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UT Code § 9-7-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 303 - Withdrawing books.

9-7-303. Withdrawing books.    (1) Books may be taken from the State Law Library by:   (a) the members, officers, and staff of the Legislature;     (b) the officers and staff of the executive departments and of the several boards and commissions of the state government; and     (c) the justices of the Supreme Court, the judges of other state courts, and their staffs.       (2) No other person may withdraw any book from the State Law Library.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 241, 1992 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 304 - Book register -- Time limit.

9-7-304. Book register -- Time limit.    (1) The state law librarian shall keep a register of all books issued and returned, showing to whom issued, by whom returned, and the time issued and returned.     (2) No book taken from the law library may be detained more than 10 days, except by permission of the state law librarian.    Amended by Chapter 176, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 305 - Injury to and failure to return books -- Action.

9-7-305. Injury to and failure to return books -- Action.    (1) If any person injures any book owned by the state law library or fails to return any book taken from the State Law Library, that person shall pay the state law librarian all loss or damage sustained because of the injury or failure to return, including costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.     (2) The state law librarian, in behalf of the state, shall bring action in the name of the state for the collection of all damages sustained and all losses and penalties imposed under this section.    Amended by Chapter 176, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-307 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 307 - Catalogue -- Rules.

9-7-307. Catalogue -- Rules.  The state law librarian shall catalogue all books, pamphlets, maps, charts, globes, papers, apparatus, and valuable specimens in the State Law Library and shall post in some conspicuous place a copy of the rules of the State Law Library. The catalogue shall be made available, whether electronically or in writing, to the persons entitled to withdraw books from the State Law Library under Section 9-7-303.  Amended by Chapter 176, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-308 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 308 - Books to be stamped and labeled.

9-7-308. Books to be stamped and labeled.  The state law librarian shall cause every book in the State Law Library to be labeled with a printed or stamped label containing the words "Utah State Law Library," and shall cause the same words to be written or stamped on one or more pages of each volume.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 241, 1992 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-309 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 309 - Sale and exchange of books.

9-7-309. Sale and exchange of books.  The state law librarian may sell or exchange any surplus or duplicate sets of books in the State Law Library and use the proceeds from the sale to purchase other books for the State Law Library.  Amended by Chapter 176, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-311 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 311 - Wrongful withdrawal of books -- Penalty.

9-7-311. Wrongful withdrawal of books -- Penalty.  If any person not authorized by Section 9-7-303 takes a book from the State Law Library, either with or without the consent of the state law librarian, or violates any of the provisions of this part, that person shall be fined the full cost of replacing the book, plus $50 for each book so taken.  Amended by Chapter 176, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-312 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 312 - Disposition of fines and penalties.

9-7-312. Disposition of fines and penalties.  All fines and penalties collected pursuant to the provisions of this part shall be paid into the state treasury for the benefit of the State Law Library.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 241, 1992 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-313 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 3 - State Law Library|Section 313 - Law library self-help center.

9-7-313. Law library self-help center.    (1) The Utah State Law Library shall establish a statewide self-help center to assist self-represented parties to achieve fair and efficient resolution of their cases.     (2) The self-help center shall be staffed or directed by persons admitted to the practice of law in this state. Self-help center personnel may not represent parties or give legal advice.     (3) The self-help center shall provide to the public and all parties:   (a) information about:   (i) the availability of mediation services, and legal advice and representation through pro bono legal services;     (ii) low cost legal services;     (iii) legal aid programs; and     (iv) lawyer referral services;       (b) information about resources provided by law libraries;     (c) court forms and instructions, and help completing forms;     (d) answers to questions about the law, court process, and options; and     (e) educational materials and other services consistent with the purpose of this statute and the direction of the Judicial Council, including programs in other agencies and organizations.      Enacted by Chapter 368, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 402 - Establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library board of directors -- Expenses.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-402. Establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library board of directors -- Expenses.    (1) A city's governing body may establish and maintain a public library.     (2) When the city governing body decides to establish and maintain a city public library under the provisions of this part, it shall appoint a library board of directors of not less than five members and not more than nine members, chosen from the citizens of the city and based upon their fitness for the office.     (3) Only one member of the city governing body may be, at any one time, a member of the library board.     (4) Each director shall serve without compensation, but their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties may be paid from library funds.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General SessionAmended by Chapter 301, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 403 - Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-403. Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies.    (1) Each director of a library board shall be appointed for a three-year term, or until the successor to that director is appointed. Initially, appointments shall be made for one-, two-, and three-year terms. Annually thereafter, the city governing body shall, before the first day of July of each year, appoint for a three-year term directors to take the place of the retiring directors.     (2) Directors shall serve not more than two consecutive full terms.     (3) The directors shall annually select a chairman and other officers.     (4) The city governing body may remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty.     (5) Vacancies in a library board of directors shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 404 - Board powers and duties -- Library fund deposits and disbursements.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-404. Board powers and duties -- Library fund deposits and disbursements.    (1) The library board of directors may, with the approval of the city governing body:   (a) have control of the expenditure of the library fund, of construction, lease, or sale of library buildings and land, and of the operation and care of the library; and     (b) purchase, lease, or sell land, and purchase, lease, erect, or sell buildings for the benefit of the library.       (2) The library board shall:   (a) maintain and care for the library;     (b) establish policies for its operation; and     (c) in general, carry out the spirit and intent of the provisions of this part.       (3) All tax money received for the library shall be deposited in the city treasury to the credit of the library fund, and may not be used for any purpose except that of the city library. These funds shall be drawn upon by the authorized officers of the city upon presentation of the properly authenticated vouchers of the library board. All money collected by the library shall be deposited to the credit of the library fund.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 405 - Rules -- Use of library.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-405. Rules -- Use of library.    (1) The library board of directors shall make, amend, and repeal rules, not inconsistent with law, for the governing of the library.     (2) Each library established under this part shall be free to the use of the inhabitants of the city where located, subject to the rules adopted by the library board. The library board may exclude from the use of the library any person who willfully violates these rules. The library board may extend the privileges and use of the library to persons residing outside of the city upon terms and conditions it may prescribe by rule.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 406 - Reports to governing body and director of the division.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-406. Reports to governing body and director of the division.  The library board of directors shall:  (1) provide an annual report to the city governing body on the condition and operation of the library, including a financial statement; and     (2) provide an annual report to the director of the division that contains the information required by the State Library Board.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-407 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 407 - Librarian and other personnel.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-407. Librarian and other personnel.    (1) The library board of directors shall appoint a competent person as librarian to have immediate charge of the library with those duties and compensation for services that it determines. The librarian shall act as the executive officer for the library board.     (2) The library board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the librarian, other personnel as needed.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 408 - Donations of money or property.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-408. Donations of money or property.  Any person desiring to make donations of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of any library shall have the right to vest the title to the money, personal property, or real estate in the library board of directors. The donation shall be held and controlled by the library board, when accepted, according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of the property, and the library board shall be held and considered to be trustees of the property. Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-409 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 409 - Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-409. Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services.  Library boards of directors of city libraries, library boards of directors of county libraries, boards of education, governing boards of other educational institutions, library agencies, and local political subdivisions may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services. Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-410 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 4 - City Libraries|Section 410 - Consolidation with county library.

9-7-410. Consolidation with county library.    (1) If a city library consolidates with a county library, the city library board of directors shall convey all assets and, except as provided in Subsection (2), trust funds to the county library board of directors, and the city library shall cease operation.     (2) If a conveyance of trust funds under Subsection (1) would constitute a violation of the trust agreement governing the trust funds, conveyance of those funds is not required, and those funds may continue to be used in accordance with the trust agreement for any library facility specified in the trust agreement, even after the facility becomes a county library facility because of consolidation.    Amended by Chapter 46, 2005 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 501 - Tax for establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library fund.

 Effective 5/13/2014  9-7-501. Tax for establishment and maintenance of public library -- Library fund.    (1) A county legislative body may establish and maintain a public library.     (2) For this purpose, counties may levy annually a tax not to exceed .001 of taxable value of taxable property in the county, outside of cities which maintain their own city libraries as authorized by Part 4, City Libraries. The tax is in addition to all taxes levied by counties and is not limited by the levy limitation imposed on counties by law. However, if bonds are issued for purchasing a site, or constructing or furnishing a building, then taxes sufficient for the payment of the bonds and any interest may be levied.     (3) The taxes shall be levied and collected in the same manner as other general taxes of the county and shall constitute a fund to be known as the county library fund.    Amended by Chapter 189, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 502 - Library board of directors -- Expenses.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-502. Library board of directors -- Expenses.    (1)   (a) When the county legislative body decides to establish and maintain a county public library under the provisions of this part, the county executive shall, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, appoint a library board of not less than five and not more than nine directors chosen from the citizens of the county and based upon their fitness for the office.     (b) When increasing membership on an existing library board, the county legislative body:   (i) may not add more than two positions in any year; and     (ii) when adding members, shall ensure that the terms of library board members are staggered so that approximately 1/4 of the board is selected each year.         (2) Only one member of the county legislative body may be, at any one time, a member of the library board.     (3) Each director shall serve without compensation, but the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the director's official duties may be paid from library funds.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-503 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 503 - Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-503. Library board terms -- Officers -- Removal -- Vacancies.    (1) Each director of a library board shall be appointed for a four-year term, or until the director's successor is appointed. Initially, appointments shall be made for one-, two-, three-, and four-year terms, and one member of the county legislative body for the term of his elected office. Annually thereafter, the county executive body shall, before the first day of July of each year, appoint, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, for a four-year term, one director to take the place of the retiring director.     (2) Directors shall serve not more than two consecutive full terms.     (3) The directors shall annually select a chairman and other officers.     (4) The county executive body may remove any director for misconduct or neglect of duty.     (5) Vacancies in a library board of directors shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as original appointments.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-504 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 504 - Library board duties -- Library fund deposits.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-504. Library board duties -- Library fund deposits.    (1) The library board of directors shall, with the approval of the county executive and in accordance with county ordinances, policies, and procedures:   (a) be responsible for:   (i) the expenditure of the library fund;     (ii) the construction, lease, or sale of library buildings and land; and     (iii) the operation and care of the library; and       (b) purchase, lease, or sell land, and purchase, lease, construct, or sell buildings, for the benefit of the library.       (2) The library board has those powers and duties as prescribed by county ordinance, including establishing policies for collections and information resources that are consistent with state and federal law.     (3)   (a) All tax money received for the library shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the library fund, and may not be used for any purpose except that of the county library.     (b) All money collected by the library shall be deposited to the credit of the library fund.      Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-505 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 505 - Rules -- Use of library.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-505. Rules -- Use of library.    (1) Each library board shall make library rules in a manner consistent with county ordinances, policies, and procedures for the governing of the library.     (2) Each library established under this part shall be free to the use of the inhabitants of the area taxed for the support of the library, subject to the rules made as prescribed by county ordinance.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-506 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 506 - Annual reports.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-506. Annual reports.  The library board of directors shall:  (1) provide an annual report to the county executive and county legislative body on the condition and operation of the library, including a financial statement; and     (2) provide an annual report to the director of the division that contains the information required by the State Library Board.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-507 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 507 - Librarian and other personnel.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-507. Librarian and other personnel.    (1)   (a) The library board of directors shall recommend to the county executive for appointment a competent person to serve as librarian.     (b) The county executive shall, within 30 days of the recommendation, either make the appointment or request that the library board submit another recommendation.     (c) The librarian shall be an employee of the county subject to the personnel policies, procedures, and compensation plans approved by the county executive and county legislative body.     (d) The librarian shall act as the executive officer for the library board.       (2)   (a) All library personnel are employees of the county.     (b) The librarian or the librarian's designee shall hire library personnel in accordance with the county merit system, personnel policies and procedures, and compensation plans approved by the county executive and county legislative body.       (3) As used in this section "librarian" means the county library director.    Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-508 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 508 - Donations of money or property.

9-7-508. Donations of money or property.    (1) A person desiring to make a donation of money, personal property, or real estate for the benefit of a library has the right to vest the title to the money, personal property, or real estate in the county, designated for the benefit and purposes of the library.     (2) The county shall hold donated personal property and real estate as prescribed by county ordinance according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise, or bequest of the property, and the county shall be the trustee of the property.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-509 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 509 - Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services.

 Effective 5/14/2019  9-7-509. Entities may cooperate, merge, or consolidate in providing library services.  Library boards of directors of city libraries, library boards of directors of county libraries, boards of education, governing boards of other educational institutions, library agencies, and local political subdivisions may cooperate in providing library services or merge or consolidate under an interlocal agreement approved and implemented in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act. Amended by Chapter 221, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 9-7-510 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 9 - Cultural and Community Engagement|Chapter 7 - Library Development|Part 5 - County Libraries|Section 510 - Estimate of money.

9-7-510. Estimate of money.    (1) The library board of directors shall furnish to the county executive and county legislative body, in writing, and prior to the time required by law to levy county taxes, an estimate of the amount of money necessary to establish, equip, and maintain the library, and to provide library services during the next ensuing fiscal year and shall certify the amount.     (2) The county legislative body may, at the time and in the manner of levying other taxes, impose the levy, but the levy may not exceed in any one year .001 per dollar of taxable value of taxable property in the county.    Amended by Chapter 305, 1995 General Session