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Utah Code § 31A-31-102 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-31 / § 31A-31-102
§ 31A-31-102. Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter: (1) "Authorized agency" means: (a) the attorney general; (b) the state fire marshal; (c) any state law enforcement agency; (d) any criminal investigative department or agency of the United States; (e) a district attorney; (f) the prosecuting attorney of any municipality or county; (g) the department; or (h) the disciplinary section of an agency licensing a service provider. (2) "Financial loss" includes: (a) out-of-pocket expenses; (b) reasonable attorney fees; (c) repair and replacement costs; or (d) claims payments. (3) "Insurer" means any person or aggregation of persons: (a) doing insurance business, as defined in Section 31A-1-301; or (b) subject to the supervision of the commissioner under: (i) this title; or (ii) any equivalent insurance supervisory official of another state. (4) "Knowingly" has the same meaning as in Subsection 76-2-103(2). (5) "Person" means an individual, firm, company, corporation, association, limited liability company, partnership, organization, society, business trust, service provider, or any other legal entity. (6) (a) "Runner" means a person who procures clients at the direction of, or in cooperation with a person who intends to: (i) perform or obtain a service or benefit under a contract of insurance; or (ii) assert a claim against an insured. (b) "Runner" includes: (i) a capper; or (ii) a steerer. (7) "Service provider" means: (a) an individual licensed to practice law; (b) an individual licensed or certified by the state under: (i) this title; (ii) Title 41, Chapter 3, Motor Vehicle Business Regulation Act; (iii) Title 58, Occupations and Professions; or (iv) Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division; (c) an individual licensed in another jurisdiction in a manner similar to a license described in Subsection (7)(a) or (b); (d) an individual practicing any nonmedical treatment rendered in accordance with a recognized religious method of healing; or (e) a hospital, health care facility, or person whose services are compensated directly or indirectly by insurance. (8) "Statement" includes any: (a) (i) notice; (ii) statement; (iii) proof of loss; (iv) bill of lading; (v) receipt for payment; (vi) invoice; (vii) account; (viii) estimate of property damage; (ix) bill for services; (x) diagnosis; (xi) prescription; (xii) hospital or doctor record; (xiii) x-ray; (xiv) test result; or (xv) other evidence of loss, injury, or expense; or (b) item listed in Subsection (8)(a) that is a computer-generated document.
Utah Code § 78B-3-101.5 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-3 / § 78B-3-101.5
§ 78B-3-101.5. Husband and wife -- Actions -- Defense -- Absent spouse.
Status: in_force

(1) If a husband and wife are sued jointly, either or both may defend in each one's own right or for both parties. (2) Either party to a marriage may sue and be sued in the same manner as if the person is unmarried. (3) (a) When a spouse has deserted the family, the remaining spouse may prosecute or defend in the absent spouse's name any action which the absent spouse might have prosecuted or defended. (b) All powers and rights the absent spouse might have shall be extended to the remaining spouse.
Utah Code § 26B-3-1027 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-3 / § 26B-3-1027
§ 26B-3-1027. Department's right to attorney fees and costs.
Status: in_force

