Utah Code § 17-61-101 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-101
§ 17-61-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) "Annexing county" means the county to which a portion of territory of an adjoining county is annexed, or proposed to be annexed, as provided in Part 3, County Annexation. (2) "Consolidating county" means the county to which another county is joined, or is proposed to be joined, by consolidation as provided in Part 2, Consolidation of Counties. (3) "Independent surveyor" means the surveyor whose position is established within the Utah Geospatial Resource Center under Section 63A-16-505. (4) "Initiating county" means the county from which a portion of territory is annexed, or is proposed to be annexed, to an adjoining county as provided in Part 3, County Annexation. (5) "New county" means the county that is created through the process described in Part 4, Creating New Counties. (6) "Originating county" means the county that is joined, or is proposed to be joined, to another county through consolidation as provided in Part 2, Consolidation of Counties. (7) "Seceding county" means the county that loses, or is proposed to lose, territory to a new county through the process described in Part 4, Creating New Counties.
Utah Code § 17-75-503 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-503
§ 17-75-503. Acceptance of exempt position by career service employee -- Reappointment register.
Status: in_force

Any career service employee accepting an appointment to an exempt position who is not retained by the appointing officer, unless discharged for cause as provided by this part or county policies made in conformity with this part, shall: (1) be appointed to any career service position for which the employee qualifies in a pay grade comparable to the employee's last position in the career service provided an opening exists; or (2) be appointed to any lesser career service position for which the employee qualifies pending the opening of a position described in Subsection (1) of this section.
Utah Code § 17-72-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-301
§ 17-72-301. General duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The sheriff shall: (a) preserve the peace; (b) make all lawful arrests; (c) (i) attend in person or by deputy: (A) the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals when required; or (B) when the court is held within the sheriff's county, all courts of record, and court commissioner and referee sessions held within the sheriff's county; (ii) obey a court's lawful orders and directions; and (iii) comply with the court security rule, Rule 3-414, of the Utah Code of Judicial Administration; (d) upon request of the juvenile court, aid the court in maintaining order during hearings and transport a minor to and from youth corrections facilities, other institutions, or other designated places; (e) attend county justice courts if the judge finds that the matter before the court requires the sheriff's attendance for security, transportation, and escort of prisoners in the sheriff's custody, or for the custody of jurors; (f) command the aid of as many inhabitants of the sheriff's county as the sheriff considers necessary in the execution of duties described in this section; (g) take charge of and keep the county jail and prisoners in the county jail as described in Part 4, County Jails, and Part 5, Responsibility for Prisoners; (h) (i) receive and safely keep all prisoners committed to the sheriff's custody; (ii) file and preserve the commitments of prisoners; and (iii) record the name, age, place of birth, and description of each prisoner; (i) release on the record all attachments of real property when the attachment the sheriff receives has been released or discharged; (j) endorse on all process and notices the year, month, day, hour, and minute of reception, and, upon payment of fees, issue a certificate to the individual delivering process or notice showing the names of the parties, title of paper, and the time of receipt; (k) serve all process and notices as prescribed by Part 7, Process Service and Duty to the Court, or any other provision of law; (l) (i) if the sheriff makes service of process or notice, certify on the process or notices the manner, time, and place of service; or (ii) if the sheriff fails to make service, certify the reason upon the process or notice, and return them without delay; (m) extinguish fires occurring in the undergrowth, trees, or wooded areas on the public land within the sheriff's county; (n) perform as required by any contracts between the county and private contractors for management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails entered into under the authority of Section 17-65-405; (o) manage and direct search and rescue services in the sheriff's county, including emergency medical responders and other related incident response activities; (p) obtain saliva DNA specimens as required under Section 53-10-404; (q) on or before January 1, 2003, adopt a written policy that prohibits the stopping, detention, or search of any person when the action is solely motivated by considerations of race, color, ethnicity, age, or gender; (r) as applicable, select a representative of law enforcement to serve as a member of a child protection team, as defined in Section 80-1-102; (s) appoint a county security chief in accordance with Section 53-22-103 and ensure the county security chief fulfills the county security chief's duties; (t) ensure that a prisoner who is awaiting trial, sentencing, or disposition of criminal charges has: (i) a private and confidential space to review discovery and other evidence or documents related to the prisoner's criminal case with the prisoner's counsel; and (ii) the means to access and review discovery and other evidence or documents related to the prisoner's criminal case, with or without the prisoner's counsel, including the means to access and review digital, audio, video, or other technological evidence or documents; and (u) perform any other duties that are required by law. (2) (a) Violation of Subsection (1)(j) is a class C misdemeanor. (b) Violation of any other subsection under Subsection (1) is a class A misdemeanor. (3) (a) A prisoner may access or review discovery, evidence, or other documents under Subsection (1)(t) with: (i) technology provided by the jail; or (ii) technology, including a computer, that is approved by the jail and is provided by the prisoner's counsel. (b) If a prisoner's counsel leaves discovery, evidence, or other documents with the prisoner at the jail, the prisoner's counsel shall ensure that the discovery, evidence, or other documents does not include: (i) any visual depiction of an individual who is younger than 18 years old; (ii) any personal identifying information of an individual other than the prisoner; (iii) any financial information of a person other than the prisoner; (iv) any child sexual abuse material as defined in Section 76-5b-103; (v) any apparent child sexual abuse material as defined in Section 76-5b-103; (vi) any obscene child sexual abuse material as defined in Section 76-5b-103; (vii) any intimate image as defined in Section 76-5b-203; or (viii) any visual depiction or information for which possession is prohibited, by policy, at the jail. (4) A sheriff shall comply with the requirements described in Section 53-29-308 for specific registered sex offenders.
Utah Code § 17-68-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-201
§ 17-68-201. County attorney and district attorney serve as county officers -- Eligibility for private practice.
Status: in_force

(1) The county attorney is a county officer as described in Chapter 66, County Officers and Officials Generally. (2) (a) If the boundaries of a prosecution district are located entirely within one county, the district attorney of the prosecution district is an elected county officer of that county. (b) If the boundaries of a prosecution district include more than one county, the interlocal agreement that creates that prosecution district in accordance with Section 17-68-305 may designate the district attorney as an elected officer in one or more of the counties in which the prosecution district is located. (3) The district attorney: (a) is a full-time employee of the prosecution district; and (b) may not engage in the private practice of law. (4) A county attorney may: (a) serve as a part-time employee; and (b) engage in the private practice of law, subject to Section 17-68-306 and the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Utah Code § 17-64-407 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-407
§ 17-64-407. Duties as board of equalization.
Status: in_force

The legislative body shall perform the duties as a county board of equalization that are provided by law.
Utah Code § 17-69-103 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-69 / § 17-69-103
§ 17-69-103. County clerk ex officio county auditor in certain counties.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Section 17-70-103, in counties having a taxable value of less than $100,000,000, the county clerk shall be ex officio auditor of the county.
Utah Code § 17-80-101 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-80 / § 17-80-101
§ 17-80-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026As used in this part: (1) "Affordable housing" means housing offered for sale at 80% or less of the median county home price for housing of that type. (2) "Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (3) "Base taxable value" means a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. (4) "Base year" means, for a proposed home ownership promotion zone area, a year beginning the first day of the calendar quarter determined by the last equalized tax roll before the adoption of the home ownership promotion zone. (5) "Division" means the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development. (6) "Home ownership promotion zone" means a home ownership promotion zone created in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 6, Home Ownership Promotion Zone for Counties. (7) "Implementation plan" means the implementation plan adopted as part of the moderate income housing element of a specified county's general plan. (8) "Initial report" means the one-time moderate income housing report described in Subsection 17-80-202(1). (9) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory dwelling unit created: (a) within a primary dwelling; (b) within the footprint of the detached primary dwelling at the time the internal accessory dwelling unit is created; and (c) for the purpose of offering a long-term rental of 30 consecutive days or longer. (10) "Moderate income housing strategy" means a strategy described in Section 17-80-201. (11) "Participant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (12) "Participation agreement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (13) (a) "Primary dwelling" means a single-family dwelling that: (i) is detached; and (ii) is occupied as the primary residence of the owner of record. (b) "Primary dwelling" includes a garage if the garage: (i) is a habitable space; and (ii) is connected to the primary dwelling by a common wall. (14) "Project improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102. (15) "Report" means an initial report or a subsequent report described in Section 17-80-202. (16) "Specified county" means a county of the first, second, or third class, which has a population of more than 5,000 in the county's unincorporated areas. (17) "Subsequent progress report" means the annual moderate income housing report described in Section 17-80-202. (18) "System improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102. (19) "Tax commission" means the State Tax Commission created in Section 59-1-201. (20) (a) "Tax increment" means the difference between: (i) the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a home ownership promotion zone, using the current assessed value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and (ii) the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. (b) "Tax increment" does not include property revenue from a multicounty assessing and collecting levy or a county additional property tax described in Section 59-2-1602. (21) "Taxing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102.7/1/2026As used in this part: (1) "Affordable housing" means housing offered for sale at 80% or less of the median county home price for housing of that type. (2) "Agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (3) "Base taxable value" means a property's taxable value as shown upon the assessment roll last equalized during the base year. (4) "Base year" means, for a proposed home ownership promotion zone area, a year beginning the first day of the calendar quarter determined by the last equalized tax roll before the adoption of the home ownership promotion zone. (5) "Division" means the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development. (6) "Home ownership promotion zone" means a home ownership promotion zone created in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 6, Home Ownership Promotion Zone for Counties. (7) "Implementation plan" means the implementation plan adopted as part of the moderate income housing element of a specified county's general plan. (8) "Initial report" means the one-time moderate income housing report described in Subsection 17-80-202(1). (9) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory dwelling unit created: (a) within a primary dwelling; (b) within the footprint of the detached primary dwelling at the time the internal accessory dwelling unit is created; and (c) for the purpose of offering a long-term rental of 30 consecutive days or longer. (10) "Moderate income housing strategy" means a strategy described in Section 17-80-201. (11) "Participant" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (12) "Participation agreement" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102. (13) (a) "Primary dwelling" means a single-family dwelling that: (i) is detached; and (ii) is occupied as the primary residence of the owner of record. (b) "Primary dwelling" includes a garage if the garage: (i) is a habitable space; and (ii) is connected to the primary dwelling by a common wall. (14) "Project improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102. (15) "Report" means an initial report or a subsequent report described in Section 17-80-202. (16) "Specified county" means a county of the first, second, or third class, which has a population of more than 5,000 in the county's unincorporated areas. (17) "Subsequent progress report" means the annual moderate income housing report described in Section 17-80-202. (18) "System improvements" means the same as that term is defined in Section 11-36a-102. (19) "Tax commission" means the State Tax Commission created in Section 59-1-201. (20) (a) "Tax increment" means the difference between: (i) the amount of property tax revenue generated each tax year by a taxing entity from the area within a home ownership promotion zone, using the current assessed value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924; and (ii) the amount of property tax revenue that would be generated from that same area using the base taxable value and each taxing entity's current certified tax rate as defined in Section 59-2-924. (b) "Tax increment" does not include property revenue from a multicounty assessing and collecting levy or a county additional property tax described in Section 59-2-1602. (21) "Taxing entity" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102.
Utah Code § 17-62-202 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-202
§ 17-62-202. Expanded county commission form of government -- Commission member elections.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Midterm vacancy" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-62-201. (b) "Open position" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-62-201. (c) "Opt-in county" means a county that has, in accordance with Subsection (6)(a), chosen to conduct county commissioner elections in accordance with Subsection (6). (2) A county commission consisting of five or seven members shall govern each county operating under an expanded county commission form of government. (3) A county commission under the expanded county commission form of government is both the county legislative body and the county executive and has the powers, duties, and functions of a county legislative body under Chapter 64, County Legislative Body, and the powers, duties, and functions of a county executive under Chapter 65, County Executive. (4) Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under this chapter: (a) the term of office of each county commission member is four years; (b) the terms of county commission members shall be staggered so that approximately half the members are elected at alternating regular general election dates; and (c) each county commission member shall be elected: (i) at large, unless otherwise required by court order; and (ii) subject to the provisions of this section, in accordance with Title 20A, Election Code. (5) Except as provided in Subsection (6): (a) if multiple at-large county commission positions are vacant for an election, the positions shall be designated "county commission seat A," "county commission seat B," and so on as necessary for the number of vacant positions; (b) each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy when multiple positions are vacant shall designate the letter of the county commission seat for which the candidate is a candidate; and (c) no person may file a declaration of candidacy for, be a candidate for, or be elected to two county commission positions in the same election. (6) (a) A county of the first or second class may, through an optional plan as described in Subsection 17-62-403(5) or by ordinance, choose to conduct county commissioner elections in accordance with this Subsection (6). (b) When issuing the notice described in Section 20A-5a-202, the clerk of an opt-in county shall, if there is at least one open position and at least one midterm vacancy, designate: (i) each open position as "open position"; and (ii) each midterm vacancy as "midterm vacancy." (c) An individual who files a declaration of candidacy for the office of county commissioner in an opt-in county: (i) if there is more than one open position, is not required to indicate which open position the individual is running for; (ii) if there is at least one open position and at least one midterm vacancy, shall designate on the declaration of candidacy whether the individual is filing for an open position or a midterm vacancy; and (iii) may not file a declaration of candidacy for an open position and a midterm vacancy in the same election. (d) If there is an open position and a midterm vacancy being voted upon in the same election in an opt-in county, the county clerk shall indicate on the ballot for the election which positions are open positions and which positions are midterm vacancies. (e) In an opt-in county: (i) the candidates for open positions, in a number equal to the number of open positions, who receive the highest number of votes are: (A) for the purposes of a regular primary election, nominated by the candidates' party for the open positions; and (B) for the purposes of a regular general election, elected to fill the open positions; and (ii) the candidates for midterm vacancies, in a number equal to the number of midterm vacancies, who receive the highest number of votes are: (A) for the purposes of a regular primary election, nominated by the candidates' party for the midterm vacancies; and (B) for the purposes of a regular general election, elected to fill the midterm vacancies.
Utah Code § 17-76-313 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-313
§ 17-76-313. Temporary layoffs -- Reappointment register.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsections (2) and (3), and if necessary, because of lack of funds or work, a department may temporarily lay off a merit system officer. (2) A department that lays off a merit system officer under Subsection (1) shall lay off the merit system officer according to the seniority of the merit system officers of the class of positions affected, following the process prescribed by commission rule. (3) A department shall lay off an individual serving under temporary or part-time appointment before a merit system officer. (4) (a) If a merit system officer is laid off, the department shall place the merit system officer on an eligible reappointment register to be reappointed in the inverse order in which the officer is laid off. (b) The eligible reappointment register described in Subsection (4)(a) takes precedence over all other eligible reappointment registers.
Utah Code § 17-75-702 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-702
§ 17-75-702. Violations -- Misdemeanor -- Ineligibility for employment and forfeiture of position.
Status: in_force

An individual who has been adjudged guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the personnel rules made in accordance with this chapter shall, for a period of five years: (1) be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a county position; and (2) if a county officer or employee, forfeit the county office or position.
Utah Code § 17-70-103 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-103
§ 17-70-103. Ex officio auditor in certain counties.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with Sections 17-66-104 and 17-66-403, in counties having a taxable value of less than $100,000,000, the county clerk shall: (a) be ex officio auditor of the county, as described in Section 17-69-103; and (b) except as provided in Subsection (2), shall perform the duties of the office without extra compensation. (2) The legislative body of a county described in Subsection (1) may elect to pay the county clerk an additional amount, not to exceed the limits described in Subsection 17-66-403(1).
Utah Code § 17-78-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-301
§ 17-78-301. Powers of county -- Contracts with United States -- Construction of flood control project.
Status: in_force

A county may contract with the United States of America, or any federal agency , for the construction of any flood control project within the county designed to: (1) abate or control flood waters or any excessive or unusual accumulation of water in any natural or artificial basin, stream, or body of water; or (2) for the protection of life and property against the danger, menace, injury, or damage resulting from any natural or artificial basin, stream, or body of water.
Utah Code § 17-60-506 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-506
§ 17-60-506. Prohibition against regulation of nutritional information dissemination.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may not regulate the dissemination of nutritional information or the content required to be placed on a menu, menu board, or food tag by a restaurant, eating establishment, or other food facility. (2) An ordinance or regulation that violates Subsection (1) is void.
Utah Code § 17-78-606 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-606
§ 17-78-606. Fees for constable service of process -- Exception.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative body of a county that contracts with a constable may set a fee by ordinance, in accordance with Section 17-64-501, for a service provided by the constable the same as the county legislative body sets fees for a county sheriff as described in Section 17-72-304. (2) Constable fees that exceed the amounts in Section 17-72-304 are recoverable in court: (a) by the constable only if the constable has received prior approval for the increased fee from the party requesting the service; and (b) by a prevailing party as a cost of the action only if the court finds the service and increased fee are justifiable.
Utah Code § 17-81-501 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-501
§ 17-81-501. Use of money -- Criteria -- Administration.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) The county treasurer shall deposit 100% of the rollback tax funds into an account or fund of the county set aside for preserving or restoring open land and agricultural land. (2) The rollback funds: (a) may be used to establish a conservation easement under Title 57, Chapter 18, Land Conservation Easement Act, or to fund similar methods to preserve open land or agricultural land; and (b) if the property to be purchased is in a public land county, may not be used to purchase a fee interest in real property to preserve open land or agricultural land, unless, the governmental entity purchasing the property contemporaneously transfers to the private ownership real property, in the same public land county, that is roughly equivalent in size to the property to be purchased. (3) Eminent domain may not be used or threatened in connection with any purchase using the rollback tax funds. (4) The funds collected by the account or fund of the county may roll over from year-to-year, except that if the county does not spend, or obligate, 100% of the rollback tax funds for a purpose described in Subsection (2) within 10 years after the year in which the county collects the rollback tax funds, the county shall pay the balance to the LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Account created in Section 4-46-301.
Utah Code § 17-71-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-301
§ 17-71-301. Document custody responsibility -- Compliance with County Recorder Standards Board rules -- Compliance with county appeal authority.
Status: in_force

The county recorder: (1) is custodian of all recorded documents, records, and associated data required by law to be recorded; (2) shall comply with rules made by the County Recorder Standards Board under Section 63C-30-202, including rules that govern: (a) the protection of recorded documents and records in the county recorder's custody; (b) the electronic submission of plats, records, and other documents to the county recorder's office; (c) the protection of privacy interests in the case of documents and records in the county recorder's custody; and (d) the formatting, recording, and redaction of documents and records in the county recorder's custody; (3) shall comply with the appeal authority established by the county legislative body in accordance with Section 17-71-306; (4) may adopt policies and procedures governing the office of the county recorder that do not conflict with this chapter or rules made by the County Recorder Standards Board under Section 63C-30-202; and (5) shall comply with approval requirements described in Section 17-71-301.5 before accepting digitally authenticated records as defined in Section 17-71-301.5.
Utah Code § 17-63-808 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-808
§ 17-63-808. Special funds -- Ceases -- Transfer.
Status: in_force

(1) A county legislative body may: (a) establish a salary fund or any other special fund as the legislative body considers necessary for the proper transaction of the business of the county; and (b) transfer money from one fund to another as the public interest requires, except as otherwise specifically provided in statute. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), if a county legislative body determines that the purpose no longer exists for which the legislative body created a special fund or any portion of the special fund, the legislative body may authorize the transfer of the remaining balance or a portion of the remaining balance to the fund balance account in the county general fund. (b) The legislative body may redistribute the remaining balance or a portion of the remaining balance described in Subsection (2)(a) in accordance with Subsection (2)(c) if: (i) the county levied the fund primarily on property in the unincorporated areas of the county; (ii) the county established a municipal services fund to provide municipal services under Chapter 78, Part 5, Provision of Municipal-Type Services to Unincorporated Areas; and (iii) the area from which the county levied the fund has since incorporated as a city or town. (c) The legislative body of a county described in Subsection (2)(b) may set aside the remaining balance or a portion of the remaining balance described in Subsection (2)(a) in a fund from which the county may make disbursements to support and benefit the area and the residents in the area from which the county originally derived the special fund. (3) Any balance which remains in a special assessment fund and any unrequired balance in a special improvement guaranty fund shall be treated as provided in Subsection 11-42-701(5). (4) Any balance which remains in a capital projects fund shall be transferred to the appropriate debt service fund or such other fund as the bond ordinance requires or to the county general fund balance account.
Utah Code § 17-69-404 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-69 / § 17-69-404
§ 17-69-404. Payments and warrants.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), if a debt or demand against a county is fixed by law, the debt or demand shall be paid by: (i) subject to Subsection (2)(a), a warrant drawn by the county finance officer or the county treasurer; or (ii) subject to Subsection (2)(b), a check or other payment mechanism as may be adopted in accordance with Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes. (b) Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a debt or demand against the county that is, in accordance with law, audited by another person or tribunal. (2) (a) The county finance officer shall: (i) distinctly specify on a warrant the liability for which the warrant is made and when the liability accrued; and (ii) notify the county treasurer: (A) as described in Subsection (3), of the date, amount, payee of, and number assigned to a warrant; and (B) of the aggregate amount of all contemporaneous payments by warrant. (b) The county finance officer shall notify the county treasurer and county executive: (i) as described in Subsection (3), of the amount and payee of all payments made by check or other payment mechanism; (ii) as described in Subsection (3), the date of and number assigned to a check or other payment mechanism; and (iii) the aggregate amount of a contemporaneous payment. (3) For a remuneration issued by the county finance officer, the finance officer shall: (a) number each remuneration consecutively, commencing annually on the first day of January; and (b) state on the remuneration: (i) the number of the remuneration; (ii) the date of payment; (iii) the amount of the payment made; (iv) the name of the person to whom payable; and (v) the purpose for which the remuneration was made. (4) The county finance officer shall dispose of a payment not presented for collection in accordance with Title 67, Chapter 4a, Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
Utah Code § 17-79-607 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-607
§ 17-79-607. Regulation of residential facilities for persons with disabilities.
Status: in_force

A county may only regulate a residential facility for persons with a disability to the extent allowed by: (1) Title 57, Chapter 21, Utah Fair Housing Act, and applicable jurisprudence; (2) the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 3601 et seq., and applicable jurisprudence; and (3) Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and applicable jurisprudence.
Utah Code § 17-65-405 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-405
§ 17-65-405. Contracting for management, maintenance, operation, or construction of county jails.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) With the approval of the sheriff, a county executive may contract with private contractors for management, maintenance, operation, and construction of county jails. (b) A county executive may include a provision in the contract that allows use of a building authority created under the provisions of Title 17D, Chapter 2, Local Building Authority Act, to construct or acquire a jail facility. (c) A county executive may include a provision in the contract that requires that any county jail facility meet any federal, state, or local standards for the construction of jails. (2) If a county executive contracts only for the management, maintenance, or operation of a county jail, the county executive shall include provisions in the contract that: (a) require the private contractor to post a performance bond in the amount set by the county legislative body; (b) establish training standards that shall be met by county jail personnel; (c) require the private contractor to provide and fund training for county jail personnel so that the county jail personnel meet the standards established in the contract and any other federal, state, or local standards for the operation of jails and the treatment of jail prisoners; (d) require the private contractor to indemnify the county for errors, omissions, defalcations, and other activities committed by the private contractor that result in liability to the county; (e) require the private contractor to show evidence of liability insurance protecting the county and its officers, employees, and agents from liability arising from the construction, operation, or maintenance of the county jail, in an amount not less than those specified in Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah; (f) require the private contractor to: (i) receive all prisoners committed to the county jail by competent authority; and (ii) provide them with necessary food, clothing, and bedding in the manner prescribed by the governing body; and (g) prohibit the private contractor from using inmates for private business purposes of any kind. (3) A contractual provision requiring the private contractor to maintain liability insurance in an amount not less than the liability limits established by Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah, may not be construed as waiving the limitation on damages recoverable from a governmental entity or its employees established by that chapter.
Utah Code § 17-62-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-304
§ 17-62-304. Public hearings.
Status: in_force

The county legislative body shall hold four public hearings on a proposed optional plan within 45 days after the day on which: (1) the county legislative body adopts a resolution that proposes an optional plan under Subsection 17-62-302(1)(a)(ii); or (2) the county clerk certifies, in accordance with Subsection 17-62-303(3), a petition that proposes an optional plan under Subsection 17-62-303(1)(a)(ii).
Utah Code § 17-64-405 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-405
§ 17-64-405. Investigation by legislative body -- Witnesses -- Hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) A legislative body may investigate any matter pertaining to the county or county business, or the actions of any county officer that impact county business or operations, and may require the attendance of witnesses and take evidence in legislative body investigations. (2) At legislative body investigations, any member may administer oaths to witnesses. (3) If the legislative body appoints a member to a committee upon any subject or matter and confers upon that member power to hear or take evidence, the committee shall have the same powers as the legislative body itself.
Utah Code § 17-70-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-304
§ 17-70-304. Conflict of interest disclosure statement for county and local school board office -- Required when filing for candidacy -- Public availability -- Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A county clerk shall, for each person seeking to become a candidate for a county office or local school board office that is to be filled at the next general election, create, print, and provide the person with a copy of the conflict of interest disclosure statement described in Subsection (1)(b). (b) A conflict of interest disclosure statement shall: (i) be divided into sections representing each item of information described in Subsections 20A-11-1604(6)(a) through (n); and (ii) immediately beneath each section, include a space for the candidate to provide a written response. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a candidate for an office described in Subsection (1)(a) shall complete the conflict of interest disclosure statement and submit the statement to the county clerk at the time the candidate files a declaration of candidacy. (3) A candidate is not required to comply with Subsection (2) if the candidate: (a) currently holds the office for which the candidate seeks reelection; (b) already, that same year, filed a conflict of interest disclosure statement for the office described in Subsection (3)(a), in accordance with: (i) for a county office, Section 17-16a-13; or (ii) for a local school board office, Section 67-16-16; and (c) at the time the candidate files a declaration of candidacy, indicates, in writing, that the conflict of interest disclosure statement described in Subsection (3)(b) is updated and accurate as of the date of filing the declaration of candidacy. (4) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a county clerk: (a) may not accept a declaration of candidacy from a candidate for an office described in Subsection (1)(a) until the county clerk receives a complete conflict of interest disclosure statement from the candidate; and (b) shall make a candidate's conflict of interest disclosure statement available for public inspection by posting an electronic copy of the statement on the county's website. (5) A county clerk shall ensure that a candidate's conflict of interest disclosure statement remains posted on the website described in Subsection (4)(b) until: (a) the candidate resigns or is disqualified as a candidate; or (b) the day after the day of the official canvass for the general election. (6) (a) A private party in interest may bring a civil action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, to enforce the provisions of this section. (b) In a civil action under Subsection (6)(a), the court may award costs and attorney fees to the prevailing party.
Utah Code § 17-61-202 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-202
§ 17-61-202. Certification of election result to governor.
Status: in_force

If it appears from the certified report that the lieutenant governor receives under Section 20A-4-304 that a majority of the voters in both the originating county and the consolidating county have voted in favor of consolidation, the lieutenant governor shall certify the result of the vote to the governor.
Utah Code § 17-70-303 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-303
§ 17-70-303. Report of election and appointment of county officers.
Status: in_force

Within 10 days after the day on which a county clerk issues a certificate of election or a certificate of appointment made to fill vacancies in elective county offices, the county clerk shall notify the lieutenant governor of the following: (1) the name of the county; (2) the name of the county office to which the individual was elected or appointed; (3) the date the individual was elected or appointed; (4) the date the term for which the individual was elected or appointed expires; (5) the date of the certificate of election or appointment; and (6) the date of the qualification of the individual elected or appointed.
Utah Code § 17-72-408 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-408
§ 17-72-408. County jail reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) Each county jail shall submit a report to the department before June 15 of each year that includes, for the preceding calendar year: (a) the average daily prisoner population each month; (b) the number of prisoners in the county jail on the last day of each month who identify as each race or ethnicity included in the Standards for Transmitting Race and Ethnicity published by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation; (c) the number of prisoners booked into the county jail; (d) the number of prisoners held in the county jail each month on behalf of each of the following entities: (i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (ii) a state prison; (iii) a federal prison; (iv) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (v) any other entity with which a county jail has entered a contract to house inmates on the entity's behalf; (e) the number of prisoners that are denied pretrial release and held in the custody of the county jail while the prisoner awaited final disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; (f) for each prisoner booked into the county jail: (i) the name of the agency that arrested the prisoner; (ii) the date and time the prisoner was booked into and released from the custody of the county jail; (iii) if the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail, the reason the inmate was released from the custody of the county jail; (iv) if the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail on a financial condition, whether the financial condition was set by a county sheriff or a court; (v) the number of days the prisoner was held in the custody of the county jail before disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; (vi) whether the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail before final disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; and (vii) the prisoner's state identification number; (g) the number of in-custody deaths that occurred at the county jail; (h) for each in-custody death: (i) the deceased's name, gender, race, ethnicity, age, and known or suspected medical diagnosis or disability, if any; (ii) the date, time, and location of death; (iii) the law enforcement agency that detained, arrested, or was in the process of arresting the deceased; and (iv) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death; (i) the known, or discoverable on reasonable inquiry, causes and contributing factors of each of the in-custody deaths described in Subsection (2)(g); (j) the county jail's policy for notifying an inmate's next of kin after the prisoner's in-custody death; (k) the county jail policies, procedures, and protocols: (i) for treatment of a prisoner experiencing withdrawal from alcohol or substance use, including use of opiates; (ii) that relate to the county jail's provision, or lack of provision, of medications used to treat, mitigate, or address a prisoner's symptoms of withdrawal, including methadone and all forms of buprenorphine and naltrexone; and (iii) that relate to screening, assessment, and treatment of a prisoner for a substance use or mental health disorder, including the policies, procedures, and protocols that implement the requirements described in Section 17-72-501; (l) (i) the number of prisoners whose screening described in Section 17-72-501 indicated the presence of a substance use disorder; and (ii) of the prisoners whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder, the number of prisoners who received medication under a medication assisted treatment plan; (m) the number of female prisoners that the county jail knows were pregnant while incarcerated in the county jail; (n) the number of prisoners who gave birth and were restrained in accordance with Section 64-13-46, including: (i) the types of restraints used; and (ii) whether the use of restraints was to prevent escape or to ensure the safety of the prisoner, medical or corrections staff, or the public; (o) the number of female prisoners incarcerated in the county jail who are the parent of a minor child as that term is defined in Section 81-1-101; and (p) any report the county jail provides or is required to provide under federal law or regulation relating to prisoner deaths. (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a county jail if the county jail: (i) collects and stores the data described in Subsection (1); and (ii) enters into a memorandum of understanding with the department that allows the department to access the data described in Subsection (1). (b) The memorandum of understanding described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) shall include a provision to protect any information related to an ongoing investigation and comply with all applicable federal and state laws. (c) If the department accesses data from a county jail in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), the department may not release a report prepared from that data, unless: (i) the department provides the report for review to: (A) the county jail; and (B) any arresting agency that is named in the report; and (ii) (A) the county jail approves the report for release; (B) the county jail reviews the report and prepares a response to the report to be published with the report; or (C) the county jail fails to provide a response to the report within four weeks after the day on which the department provides the report to the county jail. (3) The department may not provide access to or use a county jail's policies, procedures, or protocols submitted under this section in a manner or for a purpose not described in this section. (4) Upon request, a county jail shall make a report, including only the names and causes of death of deceased inmates and the facility in which the deceased inmates were being held in custody, available to the public.7/1/2026 (1) Each county jail shall submit a report to the department before June 15 of each year that includes, for the preceding calendar year: (a) the average daily prisoner population each month; (b) the number of prisoners in the county jail on the last day of each month who identify as each race or ethnicity included in the Standards for Transmitting Race and Ethnicity published by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation; (c) the number of prisoners booked into the county jail; (d) the number of prisoners held in the county jail each month on behalf of each of the following entities: (i) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (ii) a state prison; (iii) a federal prison; (iv) the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and (v) any other entity with which a county jail has entered a contract to house inmates on the entity's behalf; (e) the number of prisoners that are denied pretrial release and held in the custody of the county jail while the prisoner awaited final disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; (f) for each prisoner booked into the county jail: (i) the name of the agency that arrested the prisoner; (ii) the date and time the prisoner was booked into and released from the custody of the county jail; (iii) if the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail, the reason the inmate was released from the custody of the county jail; (iv) if the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail on a financial condition, whether the financial condition was set by a county sheriff or a court; (v) the number of days the prisoner was held in the custody of the county jail before disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; (vi) whether the prisoner was released from the custody of the county jail before final disposition of the prisoner's criminal charges; and (vii) the prisoner's state identification number; (g) the number of in-custody deaths that occurred at the county jail; (h) for each in-custody death: (i) the deceased's name, gender, race, ethnicity, age, and known or suspected medical diagnosis or disability, if any; (ii) the date, time, and location of death; (iii) the law enforcement agency that detained, arrested, or was in the process of arresting the deceased; and (iv) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the death; (i) the known, or discoverable on reasonable inquiry, causes and contributing factors of each of the in-custody deaths described in Subsection (2)(g); (j) the county jail's policy for notifying an inmate's next of kin after the prisoner's in-custody death; (k) the county jail policies, procedures, and protocols: (i) for treatment of a prisoner experiencing withdrawal from alcohol or substance use, including use of opiates; (ii) that relate to the county jail's provision, or lack of provision, of medications used to treat, mitigate, or address a prisoner's symptoms of withdrawal, including methadone and all forms of buprenorphine and naltrexone; and (iii) that relate to screening, assessment, and treatment of a prisoner for a substance use or mental health disorder, including the policies, procedures, and protocols that implement the requirements described in Section 17-72-501; (l) (i) the number of prisoners whose screening described in Section 17-72-501 indicated the presence of a substance use disorder; and (ii) of the prisoners whose screening indicated the presence of a substance use disorder, the number of prisoners who received medication under a medication assisted treatment plan; (m) the number of female prisoners that the county jail knows were pregnant while incarcerated in the county jail; (n) the number of prisoners who gave birth and were restrained in accordance with Section 64-13-46, including: (i) the types of restraints used; and (ii) whether the use of restraints was to prevent escape or to ensure the safety of the prisoner, medical or corrections staff, or the public; (o) the number of female prisoners incarcerated in the county jail who are the parent of a minor child as that term is defined in Section 81-1-101; and (p) any report the county jail provides or is required to provide under federal law or regulation relating to prisoner deaths. (2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to a county jail if the county jail: (i) collects and stores the data described in Subsection (1); and (ii) enters into a memorandum of understanding with the department that allows the department to access the data described in Subsection (1). (b) The memorandum of understanding described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii) shall include a provision to protect any information related to an ongoing investigation and comply with all applicable federal and state laws. (c) If the department accesses data from a county jail in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), the department may not release a report prepared from that data, unless: (i) the department provides the report for review to: (A) the county jail; and (B) any arresting agency that is named in the report; and (ii) (A) the county jail approves the report for release; (B) the county jail reviews the report and prepares a response to the report to be published with the report; or (C) the county jail fails to provide a response to the report within four weeks after the day on which the department provides the report to the county jail. (3) The department may not provide access to or use a county jail's policies, procedures, or protocols submitted under this section in a manner or for a purpose not described in this section. (4) Upon request, a county jail shall make a report, including only the names and causes of death of deceased inmates and the facility in which the deceased inmates were being held in custody, available to the public.
Utah Code § 17-62-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-301
§ 17-62-301. Procedure for initiating adoption of optional plan -- Limitations -- Pending proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) An optional plan proposing an alternate form of government for a county may be adopted as provided in this chapter. (2) The process to adopt an optional plan establishing an alternate form of county government may be initiated by: (a) the county legislative body as provided in Section 17-62-302; or (b) registered voters of the county as provided in Section 17-62-303. (3) (a) If the process to adopt an optional plan is initiated under Laws of Utah 1973, Chapter 26, Section 3, 4, or 5, or Section 17-62-302 or 17-62-303, the county legislative body may not initiate the process again under Section 17-62-302, and registered voters may not initiate the process again under Section 17-62-303, until: (i) the first initiated process concludes with an election under Section 17-62-501; (ii) the first initiated process concludes under Subsection 17-62-402(7) because the study committee recommended that the county's form of government not change; or (iii) the first initiated process concludes because registered voters fail to submit a sufficient number of valid signatures for a petition before the deadline described in Subsection 17-62-303(2)(c). (b) A county legislative body may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan under Section 17-62-302 within four years of an election at which voters first elect elected county officials in accordance with Section 17-62-503 and as specified in an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by the county legislative body. (c) Registered voters of a county may not initiate the process to adopt an optional plan under Section 17-62-303 within four years of an election at which voters first elect elected county officials in accordance with Section 17-62-503 and as specified in an optional plan proposed as a result of a process initiated by registered voters.
Utah Code § 17-71-405 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-405
§ 17-71-405. Records open to inspection -- Copies.
Status: in_force

(1) All instruments of record and all indexes required by this chapter are open to public inspection during office hours, except: (a) instruments classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; (b) military records described in Section 17-71-503; and (c) instruments with respect to which a redaction of personal information has occurred under Section 17-71-406, if the redacted copy of the instrument is open to public inspection during office hours. (2) Upon payment of the applicable fee, a person may obtain copies of a public record. (3) (a) The county recorder may make and furnish certified copies of any of the records in the office to an individual who pays the applicable fees. (b) The county recorder shall supply certified copies of any of the records to a county officer for the officer's official use without the payment of a fee.
Utah Code § 17-60-505 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-505
§ 17-60-505. Reassignment of lien prohibited.
Status: in_force

A county may not reassign a lien created under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes, on real property.
Utah Code § 17-69-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-69 / § 17-69-403
§ 17-69-403. Reporting -- State treasurer -- County legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before the last day of each month, the county finance officer shall submit a report to the state treasurer regarding the county's collection, care, and disbursement of state money during the preceding month. (2) The county finance officer and the county treasurer shall, as required by the county legislative body, make a joint report to the county executive and the county legislative body accounting for the county's financial condition. (3) If a county auditor determines that a county office, officer, department, division, court, or entity has not implemented a county auditor's prior recommendation in connection with a previous financial audit, performance audit, examination, or review, the county auditor shall notify the county legislative body that the county entity has not implemented the recommendation.
Utah Code § 17-79-506 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-506
§ 17-79-506. Conditional uses.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A county may adopt a land use ordinance that includes conditional uses and provisions for conditional uses that require compliance with objective standards set forth in an applicable ordinance. (b) A county may not impose a requirement or standard on a conditional use that conflicts with a provision of this chapter or other state or federal law. (2) (a) (i) A land use authority shall approve a conditional use if reasonable conditions are proposed, or can be imposed, to mitigate the reasonably anticipated detrimental effects of the proposed use in accordance with applicable standards. (ii) The requirement described in Subsection (2)(a)(i) to reasonably mitigate anticipated detrimental effects of the proposed conditional use does not require elimination of the detrimental effects. (b) If a land use authority proposes reasonable conditions on a proposed conditional use, the land use authority shall ensure that the conditions are stated on the record and reasonably relate to mitigating the anticipated detrimental effects of the proposed use. (c) If the reasonably anticipated detrimental effects of a proposed conditional use cannot be substantially mitigated by the proposal or the imposition of reasonable conditions to achieve compliance with applicable standards, the land use authority may deny the conditional use. (3) A land use authority's decision to approve or deny a conditional use is an administrative land use decision. (4) A legislative body shall classify any use that a land use regulation allows in a zoning district as either a permitted or conditional use under this chapter.
Utah Code § 17-66-303 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-303
§ 17-66-303. Fees of county officers.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "county officer" means a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102 except a county recorder, a county constable, or a county sheriff. (2) (a) A county officer shall collect, in advance, for exclusive county use and benefit: (i) a fee established by the county legislative body under Section 17-63-707; and (ii) any other fee authorized or required by law. (b) As long as the Children's Legal Defense Account is authorized by Section 51-9-408, the county clerk shall: (i) assess $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under authority of this section; and (ii) transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance for deposit into the Children's Legal Defense Account. (c) (i) As long as the Division of Child and Family Services, created in Section 80-2-201, has the responsibility under Section 80-2-301 to provide services, including temporary shelter, for victims of domestic violence, the county clerk shall: (A) collect $10 in addition to whatever fee for a marriage license is established under authority of this section and in addition to the amount described in Subsection (2)(b), if an applicant chooses, as provided in Subsection (2)(c)(ii), to pay the additional $10; and (B) to the extent actually paid, transmit $10 from each marriage license fee to the Division of Finance for distribution to the Division of Child and Family Services for the operation of shelters for victims of domestic violence. (ii) (A) The county clerk shall provide a method for an applicant for a marriage license to choose to pay the additional $10 referred to in Subsection (2)(c)(i). (B) An applicant for a marriage license may choose not to pay the additional $10 referred to in Subsection (2)(c)(i) without affecting the applicant's ability to be issued a marriage license. (d) If a county operates an online marriage application system, the county clerk of that county: (i) may assess $20 in addition to the other fees for a marriage license established under this section; (ii) except as provided in Subsection (2)(d)(iii), shall transmit $20 from the marriage license fee to the state treasurer for deposit annually as follows: (A) the first $600,000 shall accrue to the Utah Marriage Commission, created in Title 63M, Chapter 15, Utah Marriage Commission, as dedicated credits for the operation of the Utah Marriage Commission; and (B) proceeds in excess of $600,000 shall be deposited into the General Fund; and (iii) may not transmit $20 from the marriage license fee to the state treasurer under this Subsection (2)(d) if both individuals seeking the marriage license certify that they have completed premarital counseling or education in accordance with Section 81-2-206. (3) This section does not apply to a fee currently being assessed by the state but collected by a county officer.
Utah Code § 17-72-502 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-502
§ 17-72-502. Transfer of inmates to state prison.
Status: in_force

The sheriff of the county in which an individual is sentenced to confinement in the state prison, or is sentenced to death, shall cause the inmate to be removed from the county jail within five days after the day on which the inmate is sentenced and transferred to the state prison.
Utah Code § 17-78-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-403
§ 17-78-403. Franchises for toll roads.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may grant, on such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in the judgment of the county executive are necessary and proper, licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways whenever in the judgment of the county executive the expense of operating or maintaining the roads or highways as free public highways is too great to justify the county in operating or maintaining the public roads or highways. (2) Each license and franchise granted under Subsection (1) shall contain the condition that the roads and highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the persons to whom such licenses or franchises are granted.
Utah Code § 17-61-302 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-302
§ 17-61-302. Certification of election result to governor.
Status: in_force

In an election held under Section 17-61-301, if it appears from the certified report that the lieutenant governor receives under Section 20A-4-304 that a majority of those voting in both the initiating county and the annexing county have voted in favor of the annexation, as required by Utah Constitution, Article XI, Section 3, the lieutenant governor shall certify the result of the vote to the governor.
Utah Code § 17-78-1101 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-1101
§ 17-78-1101. Ordinances regarding co-ownership -- Prohibition on county ordinances restricting co-ownership models.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Co-owned home" means any residential unit that is jointly owned, in any manner or form, by any combination of individuals or entities. (b) "Residential unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-78-1102. (2) Notwithstanding Section 17-79-501 or Subsection 17-79-503(1), a county legislative body may not: (a) adopt or enforce a land use regulation that governs co-owned homes differently than other residential units; or (b) use a land use regulation that regulates co-owned homes to fine, charge, prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of owning or using a co-owned home. (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), a legislative body may adopt and enforce land use regulations, if the regulations are applied equally to all residential units, including co-owned homes. (4) This section does not limit homeowners' associations or condominium associations from adopting rules or regulations governing co-owned homes. (5) Nothing in this section limits a county's authority to adopt or enforce regulations regarding: (a) accessory dwelling units, as defined in Section 17-79-102; (b) internal accessory dwelling units, as defined in Section 17-79-611; or (c) the rental of a residential unit for fewer than 30 days consistent with Section 17-78-1102.
Utah Code § 17-76-205 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-205
§ 17-76-205. Organization of commission -- Secretary -- Offices -- Job classification plan.
Status: in_force

(1) Members shall select one member as chairperson of the commission. (2) (a) The county legislative bodyshall assign to the commission a qualified county employee to act as the commission's secretary. (b) The county employee described in Subsection (2)(a) shall: (i) be acceptable to the commission; and (ii) act and serve as secretary without additional compensation unless the county legislative body specifies additional compensation to be paid to the county employee. (3) The county legislative body shall provide suitable accommodations, supplies and equipment as needed to enable the commission to attend to commission business. (4) (a) The commission shall formulate a comprehensive job classification plan that: (i) includes all peace officers of the governmental unit; (ii) places all positions requiring substantially the same duties and qualifications in the same classification; (iii) specifies minimum physical and educational qualifications of the applicants for each position; (iv) provides standards for promotion; and (v) is the basis for implementing this part. (b) The commission shall adopt and may amend the comprehensive job classification plan described in Subsection (4)(a). (c) If a new position is created and approved by the county legislative body, the new position shall automatically be classified and become a part of the comprehensive job classification plan described in this Subsection (4).
Utah Code § 17-63-802 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-802
§ 17-63-802. Operating and capital budget -- Expenditures.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) As used in this section, "operating and capital budget" means a plan of financial operation for an enterprise or other special fund embodying estimates of operating and nonoperating resources and expenses and other outlays for a fiscal period. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided, "budget" or "budgets" and the procedures and controls relating to budgets in other sections of this chapter are not applicable to the operating and capital budgets provided in this section. (2) At or before the time that the governing body adopts budgets for the budgetary funds specified in Section 17-63-301, the governing body shall adopt an operating and capital budget for the next fiscal period for: (a) each enterprise fund; and (b) any other special nonbudgetary fund for which operating and capital budgets are prescribed by the uniform system of budgeting, accounting, and reporting. (3) (a) The governing body shall adopt and administer the operating and capital budget in accordance with this Subsection (3). (b) At or before the first day of the next to last month of each fiscal period, the finance officer shall prepare for the next fiscal period on forms provided in accordance with Section 17E-2-401, and file with the governing body a tentative operating and capital budget for: (i) each enterprise fund; and (ii) any other special fund that requires an operating and capital budget. (c) The tentative operating and capital budget shall be accompanied by a supplementary estimate of all capital projects or planned capital projects: (i) within the next fiscal period; and (ii) within the fiscal period immediately following the fiscal period described in Subsection (3)(c)(i). (d) (i) Subject to Subsection (3)(d)(ii), the finance officer shall prepare all estimates after review and consultation, if requested, with a department proposing a capital project. (ii) After complying with Subsection (3)(d)(i), the finance officer may revise any departmental estimate before it is filed with the governing body. (e) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(e)(iv), if a governing body includes in a tentative budget, or an amendment to a budget, allocations or transfers between a utility enterprise fund and another fund that are not reasonable allocations of costs between the utility enterprise fund and the other fund, the governing body shall: (A) hold a public hearing; (B) prepare a written notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing, in accordance with Subsection (3)(e)(ii); and (C) subject to Subsection (3)(e)(iii), mail the notice to each utility enterprise fund customer at least seven days before the day of the hearing. (ii) The purpose portion of the written notice described in Subsection (3)(e)(i)(B) shall identify: (A) the utility enterprise fund from which money is being transferred; (B) the amount being transferred; and (C) the fund to which the money is being transferred. (iii) The governing body: (A) may print the written notice required under Subsection (3)(e)(i) on the utility enterprise fund customer's bill; and (B) shall include the written notice required under Subsection (3)(e)(i) as a separate notification mailed or transmitted with the utility enterprise fund customer's bill. (iv) The notice and hearing requirements in this Subsection (3)(e) are not required for an allocation or a transfer included in an original budget or in a subsequent budget amendment previously approved by the governing body for the current fiscal year. (f) (i) The governing body shall review the tentative operating and capital budget at any regular or special meeting called for that purpose. (ii) In accordance with Subsection (3)(f)(i), the governing body may make any changes to the tentative operating and capital budget that the governing body considers advisable. (iii) Before the close of the fiscal period, the governing body shall adopt an operating and capital budget for the next fiscal period. (g) (i) Upon final adoption by the governing body, the operating and capital budget shall be in effect for the budget period subject to amendment. (ii) The governing body shall: (A) certify a copy of the operating and capital budget for each fund with the county finance officer; and (B) make a copy available to the public during business hours in the office of the county finance officer, if the county finance officer has an office at the county seat, or the office of the county auditor. (iii) The governing body shall file a copy of the operating and capital budget with the state auditor within 30 days after the day on which the operating and capital budget is adopted. (iv) The governing body may during the budget period amend the operating and capital budget of an enterprise or other special fund by resolution. (v) A copy of the operating and capital budget as amended shall be filed with the state auditor. (4) Any expenditure from an operating and capital budget shall conform to the requirements for budgets specified by Sections 17-63-401, 17-63-403, and 17-63-501.
Utah Code § 17-63-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-402
§ 17-63-402. Increase in budgetary fund or county general fund -- Public hearing -- Notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Before the governing body may, by resolution, increase a budget appropriation of any budgetary fund, increase the budget of the county general fund, or make an amendment to a budgetary fund or the county general fund, the governing body shall hold a public hearing giving all interested parties an opportunity to be heard. (2) Notice of the public hearing described in Subsection (1) shall be published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least five days before the day of the hearing.
Utah Code § 17-63-809 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-809
§ 17-63-809. Interfund loans -- Acquisition of issued unmatured bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to this section, restrictions imposed by bond covenants, or other controlling regulations, the governing body may: (a) subject to the restrictions in Section 53-2a-605, authorize an interfund loan from one fund to another; and (b) with available cash in any fund, purchase or otherwise acquire for investment an unmatured bond of the county or of any county fund. (2) An interfund loan under Subsection (1)(a) shall be in writing and specify the terms and conditions of the loan, including the: (a) effective date of the loan; (b) name of the fund loaning the money; (c) name of the fund receiving the money; (d) amount of the loan; (e) subject to Subsection (3), term of and repayment schedule for the loan; (f) subject to Subsection (4), interest rate of the loan; (g) method of calculating interest applicable to the loan; (h) procedures for: (i) applying interest to the loan; and (ii) paying interest on the loan; and (i) other terms and conditions the governing body determines applicable. (3) The term and repayment schedule specified under Subsection (2)(e) may not exceed 10 years. (4) (a) In determining the interest rate of the loan specified under Subsection (2)(f), the governing body shall apply an interest rate that reflects the rate of potential gain had the funds been deposited or invested in a comparable investment. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), the interest rate of the loan specified under Subsection (2)(f): (i) if the term of the loan under Subsection (2)(e) is one year or less, may not be less than the rate offered by the Public Treasurers' Investment Fund as defined in Section 51-7-3; or (ii) if the term of the loan under Subsection (2)(e) is more than one year, may not be less than the greater of the rate offered by: (A) the Public Treasurers' Investment Fund as defined in Section 51-7-3; or (B) a United States Treasury note of a comparable term. (5) (a) For an interfund loan under Subsection (1)(a), the governing body shall: (i) hold a public hearing; (ii) prepare a written notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing, and the proposed terms and conditions of the interfund loan under Subsection (2); (iii) provide notice of the public hearing in the same manner as required under Section 17-63-304 as if the hearing were a budget hearing; and (iv) authorize the interfund loan by ordinance or resolution in a public meeting. (b) The notice and hearing requirements in Subsection (5)(a) are satisfied if the interfund loan is included in an original budget or in a subsequent budget amendment previously approved by the governing body for the current fiscal year. (6) Subsections (2) through (5) do not apply to an interfund loan if the interfund loan is: (a) a loan from the county general fund to any other fund of the county; or (b) a short-term advance from the county's cash and investment pool to individual funds that are repaid by the end of the fiscal year.
Utah Code § 17-79-702 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-702
§ 17-79-702. Planning commission preparation and recommendation of subdivision ordinance -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) A county planning commission established as required by Section 17-79-301 shall: (a) review and provide a recommendation to the legislative body on any proposed ordinance that regulates the subdivision of land in the county; (b) review and make a recommendation to the legislative body on any proposed ordinance that amends the regulation of the subdivision of the unincorporated land in the county or, in the case of a mountainous planning district, the mountainous planning district; (c) provide notice consistent with Section 17-79-205; and (d) hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance before making the planning commission's final recommendation to the legislative body. (2) (a) A legislative body may adopt, modify, revise, or reject an ordinance described in Subsection (1) that the planning commission recommends. (b) A legislative body may consider a planning commission's failure to make a timely recommendation as a negative recommendation if the legislative body has provided for that consideration by ordinance.
Utah Code § 17-79-615 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-615
§ 17-79-615. Water wise landscaping -- County landscaping regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Lawn or turf" means nonagricultural land planted in closely mowed, managed grasses. (b) "Mulch" means material such as rock, bark, wood chips, or other materials left loose and applied to the soil. (c) "Overhead spray irrigation" means above ground irrigation heads that spray water through a nozzle. (d) "Private landscaping plan" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-79-707. (e) (i) "Vegetative coverage" means the ground level surface area covered by the exposed leaf area of a plant or group of plants at full maturity. (ii) "Vegetative coverage" does not mean the ground level surface area covered by the exposed leaf area of a tree or trees. (f) "Water wise landscaping" means any or all of the following: (i) installation of plant materials suited to the microclimate and soil conditions that can: (A) remain healthy with minimal irrigation once established; or (B) be maintained without the use of overhead spray irrigation; (ii) use of water for outdoor irrigation through proper and efficient irrigation design and water application; or (iii) the use of other landscape design features that: (A) minimize the need of the landscape for supplemental water from irrigation; or (B) reduce the landscape area dedicated to lawn or turf. (g) "Wildland-urban interface" means the same as that term is defined in the edition of the International Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103. (2) A county may not enact or enforce a land use regulation, or adopt or enforce a policy, that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, a property owner from incorporating water wise landscaping on the property owner's property. (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), Subsection (2) does not prohibit a county from requiring a property owner to: (i) comply with a site plan review, private landscaping plan review, or other review process before installing water wise landscaping; (ii) maintain plant material in a healthy condition; and (iii) follow specific water wise landscaping design requirements adopted by the county, including a requirement that: (A) restricts or clarifies the use of mulches considered detrimental to county operations; (B) imposes minimum or maximum vegetative coverage standards; or (C) restricts or prohibits the use of specific plant materials. (b) A county may not require a property owner to install or keep in place lawn or turf in an area with a width less than eight feet. (4) A county may require a seller of a newly constructed residence within the unincorporated area of the county to inform the first buyer of the newly constructed residence of a county ordinance requiring water wise landscaping. (5) A county shall report to the Division of Water Resources the existence, enactment, or modification of an ordinance, resolution, or policy that implements regional-based water use efficiency standards established by the Division of Water Resources by rule under Section 73-10-37. (6) A county may not enact or enforce a land use regulation, or adopt or enforce a policy, that prohibits, or has the effect of prohibiting, a property owner from removing vegetation from a portion of the property owner's property: (a) that is within a designated wildland-urban interface area; and (b) where removal is required to comply with the defensible space requirements of the edition of the International Wildland Urban Interface Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103. (7) A county may enforce a county landscaping ordinance in compliance with this section.
Utah Code § 17-62-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-201
§ 17-62-201. County commission form of government -- Commission member elections.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Midterm vacancy" means a county commission position that is being filled at an election for less than the position's full term as established in: (i) Subsection (4)(a); or (ii) a county's optional plan under Section 17-62-403. (b) "Open position" means a county commission position that is being filled at a regular general election for the position's full term as established in: (i) Subsection (4)(a); or (ii) a county's optional plan under Section 17-62-403. (c) "Opt-in county" means a county that has, in accordance with Subsection (6)(a), chosen to conduct county commissioner elections in accordance with Subsection (6). (2) A county commission consisting of three members shall govern each county operating under the county commission form of government. (3) A county commission under a county commission form of government is both the county legislative body and the county executive and has the powers, duties, and functions of a county legislative body under Chapter 64, County Legislative Body, and the powers, duties, and functions of a county executive under Chapter 65, County Executive. (4) Except as otherwise provided in an optional plan adopted under this chapter: (a) the term of office of each county commission member is four years; (b) the terms of county commission members shall be staggered so that two members are elected at a regular general election date that alternates with the regular general election date of the other member; and (c) each county commission member shall be elected: (i) at large, unless otherwise required by court order; and (ii) subject to the provisions of this section, in accordance with Title 20A, Election Code. (5) Except as provided in Subsection (6): (a) if two county commission positions are vacant for an election, the positions shall be designated "county commission seat A" and "county commission seat B"; (b) each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy when two positions are vacant shall designate on the declaration of candidacy form whether the candidate is a candidate for seat A or seat B; and (c) no person may file a declaration of candidacy for, be a candidate for, or be elected to two county commission positions in the same election. (6) (a) A county of the first or second class may, through an optional plan as described in Subsection 17-62-403(5) or by ordinance, choose to conduct county commissioner elections in accordance with this Subsection (6). (b) When issuing the notice described in Section 20A-5a-202, the clerk of an opt-in county shall, if there is at least one open position and at least one midterm vacancy, designate: (i) each open position as "open position"; and (ii) each midterm vacancy as "midterm vacancy." (c) An individual who files a declaration of candidacy for the office of county commissioner in an opt-in county: (i) if there is more than one open position, is not required to indicate which open position the individual is running for; (ii) if there is at least one open position and at least one midterm vacancy, shall designate on the declaration of candidacy whether the individual is filing for an open position or a midterm vacancy; and (iii) may not file a declaration of candidacy for an open position and a midterm vacancy in the same election. (d) If there is an open position and a midterm vacancy being voted upon in the same election in an opt-in county, the county clerk shall indicate on the ballot for the election which positions are open positions and which positions are midterm vacancies. (e) In an opt-in county: (i) the candidates for open positions, in a number equal to the number of open positions, who receive the highest number of votes are: (A) for the purposes of a regular primary election, nominated by the candidates' party for the open positions; and (B) for the purposes of a regular general election, elected to fill the open positions; and (ii) the candidates for midterm vacancies, in a number equal to the number of midterm vacancies, who receive the highest number of votes are: (A) for the purposes of a regular primary election, nominated by the candidates' party for the midterm vacancies; and (B) for the purposes of a regular general election, elected to fill the midterm vacancies.
Utah Code § 17-79-611 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-611
§ 17-79-611. Changes to rental dwelling units -- Egress windows.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means an accessory dwelling unit created: (i) within a primary dwelling; (ii) within the footprint of the primary dwelling described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) at the time the internal accessory dwelling unit is created; and (iii) for the purpose of offering a long-term rental of 30 consecutive days or longer. (b) "Primary dwelling" means a single-family dwelling that: (i) is detached; and (ii) is occupied as the primary residence of the owner of record. (c) "Rental dwelling" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-8-85.5. (2) A county ordinance may not: (a) require physical changes in a structure with a legal nonconforming rental dwelling use unless the change is for: (i) the reasonable installation of: (A) a smoke detector that is plugged in or battery operated; (B) a ground fault circuit interrupter protected outlet on existing wiring; (C) street addressing; (D) except as provided in Subsection (3), an egress bedroom window if the existing bedroom window is smaller than that required by current State Construction Code; (E) an electrical system or a plumbing system, if the existing system is not functioning or is unsafe as determined by an independent electrical or plumbing professional who is licensed in accordance with Title 58, Occupations and Professions; (F) hand or guard rails; or (G) occupancy separation doors as required by the International Residential Code; or (ii) the abatement of a structure; or (b) be enforced to terminate a legal nonconforming rental dwelling use. (3) (a) A county may not require physical changes to install an egress or emergency escape window in an existing bedroom that complied with the State Construction Code in effect at the time the bedroom was finished if: (i) the dwelling is an owner-occupied dwelling or a rental dwelling that is: (A) a detached one-, two-, three-, or four-family dwelling; or (B) a town home that is not more than three stories above grade with a separate means of egress; and (ii) (A) the window in the existing bedroom is smaller than that required by current State Construction Code; and (B) the change would compromise the structural integrity of the structure or could not be completed in accordance with current State Construction Code, including set-back and window well requirements. (b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply to an internal accessory dwelling unit. (4) Nothing in this section prohibits a county from: (a) regulating the style of window that is required or allowed in a bedroom; (b) requiring that a window in an existing bedroom be fully openable if the openable area is less than required by current State Construction Code; or (c) requiring that an existing window not be reduced in size if the openable area is smaller than required by current State Construction Code.
Utah Code § 17-71-303 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-303
§ 17-71-303. Ownership plats -- Use of geographic information systems or computer systems.
Status: in_force

(1) The county recorder shall prepare and keep ownership plats that: (a) are drawn to a convenient scale; (b) show the record owners of each tract of land in the county; and (c) show the dimensions of each tract of land in the county. (2) The county recorder may not be required to: (a) show ownership of timeshare units or timeshare estates on ownership plats; or (b) show lot or unit ownership on subdivisions or condominium plats or other ownership plats if that information is available through computer systems or other indexes. (3) Nothing in this chapter precludes the county recorder from using geographic information systems or computer systems if the systems include all of the information this section requires. (4) An ownership plat prepared under this section does not constitute a boundary record.
Utah Code § 17-68-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-403
§ 17-68-403. Dissolution of prosecution district.
Status: in_force

(1) A county legislative body of a prosecution district created under Section 17-68-401, or the legislative bodies of multiple counties within a multicounty prosecution district created under Section 17-68-402, may not dissolve the prosecution district or multicounty prosecution district, respectively, during the term of office of an elected or appointed district attorney. (2) Each county legislative body shall ensure that an ordinance dissolving a prosecution district within a single county or an interlocal agreement dissolving a prosecution district within multiple counties: (a) is enacted before February 1 of the year in which the regular general election, as defined in Section 20A-1-102, is held to elect an attorney; and (b) takes effect on the first Monday in January after the year in which the attorney is elected.
Utah Code § 17-76-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-402
§ 17-76-402. Applicability -- Overtime for law enforcement personnel -- Exception.
Status: in_force

(1) This section does not apply to a county subject to Part 3, Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class. (2) The legislative body of a county that employs a nonexempt employee engaged in law enforcement activities may, except as otherwise required by a contract or a collective bargaining agreement or federal law, enact an ordinance or pass a resolution that: (a) designates a work period for the nonexempt employee that is the same as, or equivalent to, a work period described in Subsection 63A-17-502(2); and (b) compensates the nonexempt employee for overtime at a rate of one and one-half times the nonexempt employee's regular hourly rate.
Utah Code § 17-73-103 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-73 / § 17-73-103
§ 17-73-103. Office furnishings and supplies -- Filing and indexing fees -- Records remain county property.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The county shall furnish an office, furniture, and all stationery and record books necessary for the county surveyor's office. (b) In a county where there is no elected county surveyor, the county shall furnish sufficient office space, furniture, stationery, and record books necessary for the county recorder's office to fulfill the duties described in Section 17-73-201. (2) (a) The county legislative body, by ordinance or resolution, may establish the fee to be collected by the county for filing and indexing a map of a survey. (b) Fees for filing of maps under Section 17-73-504 shall be governed by Section 17-63-710. (3) The following are property of a county, open to the inspection of any person, and shall be delivered by the county surveyor to the county surveyor's successor in office: (a) all records, maps, plats, profiles, calculations, and field notes of all surveys made by the county surveyor in an official capacity during the county surveyor's term of office; (b) all records, maps, plats, profiles, calculations, and field notes of all surveys made by persons the county surveyor designates to do survey work on behalf of the county; and (c) maps of a survey filed under Section 17-73-504.
Utah Code § 17-81-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-102
§ 17-81-102. Protection area advisory board.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) (i) A county legislative body shall appoint no more than five members from the county's conservation district board of supervisors to serve as the agriculture protection area advisory board. (ii) A county legislative body shall appoint an industrial protection area advisory board. (iii) Subject to Subsection (1)(b), a county legislative body shall form a critical infrastructure materials protection area advisory board that consists of: (A) the executive director of the Department of Transportation, or the executive director's designee; (B) a local government elected official appointed by the county legislative body; (C) a representative of a local highway authority appointed by the county legislative body; (D) a representative of the critical infrastructure materials industry appointed by the county legislative body; and (E) a representative of the construction industry appointed by the county legislative body. (b) (i) A county legislative body may appoint an advisory board before or after a proposal to create an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area is filed. (ii) A county legislative body shall appoint a critical infrastructure materials protection area advisory board only after a proposal to create a critical infrastructure materials protection area is filed. (2) A member of an advisory board shall serve without salary, but a county legislative body may reimburse members for expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties. (3) An advisory board shall: (a) evaluate proposals for the establishment of the relevant protection areas and make recommendations to the applicable legislative body about whether the proposal should be accepted; (b) provide expert advice to the planning commission and to the applicable legislative body about: (i) the desirability of the proposal; (ii) the nature of agricultural production, industrial use, or critical infrastructure materials operations, as the case may be, within the proposed area; (iii) the relation of agricultural production, industrial use, or critical infrastructure materials operations, as the case may be, in the area to the county as a whole; and (iv) which agriculture production, industrial use, or critical infrastructure materials operations, should be allowed within the relevant protection area; and (c) perform the other duties required by this chapter.
Utah Code § 17-78-602 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-602
§ 17-78-602. Contracted constable authority and duties -- Constables to serve process in certain circumstances.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A constable who has a contract with a county as described in Section 17-78-601: (i) shall: (A) avoid all conflicts of interest; and (B) maintain a public office and be accessible to the public and to the court during the hours the court is open; and (ii) may hire one or more constables to serve as the constable's deputies. (b) Beginning July 1, 2027, a deputy constable shall be licensed under Title 58, Chapter 91, Constables Licensing Act. (c) A deputy constable acting at the direction and general control of the constable who holds a contract with a county, as described in Section 17-78-601, may fulfill any duty of a constable described in this part unless the action is limited in or specifically prohibited by the contract between the constable and the county. (d) A constable may contract to provide constable services with more than one county, so long as: (i) the constable informs each county, in writing; and (ii) the constable is able to fulfill all the duties for each county that are described: (A) in this part; and (B) in any contract between the constable and a county. (2) In cases where the sheriff is a party, or where an affidavit is filed with the clerk of the court stating partiality, prejudice, consanguinity, or interest on the part of the sheriff: (a) the clerk of the court shall direct process to any licensed constable; and (b) the constable chosen by the clerk under Subsection (2)(a) shall execute process in the same manner as if the constable were sheriff.
Utah Code § 17-80-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-80 / § 17-80-201
§ 17-80-201. Moderate income housing plan required.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) A moderate income housing element of a general plan shall include a moderate income housing element that meets the requirements of this section. (2) For a specified county, as defined in Section 17-80-101, a moderate income housing element shall: (a) provide a realistic opportunity to meet the need for additional moderate income housing within the next five years; (b) select three or more moderate income housing strategies described in Subsections (3)(a)(ii)(A) through (V), or at least one moderate income housing strategy described in Subsections (3)(a)(ii)(W) through (BB), for implementation; and (c) include an implementation plan as provided in Subsection (4). (3) (a) In drafting the moderate income housing element, the county planning commission shall: (i) consider the Legislature's determination that counties should facilitate a reasonable opportunity for a variety of housing, including moderate income housing: (A) to meet the needs of people of various income levels living, working, or desiring to live or work in the community; and (B) to allow people with various incomes to benefit from and fully participate in all aspects of neighborhood and community life; and (ii) include an analysis of how the county will provide a realistic opportunity for the development of moderate income housing within the planning horizon, including a recommendation to implement three or more of the following moderate income housing strategies: (A) rezone for densities necessary to facilitate the production of moderate income housing; (B) demonstrate investment in the rehabilitation or expansion of infrastructure that facilitates the construction of moderate income housing; (C) demonstrate investment in the rehabilitation of existing uninhabitable housing stock into moderate income housing; (D) identify and utilize county general fund subsidies or other sources of revenue to waive construction related fees that are otherwise generally imposed by the county for the construction or rehabilitation of moderate income housing; (E) create or allow for, and reduce regulations related to, internal or detached accessory dwelling units in residential zones; (F) zone or rezone for higher density or moderate income residential development in commercial or mixed-use zones, commercial centers, or employment centers; (G) amend land use regulations to allow for higher density or new moderate income residential development in commercial or mixed-use zones near major transit investment corridors; (H) amend land use regulations to eliminate or reduce parking requirements for residential development where a resident is less likely to rely on the resident's own vehicle, such as residential development near major transit investment corridors or senior living facilities; (I) amend land use regulations to allow for single room occupancy developments; (J) implement zoning incentives for moderate income units in new developments; (K) preserve existing and new moderate income housing and subsidized units by utilizing a landlord incentive program, providing for deed restricted units through a grant program, or establishing a housing loss mitigation fund; (L) reduce, waive, or eliminate impact fees related to moderate income housing; (M) demonstrate creation of, or participation in, a community land trust program for moderate income housing; (N) implement a mortgage assistance program for employees of the county, an employer that provides contracted services for the county, or any other public employer that operates within the county; (O) apply for or partner with an entity that applies for state or federal funds or tax incentives to promote the construction of moderate income housing, an entity that applies for programs offered by the Utah Housing Corporation within that agency's funding capacity, an entity that applies for affordable housing programs administered by the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development, an entity that applies for services provided by a public housing authority to preserve and create moderate income housing, or any other entity that applies for programs or services that promote the construction or preservation of moderate income housing; (P) demonstrate utilization of a moderate income housing set aside from a community reinvestment agency, redevelopment agency, or community development and renewal agency to create or subsidize moderate income housing; (Q) eliminate impact fees for any accessory dwelling unit that is not an internal accessory dwelling unit as defined in Section 17-79-611; (R) create a program to transfer development rights for moderate income housing; (S) ratify a joint acquisition agreement with another local political subdivision for the purpose of combining resources to acquire property for moderate income housing; (T) develop a moderate income housing project for residents who are disabled or 55 years old or older; (U) create or allow for, and reduce regulations related to, multifamily residential dwellings compatible in scale and form with detached single-family residential dwellings and located in walkable communities within residential or mixed-use zones; (V) demonstrate implementation of any other program or strategy to address the housing needs of residents of the county who earn less than 80% of the area median income, including the dedication of a local funding source to moderate income housing or the adoption of a land use ordinance that requires 10% or more of new residential development in a residential zone be dedicated to moderate income housing; (W) create a housing and transit reinvestment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 2, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone; (X) create a home ownership investment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 6, Home Ownership Investment Zone for Counties; (Y) create a first home investment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 7, First Home Investment Zone; (Z) approve a project that receives funding from, or qualifies to receive funding from, the Utah Homes Investment Program created in Title 51, Chapter 12, Utah Homes Investment Program; (AA) adopt or approve a qualifying affordable home ownership density bonus for single-family residential units, as described in Section 17-80-401; and (BB) adopt or approve an affordable home ownership density bonus for multi-family residential units, as described in Section 17-80-402. (b) The planning commission shall identify each moderate income housing strategy recommended to the legislative body for implementation by restating the exact language used to describe the strategy in Subsection (3)(a)(ii). (4) (a) In drafting the implementation plan portion of the moderate income housing element as described in Subsection (2)(c), the planning commission shall recommend to the legislative body the establishment of a five-year timeline for implementing each of the moderate income housing strategies selected by the county for implementation. (b) The timeline described in Subsection (4)(a) shall: (i) identify specific measures and benchmarks for implementing each moderate income housing strategy selected by the county; and (ii) provide flexibility for the county to make adjustments as needed.7/1/2026 (1) A moderate income housing element of a general plan shall include a moderate income housing element that meets the requirements of this section. (2) For a specified county, as defined in Section 17-80-101, a moderate income housing element shall: (a) provide a realistic opportunity to meet the need for additional moderate income housing within the next five years; (b) select three or more moderate income housing strategies described in Subsections (3)(a)(ii)(A) through (V), or at least one moderate income housing strategy described in Subsections (3)(a)(ii)(W) through (BB), for implementation; and (c) include an implementation plan as provided in Subsection (4). (3) (a) In drafting the moderate income housing element, the county planning commission shall: (i) consider the Legislature's determination that counties should facilitate a reasonable opportunity for a variety of housing, including moderate income housing: (A) to meet the needs of people of various income levels living, working, or desiring to live or work in the community; and (B) to allow people with various incomes to benefit from and fully participate in all aspects of neighborhood and community life; and (ii) include an analysis of how the county will provide a realistic opportunity for the development of moderate income housing within the planning horizon, including a recommendation to implement three or more of the following moderate income housing strategies: (A) rezone for densities necessary to facilitate the production of moderate income housing; (B) demonstrate investment in the rehabilitation or expansion of infrastructure that facilitates the construction of moderate income housing; (C) demonstrate investment in the rehabilitation of existing uninhabitable housing stock into moderate income housing; (D) identify and utilize county general fund subsidies or other sources of revenue to waive construction related fees that are otherwise generally imposed by the county for the construction or rehabilitation of moderate income housing; (E) create or allow for, and reduce regulations related to, internal or detached accessory dwelling units in residential zones; (F) zone or rezone for higher density or moderate income residential development in commercial or mixed-use zones, commercial centers, or employment centers; (G) amend land use regulations to allow for higher density or new moderate income residential development in commercial or mixed-use zones near major transit investment corridors; (H) amend land use regulations to eliminate or reduce parking requirements for residential development where a resident is less likely to rely on the resident's own vehicle, such as residential development near major transit investment corridors or senior living facilities; (I) amend land use regulations to allow for single room occupancy developments; (J) implement zoning incentives for moderate income units in new developments; (K) preserve existing and new moderate income housing and subsidized units by utilizing a landlord incentive program, providing for deed restricted units through a grant program, or establishing a housing loss mitigation fund; (L) reduce, waive, or eliminate impact fees related to moderate income housing; (M) demonstrate creation of, or participation in, a community land trust program for moderate income housing; (N) implement a mortgage assistance program for employees of the county, an employer that provides contracted services for the county, or any other public employer that operates within the county; (O) apply for or partner with an entity that applies for state or federal funds or tax incentives to promote the construction of moderate income housing, an entity that applies for programs offered by the Utah Housing Corporation within that agency's funding capacity, an entity that applies for affordable housing programs administered by the Division of Housing and Community Development within the Governor's Office of Economic Development, an entity that applies for services provided by a public housing authority to preserve and create moderate income housing, or any other entity that applies for programs or services that promote the construction or preservation of moderate income housing; (P) demonstrate utilization of a moderate income housing set aside from a community reinvestment agency, redevelopment agency, or community development and renewal agency to create or subsidize moderate income housing; (Q) eliminate impact fees for any accessory dwelling unit that is not an internal accessory dwelling unit as defined in Section 17-79-611; (R) create a program to transfer development rights for moderate income housing; (S) ratify a joint acquisition agreement with another local political subdivision for the purpose of combining resources to acquire property for moderate income housing; (T) develop a moderate income housing project for residents who are disabled or 55 years old or older; (U) create or allow for, and reduce regulations related to, multifamily residential dwellings compatible in scale and form with detached single-family residential dwellings and located in walkable communities within residential or mixed-use zones; (V) demonstrate implementation of any other program or strategy to address the housing needs of residents of the county who earn less than 80% of the area median income, including the dedication of a local funding source to moderate income housing or the adoption of a land use ordinance that requires 10% or more of new residential development in a residential zone be dedicated to moderate income housing; (W) create a housing and transit reinvestment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 2, Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone; (X) create a home ownership investment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 6, Home Ownership Investment Zone for Counties; (Y) create a first home investment zone in accordance with Title 63N, Chapter 23, Part 7, First Home Investment Zone; (Z) approve a project that receives funding from, or qualifies to receive funding from, the Utah Homes Investment Program created in Title 51, Chapter 12, Utah Homes Investment Program; (AA) adopt or approve a qualifying affordable home ownership density bonus for single-family residential units, as described in Section 17-80-401; and (BB) adopt or approve an affordable home ownership density bonus for multi-family residential units, as described in Section 17-80-402. (b) The planning commission shall identify each moderate income housing strategy recommended to the legislative body for implementation by restating the exact language used to describe the strategy in Subsection (3)(a)(ii). (4) (a) In drafting the implementation plan portion of the moderate income housing element as described in Subsection (2)(c), the planning commission shall recommend to the legislative body the establishment of a five-year timeline for implementing each of the moderate income housing strategies selected by the county for implementation. (b) The timeline described in Subsection (4)(a) shall: (i) identify specific measures and benchmarks for implementing each moderate income housing strategy selected by the county; and (ii) provide flexibility for the county to make adjustments as needed.
Utah Code § 17-66-404 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-404
§ 17-66-404. Change of county class effect on salaries -- Salaries for new counties.
Status: in_force

(1) If the taxable value of any existing county has been reduced below or raised above the class and rank first assumed, the county legislative body of the county shall designate the class to which the county has been reduced or raised, and the county is in that class, and the salaries of county officers shall be adjusted on or before January 1 next succeeding by the county legislative body, but in no event may the salaries be reduced for the term for which the county officers were elected and are qualified. (2) The county legislative body in a newly created county shall, at the county legislative body's first meeting after the organization of the county, for the purpose of fixing salaries and compensation of county officers, fix the salaries for the first term of the officers according to the class of county to which the new county belongs.
Utah Code § 17-76-306 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-306
§ 17-76-306. Organization of commission -- Support -- Offices.
Status: in_force

(1) The members of a commission shall select one member as chair. (2) The commission shall adopt rules concerning the commission's internal organization and procedures. (3) (a) The county sheriff or the chief executive of the police interlocal entity: (i) shall assign human resources staff sufficient to perform the commission's support duties; and (ii) may assign other staff to the commission with the commission's consent. (b) The county or police interlocal entity shall provide suitable accommodations, supplies, and equipment as needed to enable the commission to attend to commission business. (c) The county sheriff or chief executive of the police interlocal entity may, in accordance with the contracting process established by the county or police interlocal entity, contract support services to third parties.
Utah Code § 17-70-509 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-509
§ 17-70-509. Annual conflict of interest disclosure -- Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other disclosure obligation described in this part, an elected officer shall, no sooner than January 1 and no later than January 31 of each year during which the elected officer holds county elective office: (a) prepare a written conflict of interest disclosure statement that contains a response to each item of information described in Subsection 20A-11-1604(6); and (b) submit the written disclosure statement to the county clerk. (2) (a) No later than 10 business days after the day on which an elected officer submits the written disclosure described in Subsection (1) to the county clerk, the county clerk shall: (i) post an electronic copy of the written disclosure statement on the county's website; and (ii) provide the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in Subsection (2)(a)(i). (b) The county clerk shall ensure that the elected officer's written disclosure statement remains posted on the county's website until the elected officer leaves office. (3) A county clerk shall take the action described in Subsection (4) if: (a) an elected officer fails to timely submit the written disclosure statement described in Subsection (1); or (b) a submitted written disclosure statement does not comply with the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-1604(6). (4) If a circumstance described in Subsection (3) occurs, the county clerk shall, within five days after the day on which the county clerk determines that a violation occurred, notify the elected officer of the violation and direct the elected officer to submit an amended written disclosure statement correcting the problem. (5) (a) It is unlawful for an elected officer to fail to submit or amend a written disclosure statement within seven days after the day on which the elected officer receives the notice described in Subsection (4). (b) An officer who violates Subsection (5)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (c) The lieutenant governor shall report a violation of Subsection (5)(a) to the attorney general. (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (5)(b), the county clerk shall impose a civil fine of $100 against an elected officer who violates Subsection (5)(a). (6) The county clerk shall deposit a fine collected under this part into the county's general fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering this section.
Utah Code § 17-76-317 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-317
§ 17-76-317. Disciplinary charges and merit system officer grievances -- Appeal to commission -- Hearings -- Findings -- Appeal to district court -- Scope of review.
Status: in_force

(1) An appointing authority may demote, suspend, discharge, or reduce a merit system officer's pay for: (a) neglect of duty; (b) disobedience of a reasonable order; (c) misconduct; (d) inefficiency or inability to satisfactorily perform assigned duties; or (e) an act inimical to public service. (2) A department may not suspend a merit system officer for more than 176 work hours at one time, or for more than 352 work hours in one year. (3) The appointing authority shall order the demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer. (4) The appointing authority: (a) may impose disciplinary charges in accordance with a rule, policy, ordinance, or law; and (b) shall serve the merit system officer to be disciplined with a copy of the written charges. (5) (a) A disciplined merit system officer may file an appeal of the disciplinary charges with the department, which shall conduct the appeal internally. (b) The department shall conduct an appeal in accordance with policies made by the appointing authority. (6) If the disciplinary charges are sustained on internal appeal, the merit system officer may appeal to the commission in accordance with the provisions of this section and commission policy. (7) (a) A merit system officer disciplined in accordance with Subsection (1) may, within 10 calendar days after the day on which the department makes the appeal decision described in Subsection (5), make an appeal in writing to the commission. (b) If the merit system officer fails to make an internal appeal of the disciplinary action, the merit system officer may not appeal to the commission. (8) The commission may hear appeals regarding demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer for any cause provided in Subsection (1). (9) (a) The commission shall: (i) fix a time and place for a hearing on the appeal; and (ii) give notice of the hearing to the parties. (b) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b)(ii), the commission shall hold a hearing under this Subsection (9) no less than 10 and no more than 90 days after the day on which an appeal is filed. (ii) The commission may hold a hearing more than 90 days after the day on which an appeal is filed if: (A) the parties agree; or (B) the commission finds that the delay is for good cause. (c) (i) The commission shall hold the hearing in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act. (ii) Notwithstanding Subsection (9)(c)(i), if the commission proposes to and is authorized to close the hearing to the public in accordance with Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, the commission shall open the meeting to the public if the aggrieved merit system officer requests that the commission open the hearing. (d) The parties may be represented by counsel at the hearing. (10) The commission, on the commission's own motion or at the request of the appointing authority, may dismiss an appeal for unjustified delay, removal to a court or other venue, or for other good cause shown. (11) In resolving an appeal, the commission may sustain, modify, or vacate a decision of the appointing authority. (12) After the hearing described in Subsection (9), the commission shall publish a written decision, including findings of fact and conclusions of law, and shall notify each party. (13) A person may appeal a final action or order of the commission to the Court of Appeals for review. (a) A person shall file a notice of appeal within 30 days of the issuance of the final action or order of the commission. (b) The Court of Appeals shall base the court's review on the record of the commission and for the purpose of determining if the commission has abused the commission's discretion or exceeded the commission's authority.
Utah Code § 17-72-706 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-706
§ 17-72-706. Service of papers, other than process, on sheriff -- Powers of successor.
Status: in_force

(1) Service upon the sheriff of a paper other than process may be made by delivering it or a copy thereof to the sheriff or to one of the sheriff's deputies or to an individual in charge of the sheriff's office during office hours, or, if no such individual is there, by leaving it in a conspicuous place in the office. (2) When any process remains with the sheriff unexecuted, in whole or in part, at the time of the sheriff's death, resignation of office, or at the expiration of the sheriff's term, process shall be executed by the sheriff's successor in office. (3) When the sheriff sells real estate under and by virtue of an execution or order of court, the sheriff or the sheriff's successor in office shall execute and deliver to the purchaser all deeds and conveyances that are required by law and necessary for that purpose, and the deeds and conveyances shall be as valid in law as if they had been executed by the sheriff who made the sale.
Utah Code § 17-72-701 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-701
§ 17-72-701. Process on behalf of state -- Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as specifically otherwise provided by law, the sheriff shall, without fee, serve and return all process in criminal cases to which the state is a party and that are lawfully issued by any court of the state. (2) (a) If the process issues from a court outside of the sheriff's county, the sheriff is entitled to the sheriff's actual expenses necessarily incurred. (b) The expenses shall be paid by the county where the process was issued.
Utah Code § 17-70-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-403
§ 17-70-403. Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
Status: in_force

(1) A county shall adopt an ordinance establishing campaign finance disclosure requirements for: (a) candidates for county office; and (b) candidates for local school board office who reside in that county. (2) The ordinance required by Subsection (1) shall include: (a) a requirement that each candidate for county office or local school board office report the candidate's itemized and total campaign contributions and expenditures at least once within the two weeks before the election and at least once within two months after the election; (b) a definition of "contribution" and "expenditure" that requires reporting of nonmonetary contributions such as in-kind contributions and contributions of tangible things; (c) a requirement that the financial reports identify: (i) for each contribution, the name of the donor of the contribution, if known, and the amount of the contribution; and (ii) for each expenditure, the name of the recipient and the amount of the expenditure; (d) a requirement that a candidate for county office or local school board office deposit a contribution in a separate campaign account into a financial institution; (e) a prohibition against a candidate for county office or local school board office depositing or mingling any contributions received into a personal or business account; (f) a requirement that a candidate for county office who receives a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from a donor whose name is unknown, shall, within 30 days after receiving the contribution, disburse the amount of the contribution to: (i) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or political subdivision's general fund; or (ii) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code; (g) a requirement that a candidate seeking appointment to fill a midterm vacancy in a county office or local school board office file the financial report described in Subsection (2)(c) with the county clerk: (i) for a county office vacancy described in Subsection 20A-1-508(3) or (7), no later than three business days before the day on which the political party of the prior officeholder submits the candidate's name to the county legislative body as the individual the political party selects to fill the vacancy; (ii) for a county or district attorney office vacancy described in Subsection 20A-1-509.1(5)(a), no later than three business days before the day on which the political party of the prior officeholder submits the candidate's name to the county legislative body as one of the three individuals the party nominates to fill the vacancy; (iii) for a county or district attorney office vacancy described in Section 20A-1-509.2: (A) no later than the deadline for the candidate to submit an application to fill the vacancy under Subsection 20A-1-509.2(2)(c); and (B) if, under Subsection 20A-1-509.2(3), more than three attorneys submit an application to fill the vacancy, no later than three business days before the day on which the political party of the prior officeholder submits the candidate's name to the county legislative body as one of the three individuals the party nominates to fill the vacancy; or (iv) for a local school board office vacancy, no later than three business days before the day on which the local school board meets to interview each candidate interested in filling the vacancy in accordance with Section 20A-1-511; and (h) a requirement that, upon receipt of the financial report described in Subsection (2)(g), the county clerk immediately submit a copy of the report to the county legislative body. (3) (a) As used in this Subsection (3), "account" means an account in a financial institution: (i) that is not described in Subsection (2)(d); and (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a county office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person files a declaration of candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure. (b) The ordinance required by Subsection (1) shall include a requirement that a candidate for county office or local school board office include on a financial report filed in accordance with the ordinance a contribution deposited in or an expenditure made from an account: (i) since the last financial report was filed; or (ii) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account. (4) If any county fails to adopt a campaign finance disclosure ordinance described in Subsection (1), candidates for county office, other than community council office, and candidates for local school board office shall comply with the financial reporting requirements contained in Subsections (5) through (10). (5) A candidate for elective office in a county or local school board office: (a) shall deposit a contribution into a separate campaign account in a financial institution; and (b) may not deposit or mingle any contributions received into a personal or business account. (6) Each candidate for elective office in any county who is not required to submit a campaign financial statement to the lieutenant governor, and each candidate for local school board office, shall file a signed campaign financial statement with the county clerk: (a) seven days before the date of the regular general election, reporting each contribution and each expenditure as of 10 days before the date of the regular general election; and (b) no later than 30 days after the date of the regular general election. (7) (a) The statement filed seven days before the regular general election shall include: (i) a list of each contribution received by the candidate, and the name of the donor, if known; and (ii) a list of each expenditure for political purposes made during the campaign period, and the recipient of each expenditure. (b) The statement filed 30 days after the regular general election shall include: (i) a list of each contribution received after the cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election, and the name of the donor; and (ii) a list of all expenditures for political purposes made by the candidate after the cutoff date for the statement filed seven days before the election, and the recipient of each expenditure. (8) (a) As used in this Subsection (8), "account" means an account in a financial institution: (i) that is not described in Subsection (5)(a); and (ii) into which or from which a person who, as a candidate for an office, other than a county office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy or federal office, or as a holder of an office, other than a county office for which the person filed a declaration of candidacy or federal office, deposits a contribution or makes an expenditure. (b) A county office candidate and a local school board office candidate shall include on any campaign financial statement filed in accordance with Subsection (6) or (7): (i) a contribution deposited into an account: (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account; or (ii) an expenditure made from an account: (A) since the last campaign finance statement was filed; or (B) that has not been reported under a statute or ordinance that governs the account. (9) Within 30 days after receiving a contribution that is cash or a negotiable instrument, exceeds $50, and is from a donor whose name is unknown, a county office candidate shall disburse the amount of the contribution to: (a) the treasurer of the state or a political subdivision for deposit into the state's or political subdivision's general fund; or (b) an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or (19), Internal Revenue Code. (10) Candidates for elective office in any county, and candidates for local school board office, who are eliminated at a primary election shall file a signed campaign financial statement containing the information required by this section not later than 30 days after the primary election. (11) (a) A candidate seeking appointment to fill a midterm vacancy in a county office or local school board office shall: (i) comply with Subsections (5) and (9); and (ii) file a signed campaign financial statement with the county clerk no later than the deadline described in Subsection (2)(g). (b) Upon receipt of the campaign financial statement described in Subsection (11)(a)(ii), the county clerk shall immediately submit a copy of the statement to the county legislative body. (12) Any individual who fails to comply with this section is guilty of an infraction. (13) (a) Counties may, by ordinance, enact requirements that: (i) require greater disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures; and (ii) impose additional penalties. (b) The requirements described in Subsection (13)(a) apply to a local school board office candidate who resides in that county. (14) If a candidate fails to file an interim report due before the election, the county clerk: (a) may send an electronic notice to the candidate and the political party of which the candidate is a member, if any, that states: (i) that the candidate failed to timely file the report; and (ii) that, if the candidate fails to file the report within 24 hours after the deadline for filing the report, the candidate will be disqualified and the political party will not be permitted to replace the candidate; and (b) impose a fine of $100 on the candidate. (15) (a) The county clerk shall disqualify a candidate and inform the appropriate election officials that the candidate is disqualified if the candidate fails to file an interim report described in Subsection (14) within 24 hours after the deadline for filing the report. (b) The political party of a candidate who is disqualified under Subsection (15)(a) may not replace the candidate. (c) A candidate who is disqualified under Subsection (15)(a) shall file with the county clerk a complete and accurate campaign finance statement within 30 days after the day on which the candidate is disqualified. (16) If a candidate is disqualified under Subsection (15)(a), the election official: (a) shall: (i) notify every opposing candidate for the county office that the candidate is disqualified; (ii) send an email notification to each voter who is eligible to vote in the county election office race for whom the election official has an email address informing the voter that the candidate is disqualified and that votes cast for the candidate will not be counted, if the candidate is disqualified 65 or fewer days before the election; (iii) post notice of the disqualification on the county's website; and (iv) if practicable, remove the candidate's name from the ballot by blacking out the candidate's name before the ballots are delivered to voters; and (b) may not count any votes for that candidate. (17) An election official may fulfill the requirement described in Subsection (16)(a) in relation to a mailed ballot, including a military or overseas ballot, by including with the ballot a written notice directing the voter to the county's website to inform the voter whether a candidate on the ballot is disqualified. (18) A candidate is not disqualified if: (a) the candidate files the interim reports described in Subsection (14) no later than 24 hours after the applicable deadlines for filing the reports; (b) the reports are completed, detailing accurately and completely the information required by this section except for inadvertent omissions or insignificant errors or inaccuracies; and (c) the omissions, errors, or inaccuracies are corrected in an amended report or in the next scheduled report. (19) (a) A report is considered timely filed if: (i) the report is received in the county clerk's office no later than midnight, Mountain Time, at the end of the day on which the report is due; (ii) the report is received in the county clerk's office with a United States Postal Service postmark three days or more before the date that the report was due; or (iii) the candidate has proof that the report was mailed, with appropriate postage and addressing, three days before the report was due. (b) For a county clerk's office that is not open until midnight at the end of the day on which a report is due, the county clerk shall permit a candidate to file the report via email or another electronic means designated by the county clerk. (20) (a) Any private party in interest may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration, to enforce the provisions of this section or any ordinance adopted under this section. (b) In a civil action filed under Subsection (20)(a), the court shall award costs and attorney fees to the prevailing party. (21) Notwithstanding any provision of Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, the county clerk shall: (a) make each campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public inspection and copying no later than one business day after the statement is filed; and (b) make the campaign finance statement filed by a candidate available for public inspection by: (i) posting an electronic copy or the contents of the statement on the county's website no later than seven business days after the day on which the statement is filed; and (ii) in order to meet the requirements of Subsection 20A-11-103(4)(b)(ii), providing the lieutenant governor with a link to the electronic posting described in Subsection (21)(b)(i) no later than two business days after the day the statement is filed.
Utah Code § 17-79-715 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-715
§ 17-79-715. Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If a subdivision requires a plat, an owner of any land located in a subdivision who transfers or sells any land in that subdivision before a plat of the subdivision has been approved and recorded violates this part for each lot or parcel transferred or sold. (b) The description by metes and bounds in an instrument of transfer or other documents used in the process of selling or transferring does not exempt the transaction from being a violation of Subsection (1)(a) or from the penalties or remedies provided in this chapter. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subsection (1), the recording of an instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring real property that violates this part: (i) does not affect the validity of the instrument or other document; and (ii) does not affect whether the property that is the subject of the instrument or other document complies with applicable county ordinances on land use and development. (2) (a) A county may bring an action against an owner to require the property to conform to the provisions of this part or an ordinance enacted under the authority of this part. (b) An action under this Subsection (2) may include an injunction or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent or enjoin the violation. (c) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction.
Utah Code § 17-72-801 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-801
§ 17-72-801. Neglect or refusal to pay over money -- Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) If the sheriff neglects or refuses to pay over on demand to the person entitled thereto any money which may come into the sheriff's hands by virtue of the sheriff's office, after deducting all legal fees, the amount thereof with 25% damages and interest at the rate of 1% per month from the time of demand may be recovered by such person. (2) A sheriff may pay the money described in Subsection (1) into the court or to the clerk thereof issuing the writ or process upon which the money is collected or received and from the time of such payment the sheriff shall be relieved of all liability therefor, unless the detention is shown to have been wrongful.
Utah Code § 17-79-616 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-616
§ 17-79-616. Land use compatibility with military use.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Department" means the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. (b) "Military" means a branch of the armed forces of the United States, including the Utah National Guard. (c) "Military land" means the following land or facilities: (i) Camp Williams; (ii) Hill Air Force Base; (iii) Dugway Proving Ground; (iv) Tooele Army Depot; (v) Utah Test and Training Range; (vi) Nephi Readiness Center; (vii) Cedar City Alternate Flight Facility; or (viii) Little Mountain Test Facility. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), on or before July 1, 2025, for any area in a county within 5,000 feet of a boundary of military land, a county shall, in consultation with the department, develop and maintain a compatible use plan to ensure permitted uses and conditional uses relevant to the military land are compatible with the military operations on military land. (b) A county that has a compatible use plan as of January 1, 2023, is not required to develop a new compatible use plan. (3) If a county receives a land use application related to land within 5,000 feet of a boundary of military land, before the county may approve the land use application, the county shall notify the department in writing. (4) (a) If the department receives the notice described in Subsection (3), the executive director of the department shall: (i) determine whether the proposed land use is compatible with the military use of the relevant military land; and (ii) within 90 days after the receipt of the notice described in Subsection (3), respond in writing to the county regarding the determination of compatibility described in Subsection (4)(a)(i). (b) (i) For a land use application pertaining to a parcel within 5,000 feet of military land that may have an adverse effect on the operations of the military installation, except as provided in Subsection (4)(b)(ii), the county shall consider the compatible use plan in processing the land use application. (ii) For a land use application pertaining to a parcel within 5,000 feet of military land that may have an adverse effect on the operations of the military installation, if the applicant has a vested right, the county is not required to consider the compatible land use plan in consideration of the land use application. (5) If the department receives the notice described in Subsection (3) before the county has completed the compatible use plan as described in this section, the department shall consult with the county and representatives of the relevant military land to determine whether the use proposed in the land use application is a compatible use.
Utah Code § 17-72-201 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-201
§ 17-72-201. County sheriff qualifications -- Declaring office vacant -- Term.
Status: in_force

(1) Each individual filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county sheriff shall submit to the county clerk, at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, a certificate issued by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Division created under Section 53-6-103 stating that the candidate has: (a) (i) successfully met the standards and training requirements established for peace officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer Training and Certification Act; or (ii) met the waiver requirements in Section 53-6-206; and (b) met the qualifications to be certified as a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103. (2) In addition to the general qualifications required of county officers by Chapter 66, County Officers and Officials Generally, each county sheriff shall: (a) at the time of taking office: (i) (A) have successfully met the standards and training requirements established for peace officers under Title 53, Chapter 6, Part 2, Peace Officer Training and Certification Act; or (B) have met the waiver requirements in Section 53-6-206; and (ii) be qualified to be certified as: (A) a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103; and (B) if the individual is elected to the office of county sheriff in any election held after the 2008 general election: (I) a correctional officer, as defined in Section 53-13-104; or (II) a correctional facility manager by having successfully completed a correctional facility management course that is offered by a certified academy in both an online web-based format and in a classroom format and that is approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council created in Section 53-6-106; (b) satisfactorily complete annual certified training as required in Section 53-13-103; and (c) after certification as provided in Subsection (2)(a), remain certified during the sheriff's term of office as: (i) a law enforcement officer; and (ii) if the person is elected to the office of county sheriff in any election held after the 2008 general election: (A) a correctional officer; or (B) a correctional facility manager by having completed a correctional facility management course approved by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. (3) If a sheriff resigns, retires, dies, or otherwise does not complete the term of office, the individual appointed to serve for the remainder of the term shall within 60 days after the date of appointment complete the training and exam required under Subsection (2)(a)(ii)(B). (4) (a) The county legislative body shall declare the office of sheriff to be vacant if at any time the incumbent sheriff fails to meet the qualifications for office under Subsection (2). (b) In addition to the circumstance described in Subsection (4)(a), the office of the county sheriff is considered vacant when the sheriff is committed for not paying over money received by the sheriff by virtue of the sheriff's office and remains committed for 60 or more days. (5) The term of office of a county sheriff is governed by Utah Constitution, Article XI, Section 10.
Utah Code § 17-79-204 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-204
§ 17-79-204. Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan or modifications.
Status: in_force

(1) A county shall provide: (a) notice of the date, time, and place of the first public hearing to consider the original adoption or any modification of all or any portion of a general plan; and (b) notice of each public meeting on the subject. (2) Each notice of a public hearing under Subsection (1)(a) shall be at least 10 calendar days before the public hearing and shall be: (a) published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days; and (b) mailed to each affected entity. (3) Each notice of a public meeting under Subsection (1)(b) shall be at least 24 hours before the meeting and shall be published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 24 hours.
Utah Code § 17-61-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-61 / § 17-61-305
§ 17-61-305. Effect on precincts and school districts -- Pending criminal proceedings.
Status: in_force

(1) The precincts and school districts in the annexed territory: (a) continue; (b) become precincts and school districts in the annexing county; and (c) remain as then organized until changed in the manner provided by law. (2) The officers of those precincts and school districts hold their respective offices until the expiration of their terms. (3) If a precinct or school district is divided because of a county annexation under this part: (a) the precinct or school district is disorganized, and the property and territory embraced in the precinct or school district is subject to the action of the county legislative body of the respective counties; and (b) any bonded or other indebtedness of a school district attaches to and becomes the obligation of the district that is created out of the territory that retains the buildings and other property of the original district. (4) All criminal proceedings and actions pending in the annexed territory as of the consolidation effective date shall be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the annexed territory as part of the annexing county. (5) All offenses committed in the annexed territory before annexation that have not been prosecuted may be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the annexed territory or any part of the annexing county.
Utah Code § 17-75-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-102
§ 17-75-102. Compliance with Labor Code requirements.
Status: in_force

Each county shall comply with the requirements of Section 34-32-1.1.
Utah Code § 17-78-801 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-801
§ 17-78-801. County tax for public planetarium.
Status: in_force

(1) A county may annually levy a tax, not to exceed 0.00004 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property in the county, for: (a) the acquisition, construction, establishment, maintenance, and operation of a public planetarium; (b) funding a contract or a lease agreement for the operation and management of a county planetarium; (c) the provision of planetarium facilities and equipment; and (d) other planetarium services. (2) The tax described in Subsection (1) is in addition to all taxes levied by counties and is not limited by the levy limitation imposed on counties by law. (3) The taxes described in this section shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general taxes of the county and the revenue generated by the tax shall be deposited to a fund to be known as the County Planetarium Fund.
Utah Code § 17-66-504 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-504
§ 17-66-504. Supervision of county elected officers -- Legislative body and executive may examine and audit accounts and conduct investigation.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "professional duties" means a county elected officer's functions, duties, and responsibilities specifically provided for by law and includes: (a) the exercise of professional judgment and discretion reasonably related to the officer's required functions, duties, and responsibilities; and (b) the management of deputies and other employees under the supervision of the elected officer under statute or county ordinance, policy, or regulation. (2) (a) A legislative body and a county executive each: (i) may generally direct and supervise all elected county officers and employees to ensure compliance with general county administrative ordinances, rules, or policies; (ii) may not direct or supervise other elected county officers or their sworn deputies with respect to the performance of the professional duties of the officers or deputies; (iii) may examine and audit the accounts of all county officers having the care, management, collection, or distribution of money belonging to the county, appropriated to the county, or otherwise available for the county's use and benefit; and (iv) may investigate any matter pertaining to a county officer or to the county or its business or affairs, and may require the attendance of witnesses and take evidence in any such investigation. (b) In an investigation under Subsection (2)(a)(iv): (i) the county executive or any member of the legislative body may issue subpoenas and administer oaths to witnesses; and (ii) if the county legislative body appoints members of the legislative body as a committee and confers on the committee power to hear or take evidence, the committee shall have the same power as the full legislative body. (3) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the county executive or county legislative body from initiating an action for removal or prosecution of an elected county officer as provided by statute.
Utah Code § 17-66-502 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-502
§ 17-66-502. Commissioner traveling expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The members of the board of county commissioners may not receive any compensation in addition to that provided in Section 17-66-401 for any special or committee work, but, subject to Subsection (2), each commissioner shall receive travel expenses for attending the regular and special sessions of the board and in the discharge of necessary duties, in accordance with Section 11-55-103. (2) Before receiving travel expenses described in Subsection (1), the commissioner shall: (a) submit an itemized statement showing in detail the expenses incurred; and (b) subscribe and swear to the statement described in Subsection (2)(a).
Utah Code § 17-76-215 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-215
§ 17-76-215. Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension or discharge -- Grounds.
Status: in_force

(1) A merit system officer holding a permanent appointment may be demoted, reduced in pay, suspended, or discharged for: (a) neglect of duty; (b) disobedience of a reasonable order; (c) misconduct; (d) inefficiency, or inability to satisfactorily perform assigned duties; or (e) any act inimical to the public service. (2) No merit system officer shall be suspended for more than 30 days at one time, nor more than 60 days in one year. (3) Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge shall be made upon order of the appointing authority.
Utah Code § 17-71-503 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-71 / § 17-71-503
§ 17-71-503. Military records -- Evidence.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon presentation, the county recorder shall: (a) record, free of charge: (i) discharges from the United States military, naval, or marine service; and (ii) orders, citations, and decorations of honor relating to an individual while the individual was in the United States military, naval, or marine service; and (b) give, free of charge, certified copies of a record described in Subsection (1) to: (i) the individual who is the subject of the record; and (ii) a father, mother, brother, sister, or lineal descendant of the individual who is the subject of the record. (2) A requesting individual may provide, and a county recorder may accept, an affidavit indicating how the requesting individual is a lineal descendant of the individual who is the subject of a requested record as sufficient proof of the relationship between the requesting individual and the individual who is the subject of the record. (3) Certified copies of records kept by the county recorder may be read in evidence with the same effect as the original in an action or proceeding before a court, commission, or other tribunal in this state.
Utah Code § 17-63-1002 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-1002
§ 17-63-1002. Federal entitlement lands -- In-lieu payments -- Allocation -- Agreements with political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Any county may use any money the county receives from the United States as in-lieu payments under P.L. 94-565 (90 Stat. 2662) for any governmental purpose in the county, and may share revenues with cities, towns, or any other political subdivision within the county's jurisdiction. (2) The county may contract with another political subdivision as to how money shared under Subsection (1) may be allocated and used by the political subdivision.
Utah Code § 17-75-305 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-305
§ 17-75-305. Leave of absence for county employee seeking election to county office.
Status: in_force

(1) A county employee who has filed a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 for a county office may, at the county employee's discretion, take an unpaid leave of absence, subject to applicable employee policies on giving notice before taking leave, for some or all of the period from the filing of the declaration of candidacy until the earliest of: (a) the county employee's defeat at a primary election; (b) the county employee's withdrawal as a candidate for the county office; or (c) the day after the regular general election for which the county employee is a candidate. (2) Neither the filing of a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202 nor a leave of absence under Subsection (1) may be used as the basis for any adverse employment action against the employee, including discipline or termination.
Utah Code § 17-66-103 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-103
§ 17-66-103. Officers at county seats -- Office hours.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The elected county officers of a county, except a county with a population of less than 8,000, shall have offices at the county seat. (b) A county legislative body may authorize county officers to maintain additional office space at a location within the county that is not at the county seat. (c) The county shall furnish an office, furniture, and necessary supplies for a county officer. (2) (a) In all counties, the clerk, sheriff, recorder, auditor, treasurer, assessor, and county attorney shall keep office space open for the transaction of business as authorized by resolution of the county legislative body. (b) If the legislative body does not authorize hours of operation for Saturdays, then the hours served by county employees shall be set by: (i) the county legislative body; or (ii) personnel policies governing county employees made in accordance with the provisions of this title. (c) (i) Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at or by, or with respect to, any county office on a Saturday when the county office is closed, may be performed on the next business day. (ii) No liability or loss of rights of any kind may result from the delay described in Subsection (2)(c)(i).
Utah Code § 17-63-1101 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-1101
§ 17-63-1101. Profit from public funds prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) If the governing body receives evidence that a county officer or county employee is profiting from public money or uses public money for any unauthorized purpose, the matter shall be promptly referred to the county attorney or district attorney for appropriate action. (2) (a) If convicted for any offense described in Subsection (1), a county officer shall immediately forfeit the county officer's office. (b) The forfeiture of county office described in Subsection (2)(a) is in addition to any penalties that may apply and the provisions of Utah Constitution, Article XXII, Section 5.
Utah Code § 17-79-503 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-503
§ 17-79-503. Zoning district or land use regulation amendments.
Status: in_force

(1) Only a legislative body may amend: (a) the number, shape, boundaries, area, or general uses of any zoning district; (b) any regulation of or within the zoning district; or (c) any other provision of a land use regulation. (2) A legislative body may not make any amendment authorized by this section unless the legislative body first submits the amendment to the planning commission for the planning commission's recommendation. (3) A legislative body shall comply with the procedure specified in Section 17-79-502 in preparing and adopting an amendment to a land use regulation.
Utah Code § 17-64-406 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-406
§ 17-64-406. County hospitals under jurisdiction of legislative body.
Status: in_force

(1) All county hospitals are under the jurisdiction of the legislative body. (2) The legislative body shall ensure that any county hospital complies with Chapter 77, Local Health and Human Services.
Utah Code § 17-79-209 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-209
§ 17-79-209. Notice challenge.
Status: in_force

If notice given under authority of this part is not challenged under Section 17-79-1009 within 30 days after the meeting or action for which notice is given, the notice is considered adequate and proper.
Utah Code § 17-63-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-304
§ 17-63-304. Tentative budget -- Public record before adoption -- Notice of budget hearing -- Public hearing on tentative budget -- Adjustments.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A tentative budget and all supportive schedules and data are a public record. (b) A county shall, for at least 10 days before the public hearing to adopt a final budget, make a tentative budget and all supportive schedules and data available for inspection during business hours at the office of the county finance officer. (2) The governing body shall determine the time and place for the public hearing on the adoption of the budget. (3) Notice of the hearing described in Subsection (2) shall be published for the county, as a class A notice under Section 63G-30-102, for at least 10 days before the day of the hearing. (4) The governing body shall hold a public hearing on the budget where all interested individuals shall have an opportunity to be heard for or against the estimates of revenue and expenditures and performance data or any item in any fund. (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), the governing body may make final adjustments to the tentative budget after the public hearing, as the governing body determines are appropriate, giving due consideration to matters discussed at the hearing. (b) The governing body may not make the following adjustments to a tentative budget before adopting the tentative budget as a final budget: (i) decrease the amount appropriated, as provided in Section 17-63-305, for the reduction of a deficit; or (ii) increase any appropriation, if the increase would result in exceeding the estimated revenue for the budget.
Utah Code § 17-74-301 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-74 / § 17-74-301
§ 17-74-301. General duties.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer shall: (1) receive all money belonging to the county and all other money by law directed to be paid to the treasurer, including proceeds of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under Title 11, Chapter 14, Local Government Bonding Act; (2) deposit and invest all money received under Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act; (3) keep a record of the receipts and expenditures of all such money; (4) disburse county money: (a) on a county warrant issued by the county finance officer; or (b) subject to Section 17-69-404, by a county check or other payment mechanism as may be adopted in accordance with Chapter 63, Fiscal Authority and Processes; (5) perform the duties assigned to the treasurer under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes; (6) perform the duties under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes, that have been reassigned to the treasurer in an ordinance adopted under Section 17-74-102; (7) provide the notice required under Section 10-11-4 or 17B-1-902; and (8) perform other duties that are required by law or ordinance.
Utah Code § 17-72-704 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-704
§ 17-72-704. Failure or delay in making return on process -- Failure to levy execution -- Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) If a sheriff does not return without delay a process or notice in the sheriff's possession with the necessary endorsement thereon, the sheriff is liable to the party aggrieved for all damages sustained by the aggrieved party. (2) If the sheriff to whom a writ of execution is delivered neglects or refuses, after being required by the creditor or the creditor's attorney, the fees having first been paid or tendered, to levy upon or sell any property of the party charged in the writ which is liable to be levied upon and sold, the sheriff shall be liable to the creditor for the value of the property.
Utah Code § 17-79-801 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-801
§ 17-79-801. Land use authority requirements -- Nature of land use decision.
Status: in_force

(1) A land use authority shall apply the plain language of land use regulations. (2) If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the land use authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application. (3) A land use decision of a land use authority is an administrative act, even if the land use authority is the legislative body.
Utah Code § 17-66-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-66 / § 17-66-402
§ 17-66-402. Salaries to be full compensation -- Compensation for deputies.
Status: in_force

(1) The salary of a county officer set by a county legislative body as described in this part shall be full compensation for all services of every kind and description rendered by the county officer. (2) If a county officer has a deputy or other assistant, the salary of the deputy or assistant shall be: (a) fixed by the county legislative body; and (b) a county charge.
Utah Code § 17-60-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-60 / § 17-60-403
§ 17-60-403. Action on rejected claim -- Limitation.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A claimant dissatisfied with the rejection of a claim or demand or with the amount allowed on an account may sue the county on the claim, demand, or account at any time within one year after the first rejection of the claim, demand, or account by the county executive. (b) A claim brought later than the time period described in Subsection (1)(a) is barred. (2) If in an action described in Subsection (1), judgment is recovered for more than the county executive allowed, costs shall be taxed against the county, but if no more is recovered than the county executive allowed, costs shall be taxed against the plaintiff. (3) On presentation of a certified copy of a judgment against the county, the county executive shall allow and pay the same.
Utah Code § 17-81-601 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-81 / § 17-81-601
§ 17-81-601. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) "Animal feeding operation" means a lot or facility where the following conditions are met: (a) animals have been, are, or will be stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period; and (b) crops, vegetation, forage growth, or post-harvest residues are not sustained in the normal growing season over any portion of the lot or facility. (2) (a) "Commercial enterprise" means a building: (i) used as a part of a business that manufactures goods, delivers services, or sells goods or services; (ii) customarily and regularly used by the general public during the entire calendar year; and (iii) connected to electric or water systems. (b) "Commercial enterprise" does not include an agriculture operation. (3) "County large concentrated animal feeding operation land use ordinance" means an ordinance adopted in accordance with Section 17-81-602. (4) "Education institution" means a building in which any part is used: (a) for more than three hours each weekday during a school year as a public or private: (i) elementary school; (ii) secondary school; or (iii) kindergarten; (b) by an institution of higher education as defined in Section 53H-1-101; or (c) by a private institution of higher education in the state accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. (5) "Health care facility" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. (6) "Large concentrated animal feeding operation" means an animal feeding operation that stables or confines as many as or more than the numbers of animals specified in any of the following categories: (a) 700 mature dairy cows, whether milked or dry; (b) 1,000 veal calves; (c) 1,000 cattle other than mature dairy cows or veal calves, with "cattle" including heifers, steers, bulls, and cow calf pairs; (d) 2,500 swine each weighing 55 pounds or more; (e) 10,000 swine each weighing less than 55 pounds; (f) 500 horses; (g) 10,000 sheep or lambs; (h) 55,000 turkeys; (i) 30,000 laying hens or broilers, if the animal feeding operation uses a liquid manure handling system; (j) 125,000 chickens, other than laying hens, if the animal feeding operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system; (k) 82,000 laying hens, if the animal feeding operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system; (l) 30,000 ducks, if the animal feeding operation uses other than a liquid manure handling system; or (m) 5,000 ducks, if the animal feeding operation uses a liquid manure handling system. (7) "Manure" includes manure, bedding, compost, a raw material, or other material commingled with manure or set aside for disposal. (8) "Public area" means land that: (a) is owned by the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision with facilities that attract the public to congregate and remain in the area for significant periods of time; (b) (i) is part of a public park, preserve, or recreation area that is owned or managed by the federal government, the state, a political subdivision, or a nongovernmental entity; and (ii) has a cultural, archaeological, scientific, or historic significance or contains a rare or valuable ecological system, including a site recognized as a National Historic Landmark or Site; or (c) is a cemetery. (9) "Religious institution" means a building and grounds used at least monthly for religious services or ceremonies.
Utah Code § 17-75-303 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-303
§ 17-75-303. Political activities of employees.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law or by personnel rules made under this chapter for federally aided programs, county employees may voluntarily participate in political activity subject to the following provisions: (1) A county may not deny an individual the opportunity to become an applicant for a position under the merit system in any covered county department because of the individual's political opinions or affiliation. (2) A county may not dismiss a county employee that is employed under the merit system because of the county employee's political opinions or affiliation. (3) A county career service employee may: (a) voluntarily contribute funds to political groups; and (b) become a candidate for public office. (4) A county officer or employee, whether elected or appointed, may not directly or indirectly coerce, command, or advise any officer or employee covered under the merit system to pay, lend, or contribute part of his or her salary or compensation or anything else of value to any party, committee, organization, agency, or person for political purposes. (5) A county officer or employee, whether elected or appointed, may not attempt to make any county officer's or employee's personnel status dependent upon the county officer's or employee's support or lack of support for any political party, committee, organization, agency, or person engaged in a political activity. (6) A county officer or employee may not engage in political activity during the hours of employment. (7) A person may not solicit political contributions from county employees during hours of employment for political purposes. (8) Nothing in this section prohibits a county officer or employee from voluntary contribution to a political party or candidate. (9) Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to permit partisan political activity of any county employee who is prevented or restricted from engaging in partisan political activity by the Hatch Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.
Utah Code § 17-78-302 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-302
§ 17-78-302. Maintenance of project -- Acquisition of property.
Status: in_force

A county may contract to: (1) maintain a flood control project after the construction work is completed, which maintenance may be without expense to the United States of America; and (2) acquire easements and rights-of-way to relocate public roads or bridges when the replacement shall be rendered necessary by the construction of any flood control project and may give satisfactory assurance to the United States of America, or any federal agency , that the location, relocation, building or rebuilding of such roads, rights-of-way, or bridges shall be done without expense to the United States of America or any federal agency.
Utah Code § 17-72-304 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-72 / § 17-72-304
§ 17-72-304. Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The legislative body of a county may set a fee for a service described in this section and charged by the county sheriff: (i) in an ordinance adopted under Section 17-64-501; and (ii) in an amount reasonably related to, but not exceeding, the actual cost of providing the service. (b) If the legislative body of a county does not under Subsection (1)(a) set a fee charged by the county sheriff, the sheriff shall charge a fee in accordance with Subsections (2) through (7). (2) Unless under Subsection (1) the legislative body of a county sets a fee amount for a fee described in this Subsection (2), the sheriff shall charge the following fees: (a) for serving a notice, rule, order, subpoena, garnishment, summons, or summons and complaint, or garnishee execution, or other process by which an action or proceeding is commenced, on each defendant, including copies when furnished by plaintiff, $20; (b) for taking or approving a bond or undertaking in any case in which he is authorized to take or approve a bond or undertaking, including justification, $5; (c) for a copy of any writ, process or other paper when demanded or required by law, for each folio, 50 cents; (d) for serving an attachment on property, or levying an execution, or executing an order of arrest or an order for the delivery of personal property, including copies when furnished by plaintiff, $50; (e) for taking and keeping possession of and preserving property under attachment or execution or other process, the amount the court orders to a maximum of $15 per day; (f) for advertising property for sale on execution, or any judgment, or order of sale, exclusive of the cost of publication, $15; (g) for drawing and executing a sheriff's deed or a certificate of redemption, exclusive of acknowledgment, $15, to be paid by the grantee; (h) for recording each deed, conveyance, or other instrument affecting real estate, exclusive of the cost of recording, $10, to be paid by the grantee; (i) for serving a writ of possession or restitution, and putting any person entitled to possession into possession of premises, and removing occupant, $50; (j) for holding each trial of right of property, to include all services in the matter, except mileage, $35; (k) for conducting, postponing, or canceling a sale of property, $15; (l) for transporting a prisoner to and from prison to attend court proceedings in a civil case, $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, up to a maximum of 100 miles; (m) for receiving and paying over money on execution or other process, as follows: (i) if the amount collected does not exceed $1,000, 2% of this amount, with a minimum of $1; and (ii) if the amount collected exceeds $1,000, 2% on the first $1,000 and 1-1/2% on the balance; and (n) for executing in duplicate a certificate of sale, exclusive of filing it, $10. (3) The fees allowed by Subsection (2)(f) for the levy of execution and for advertising shall be collected from the judgment debtor as part of the execution in the same manner as the sum directed to be made. (4) When serving an attachment on property, an order of arrest, or an order for the delivery of personal property, the sheriff may only collect traveling fees for the distance actually traveled beyond the distance required to serve the summons if the attachment or those orders: (a) accompany the summons in the action; and (b) may be executed at the time of the service of the summons. (5) (a) (i) When traveling generally to serve notices, orders, process, or other papers, the sheriff may receive, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, computed from the courthouse for each person served, to a maximum of 100 miles. (ii) When transmitting notices, orders, process, or other papers by mail, the sheriff may receive, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, computed from the post office where received for each person served, to a maximum of 100 miles. (b) The sheriff may only charge one mileage fee if any two or more papers are required to be served in the same action or proceeding at the same time and at the same address. (c) If it is necessary to make more than one trip to serve any notice, order, process, or other paper, the sheriff may not collect more than two additional mileage charges. (6) (a) For transporting a patient to the Utah State Hospital or to or from a hospital or a mental health facility, as defined in Section 26B-5-301, when the cost of transportation is payable by private individuals, the sheriff may collect, except as otherwise provided under Subsection (1)(a), $2.50 for each mile necessarily traveled, in going only, to a maximum of 100 miles. (b) If the sheriff requires assistance to transport the person, the sheriff may also charge the actual and necessary cost of that assistance. (7) (a) Subject to Subsection (7)(b), for obtaining a saliva DNA specimen under Section 53-10-404, the sheriff shall collect the fee of $150 in accordance with Section 53-10-404. (b) The fee amount described in Subsection (7)(a) may not be changed by a county legislative body under Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 17-63-505 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-505
§ 17-63-505. Costs between counties from change of venue in civil cases.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), in a civil case where change of venue is granted from one county to another, the costs and expenses connected with the proceedings shall be refunded by the county in which the action originated to the county in which the case is tried or is otherwise resolved. (b) The county attorney of the county that receives a civil case following a change of venue shall certify the amount of costs and expenses to the county attorney of the county wherein the civil case originated. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a civil case where the change of venue is granted because the civil action should have been filed in the county to which the case is taken for trial.
Utah Code § 17-65-306 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-306
§ 17-65-306. Warrants -- Authority to draw on treasury.
Status: in_force

(1) The county executive may settle and allow all accounts legally chargeable against the county, after examination by the county auditor, and order warrants to be drawn on the county treasurer for those accounts. (2) Each warrant drawn by order of the county executive on the county treasurer for current expenses during each year shall specify: (a) the liability for which it is drawn; (b) when it accrued; and (c) the funds from which it is to be paid. (3) Each warrant shall be paid in the order of presentation to the county treasurer. (4) If the money in the county treasury is insufficient to pay a warrant, the county treasurer shall: (a) register the warrant; and (b) pay the warrant in the order of registration. (5) Accounts for county charges of every description shall be presented to the county auditor and county executive to be audited as prescribed in statute.
Utah Code § 17-65-308 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-65 / § 17-65-308
§ 17-65-308. County resource development committee -- Membership -- Term -- Compensation and expenses -- Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A county executive may, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, appoint a county resource development committee of three or more members, at least one of which shall be a member of the county legislative body. (b) Each member of a county resource development committee shall be a resident of the county. (2) (a) The term of each member of a county resource development committee shall be two years and until a successor has been appointed. (b) The legislative body of each county with a county resource development committee shall provide by ordinance for the filling of a vacancy in the membership of the committee and for the removal of a member for nonperformance of duty or misconduct. (3) (a) Each member shall serve without compensation. (b) The county legislative body may reimburse a member for actual expenses incurred in performing the member's duties and responsibilities on the committee, upon presentation of proper receipts and vouchers. (4) The committee may elect such officers from its members as it considers appropriate and may, with the consent and approval of the county legislative body, employ an executive director for the committee. (5) The committee shall: (a) assist in promoting the development of the county's mineral, water, manpower, industrial, historical, cultural, and other resources; and (b) make such recommendations to the county for resource development as the committee considers advisable. (6) The county executive may cooperate and enter into contracts with municipalities, local communities, other counties, and the state for the purpose of promoting the development of the economic, historical, and cultural resources of the county.
Utah Code § 17-78-1001 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-78 / § 17-78-1001
§ 17-78-1001. Indemnification of farmers markets.
Status: in_force

A county may: (1) operate a farmers market, as defined in Section 4-5-102, on county-owned property in order to promote economic development; (2) indemnify a food producer participating in the farmers market; and (3) define the scope of the indemnification in an agreement with the food producer.
Utah Code § 17-70-505 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-70 / § 17-70-505
§ 17-70-505. Interest in business entity regulated by county -- Disclosure.
Status: in_force

(1) An officer under this part who is an officer, director, agent, or employee or the owner of a substantial interest in any business entity that is subject to the regulation of the county in which the officer is appointed or elected shall disclose the position held and the precise nature and value of the officer's interest: (a) upon first becoming appointed or elected; and (b) during January of each year during which the officer continues to be an appointed or elected officer. (2) An officer shall make the disclosure described in Subsection (1) in a sworn statement filed with: (a) the county legislative body; and (b) if the officer is an elected officer, the county clerk. (3) The commission shall: (a) report the substance of the sworn statement described in Subsection (2) to the members of the governing body; or (b) provide a copy of the sworn statement described in Subsection (2) to the members of the governing body no later than 30 days after the day on which the commission receives the statement. (4) A county clerk who receives the sworn statement described in Subsection (2) shall: (a) post a copy of the sworn statement on the county's website; and (b) ensure that the sworn statement remains posted on the county's website until the elected officer leaves office. (5) (a) This section does not apply to instances where the value of the interest does not exceed $5,000. (b) A life insurance policy or an annuity may not be considered in determining the value of the interest.
Utah Code § 17-63-601 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-63 / § 17-63-601
§ 17-63-601. Financial administration ordinance -- Purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) The county legislative body, after consultation with the county finance officer, may adopt a financial administration ordinance authorizing the county finance officer, county executive, county manager, or, in the case of county-operated hospitals or mental health districts, an appointed administrator, to act as the financial officer for the purpose of approving: (a) payroll checks, if the checks are prepared in accordance with a salary schedule established in a personnel ordinance or resolution; or (b) routine expenditures, such as utility bills, payroll-related expenses, supplies, materials, and payments on county-approved contracts and capital expenditures which are referenced in the budget document and approved by an appropriation resolution adopted for the current fiscal year. (2) A financial administration ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsection (1) shall provide: (a) a maximum amount over which purchases may not be made without the approval of the county executive; and (b) any other provisions the county legislative body considers advisable.
Utah Code § 17-68-602 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-602
§ 17-68-602. Ethical duties of civil counsel -- County is client.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An attorney acting as civil counsel under this chapter represents an organization as a client in accordance with Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.13. (b) The county is the client organization described in Subsection (1)(a). (2) The attorney: (a) does not represent a county commission, county agency, county board, county council, county officer, or county employee; (b) counsels with the county regarding civil matters; and (c) receives direction from the county through the county elected officers in accordance with the officers' duties and powers in accordance with law. (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the attorney may represent an employee named as a party in litigation: (a) with the approval of the county executive; and (b) if permitted by law and the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Utah Code § 17-73-505 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-73 / § 17-73-505
§ 17-73-505. Corner perpetuation and filing --  Establishment of corner file -- Preservation of map records -- Filing fees -- Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Any land surveyor making a boundary survey of lands within this state and utilizing a corner shall, within 90 days, complete, sign, and file with the county surveyor of the county where the corner is situated, a written record to be known as a corner file for every public land survey corner and accessory to the corner which is used as control in any survey by the surveyor, unless the corner and its accessories are already a matter of record in the county. (b) Where reasonably possible, the corner file shall include the geographic coordinates of the corner. (c) A surveyor may file a corner record as to any property corner, reference monument, or accessory to a corner. (d) Corner records may be filed concerning corners used before the effective date of this section. (2) The county surveyor of the county containing the corners shall have on record as part of the official files maps of each township within the county, the bearings and lengths of the connecting lines to government corners, and government corners looked for and not found. (3) The county surveyor shall make these records available for public inspection at the county facilities during normal business hours. (4) Filing fees for corner records shall be established by the county legislative body consistent with existing fees for similar services. All corners, monuments, and their accessories used before May 1, 1995 shall be accepted and filed with the county surveyor without requiring the payment of the fees. (5) When a corner record of a public land survey corner is required to be filed under the provisions of this section and the monument needs to be reconstructed or rehabilitated, the land surveyor shall contact the county surveyor in accordance with Section 17-73-502. (6) A corner record may not be filed unless it is signed by a land surveyor. (7) All filings relative to official cadastral surveys of the Bureau of Land Management of the United States of America performed by authorized personnel shall be exempt from filing fees.
Utah Code § 17-64-403 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-403
§ 17-64-403. Dividing county into precincts and districts.
Status: in_force

A legislative body may: (1) divide the county into precincts, districts, or other entities as permitted or required by law; and (2) may change any precinct, district, or other entity and create new precincts, districts, or other entities as convenience requires.
Utah Code § 17-68-601 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-68 / § 17-68-601
§ 17-68-601. Duties as civil counsel.
Status: in_force

The attorney serves as civil counsel to the county and shall: (1) appear in, prosecute, and defend each civil action in which the county is a party; (2) prosecute, either directly or through a private contract for debt collection, each action for the recovery of debts, fines, penalties, and forfeitures accruing to the county; (3) prosecute each appeal regarding a civil counsel's duties or functions in which the county is a party; (4) act as the civil legal advisor to the county; and (5) attend the meetings and hearings of the county legislative body as necessary.
Utah Code § 17-79-901 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-901
§ 17-79-901. Enforcement -- Limitations on a county's ability to enforce an ordinance by withholding a permit or certificate.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A county or a land use applicant may, in addition to other remedies provided by law, institute: (i) injunctions, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate actions; or (ii) proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove the unlawful building, use, or act. (b) A county need only establish the violation to obtain the injunction. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (3) through (6), a county may enforce the county's ordinance by withholding a building permit or certificate of occupancy. (b) It is unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, or change the use of any building or other structure within a county without approval of a building permit. (c) The county may not issue a building permit unless the plans of and for the proposed erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, or use fully conform to all regulations then in effect. (d) A county may require an applicant to install a permanent road, cover a temporary road with asphalt or concrete, or create another method for servicing a structure that is consistent with Appendix D of the International Fire Code, before receiving a certificate of occupancy for that structure. (e) A county may require an applicant to maintain and repair a temporary fire apparatus road during the construction of a structure accessed by the temporary fire apparatus road in accordance with the county's adopted standards. (f) A county may require temporary signs to be installed at each street intersection once construction of new roadway allows passage by a motor vehicle. (g) A county may adopt and enforce any appendix of the International Fire Code, 2021 Edition. (3) (a) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy because the applicant has not completed an infrastructure improvement: (i) unless the infrastructure improvement is essential to meet the requirements for the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy under Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act; and (ii) for which the county has accepted an improvement completion assurance for a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707, or an infrastructure improvement for the development. (b) For purposes of Subsection (3)(a)(i), notwithstanding Section 15A-5-205.6, infrastructure improvement that is essential means: (i) for a building permit: (A) operable fire hydrants installed in a manner that is consistent with the county's adopted engineering standards; and (B) for temporary roads used during construction, a properly compacted road base installed in a manner consistent with the county's adopted engineering standards; (ii) for a certificate of occupancy, at the discretion of the county, at least one of the following: (A) a permanent road; (B) a temporary road covered with asphalt or concrete; or (C) another method for accessing a structure consistent with Appendix D of the International Fire Code; and (iii) public infrastructure necessary for the health, life, and safety of the occupant. (c) A county may not adopt an engineering standard that requires an applicant to install a permanent road or a temporary road with asphalt or concrete before receiving a building permit. (4) A county may not deny an applicant a building permit or certificate of occupancy for failure to: (a) submit a private landscaping plan, as defined in Section 17-79-707; or (b) complete a landscaping improvement that is not a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707. (5) A county may not withhold a building permit based on the lack of completion of a portion of a public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way serving a lot where a single-family or two-family residence or town home is proposed in a building permit application if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the incomplete portion of the public sidewalk. (6) A county may not prohibit the construction of a single-family or two-family residence or town home, withhold recording a plat, or withhold acceptance of a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707, or an infrastructure improvement based on the lack of installation of a public sidewalk if an improvement completion assurance has been posted for the public sidewalk. (7) A county may not redeem an improvement completion assurance securing the installation of a public sidewalk sooner than 18 months after the date the improvement completion assurance is posted. (8) A county shall allow an applicant to post an improvement completion assurance for a public sidewalk separate from an improvement completion assurance for: (a) another infrastructure improvement; or (b) a public landscaping improvement, as defined in Section 17-79-707. (9) A county may withhold a certificate of occupancy for a single-family or two-family residence or town home until the portion of the public sidewalk to be constructed within a public right-of-way and located immediately adjacent to the single-family or two-family residence or town home is completed and accepted by the county.
Utah Code § 17-76-510 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-76 / § 17-76-510
§ 17-76-510. Vacancies in civil service positions.
Status: in_force

Any vacancy occurring in any county fire civil service position in any county fire department subject to this part shall be filled by an employee of the department having a lesser, equal, or superior position than that in which the vacancy occurs if that employee submits to examination for the position, is found qualified, and is certified by the executive director as provided in this part.
Utah Code § 17-75-605 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-75 / § 17-75-605
§ 17-75-605. Reciprocal agreements for benefit of system -- Cooperation by director with other governmental agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The county may enter into reciprocal agreements, upon such terms as may be agreed upon, for the use of equipment, materials, facilities, and services with any public agency or body for purposes deemed of benefit to the public personnel system. (2) The director may cooperate with other governmental agencies charged with public personnel administration in: (a) conducting personnel tests; (b) recruiting personnel; (c) training personnel; (d) establishing lists from which eligible individuals are certified for appointment; and (e) for the interchange of personnel and their benefits.
Utah Code § 17-73-402 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-73 / § 17-73-402
§ 17-73-402. Survey by direction of court -- Compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) When land, the title to which is in dispute before any court, is divided by a county line, the court making an order of survey may direct the order to the county surveyor of any county in which any part of the land is situated. (2) The court order shall provide for reasonable compensation for county surveyor services ordered under Subsection (1).
Utah Code § 17-79-806 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-806
§ 17-79-806. Simple boundary adjustment -- Full boundary adjustment -- Process -- Review by land use authority.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may propose a simple boundary adjustment to a land use authority as described in this section. (2) A proposal for a simple boundary adjustment shall: (a) include a conveyance document that complies with Section 57-1-45.5; and (b) describe all lots or parcels affected by the proposed boundary adjustment. (3) A land use authority shall consent to a proposed simple boundary adjustment if the land use authority verifies that the proposed simple boundary adjustment: (a) meets the requirements of Subsection (2); and (b) does not: (i) affect a public right-of-way, county utility easement, or other public property; (ii) affect an existing easement, onsite wastewater system, or an internal lot restriction; or (iii) result in a lot or parcel out of conformity with land use regulations. (4) If the land use authority determines that a proposed simple boundary adjustment does not meet the requirements of Subsection (3), a full boundary adjustment is required. (5) To propose a full boundary adjustment, the adjoining property owners shall submit a proposal to the land use authority that includes: (a) a conveyance document that complies with Section 57-1-45.5; (b) a survey that complies with Subsection 57-1-45.5(3)(b); and (c) if required by county ordinance, a proposed plat amendment corresponding with the proposed full boundary adjustment, prepared in accordance with Section 17-79-711. (6) The land use authority shall consent to a proposed full boundary adjustment made under Subsection (5) if: (a) the proposal submitted to the land use authority under Subsection (5) includes all necessary information; (b) the survey described in Subsection (5)(b) shows no evidence of a violation of a land use regulation; and (c) if required by county ordinance, the plat amendment corresponding with the proposed full boundary adjustment has been approved in accordance with Section 17-79-711. (7) (a) Consent under Subsection (3) or (6) is an administrative act. (b) Notice of consent under Subsection (3) or (6) shall be provided to the person proposing the boundary adjustment in a format that makes clear: (i) the land use authority is not responsible for any error related to the boundary adjustment; and (ii) a county recorder may record the boundary adjustment. (8) A boundary adjustment is effective from the day on which the boundary adjustment, as consented to by the land use authority, is recorded by the county recorder along with the relevant conveyance document. (9) The recording of a boundary adjustment does not constitute a land use approval. (10) A county may enforce county ordinances against, or withhold approval of a land use application for, property that is subject to a boundary adjustment if the county determines that the resulting lots or parcels are not in compliance with the county's land use regulations in effect on the day on which the boundary adjustment is recorded.
Utah Code § 17-64-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-64 / § 17-64-102
§ 17-64-102. Members of county legislative bodies constitute county officers.
Status: in_force

A member of a county legislative body: (1) is a county officer, as described in Section 17-66-102; and (2) shall comply with the relevant provisions of Chapter 66, County Officers and Officials Generally, in addition to the provisions of this chapter.
Utah Code § 17-79-808 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-79 / § 17-79-808
§ 17-79-808. Site plan.
Status: in_force

A site plan submitted to a county for approval of a building permit: (1) if modified, may not be used to impose a penalty on a property owner; (2) does not represent an agreement for a specific final layout; (3) does not bind an owner from future development activity or modifications to a development activity on the property; and (4) is superseded by the terms of a building permit requirement.
Utah Code § 17-62-102 — Utah Code / Title 17 / Chapter 17-62 / § 17-62-102
§ 17-62-102. Forms of county government -- County commission form required unless another is adopted -- Restrictions on form of county government.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with Utah Constitution, Article XI, Section 4, this chapter provides optional forms of county government. (2) Subject to Subsection (3), each county shall operate under one of the following forms of county government: (a) the county commission form under Section 17-62-201; (b) the expanded county commission form under Section 17-62-202; (c) the county executive and council form under Section 17-62-203; or (d) the council-manager form under Section 17-62-204. (3) Unless a county adopts another form of government as provided in this chapter, the county shall operate under the county commission form of government under Section 17-62-201. (4) (a) In a county that operates under a form of government that is not described in Subsection (3): (i) the county's legislative body shall, before July 1, 2018, initiate the process under Section 17-62-302 of changing the county's form of government; (ii) the county shall hold a special election on November 6, 2018; (iii) if the voters approve the appointment of a study committee at the special election described in Subsection (4)(a)(ii): (A) the study committee may not recommend under Section 17-62-402 that the county retain the county's current form of government; and (B) the county shall hold an election described in Section 17-62-501 before December 31, 2020, on an optional plan that the study committee creates; and (iv) the registered voters of the county may not repeal an optional plan under Section 17-62-505 that is adopted at an election described in Subsection (4)(a)(iii)(B). (b) If the voters of a county described in Subsection (4)(a) do not approve a change in the county's form of government at an election described in Subsection (4)(a)(iii)(B) before December 31, 2020: (i) the county shall operate under the county commission form of government under Section 17-62-201; and (ii) the county shall transition to the form of government described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) in the same manner as if the voters of the county had approved the change in the form of government described in Subsection (4)(b)(i) in the applicable election described in Subsection (4)(b). (5) In a county of the fifth or sixth class, if the county legislative body under Section 17-62-302 or the registered voters under Section 17-62-303, after March 24, 2020, initiate the process to adopt an optional plan, the proposed optional plan may only propose a form of government authorized under Section 17-62-404.