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Utah Code § 53H-1-102 — Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-1 / § 53H-1-102
§ 53H-1-102. Utah system of higher education.
Status: in_force

(1) The Utah system of higher education consists of the following: (a) degree-granting institutions, which are: (i) the University of Utah; (ii) Utah State University; (iii) Weber State University; (iv) Southern Utah University; (v) Snow College; (vi) Utah Tech University; (vii) Utah Valley University; and (viii) Salt Lake Community College; (b) technical colleges, which are: (i) Bridgerland Technical College; (ii) Davis Technical College; (iii) Dixie Technical College; (iv) Mountainland Technical College; (v) Ogden-Weber Technical College; (vi) Southwest Technical College; (vii) Tooele Technical College; and (viii) Uintah Basin Technical College; (c) the Utah Board of Higher Education; and (d) other public post-high school educational institutions as the Legislature may designate. (2) A change in the name of an institution within the Utah system of higher education is not a change in the role or mission of the institution, unless otherwise authorized by the board. (3) It is not the intent of the Legislature to increase the number of research universities in the state beyond the University of Utah and Utah State University. (4) An institution or board described in Subsection (1) is empowered to sue and be sued and to contract and be contracted with.
Utah Code § 63G-28-101 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-28 / § 63G-28-101
§ 63G-28-101. Definitions.
Status: in_force

1/1/2028As used in this chapter: (1) (a) "Corporation director" means a board member of the host committee who: (i) has the authority to vote in board decisions; (ii) is subject to the approval of the host representatives under Subsection 63G-28-403(1); and (iii) is appointed by the board after a search conducted by the Nominations and Governance Committee. (b) "Corporation director" does not mean a board member of the host committee who was appointed by, or serves as a board member as a result of the individual's affiliation with: (i) the International Olympic Committee; (ii) the International Paralympic Committee; or (iii) the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. (2) "Division" means the Division of Facilities Construction and Management created in Section 63A-5b-301. (3) "Fund" means the Olympic and Paralympic Venues Grant Fund. (4) "Games" means the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (5) "Games committee" means the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Coordination Committee created in Section 63G-28-201. (6) "Host committee" means a nonprofit corporation, including a successor in interest, that: (a) has been awarded the authority to organize the games within the state; and (b) has the primary purpose of organizing and managing the games. (7) "Host representatives" means the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives. (8) "Olympic or Paralympic ticket" means: (a) a ticket to an Olympic or Paralympic event or venue for the games; and (b) a hospitality package that bundles a ticket described in Subsection (8)(a) with exclusive amenities, food, beverage, merchandise, or other hospitality offerings.
Utah Code § 63M-7-511.5 — Utah Code / Title 63M / Chapter 63M-7 / § 63M-7-511.5
§ 63M-7-511.5. Limitation of reparations awards.
Status: in_force

7/1/2026 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a reparations award may not exceed $25,000. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a reparations award for medical expenses resulting from serious bodily injury or substantial bodily injury may not exceed $50,000. (2) (a) A reparations award under Subsection (1) includes any reparations award for a secondary victim. (b) Unless otherwise requested by the claimant, the office shall pay a reparations award for the victim before a reparations award for a secondary victim. (c) The reparations officer shall determine the priority of payment among multiple secondary victims on a single reparations claim.
Utah Code § 17B-1-513 — Utah Code / Title 17B / Chapter 17B-1 / § 17B-1-513
§ 17B-1-513. Termination of terms of trustees representing withdrawn areas.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (4), on the effective date of withdrawal of an area from a special district, any trustee residing in the withdrawn area shall cease to be a member of the board of trustees of the special district. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), if the special district has been divided into divisions for the purpose of electing or appointing trustees and the area withdrawn from a district constitutes all or substantially all of the area in a division of the special district that is represented by a member of the board of trustees, on the effective date of the withdrawal, the trustee representing the division shall cease to be a member of the board of trustees of the special district. (3) In the event of a vacancy on the board of trustees as a result of an area being withdrawn from the special district: (a) the board of trustees shall reduce the number of trustees of the special district as provided by law; or (b) the trustee vacancy shall be filled as provided by law. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply only to a trustee who is required by law to be a resident of the special district or of a particular division within the special district.
Utah Code § 63A-17-305 — Utah Code / Title 63A / Chapter 63A-17 / § 63A-17-305
§ 63A-17-305. Appointments to Schedule B positions -- Examinations -- Hiring lists -- Probationary service -- Dismissal.
Status: in_force

(1) Each appointment to a position under Schedule B shall be made from hiring lists of applicants who have been selected by competitive procedures as defined by the director. (2) The director shall publicly announce information regarding career service positions: (a) for periods of time to be determined by the director; and (b) in a manner designed to attract the highest number of qualified applicants. (3) The director shall make rules establishing standards for the development, approval, and implementation of examining processes, including establishing a department approved on the job examination to appoint a qualified person with a disability. (4) Applicants for employment to Schedule B positions shall be eligible for appointment based upon rules established by the director. (5) (a) The agency head shall make appointments to fill vacancies from hiring lists for probationary periods as defined by rule. (b) The director shall make rules establishing probationary periods. (6) A person serving a probationary period may not use the grievance procedures provided in this chapter and in Title 67, Chapter 19a, Grievance Procedures, and may be dismissed at any time by the appointing officer without hearing or appeal. (7) Career service status shall be granted upon the successful completion of the probationary period.
Utah Code § 23A-4-1006 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-4 / § 23A-4-1006
§ 23A-4-1006. Instruction in furharvester education -- Issuance of certificate of completion.
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall provide a course of instruction in safe and responsible trapping, including instruction in: (a) the use of trapping devices; (b) trapping laws; (c) trapping ethics; (d) techniques in safely releasing nontarget animals; (e) firearms safety; (f) wildlife management; (g) proper catch handling; (h) trapper health and safety; and (i) ethics relating to the avoidance of conflicts with other public land users and private landowners. (2) (a) A certified instructor may, on a voluntary basis, give instruction in the course of furharvester education, as established by the division. (b) Upon the successful completion of the course, the division shall issue to the participant in the furharvester education course a certificate of completion in furharvester education.
Utah Code § 31A-28-204 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-28 / § 31A-28-204
§ 31A-28-204. Unlawful statements.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful to make any statement, written or oral, regarding the coverages and protections provided by the association for the purpose of promoting the purchase of any form of insurance. (2) It is unlawful to indicate or imply that the association is an agency of the state or that the existence of the association is in any way a guarantee by the state or any of its instrumentalities to insure the payment of claims. (3) The commissioner shall prescribe rules to prevent: (a) use of the association as an inducement for the sale of insurance; (b) the dissemination of false or misleading information regarding the association and its limited guarantees; and (c) the dissemination of information implying that the association is an agency of the state and that the state in any way insures the payment of claims. (4) Any person who violates Subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person who violates a rule under Subsection (3) is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $250 or more than $1,000.
Utah Code § 26B-8-214 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-8 / § 26B-8-214
§ 26B-8-214. Certification of death by attending health care professional -- Deaths without medical attendance -- Cause of death uncertain -- Notice requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A health care professional who treats or examines an individual within 365 days from the day on which the individual dies, shall certify the individual's cause of death to the best of the health care professional's knowledge and belief unless the health care professional determines the individual may have died in a manner described in Section 26B-8-205. (b) If a health care professional is unable to determine an individual's cause of death in accordance with Subsection (1)(a), the health care professional shall notify the medical examiner. (2) For an unattended death, the person with custody of the body shall notify the medical examiner of the death. (3) If the medical examiner determines there may be criminal responsibility for a death, the medical examiner shall notify: (a) the district attorney or county attorney that has criminal jurisdiction; or (b) the head of the law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction to investigate the death.
Utah Code § 34A-5-112 — Utah Code / Title 34A / Chapter 34A-5 / § 34A-5-112
§ 34A-5-112. Religious liberty protections -- Expressing beliefs and commitments in workplace -- Prohibition on employment actions against certain employee speech.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "religiously objectionable expression" means expression, action, or inaction that burdens or offends a sincerely held religious belief, including dress and grooming requirements, speech, scheduling, prayer, and abstention, including abstentions relating to healthcare. (2) An employee may express the employee's religious or moral beliefs and commitments in the workplace in a reasonable, non-disruptive, and non-harassing way on equal terms with similar types of expression of beliefs or commitments allowed by the employer in the workplace, unless the expression is in direct conflict with the essential business-related interests of the employer. (3) An employer may not discharge, demote, terminate, or refuse to hire any person, or retaliate against, harass, or discriminate in matters of compensation or in terms, privileges, and conditions of employment against any person otherwise qualified, for lawful expression or expressive activity outside of the workplace regarding the person's religious, political, or personal convictions, including convictions about marriage, family, or sexuality, unless the expression or expressive activity is in direct conflict with the essential business-related interests of the employer. (4) An employer may not compel an employee to engage in religiously objectionable expression that the employee reasonably believes would burden or offend the employee's sincerely held religious beliefs, unless accommodating the employee would cause an undue burden to the employer by substantially interfering with the employer's: (a) core mission or the employer's ability to conduct business in an effective or financially reasonable manner; or (b) ability to provide training and safety instruction for the job. (5) To receive an accommodation under this section, an employee shall: (a) request that the employer comply with the provisions of this section by granting the employee an accommodation; and (b) after making a request as described in Subsection (5)(a), provide an employer with a reasonable opportunity to accommodate the employee. (6) This section does not require an employer to grant an employee a scheduling accommodation if the employer has fewer than 15 employees.
Utah Code § 65A-7-1 — Utah Code / Title 65A / Chapter 65A-7 / § 65A-7-1
§ 65A-7-1. Division to make rules for the sale, exchange, or lease of state lands.
Status: in_force

