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UT Code § 17-50-325 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 325 - Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations.

17-50-325. Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations.    (1) A county may, by ordinance enacted by the county legislative body, make benefits generally available to all county employees, their dependents, and an unmarried employee's financially dependent or interdependent adult designee.     (2)   (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a county may, by ordinance enacted by the county legislative body, create a registry for adult relationships of financial dependence or interdependence.     (b) A county may not create or maintain a registry or other means that defines, identifies, or recognizes and gives legal status or effect to a domestic partnership, civil union, or domestic cohabitation relationship other than marriage.       (3) The county's recognition of an adult designee, the creation and maintenance of a registry under Subsection (2)(a), and any certificate issued to or other designation of a person on the county's registry are not and may not be treated the same as or substantially equivalent to marriage.     (4) Neither an ordinance under Subsection (1) or (2)(a) nor a registry created under Subsection (2)(a) making an employee benefit available to an adult designee may create, modify, or affect a spousal, marital, or parental status, duty, or right.     (5) An ordinance, executive order, rule, or regulation adopted or other action taken before, on, or after May 5, 2008 that is inconsistent with this section is void.    Enacted by Chapter 127, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-326 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 326 - Preservation of historical areas and sites.

17-50-326. Preservation of historical areas and sites.  A county may:  (1) expend public funds to preserve, protect, or enhance an historical area or site;     (2) acquire an historical area or site by direct purchase, contract, lease, trade, or gift;     (3) obtain an easement or right-of-way across public or private property to ensure access or proper development of an historical area or site;     (4) protect an historical area or site;     (5) ensure proper development and utilization of land or an area adjacent to an historical area or site; and     (6) enter into an agreement with a private individual for the right to purchase an historical area or site if and when the private individual elects to sell or dispose of the owner's property.    Enacted by Chapter 360, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-327 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 327 - Regulation of carbon monoxide detectors -- Enforcement against occupant only.

17-50-327. Regulation of carbon monoxide detectors -- Enforcement against occupant only.    (1) Subject to Subsection (2), a county may not enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation requiring the installation or maintenance of a carbon monoxide detector in a residential dwelling against anyone other than the occupant of the dwelling.     (2) Subsection (1) may not be construed to affect:   (a) a building permit applicant's obligation to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction; or     (b) a county's ability to require a building permit applicant to comply with a building code that requires the installation of a carbon monoxide detector as part of new construction.      Enacted by Chapter 304, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-328 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 328 - Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.

17-50-328. Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Displaced mobile home park resident" means a resident within a mobile home park who is required to relocate his or her residence from the mobile home park because of development activities that will change the use of the property on which the mobile home park is located.     (b) "Former mobile home park property" means property on which a mobile home park was located but whose use has changed from a mobile home park because of development activities that require mobile home park residents to relocate.     (c) "Incremental tax revenue" means property tax revenue that:   (i) is generated from a former mobile home park property located within the unincorporated part of a county;     (ii) exceeds the amount of property tax revenue the former mobile home park property would have generated if its use had not changed from a mobile home park; and     (iii) is levied and collected by:   (A) the county in whose unincorporated area the former mobile home park property is located; or     (B) another taxing entity.         (d) "Taxing entity" has the same meaning as defined in Section 59-2-102.       (2) A county may use incremental tax revenue to pay some or all of the relocation expenses of a displaced mobile home park resident.     (3) Any taxing entity may share some or all of its incremental tax revenue with a county for use as provided in Subsection (2).    Enacted by Chapter 98, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-329 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 329 - Prohibition against regulation of nutritional information dissemination.

17-50-329. Prohibition against regulation of nutritional information dissemination.    (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.    Enacted by Chapter 236, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-329.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 329.5 - Regulation of drive-through facilities.

 Effective 5/8/2018  17-50-329.5. Regulation of drive-through facilities.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Business" means a private enterprise carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit.     (b)   (i) "Business lobby" means a public area, including a lobby, dining area, or other area accessible to the public where business is conducted within a place of business.     (ii) "Business lobby" does not include the area of a business where drive-through service is conducted.       (c) "Land use application" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-27a-103.     (d)   (i) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled vehicle, including a motorcycle, intended primarily for use and operation on the highways.     (ii) "Motor vehicle" does not include an off-highway vehicle.       (e) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle having a saddle for the use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than two tires.     (f) "Off-highway vehicle" means any snowmobile, all-terrain type I vehicle, all-terrain type II vehicle, or all-terrain type III vehicle.       (2) A county may not withhold a business license, deny a land use application, or otherwise require a business that has a drive-through service as a component of its business operations to:   (a) allow a person other than a person in a motorized vehicle to use the drive-through service; or     (b) offer designated hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the business lobby that are the same as or exceed the hours of the day that a customer is accommodated and business is conducted in the drive-through service.      Amended by Chapter 166, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-330 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 330 - Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.

