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UT Code § 17-30-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 16 - Temporary layoffs -- Re-employment register.

17-30-16. Temporary layoffs -- Re-employment register.  When necessary because of lack of funds or work an officer may, with the approval of the commission, be temporarily laid off. Such layoff shall be made according to the lowest rating of the officers of the class of position affected, calculated upon seniority under a method prescribed by the commission. A person serving under temporary or emergency appointment shall be laid off before any merit system officer. A merit system officer who is laid off shall be placed upon a re-employment register to be re-employed in the inverse order in which he is laid off, which register shall take precedence over all eligible registers.  Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-17 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 17 - Leave of absence -- Sick leaves and vacations.

17-30-17. Leave of absence -- Sick leaves and vacations.    (1) The appointing authority, with the approval of the commission, may grant an officer a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed one year. In the event an officer on leave takes a higher position in police work which does not come under the merit system provisions of this act, the leave may, with the consent of the commission, be renewed. In the event an officer is elected sheriff, or is appointed chief deputy, he shall automatically be placed on leave for the period of time he remains sheriff or chief deputy. Upon the termination of a leave of absence, the officer shall be returned to his former position.     (2) Sick leaves and vacations with pay shall be as provided by law or ordinance.    Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 18 - Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension or discharge -- Grounds -- How made.

17-30-18. Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension or discharge -- Grounds -- How made.    (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;     (e) any act inimical to the public service.       (2) No officer shall be suspended for more than 30 days at one time, nor more than 60 days in one year. Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge shall be made upon order of the appointing authority.    Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 19 - Disciplinary charges and officer grievances -- Appeal to commission -- Hearing -- Findings.

17-30-19. Disciplinary charges and officer grievances -- Appeal to commission -- Hearing -- Findings.    (1) Each person who orders the demotion, reduction in pay, suspension, or discharge of a merit system officer for any cause set forth in Section 17-30-18 shall:   (a) file written charges with the commission; and     (b) serve the officer with a copy of the written charges.       (2)   (a)   (i) An officer who is the subject of charges under Subsection (1) may, within 10 days after service of the charges, appeal in writing to the commission.     (ii) In the absence of an appeal, a copy of the charges under Subsection (1) may not be made public without the consent of the officer charged.       (b) If an officer files a grievance, as defined by the commission, and exhausts all internal grievance procedures, if any, the officer may, within 10 days after receiving notice of the final disposition of the grievance, file an appeal with the commission.       (3)   (a) The commission shall:   (i) fix a time and place for a hearing upon the charges or appeal of the officer grievance; and     (ii) give notice of the hearing to the parties.       (b)   (i) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(b)(ii), each hearing under this Subsection (3) shall be held not less than 10 and not more than 90 days after an appeal or grievance is filed.     (ii) A hearing may be held more than 90 days after an appeal or grievance is filed if:   (A) the officer and employer agree; or     (B) for good cause the commission so orders.           (4)   (a) If the aggrieved officer so desires, the hearing shall be public.     (b) The parties may be represented by counsel at the hearing.       (5) After the hearing the commission shall make its decision in writing, including findings of fact, and shall mail a copy to each party.    Amended by Chapter 151, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-30-20 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 20 - Appeal to district court -- Scope of review.

17-30-20. Appeal to district court -- Scope of review.  A person aggrieved by an act or failure to act of any merit system commission under this act may appeal to the district court, if he has exhausted his remedies of appeal to the commission. The courts may review questions of law and fact and may affirm, set aside, or modify the ruling complained of.  Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-21 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 21 - Power of commission members to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses -- Rights of, and fees for, witnesses.