The division shall establish criteria by rule for the sale, exchange, lease, or other disposition or conveyance of state lands including procedures for determining fair market value of those lands.
Utah Code § 23A-5-307 — Utah Code / Title 23A / Chapter 23A-5 / § 23A-5-307
§ 23A-5-307. Use of a computer or other device to remotely hunt wildlife prohibited -- Trail cameras -- Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "trail camera" means a device that is not held or manually operated by a person and is capable of capturing images, video, or location data of wildlife using heat or motion to trigger the device. (2) A person may not use a computer or other device to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm or other weapon for hunting an animal. (3) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. (4) (a) A trail camera using internal data storage and not capable of transmitting data is permitted for use on private lands for the purposes of taking protected wildlife. (b) A trail camera may not be used to take wildlife on public land during the period beginning on July 31 and ending on December 31. (c) A trail camera is prohibited on public land during the period beginning on July 31 and ending on December 31, except for use by: (i) the division for monitoring or research; (ii) a land management agency in the course of the land management agency's regular duties; (iii) any of the following conducting research in conjunction with the division: (A) a non-governmental organization; (B) an educational institution; or (C) other person; (iv) monitoring active agricultural operations including the take of a bear or cougar that is causing livestock depredation; or (v) a municipality participating in a program addressing urban deer. (5) (a) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the Wildlife Board may make rules regulating the use of trail cameras. (b) A person who violates rules made by the Wildlife Board under this Subsection (5) is subject to the penalty provided in Section 23A-5-301.
Utah Code § 70A-2-607 — Utah Code / Title 70A / Chapter 70A-2 / § 70A-2-607
§ 70A-2-607. Effect of acceptance -- Notice of breach -- Burden of establishing breach after acceptance -- Notice of claim or litigation to person answerable over.
Status: in_force

(1) The buyer must pay at the contract rate for any goods accepted. (2) Acceptance of goods by the buyer precludes rejection of the goods accepted and if made with knowledge of a nonconformity cannot be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the nonconformity would be seasonably cured but acceptance does not of itself impair any other remedy provided by this chapter for nonconformity. (3) Where a tender has been accepted (a) the buyer must within a reasonable time after he discovers or should have discovered any breach notify the seller of breach or be barred from any remedy; and (b) if the claim is one for infringement or the like (Subsection (3) of Section 70A-2-312) and the buyer is sued as a result of such a breach he must so notify the seller within a reasonable time after he receives notice of the litigation or be barred from any remedy over for liability established by the litigation. (4) The burden is on the buyer to establish any breach with respect to the goods accepted. (5) Where the buyer is sued for breach of a warranty or other obligation for which his seller is answerable over (a) he may give his seller written notice of the litigation. If the notice states that the seller may come in and defend and that if the seller does not do so he will be bound in any action against him by his buyer by any determination of fact common to the two litigations, then unless the seller after seasonable receipt of the notice does come in and defend he is so bound. (b) if the claim is one for infringement or the like (Subsection (3) of Section 70A-2-312) the original seller may demand in writing that his buyer turn over to him control of the litigation including settlement or else be barred from any remedy over and if he also agrees to bear all expense and to satisfy any adverse judgment, then unless the buyer after seasonable receipt of the demand does turn over control the buyer is so barred. (6) The provisions of Subsections (3), (4) and (5) apply to any obligation of a buyer to hold the seller harmless against infringement or the like (Subsection (3) of Section 70A-2-312).
Utah Code § 26B-1-240 — Utah Code / Title 26B / Chapter 26B-1 / § 26B-1-240
§ 26B-1-240. License by endorsement.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, "license" means an authorization that permits the holder to engage in the practice of a profession regulated under this title. (2) Subject to Subsections (4) through (7), the department shall issue a license to an applicant who has been licensed in another state, district, or territory of the United States if: (a) the department determines that the license issued by the other state, district, or territory encompasses a similar scope of practice as the license sought in this state; (b) the applicant has at least one year of experience practicing under the license issued in the other state, district, or territory; and (c) the applicant's license is in good standing in the other state, district, or territory. (3) Subject to Subsections (4) through (7), the department may issue a license to an applicant who: (a) has been licensed in another state, district, or territory of the United States, or in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, if: (i) (A) the department determines that the applicant's education, experience, and skills demonstrate competency in the profession for which licensure is sought in this state; and (B) the applicant has at least one year of experience practicing under the license issued in the other state, district, territory, or jurisdiction; or (ii) the department determines that the licensure requirements of the other state, district, territory, or jurisdiction at the time the license was issued were substantially similar to the requirements for the license sought in this state; or (b) has never been licensed in a state, district, or territory of the United States, or in a jurisdiction outside of the United States, if: (i) the applicant was educated in or obtained relevant experience in a state, district, or territory of the United States, or a jurisdiction outside of the United States; and (ii) the department determines that the education or experience was substantially similar to the education or experience requirements for the license sought in this state. (4) The department may refuse to issue a license to an applicant under this section if: (a) the department determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the applicant is not qualified to receive the license in this state; or (b) the applicant has a previous or pending disciplinary action related to the applicant's other license. (5) Before the department issues a license to an applicant under this section, the applicant shall: (a) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504; and (b) produce satisfactory evidence of the applicant's identity, qualifications, and good standing in the profession for which licensure is sought in this state. (6) The department may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, prescribing the administration and requirements of this section. (7) This section is subject to and may be supplemented or altered by licensure endorsement provisions or multistate licensure compacts in specific chapters of this title.
Utah Code § 31A-23a-113 — Utah Code / Title 31A / Chapter 31A-23a / § 31A-23a-113
§ 31A-23a-113. License lapse and voluntary surrender.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A license issued under this chapter, including a line of authority, shall lapse if the licensee fails to: (i) pay when due a fee under Section 31A-3-103; (ii) complete continuing education requirements under Section 31A-23a-202 before submitting the license renewal application; (iii) submit a completed renewal application as required by Section 31A-23a-104; (iv) submit additional documentation required to complete the licensing process as related to a specific license type or line of authority; or (v) maintain an active license in a licensee's home state if the licensee is a nonresident licensee. (b) A license that lapses shall expire effective at midnight on the day on which the license expires. (c) (i) A licensee whose license lapses may request reinstatement of the license and line of authority no more than one year after the day on which the license lapses. (ii) A licensee whose license lapses due to the following may request an action described in Subsection (1)(c)(iii): (A) military service; (B) voluntary service for a period of time designated by the person for whom the licensee provides voluntary service; or (C) some other extenuating circumstances, including long-term medical disability. (iii) A licensee described in Subsection (1)(c)(ii) may request: (A) reinstatement of the license and line of authority no later than one year after the day on which the license lapses; and (B) waiver of any of the following imposed for failure to comply with renewal procedures: (I) an examination requirement; (II) reinstatement fees set under Section 31A-3-103; (III) continuing education requirements; or (IV) other sanction imposed for failure to comply with renewal procedures. (2) If a license or line of authority issued under this chapter is voluntarily surrendered, the license or line of authority may be reinstated: (a) during the license period in which the license or line of authority is voluntarily surrendered; and (b) no later than one year after the day on which the license or line of authority is voluntarily surrendered.
Utah Code § 63G-31-401.1 — Utah Code / Title 63G / Chapter 63G-31 / § 63G-31-401.1
§ 63G-31-401.1. Government entity noncompliance.
Status: in_force

(1) The state auditor shall: (a) establish a process to receive and investigate alleged violations of this chapter by a government entity; (b) provide notice to the relevant government entity of: (i) each alleged violation of this chapter by the government entity; and (ii) each violation that the state auditor determines to be substantiated, including an opportunity to cure the violation not to exceed 30 calendar days; and (c) if a government entity fails to cure a violation in accordance with Subsection (1)(b)(ii), report the government entity's failure to: (i) for a political subdivision as defined in Section 63G-7-102 or a charter school, the attorney general for enforcement under Subsection (2); or (ii) for a state entity as defined in Section 67-4-2, the Legislative Management Committee. (2) (a) The attorney general shall: (i) enforce this chapter against a political subdivision or charter school upon referral by the state auditor under Subsection (1)(c) by imposing a fine of up to $10,000 per violation per day; and (ii) deposit fines under Subsection (2)(a) into the General Fund. (b) A political subdivision or charter school may seek judicial review of a fine that the attorney general imposes under this section to determine whether the fine is clearly erroneous. (3) A local education agency is not in violation of this chapter for a lawful application of Section 53G-8-211.