In any action brought by the department under this part in which it prevails, the department shall recover along with the principal sum and interest, a reasonable attorney fee and costs incurred.
Utah Code § 35A-8-1604 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-1604
§ 35A-8-1604. Duties -- Loans -- Interest.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The board shall: (a) subject to the other provisions of this part and an agreement entered into under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, among the state, the counties, and the Tribe, make recommendations to the division for grants and loans from the revitalization fund to county agencies and the Tribe that are or may be socially or economically impacted, directly or indirectly, by mineral resource development; (b) establish procedures for application for and award of grants and loans including: (i) eligibility criteria; (ii) subject to Subsection 35A-8-1606(2)(b), a preference that capital projects, including subsidized and low-income housing, and other one-time need projects and programs have priority over other projects; (iii) a preference for projects and programs that are associated with the geographic area where the oil and gas were produced; and (iv) coordination of projects and programs with other projects and programs funded by federal, state, and local governmental entities; (c) determine the order in which projects will be funded; (d) allocate the amount to be distributed from the revitalization fund for grants or loans to each county and the Tribe during a fiscal year as follows: (i) up to and including the first $3,000,000 that is approved for distribution by the board during a fiscal year, the board may allocate the amount in accordance with the interlocal agreement described by Subsection (1)(a), except that the board may not allocate less than 75% of the amount under the interlocal agreement to the Tribe unless the interlocal agreement is further modified by statute; and (ii) beginning with fiscal year 2007-08, any amount approved for distribution by the board during that fiscal year in excess of $3,000,000 shall be allocated equally amongst each county and the Tribe so that each receives 1/3 of the amount approved for distribution by the board in excess of $3,000,000; (e) qualify for, accept, and administer grants, gifts, loans, or other funds from the federal government and from other sources, public or private; and (f) perform other duties assigned to it under the interlocal agreement described in Subsection (1)(a) that are not prohibited by law or otherwise modified by this part. (2) The board shall ensure that loan repayments and interest are deposited into the revitalization fund. (3) The interlocal agreement described in Subsection (1)(a) shall be consistent with the following statutes, including any subsequent amendments to those statutes: (a) this part; (b) Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act; (c) Section 59-5-116; and (d) any other applicable provision of this Utah Code.
Utah Code § 26B-7-504 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-7 / § 26B-7-504
§ 26B-7-504. Gathering of information related to cigarettes and tobacco products.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall obtain annually publicly available information regarding cigarettes and tobacco products from other states and sources concerning: (a) the presence of the following substances in detectable levels in a burned state and, if the cigarette or tobacco product is typically burned when consumed, in a burned state: (i) ammonia or ammonia compounds; (ii) arsenic; (iii) cadmium; (iv) formaldehyde; and (v) lead; and (b) a nicotine yield rating for the cigarette or tobacco product for which a rating has been developed. (2) Information obtained by the department under Subsection (1) is a public record and may be disclosed in accordance with Section 63G-2-201 and disseminated generally by the department.
Utah Code § 31A-22-511 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-511
§ 31A-22-511. Dependents' coverage.
Status: in_force

(1) A group life policy issued under Sections 31A-22-502 through 31A-22-505 or Section 31A-22-509 may insure any class of employee or member and the spouse and dependent children of an employee or member against loss due to death. (2) The policyholder shall pay the premiums for the insurance from funds contributed by: (a) the policyholder; (b) the covered person; or (c) both the policyholder and the covered person. (3) Except as provided under Section 31A-22-512, a policy on which no part of the premium for the dependent coverage is contributed by the covered person shall insure each eligible person, including the covered person's spouse and dependent or minor children.
Utah Code § 26B-4-705 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-4 / § 26B-4-705
§ 26B-4-705. Utah Health Workforce Information Center.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Council" means the Utah Health Workforce Advisory Council created in Section 26B-1-425. (b) "Health sector" means any place of employment where the primary function is the delivery of health care services. (c) (i) "Health workforce" means the individuals, collectively and by profession, who deliver health care services or assist in the delivery of health care services. (ii) "Health workforce" includes any health care professional who does not work in the health sector and any non-health care professional who works in the health sector. (2) There is created within the department the Utah Health Workforce Information Center. (3) The information center shall: (a) under the guidance of the council, work with the Department of Commerce to collect data described in Section 58-1-112; (b) analyze data from any available source regarding Utah's health workforce including data collected by the Department of Commerce under Section 58-1-112; (c) send a report to the council regarding any analysis of health workforce data; (d) conduct research on Utah's health workforce as directed by the council; (e) notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 35A-4-312(3), receive information obtained by the Department of Workforce Services under the provisions of Section 35A-4-312 for purposes consistent with the information center's duties, including identifying changes in Utah's health workforce numbers, types, and geographic distribution; (f) subject to Section 26B-8-406, share data with any appropriate person as determined by the information center; and (g) conduct research and provide analysis for any state agency as approved by the executive director or the executive director's designee. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the information center is authorized to obtain data from any state agency if: (a) the council and the information center deem receiving the data necessary to perform a duty listed under Subsection (3) or 26B-1-425(7); and (b) the information center's access to the data will not: (i) violate any federal statute or federal regulation; or (ii) violate a condition a state agency must follow: (A) to participate in a federal program; or (B) to receive federal funds.
Utah Code § 35A-8-1003 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-1003
§ 35A-8-1003. State Community Services Office created -- Purpose.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) There is created within the Division of Community Services the State Community Services Office. (2) The office shall strengthen communities by reducing poverty and improving the quality of life for low-income persons in this state.
Utah Code § 31A-5-216 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-5 / § 31A-5-216
§ 31A-5-216. Change of domicile.
Status: in_force

