall transfer money appropriated from the Education Savings Incentive Restricted Account to the plan in the amount of each qualifying individual's match. (2) The department shall send with the transfer described in Subsection (1), for each qualifying individual that is receiving a match: (a) the amount of the match for the qualifying individual; (b) the qualifying individual's allocation of the match among eligible 529 savings accounts; and (c) for each eligible 529 savings account into which the qualifying individual allocates the match: (i) the name of the qualifying individual who is the account owner; (ii) the name of the beneficiary; and (iii) the account number.
Utah Code § 70A-2-612 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2 / § 70A-2-612
§ 70A-2-612. "Installment contract" -- Breach.
Status: in_force

(1) An "installment contract" is one which requires or authorizes the delivery of goods in separate lots to be separately accepted, even though the contract contains a clause "each delivery is a separate contract" or its equivalent. (2) The buyer may reject any installment which is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that installment and cannot be cured or if the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents; but if the nonconformity does not fall within Subsection (3) and the seller gives adequate assurance of its cure the buyer must accept that installment. (3) Whenever nonconformity or default with respect to one or more installments substantially impairs the value of the whole contract there is a breach of the whole. But the aggrieved party reinstates the contract if he accepts a nonconforming installment without seasonably notifying of cancellation or if he brings an action with respect only to past installments or demands performance as to future installments.
Utah Code § 70A-3-310 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-3 / § 70A-3-310
§ 70A-3-310. Effect of instrument on obligation for which taken.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless otherwise agreed, if a certified check, cashier's check, or teller's check is taken for an obligation, the obligation is discharged to the same extent discharge would result if an amount of money equal to the amount of the instrument were taken in payment of the obligation. Discharge of the obligation does not affect any liability that the obligor may have as an indorser of the instrument. (2) Unless otherwise agreed and except as provided in Subsection (1), if a note or an uncertified check is taken for an obligation, the obligation is suspended to the same extent the obligation would be discharged if an amount of money equal to the amount of the instrument were taken, and the following rules apply: (a) In the case of an uncertified check, suspension of the obligation continues until dishonor of the check or until it is paid or certified. Payment or certification of the check results in discharge of the obligation to the extent of the amount of the check. (b) In the case of a note, suspension of the obligation continues until dishonor of the note or until it is paid. Payment of the note results in discharge of the obligation to the extent of the payment. (c) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(d), if the check or note is dishonored and the obligee of the obligation for which the instrument was taken is the person entitled to enforce the instrument, the obligee may enforce either the instrument or the obligation. In the case of an instrument of a third person which is negotiated to the obligee by the obligor, discharge of the obligor on the instrument also discharges the obligation. (d) If the person entitled to enforce the instrument taken for an obligation is a person other than the obligee, the obligee may not enforce the obligation to the extent the obligation is suspended. If the obligee is the person entitled to enforce the instrument but no longer has possession of it because it was lost, stolen, or destroyed, the obligation may not be enforced to the extent of the amount payable on the instrument, and to that extent the obligee's rights against the obligor are limited to enforcement of the instrument. (3) If an instrument other than one described in Subsection (1) or (2) is taken for an obligation, the effect is that stated in Subsection (1) if the instrument is one on which a bank is liable as maker or acceptor, or that stated in Subsection (2) in any other case.