17-50-330. Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Apportioned" means divided or assigned among the states based on a prescribed formula established in 23 U.S.C.     (b) "Authorization act" means an act of Congress enacted after July 1, 2009 that authorizes transportation programs from the Highway Trust Fund established in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 9503.       (2) A county may not spend project-specific funds that are allocated through an authorization act for a transportation-related project that is eligible for funds apportioned to the state in support of the statewide transportation improvement program unless the specified project is included on the statewide transportation improvement program.    Enacted by Chapter 332, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-332 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 332 - Knives regulated by state.

17-50-332. Knives regulated by state.    (1) As used in this section, "knife" means a cutting instrument that includes a sharpened or pointed blade.     (2) The authority to regulate a knife is reserved to the state except where the Legislature specifically delegates responsibility to a county.     (3)   (a) Unless specifically authorized by the Legislature or, subject to Subsection (3)(b), a county ordinance with a criminal penalty, a county may not enact or enforce an ordinance or a regulation pertaining to a knife.     (b) A county may not enact an ordinance with a criminal penalty pertaining to a knife that is:   (i) more restrictive than a state criminal penalty pertaining to a knife; or     (ii) has a greater criminal penalty than a state penalty pertaining to a knife.        Enacted by Chapter 272, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-334 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 334 - Limitations on employee benefits imposed by a county.

17-50-334. Limitations on employee benefits imposed by a county.    (1) For the purpose of this section:   (a) "Accident and health insurance" is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.     (b) "Employee" means an individual employed by an employer.     (c) "Employee benefit" means one or more benefits or services provided to:   (i) an employee; or     (ii) a dependent of an employee.       (d) "Private employer" means a person who has one or more employees employed in the same business, or in or about the same establishment, under any contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written.     (e) "Insurance" is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.     (f) "Life insurance" is as defined in Section 31A-1-301.       (2) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance that establishes, mandates, or requires a private employer to establish or offer an employee benefit, including:   (a) accident and health insurance;     (b) life insurance;     (c) sick leave; or     (d) family medical leave.       (3) Nothing in this section prohibits a county from considering an employee benefit described in Subsection (2) among other criteria when issuing a request for proposals.    Enacted by Chapter 87, 2012 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-335 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 335 - Energy efficiency upgrade, renewable energy system, or electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

 Effective 5/12/2020  17-50-335. Energy efficiency upgrade, renewable energy system, or electric vehicle charging infrastructure.  A county may provide or finance an energy efficiency upgrade, a renewable energy system, or electric vehicle charging infrastructure as defined in Section 11-42a-102, in a designated voluntary assessment area in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 42a, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Act. Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-336 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 336 - Service animals permitted.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-50-336. Service animals permitted.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Retired service animal" means a dog that:   (i) at one time was a service animal for the current owner; and     (ii) no longer provides service animal services to the owner because of the dog's age or other factors limiting the dog's service capability.       (b) "Service animal" means a police service canine, as defined in Section 53-16-102.       (2) If a county adopts a limit as to the number of dogs a person may keep, the county shall allow a person to keep a service animal, a retired service animal, or both in addition to that limit.    Enacted by Chapter 28, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-337 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 337 - Reassignment of lien prohibited.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-50-337. Reassignment of lien prohibited.  A county may not reassign a lien created under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes, on real property. Enacted by Chapter 222, 2014 General Session  Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB217, Chapter 28.
UT Code § 17-50-338 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 3 - County Powers|Section 338 - Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances restricting speech on short-term rental websites.

 Effective 10/1/2021  17-50-338. Ordinances regarding short-term rentals -- Prohibition on ordinances restricting speech on short-term rental websites.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Internal accessory dwelling unit" means the same as that term is defined in Section 10-9a-511.5.     (b) "Residential unit" means a residential structure or any portion of a residential structure that is occupied as a residence.     (c) "Short-term rental" means a residential unit or any portion of a residential unit that the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than 30 consecutive days.     (d) "Short-term rental website" means a website that:   (i) allows a person to offer a short-term rental to one or more prospective renters; and     (ii) facilitates the renting of, and payment for, a short-term rental.         (2) Notwithstanding Section 17-27a-501 or Subsection 17-27a-503(1), a legislative body may not:   (a) enact or enforce an ordinance that prohibits an individual from listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website; or     (b) use an ordinance that prohibits the act of renting a short-term rental to fine, charge, prosecute, or otherwise punish an individual solely for the act of listing or offering a short-term rental on a short-term rental website.       (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an individual who lists or offers an internal accessory dwelling unit as a short-term rental on a short-term rental website if the county records a notice for the internal accessory dwelling unit under Subsection 17-27a-526(6).    Amended by Chapter 102, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-402 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 4 - Claims Against the County|Section 402 - Payment or rejection of claims.