(1) A foreign insurance corporation may become a Utah insurance corporation if it submits an application which evidences that the corporation complies with all of the requirements imposed on domestic Utah corporations. The commissioner may, by order after a hearing, relax the requirements of this chapter applicable to corporations in the process of organization that, because of the developed status of the insurer, the commissioner finds unnecessary to protect policyholders and the public. The commissioner shall simultaneously issue a certificate of organization under Subsection 31A-5-204(3) and a certificate of authority under Subsection 31A-5-212(2) when the conditions for both have been satisfied. (2) Upon approval by the commissioner, a domestic insurer may transfer its domicile to any other state in which it is admitted. The commissioner shall approve the transfer of domicile unless the commissioner finds that the transfer will prejudice the interests of policyholders, creditors, or the public in Utah. The commissioner may require a special deposit, reinsurance, or other protective measures as an alternative to rejecting the insurer's application to move. After or simultaneous with the removal of the corporation, it may seek entry into this state as a foreign corporation under Chapter 14, Foreign Insurers. (3) The transfer of domicile of an insurance corporation under either Subsection (1) or Subsection (2) does not affect the obligations of the corporation under its existing insurance contracts or any other existing contracts.
Utah Code § 63G-6a-1102 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-6a / § 63G-6a-1102
§ 63G-6a-1102. Bid security requirements -- Directed suretyship prohibited -- Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Bid security in an amount equal to at least 5% of the amount of the bid shall be required for all competitive bidding for construction contracts. Bid security shall be a bond provided by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, the equivalent in cash, or any other form satisfactory to the state. (2) When a bidder fails to comply with the requirement for bid security described in the invitation for bids, the bid shall be rejected unless, pursuant to rules of the rulemaking authority, the issuing procurement unit determines that the failure to comply with the security requirements is nonsubstantial. (3) After the bids are opened, they shall be irrevocable for the period specified in the invitation for bids. If a bidder is permitted to withdraw a bid before award, no action shall be taken against the bidder or the bid security. (4) (a) When issuing an invitation for a bid under this chapter, the procurement official responsible for carrying out a construction project may not require a person or entity who is bidding for a contract to obtain a bond of the type described in Subsection (1) from a specific insurance or surety company, producer, agent, or broker. (b) A person who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of an infraction.
Utah Code § 35A-8-1703 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-1703
§ 35A-8-1703. Purpose.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026The purpose of this part is to: (1) maximize the long-term benefit of state severance taxes derived from lands in Utah held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Nation and its members by fostering funding mechanisms that will, consistent with sound financial practices, result in the greatest use of financial resources for the greatest number of citizens of San Juan County; and (2) promote cooperation and coordination between the state, its political subdivisions, Indian tribes, and individuals, firms, and business organizations engaged in the development of oil and gas interests in Utah held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Nation and its members.
Utah Code § 75E-3-106 — Utah Code / Title 75E / Chapter 75E-3 / § 75E-3-106
§ 75E-3-106. Members serve without pay -- Reimbursement for expenses.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) A member who is not a legislator may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses as allowed in: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance according to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107. (2) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
Utah Code § 75A-9-124 — Utah Code / Title 75A / Chapter 75A-9 / § 75A-9-124
§ 75A-9-124. Effect of copy -- Certified physical copy.
Status: in_force

(1) A physical or electronic copy of an advance health care directive, revocation of an advance health care directive, or appointment, designation, or disqualification of a surrogate has the same effect as the original. (2) An individual may create a certified physical copy of an advance health care directive or revocation of an advance health care directive that is in electronic form by affirming under penalty of perjury that the physical copy is a complete and accurate copy of the directive or revocation.
Utah Code § 70A-2a-216 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2a / § 70A-2a-216
§ 70A-2a-216. Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties.
Status: in_force

A warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee under this chapter, whether express or implied, extends to any natural person who is in the family or household of the lessee or who is a guest in the lessee's home if it is reasonable to expect that such person may use, consume, or be affected by the goods, and who is injured in person by breach of the warranty. This section does not displace principles of law and equity that extend a warranty to or for the benefit of a lessee to other persons. The operation of this section may not be excluded, modified, or limited, but an exclusion, modification, or limitation of the warranty, including any with respect to rights and remedies, effective against the lessee is also effective against any beneficiary designated under this section.
Utah Code § 63B-1-311 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-1 / § 63B-1-311
§ 63B-1-311. Cost of acquiring or constructing facility.
Status: in_force

The cost of acquiring or constructing any facility shall be considered to include the following: (1) the actual cost of acquiring or improving real estate; (2) the actual cost of enlarging, constructing, reconstructing, improving, replacing, restoring, renovating, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing all or any part of a facility, including architects' or engineers' fees; and (3) all expenses connected with the authorization, sale, and issuance of the obligations to finance the acquisition or construction, including: (a) fees for outside attorneys or accountants whose opinions are required to secure the issuance of those obligations; (b) financial advisors' fees and commissions; (c) printing costs; (d) those amounts that the authority considers necessary to establish bond reserves and maintenance, repair, replacement, and contingency funds and accounts; and (e) the interest on these obligations for a reasonable time before, during, and for a reasonable period of time after, completion of the acquisition or construction.
Utah Code § 23A-4-207 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-4 / § 23A-4-207
§ 23A-4-207. Sales of licenses, certificates, or permits final -- Exceptions -- Reallocation of surrendered permits.
Status: in_force

(1) A sale of a license, permit, or certificate is final, and the division may not refund money except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3) or Section 23A-4-301. (2) The division may refund the amount of a license, certificate, or permit if: (a) the division or the Wildlife Board discontinues the activity for which the license, certificate, or permit was obtained; (b) the division determines that the division has erroneously collected a fee; (c) (i) the person to whom the license, certificate, or permit is issued becomes ill or suffers an injury that precludes the person from using the license, certificate, or permit; (ii) the person furnishes verification of illness or injury from a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner; (iii) the person does not actually use the license, certificate, or permit; and (iv) the license, certificate, or permit is surrendered before the end of the season for which the permit was issued; or (d) the person to whom the license, certificate, or permit is issued dies before the person being able to use the license, certificate, or permit. (3) The Wildlife Board may establish additional exceptions to the refund prohibitions in Subsection (1) by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. (4) The director may reallocate surrendered permits in accordance with rules made by the Wildlife Board in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Utah Code § 63A-17-707 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-17 / § 63A-17-707
§ 63A-17-707. Complaints.
Status: in_force

(1) A complaint against an administrative law judge shall be filed with the division. (2) Upon receipt of a complaint, the division shall conduct an investigation. (3) If the division's investigation determines that the complaint is frivolous or without merit, it may dismiss it without further action. A complaint that merely indicates disagreement, without further misconduct, with the administrative law judge's decision shall be treated as without merit. (4) The contents of all complaints and subsequent investigations are classified as protected under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
Utah Code § 53H-1-206 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-1 / § 53H-1-206
§ 53H-1-206. Committees.
Status: in_force

The board may form committees to support the board in fulfilling the board's duties.
Utah Code § 35A-8-1405 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-1405
§ 35A-8-1405. Payment method.
Status: in_force

Direct payments for home energy costs shall be made jointly to the responsible householder and to the vendor of energy services to whom the family or individual served owes a payment except in certain cases, as established by rule by the department in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, where payments may be made directly to the responsible householder.
Utah Code § 34A-1-306 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-1 / § 34A-1-306
§ 34A-1-306. Orders not to be set aside on technicalities.
Status: in_force

A substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be sufficient to give effect to the orders of the commission, and they may not be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature.