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Utah Code § 31A-35-604 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-35 / § 31A-35-604
§ 31A-35-604. Records.
Status: in_force

(1) A bail bond producer shall maintain at the bail bond producer's place of business: (a) records of all bail bonds the bail bond producer executes or countersigns, so the public may obtain all necessary information concerning those bail bonds for not less than the current calendar year plus the three prior years after the liability of the bail bond agency or surety insurer has been terminated; and (b) any additional information the commissioner may reasonably require by rule. (2) Records required to be maintained under Subsection (1) shall be available for examination by the commissioner or the commissioner's representatives during regular business hours. (3) The bail bond agency shall maintain for not less than the current calendar year and the three years after receipt all records of any bail bond executed or countersigned by a bail bond producer appointed by the bail bond agency.
Utah Code § 63A-17-1006 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-17 / § 63A-17-1006
§ 63A-17-1006. Violations and penalties.
Status: in_force

In addition to other criminal penalties provided by law, an employee who: (1) fails to notify the employee's director under Section 63A-17-1003 is subject to disciplinary proceedings as established by the director by rule in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002; (2) refuses to submit to testing procedures provided for in Section 63A-17-1004, may be suspended immediately without pay pending further disciplinary action as provided by rule, made by the director in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002; or (3) tests positive for the presence of unlawfully used controlled substances or alcohol may be required, as part of the employee's disciplinary treatment, to complete a drug rehabilitation program at the employee's expense within 60 days after receiving the positive test results or be subject to further disciplinary procedures established by rule made by the director in accordance with Section 63A-17-1002.
Utah Code § 31A-22-727 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-727
§ 31A-22-727. Renewal, cancellation, and modification.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Section 31A-22-618.6, for a group insurance policy offering accident and health insurance or a blanket insurance policy offering accident and health insurance, an insurer may: (a) decline to renew the policy on the date the policy term expires for a reason stated in the policy; or (b) cancel the policy at any time for: (i) nonpayment of a premium when due; (ii) intentional misrepresentation of a material fact in connection with the coverage; (iii) performance of an act or practice that constitutes fraud in connection with the coverage; or (iv) noncompliance with an employer eligibility provision. (2) Except for a modification required by law, an insurer may only modify a policy at renewal. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an endorsement by which the insurer: (a) effectuates a request the policyholder made in writing; or (b) exercises a specifically reserved right under the policy.
Utah Code § 26B-8-403 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-8 / § 26B-8-403
§ 26B-8-403. Quality and publication of statistics.
Status: in_force

The department shall: (1) take such actions as may be necessary to assure that statistics developed under this part are of high quality, timely, and comprehensive, as well as specific, standardized, and adequately analyzed and indexed; and (2) publish, make available, and disseminate such statistics on as wide a basis as practicable.
Utah Code § 31A-37-702 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-37 / § 31A-37-702
§ 31A-37-702. Cancelling a certificate of dormancy.
Status: in_force

A captive insurance company may apply to cancel its certificate of dormancy by complying with the procedures established in rule made by the commissioner in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Utah Code § 53G-5-607 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-5 / § 53G-5-607
§ 53G-5-607. Charter School Reserve Account contribution requirements for qualifying charter schools.
Status: in_force

(1) When bonds are issued under the credit enhancement program for a qualifying charter school, the qualifying charter school shall contribute money to the reserve account in the amount determined as provided in Subsection (2). (2) The authority shall determine the up-front and ongoing requirements for contributions of money to the reserve account for each qualifying charter school.
Utah Code § 70C-4-103 — Utah Code / Title 70C / Chapter 70C-4 / § 70C-4-103
§ 70C-4-103. Finance charge for open-end accounts.
Status: in_force

With respect to an open-end consumer credit contract, a finance charge may only be calculated during any particular billing cycle on the basis of either: (1) the average or actual daily balance of the account; or (2) the unpaid balance of the account on the last day of the billing cycle after deducting payments and credits received during the same cycle.
Utah Code § 78B-6-305 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-6 / § 78B-6-305
§ 78B-6-305. Duty of sheriff -- Excuse for nonappearance -- Unnecessary restraint forbidden.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon executing the warrant of attachment, the sheriff shall keep the person in custody and bring the person before the court or judge until an order is made in the premises, unless the person arrested posts bail as provided in Section 78B-6-306. (2) Whenever by the provisions of this chapter an officer is required to keep in custody a person arrested on a warrant of attachment and to bring the person before a court or judge, the inability from illness or otherwise of the person to attend is a sufficient excuse for not bringing the person up; and the officer must not confine a person arrested upon the warrant in a prison or otherwise restrain the person of personal liberty, except so far as may be necessary to secure the person's personal attendance.
Utah Code § 26B-2-108 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-2 / § 26B-2-108
§ 26B-2-108. Adoption of inspections, examinations, and studies.
Status: in_force

The office may adopt an inspection, examination, or study conducted by a public or private entity, as identified by rule, to determine whether a licensee has complied with a licensing requirement imposed by virtue of this part.
Utah Code § 70A-2-202 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2 / § 70A-2-202
§ 70A-2-202. Final expression -- Parol or extrinsic evidence.
Status: in_force

Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a record intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement but may be explained or supplemented: (1) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (Section 70A-1a-303) or by course of performance (Section 70A-2-208); and (2) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the record to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.
Utah Code § 26B-6-110 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-6 / § 26B-6-110
§ 26B-6-110. Agency responsible to investigate and provide services.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "responsible agency" means the agency responsible to investigate or provide services in a particular case under the rules established under Subsection (2)(a). (2) In order to avoid duplication in responding to a report of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult who resides in a long-term care facility, the division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that establish procedures to: (a) determine whether Adult Protective Services or the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will be responsible to investigate or provide services in a particular case; and (b) determine whether, and under what circumstances, the agency described in Subsection (2)(a) that is not the responsible agency will provide assistance to the responsible agency in a particular case. (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), or the rules made pursuant to Subsection (2), Adult Protective Services shall be the agency within the division that is responsible for receiving all reports of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult as provided in Section 26B-6-205.
Utah Code § 31A-22-504 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-22 / § 31A-22-504
§ 31A-22-504. Trustee groups.
Status: in_force

(1) A group insurance policy offering life insurance may be issued to: (a) policyholders who are the trustees of a fund established by two or more employers, by one or more labor unions, or similar employee organizations, or by one or more employers and one or more labor unions or similar employee organizations, to insure employees of the employers or members of the unions or the organizations for the benefit of persons other than the employers, the unions, or the organizations; or (b) notwithstanding Subsection 31A-22-501(2): (i) a Taft Hartley trust created in accordance with Section 302(c)(5) of the Federal Labor Management Relations Act; or (ii) a trustee under a trust established for the purpose of facilitating the continuation of a policy when an individual's coverage would otherwise end, if the participating group through which the original coverage was offered would be eligible under this section, Section 31A-22-502, or Section 31A-22-503. (2) A group insurance policy offering life insurance is subject to the following requirements: (a) the persons eligible for insurance are all of the employees of the employers or all of the members of the unions or organizations, or all of any classes of employees or members; (b) the policy may include retired or former employees or members, elected and appointed officials of a public agency if the employees of the agency are insured, and individual proprietors or partners who are employers; (c) the policy may include the trustees or the trustees' employees, or both, if their duties are principally connected with the trusteeship; (d) the premiums for the policy are paid by the policyholders from funds contributed by the employers, unions, or similar employee organizations, or from funds contributed by the insured persons, or any combination of these; and (e) except as provided under Section 31A-22-512, a policy on which no part of the premium is contributed by the insured persons specifically for the insured persons' insurance is required to insure all eligible persons.
Utah Code § 53D-1-601 — Utah Code / Title 53D / Chapter 53D-1 / § 53D-1-601
§ 53D-1-601. General management and investment principles -- Duty of person with special skills or expertise.
Status: in_force

(1) Board members, the director, and office staff shall act in the best interests of the beneficiaries and comply with the duty of undivided loyalty to the beneficiaries. (2) A person who manages and invests trust fund money or assets shall: (a) manage and invest in good faith and with the care a prudent professional in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances; (b) consider, as relevant: (i) general economic conditions; (ii) the possible effect of inflation or deflation; (iii) any expected tax consequences of investment decisions or strategies; (iv) the role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall investment portfolio of the trust fund; (v) the expected net return from income and the appreciation of investments; (vi) the expected returns and risk characteristics of individual assets; (vii) the needs of the beneficiaries to receive distributions and to preserve capital; (viii) liquidity; (ix) asset allocation; and (x) costs and management fees; and (c) make management and investment decisions about an individual asset not in isolation but in the context of the trust fund's portfolio of investments as a whole and as part of an overall investment strategy, having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust fund and to the beneficiaries. (3) A person who has special skills or expertise, or who is selected to assist in managing and investing the trust fund money or assets based on the person's representation of having special skills or expertise, has a duty to use those skills and that expertise in managing and investing trust fund money and assets.
Utah Code § 70C-2-204 — Utah Code / Title 70C / Chapter 70C-2 / § 70C-2-204
§ 70C-2-204. Certain negotiable instruments prohibited.
Status: in_force