17-50-402. Payment or rejection of claims.    (1) If the county executive finds that any claim presented is not payable by the county or is not a proper county charge, the county executive shall reject the claim.     (2)   (a) If the claim is found to be a proper county charge, but greater in amount than is justly due, the county executive may allow the claim in part and may order a warrant drawn for the portion allowed.     (b) If the claimant is unwilling to receive the amount in full payment, the county executive may again consider the claim.       (3) No claim may be paid if paying the claim would exceed the current unencumbered funds.    Amended by Chapter 241, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-403 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 4 - Claims Against the County|Section 403 - Action on rejected claim -- Limitation.

17-50-403. Action on rejected claim -- Limitation.    (1) 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, but not afterward.     (2) If in such action 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.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-404 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 4 - Claims Against the County|Section 404 - Judgments against county -- Payment.

17-50-404. Judgments against county -- Payment.    (1) If a judgment is obtained against a county, it shall be paid as are other county charges.     (2) The county legislative body shall levy and authorize the collection of a sufficient amount of revenue to pay off and discharge such judgment in addition to the ordinary expenses of the county, but the property of the county and of the persons owning property situated or liable to taxation in the county may not be liable to judgment lien or to seizure or sale upon execution or other process of any court.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 4 - Claims Against the County|Section 405 - County legislative body claim for expenses -- County attorney's opinion of legality.

17-50-405. County legislative body claim for expenses -- County attorney's opinion of legality.    (1) Each claim against the county presented by a member of the county legislative body for the member's expenses shall:   (a) be itemized and verified as other claims;     (b) state that the service has been actually rendered; and     (c) be presented to the county attorney or, in a county that has a district attorney but not a county attorney, the district attorney.       (2)   (a) The county or district attorney, as the case may be, shall endorse on the claim, in writing, the attorney's opinion as to its legality.     (b) If the attorney declares the claim illegal, the attorney shall state specifically the reasons why it is illegal, and the county executive shall reject the claim.      Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 4 - Claims Against the County|Section 406 - Officers not to advocate claims -- Right to oppose claims.

17-50-406. Officers not to advocate claims -- Right to oppose claims.    (1) No county officer may, except for the officer's own services, present any claim, account, or demand for allowance against the county or in any way advocate the relief asked in the claim or demand made by any other person.     (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), a county officer may forward to the county executive a claim made by another and may endorse on the claim the officer's recommendation to the county executive regarding payment of the claim.     (3) Any person may appear before the county executive and oppose the allowance of any claim or demand made against the county.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 5 - Classification|Section 501 - Classification of counties.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-50-501. Classification of counties.    (1) Each county shall be classified according to its population.     (2)   (a) A county with a population of 1,000,000 or more is a county of the first class.     (b) A county with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 1,000,000 is a county of the second class.     (c) A county with a population of 40,000 or more but less than 175,000 is a county of the third class.     (d) A county with a population of 11,000 or more but less than 40,000 is a county of the fourth class.     (e) A county with a population of 4,000 or more but less than 11,000 is a county of the fifth class.     (f) A county with a population less than 4,000 is a county of the sixth class.      Amended by Chapter 24, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-50-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties|Part 5 - Classification|Section 502 - Change of class of county.

 Effective 3/11/2019  17-50-502. Change of class of county.    (1) Each county shall retain its classification under Section 17-50-501 until changed as provided in this section.     (2) The lieutenant governor shall monitor the population figure for each county as shown on:   (a) each official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; or     (b) if the population figure for a county is not available from the United States Bureau of the Census, the population estimate from the Utah Population Committee.       (3) After July 1, 2021, if the applicable population figure under Subsection (2) indicates that a county's population has increased beyond the limit for its current class, the lieutenant governor shall:   (a) prepare a certificate indicating the class in which the county belongs based on the increased population figure; and     (b) within 10 days after preparing the certificate, deliver a copy of the certificate to the county legislative body and, if the county has an executive that is separate from the legislative body, the executive of the county whose class was changed.       (4) A county's change in class is effective on the date of the lieutenant governor's certificate under Subsection (3).    Amended by Chapter 14, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

 Effective 3/15/2018  17-52a-101. Title.  This chapter is known as "Changing Forms of County Government." Enacted by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-52a-102 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 52a - Changing Forms of County Government|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 102 - Definitions.

 Effective 3/24/2020  17-52a-102. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Optional plan" means a plan establishing an alternate form of government for a county as provided in Section 17-52a-404.     (2) "Study committee" means the committee that has five members appointed and charged with the duties as provided in Section 17-52a-403.    Amended by Chapter 47, 2020 General Session