17-30-21. Power of commission members to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses -- Rights of, and fees for, witnesses.    (1) Any member of a commission, in performance of his duties as such, shall have power to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses and documents. If a person refuses to [or] fails to obey a subpoena issued by a commissioner, the district court may, upon application of a commissioner, compel obedience as in like cases before the district court.     (2) Witnesses in proceedings before a commission shall be subject to all the rights, privileges, duties and penalties of witnesses in courts of record, and shall be paid the same fees, as an expense of the commission.    Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-22 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 22 - Prohibitions against political activities -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/8/2018  17-30-22. Prohibitions against political activities -- Penalties.    (1) Any employee of a governmental unit or member of a governing body, or appointing authority, or peace officer who shall appoint, promote, transfer, demote, suspend, discharge or change the amount of compensation of any merit system officer or seek, aid or abet the appointment, promotion, transfer, demotion, suspension, discharge or change in the amount of compensation of any merit system officer, or promise or threaten to do so, for giving, withholding, or neglecting to make any contributions or any service for any political purpose, or who solicits, directly or indirectly, any such contribution or service, from a merit system officer, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. This section does not apply to political speeches or use of mass communications media for political purposes by persons not merit system officers even though merit system officers may be present or within the reach of such media unless the purpose and intent is to violate this section with direct respect to those officers.     (2) No merit system officer may engage in any political activity during the hours of employment, nor shall any person solicit political contributions from merit system officers during hours of employment for political purposes; but nothing in this section shall preclude voluntary contributions by a merit system officer to the party or candidate of the officer's choice.    Amended by Chapter 148, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-30-23 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 23 - Severability of provisions -- Duty of commission to provide for unspecified activities.

17-30-23. Severability of provisions -- Duty of commission to provide for unspecified activities.  If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or void, the fact of such holding shall in no wise affect those sections and provisions not held unconstitutional or void and which can be retained in effect without the provision declared unconstitutional and void, and it shall be the duty of the merit service commission to provide by rule for the operation and functioning of any activity within the purpose and spirit of the act which may be or may become necessary and proper and which is not specifically provided hereby.  Enacted by Statewide Initiative A, Nov. 8, 1960
UT Code § 17-30-24 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System|Section 24 - More than one chief deputy in larger county departments.

17-30-24. More than one chief deputy in larger county departments.  In counties employing more than 100 full time uniformed peace officers, the appointing authority, with the consent of the merit commission and the county legislative body, may appoint more than one chief deputy or undersheriff.  Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 17-31-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus|Section 3 - Reserve fund authorized -- Use of collected funds -- Limitation on surplus in fund.

 Effective 5/5/2021  17-31-3. Reserve fund authorized -- Use of collected funds -- Limitation on surplus in fund.    (1) The county legislative body may create a reserve fund.     (2)   (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a county legislative body shall retain any transient room tax funds collected but not expended during any fiscal year in the reserve fund to be used in accordance with Sections 17-31-2 through 17-31-5.     (b) The accumulated unappropriated surplus in the reserve fund, as determined before the county's adoption of a tentative budget, may not exceed 50% of the total transient room tax revenue for the current fiscal year.      Amended by Chapter 376, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-31-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus|Section 5 - General powers of board.

17-31-5. General powers of board.  The county legislative body may do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary, convenient, desirable, or appropriate to carry out the provisions of Sections 17-31-2 through 17-31-5.  Amended by Chapter 79, 1996 General Session
UT Code § 17-31-5.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus|Section 5.5 - Report by county legislative body -- Content.

 Affected by 63I-1-217 on 7/1/2026  Effective 7/1/2021  17-31-5.5. Report by county legislative body -- Content.    (1) The legislative body of each county that imposes a transient room tax under Section 59-12-301 or a tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax under Section 59-12-603 shall prepare annually a report in accordance with Subsection (2).     (2) The report described in Subsection (1) shall include a breakdown of expenditures into the following categories:   (a) for the transient room tax, identification of expenditures for:   (i) establishing and promoting:   (A) recreation;     (B) tourism;     (C) film production;     (D) conventions; and     (E) economic diversification activity;       (ii) acquiring, leasing, constructing, furnishing, or operating:   (A) convention meeting rooms;     (B) exhibit halls;     (C) visitor information centers;     (D) museums; and     (E) related facilities;       (iii) acquiring or leasing land required for or related to the purposes listed in Subsection (2)(a)(ii);     (iv) mitigation costs as identified in Subsection 17-31-2(2)(d); and     (v) making the annual payment of principal, interest, premiums, and necessary reserves for any or the aggregate of bonds issued to pay for costs referred to in Subsections 17-31-2(2)(e) and (5)(a); and       (b) for the tourism, recreation, cultural, convention, and airport facilities tax, identification of expenditures for:   (i) financing tourism promotion, which means an activity to develop, encourage, solicit, or market tourism that attracts transient guests to the county, including planning, product development, and advertising;     (ii) the development, operation, and maintenance of the following facilities as defined in Section 59-12-602:   (A) an airport facility;     (B) a convention facility;     (C) a cultural facility;     (D) a recreation facility; and     (E) a tourist facility; and       (iii) a pledge as security for evidences of indebtedness under Subsection 59-12-603(3).         (3) For the transient room tax, the report described in Subsection (1) shall include a breakdown of each expenditure described in Subsection (2)(a)(i), including:   (a) whether the expenditure was used for in-state and out-of-state promotion efforts;     (b) an explanation of how the expenditure targeted a cost created by tourism; and     (c) an accounting of the expenditure showing that the expenditure was used only for costs directly related to a cost created by tourism.       (4) A county legislative body shall provide a copy of the report described in Subsection (1) to:   (a) the Utah Office of Tourism within the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity;     (b) the county's tourism tax advisory board; and     (c) the Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.      Amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 376, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-31-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus|Section 8 - Tourism tax advisory boards.