5/5/2027 (1) With respect to a consumer credit sale not involving real property, the seller may not take a negotiable instrument under Section 70A-3-104 other than a check as evidence of the obligation of the buyer. (2) A holder is not in good faith as that term is defined in Section 70A-1a-201 if the holder takes a negotiable instrument with notice that the negotiable instrument is issued in violation of this section. (3) A holder in due course under Section 70A-3-302 is not subject to the liabilities set forth in the provisions on the effect of violations on rights of parties under Section 70C-7-201.
Utah Code § 78B-22-1103 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-22 / § 78B-22-1103
§ 78B-22-1103. Administration of Youth Defense Fund.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The commission shall establish rules and procedures for the application by a county for participation in the fund. (2) The office shall: (a) receive, screen, and approve or disapprove the application of a county seeking to participate in the fund; (b) calculate the amount of the annual contribution to be made to the fund by each participating county; (c) oversee and approve disbursement of money from the fund; and (d) negotiate, enter into, and administer a contract with an attorney or entity to provide indigent defense services to a minor referred to the juvenile court in a participating county if the attorney or entity: (i) is qualified to provide indigent defense services under this chapter; and (ii) meets the standards consistent for providing indigent defense services under this chapter.
Utah Code § 75B-2-1009 — Utah Code / Title 75B / Chapter 75B-2 / § 75B-2-1009
§ 75B-2-1009. Beneficiary's consent, release, or ratification.
Status: in_force

A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary, while having capacity, consented to the conduct constituting the breach, released the trustee from liability for the breach, or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless at the time of the consent, release, or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.
Utah Code § 35A-8-430 — Utah Code / Title 35A / Chapter 35A-8 / § 35A-8-430
§ 35A-8-430. Provisions controlling -- Acts of governmental bodies deemed administrative.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this part are controlling, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law of this state, city charter, or local ordinance. (2) An action of a city, county, or governing body in carrying out the purposes of this part, whether by resolution, ordinance, or otherwise, is considered administrative in character, and no public notice or publication is required with respect to that action.
Utah Code § 78B-5-825 — Utah Code / Title 78B / Chapter 78B-5 / § 78B-5-825
§ 78B-5-825. Award of reasonable attorney fees in civil action -- Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a prevailing party in a civil action if the court determines that: (a) the nonprevailing party's civil action, or defense to the civil action, is frivolous or has no reasonable basis in law or fact; and (b) the nonprevailing party brought the civil action, or defense to the civil action, to harass, cause unreasonable delay, needlessly increase the cost of litigation, or abuse the judicial process. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the court shall award reasonable attorney fees to a party in a civil action if: (a) the party incurred attorney fees in defense of a motion brought by the opposing party; and (b) the court determines that: (i) the opposing party's motion is frivolous or has no reasonable basis in law or fact; and (ii) the opposing party brought the motion to harass, cause unreasonable delay, needlessly increase the cost of litigation, or abuse the judicial process. (3) The court, in the court's discretion, may award no fees or limited fees against a party under Subsection (1) or (2) if the court: (a) finds the party has filed an affidavit of indigency under Section 78A-2-302 in the action before the court; or (b) enters in the record the reason for not awarding fees under the provisions of Subsection (1) or (2).
Utah Code § 15A-5-303 — Utah Code / Title 15A / Chapter 15A-5 / § 15A-5-303
§ 15A-5-303. Amendments and additions to NFPA related to manufacture, transportation, storage, and retail sales of fireworks.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) For purposes of this section and subject to Subsection (2), the Utah Fire Prevention Board shall adopt standards by rule for the retail sales of consumer fireworks, and in doing so, shall consider the applicable provisions of the most 2023 edition of NFPA 1124, Chapter 7, Retail Sales of Consumer Fireworks. (2) NFPA 1124 Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles: (a) In NFPA 1124, Chapter 7, Section 7.2, Special Limits for Retail Sales of Consumer Fireworks, Subsection 7.2.8 is added as follows: "Display of division 1.4G common state approved explosives inside of buildings protected throughout with an automatic fire sprinkler system shall not exceed 25% of the area of the retail sales floor or exceed 600 square feet, whichever is less." (b) In NFPA 1124, Chapter 7, Section 7.2, Special Limits for Retail Sales of Consumer Fireworks, Subsection 7.2.9 is added as follows: "Rack storage of division 1.4G common state approved explosives inside of buildings is prohibited." (c) NFPA 1124, Chapter 7, Section 7.3.1, Exempt Amounts, Subsection 7.3.1.1, is deleted and rewritten as follows: "Display of division 1.4G common state approved explosives inside of buildings not protected with an automatic fire sprinkler system shall not exceed 125 pounds of pyrotechnic composition." (d) NFPA 1124, Chapter 7, Section 7.3.15.2, Height of Sales Displays, Subsection 7.3.15.2.2, is amended as follows: On line three delete "12 ft. (3.66m)" and replace it with "6 ft.".
Utah Code § 63G-6a-1001 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-6a / § 63G-6a-1001
§ 63G-6a-1001. Title.
Status: in_force

This part is known as "Preferences."
Utah Code § 70A-9a-618 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-9a / § 70A-9a-618
§ 70A-9a-618. Rights and duties of certain secondary obligors.
Status: in_force

(1) A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor: (a) receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party; (b) receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party; or (c) is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral. (2) An assignment, transfer, or subrogation described in Subsection (1): (a) is not a disposition of collateral under Section 70A-9a-610; and (b) relieves the secured party of further duties under this chapter.
Utah Code § 31A-19a-406 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-19a / § 31A-19a-406
§ 31A-19a-406. Filing requirements for designated rate service organization.
Status: in_force

(1) The rate service organization designated under Section 31A-19a-404 shall file with the commissioner the following items proposed for use in this state at least 30 calendar days before the day on which the items are distributed to members, subscribers, or others: (a) each advisory loss cost with its supporting information; (b) the uniform classification plan and rating manual; (c) the uniform experience rating plan manual; (d) the uniform statistical plan manual; and (e) each change, amendment, or modification of any of the items listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (d). (2) (a) If the commissioner believes that advisory loss costs filed violate the excessive, inadequate, or unfair discriminatory standard in Section 31A-19a-201 or any other applicable requirement of this part, the commissioner may require that the rate service organization file additional supporting information. (b) If, after reviewing the supporting information, the commissioner determines that the advisory loss costs violate these requirements, the commissioner may: (i) require that adjustments to the advisory loss costs be made; or (ii) call a hearing for any purpose regarding the filing.
Utah Code § 17C-1-1005 — Utah Code / Title 17C / Chapter 17C-1 / § 17C-1-1005
§ 17C-1-1005. Agency property tax levy -- Budget -- Accounting for property tax revenue.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Each agency that levies and collects property tax under this part shall levy and collect the property tax in accordance with Title 59, Chapter 2, Property Tax Act. (b) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(c), an agency, at a regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose, shall, by resolution, set the property tax rate by the date described in Section 59-2-912. (c) An agency may set the rate described in Subsection (1)(b) at an appropriate later date in accordance with Sections 59-2-919 through 59-2-923. (2) (a) An agency shall include in the agency's budget any project area incremental revenue transferred by an eligible taxing entity under this part. (b) The amount of project area incremental revenue described in Subsection (2)(a) plus the ad valorem property tax revenue that the agency budgeted for the prior year shall constitute the basis for determining the property tax levy that the agency sets for the corresponding tax year. (3) (a) An agency shall create a property tax revenue fund and separately account for property tax revenue generated under this part. (b) An agency shall include revenue and expenditures of the property tax revenue fund described in Subsection (3)(a) in the annual budget adopted in accordance with Section 17C-1-601.5.
Utah Code § 63B-4-301 — Utah Code / Title 63B / Chapter 63B-4 / § 63B-4-301
§ 63B-4-301. Bonds for golf course at Wasatch Mountain State Park.
Status: in_force

(1) The State Building Ownership Authority under authority of Title 63B, Chapter 1, Part 3, State Building Ownership Authority Act, may issue or execute obligations, or enter into or arrange for a lease purchase agreement in which participation interests may be created, to provide up to $2,500,000 for a new nine-hole golf course at Wasatch Mountain State Park for the Division of State Parks, formerly known as the Division of Parks and Recreation, together with additional amounts necessary to: (a) pay costs of issuance; (b) pay capitalized interest; and (c) fund any debt service reserve requirements. (2) (a) The State Building Ownership Authority shall work cooperatively with the Division of State Parks, formerly known as the Division of Parks and Recreation, to seek out the most cost effective and prudent lease purchase plan available. (b) The state treasurer, the director of the Division of Finance, and the executive director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget shall provide technical assistance to accomplish the purpose specified in Subsection (2)(a).