 Effective 3/15/2018  17-31-8. Tourism tax advisory boards.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), any county that collects the following taxes shall operate a tourism tax advisory board:   (i) the tax allowed under Section 59-12-301; or     (ii) the tax allowed under Section 59-12-603.       (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a), a county is exempt from Subsection (1)(a) if the county has an existing board, council, committee, convention visitor's bureau, or body that substantially conforms with Subsections (2), (3), and (4).       (2) A tourism tax advisory board created under Subsection (1) shall consist of at least five members.     (3) A tourism tax advisory board shall be composed of the following members that are residents of the county:   (a) a majority of the members shall be current employees of entities in the county that are subject to the taxes referred to in Section 59-12-301 or 59-12-603; and     (b) the balance of the board's membership shall be employees of recreational facilities, convention facilities, museums, cultural attractions, or other tourism related industries located within the county.       (4)   (a) Each tourism tax advisory board shall advise the county legislative body on the best use of revenues collected from the tax allowed under Section 59-12-301 by providing the legislative body with a priority listing for proposed expenditures based on projected available tax revenues supplied to the board by the county legislative body on an annual basis.     (b) Each tourism tax advisory board in a county operating under the county commission form of government under Section 17-52a-201 or the expanded county commission form under Section 17-52a-202 shall advise the county legislative body on the best use of revenues collected from the tax allowed under Section 59-12-603 by providing the legislative body with a priority listing for proposed expenditures based on projected available tax revenues supplied to the board by the county legislative body on an annual basis.       (5) A member of any county tourism tax advisory board:   (a) may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's services; and     (b) may receive per diem and travel expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties, in accordance with Section 11-55-103.      Amended by Chapter 68, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-31-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus|Section 9 - Payment to Stay Another Day and Bounce Back Fund and Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund.

 Effective 7/1/2021  17-31-9. Payment to Stay Another Day and Bounce Back Fund and Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund.  A county in which a qualified hotel, as defined in Section 63N-2-502, is located shall:  (1) make an annual payment to the Division of Finance:   (a) for deposit into the Stay Another Day and Bounce Back Fund, established in Section 63N-2-511;     (b) for any year in which the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity provides a convention incentive, as defined in Section 63N-2-502; and     (c) in the amount of 5% of the state portion, as defined in Section 63N-2-502; and       (2) make payments to the Division of Finance:   (a) for deposit into the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, created in Section 63N-2-512;     (b) for each year described in Subsection 63N-2-512(5)(a)(ii) during which the balance of the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, defined in Section 63N-2-512, is less than $2,100,000 before any payment for that year under Subsection 63N-2-512(5)(a); and     (c) in the amount of the difference between $2,100,000 and the balance of the Hotel Impact Mitigation Fund, defined in Section 63N-2-512, before any payment for that year under Subsection 63N-2-512(5)(a).      Amended by Chapter 282, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 17-32-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 32 - Bail Commissioners|Section 1 - Appointment of bail commissioners.

 Effective 11/16/2021  17-32-1. Appointment of bail commissioners.    (1) The county executive, with the advice and consent of the county legislative body, may appoint one or more responsible and discreet members of the sheriff's department of the county as a bail commissioner.     (2) The power, duties, and responsibilities of a bail commissioner are described in this chapter and Sections 77-20-203, 77-20-204, and 77-20-401.    Amended by Chapter 4, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 17-32-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 32 - Bail Commissioners|Section 2 - Collection of fines by bail commissioners -- Disposition.

 Effective 11/16/2021  17-32-2. Collection of fines by bail commissioners -- Disposition.    (1) A bail commissioner shall have power to receive money tendered in payment of the fine of an individual serving sentence in default of the payment of the fine when the court is closed.     (2) A bail commissioner shall deliver any money received by a bail commissioner under Subsection (1) to the court that issued the commitment order within three days after the day on which the money is received.    Amended by Chapter 4, 2021 Special Session 2
UT Code § 17-32-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 32 - Bail Commissioners|Section 3 - Term of bail commissioners -- No additional compensation -- Bond and oath.

17-32-3. Term of bail commissioners -- No additional compensation -- Bond and oath.    (1) A commissioner appointed under this chapter shall:   (a) serve at the pleasure of the governing body; and     (b) receive no additional compensation as a bail commissioner.       (2) Before beginning his duties as a bail commissioner, he shall:   (a) take and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of his office;     (b) give a $2,500 bond to the county wherein he is appointed, with two good and sufficient individual sureties or with a single corporate surety that is approved by the governing body conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties as a bail commissioner; and     (c) account for and turn over to the appropriate court within three days receipt of all money, bonds, property, and records coming into his hands as a bail commissioner.       (3) At the expiration of his term of office, a bail commissioner shall surrender and turn over all funds, bonds, property, paper and records then in his hands pertaining to his office.     (4) Suit upon any bond issued under this section may be brought by the county or any person injured as a result of a bail commissioner's actions.    Amended by Chapter 283, 1990 General Session
UT Code § 17-32-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 32 - Bail Commissioners|Section 4 - Oaths and bonds to be filed.

17-32-4. Oaths and bonds to be filed.  The oath and bond of the office of a bail commissioner shall be filed with the county clerks of their respective counties.  Amended by Chapter 283, 1990 General Session
UT Code § 17-33-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 33 - County Personnel Management Act|Section 1 - Title -- Establishment of merit system -- Separate systems for peace officers and firemen recognized -- Options of small counties.

 Effective 5/13/2014  17-33-1. Title -- Establishment of merit system -- Separate systems for peace officers and firemen recognized -- Options of small counties.    (1) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "County Personnel Management Act."     (2) A merit system of personnel administration for the counties of the state of Utah, their departments, offices, and agencies, except as otherwise specifically provided, is established.     (3) This chapter recognizes the existence of the merit systems for peace officers of the several counties as provided for in Chapter 30, Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System, and Chapter 30a, Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class Act, and for firemen of the several counties as provided for in Chapter 28, Firemen's Civil Service Commission, and is intended to give county commissions the option of using the provisions of this chapter as a single merit system for all county employees or in combination with these existing systems for firemen and peace officers.     (4) On or after May 6, 2002, any county that has fewer than 200 employees not covered by other merit systems or not exempt under Subsections 17-33-8(1)(b)(i) through (vii) may, at its option, comply with the provisions of this chapter.     (5) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (4), any county which was in compliance with the provisions of this chapter prior to May 6, 2002, shall continue to comply with the provisions of this chapter even though the county may not thereafter meet or exceed the threshold requirements of Subsection (4).    Amended by Chapter 366, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-33-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 33 - County Personnel Management Act|Section 2 - Definitions.

17-33-2. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Career service position" means any position in the county service except those exempted under Section 17-33-8.     (2) "Council" means the career service council, a three-member appeals and personnel advisory board.     (3) "Director" means the director of personnel management.     (4) "Eligible applicant" means any applicant that meets the job related minimum requirements established for a position in the career service.     (5) "Eligible list" means a list of eligible applicants ranked in order of relative knowledge, skill, ability and merit.     (6) "Exempt positions" means those positions which are not in the career service as specified in Section 17-33-8.     (7) "Merit system" means a system of personnel administration based on the principles set forth in Section 17-33-3.     (8) "Position classification" means a grouping of positions under the same title which are sufficiently similar to be compensated at the same salary range and to which the same tests of ability can be applied.     (9) "Provisional appointment" means an appointment to fill a position pending the establishment of a register for such position.    Amended by Chapter 182, 1999 General Session