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UT Code § 17-16a-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 16a - County Officers and Employees Disclosure Act|Section 9 - Inducing officer to violate provisions prohibited.

17-16a-9. Inducing officer to violate provisions prohibited.  No person shall induce or seek to induce any appointed or elected officer to violate any of the provisions of this part.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1983 General Session
UT Code § 17-16a-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 16a - County Officers and Employees Disclosure Act|Section 10 - Violation a misdemeanor -- Removal from office.

17-16a-10. Violation a misdemeanor -- Removal from office.  In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law, any person who knowingly and intentionally violates this part is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall be dismissed from employment or removed from office.  Amended by Chapter 241, 1991 General Session
UT Code § 17-16a-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 16a - County Officers and Employees Disclosure Act|Section 11 - County ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations -- Procedure.

 Effective 5/8/2018  17-16a-11. County ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations -- Procedure.    (1) A county may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint, except as provided in Subsection (3), against an officer or employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part.     (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:   (i) with the county ethics commission, if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or     (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in accordance with Title 63A, Chapter 15, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission if the county has not established a county ethics commission.       (b) A county that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:   (i) accept the complaint if the county has established a county ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or     (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 63A-15-201:   (A) regardless of whether the county has established a county ethics commission; or     (B) if the county has not established a county ethics commission.           (3) Any complaint against a person who is under the merit system, charging that person with a violation of this part, shall be filed and processed in accordance with the provisions of the merit system.    Amended by Chapter 461, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-16a-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 16a - County Officers and Employees Disclosure Act|Section 12 - Rescission of prohibited transaction.

17-16a-12. Rescission of prohibited transaction.  If any transaction is entered into in connection with a violation of Section 17-16a-6, the county may rescind or void any contract or subcontract entered into pursuant to that transaction without returning any part of the consideration received by the county.  Enacted by Chapter 46, 1983 General Session
UT Code § 17-17-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 17 - County Assessor|Section 1 - Duties of assessor -- Effective date of boundary changes for assessment.

17-17-1. Duties of assessor -- Effective date of boundary changes for assessment.    (1) The assessor, in cooperation with the State Tax Commission, shall:   (a) perform the duties required in Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 13, Collection of Taxes, except those duties that have been reassigned to the treasurer in an ordinance adopted under Section 17-16-5.5; and     (b) perform any other duties required by law.       (2) An assessment shall be collected in accordance with the effective date and boundary adjustment provisions in Subsection 17-2-209(4).    Amended by Chapter 381, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 17-17-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 17 - County Assessor|Section 2 - Assessor to be state qualified -- Vacancy -- Filling vacancy.

 Effective 5/10/2016  17-17-2. Assessor to be state qualified -- Vacancy -- Filling vacancy.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "State-certified appraiser" means a state-certified general appraiser or state-certified residential appraiser as those terms are defined in Section 61-2g-102.     (b) "State-licensed appraiser" means the same as that term is defined in Section 61-2g-102.       (2) An individual elected to the office of county assessor shall:   (a) meet the requirements described in Section 17-16-1; and     (b)   (i) except as provided in Subsection (2)(b)(ii), if elected on or after November 1, 1993, become a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser no later than 36 months after the day on which the individual's term of office begins; or     (ii) if elected on or after January 1, 2010, in a county of the first, second, or third class, be a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser before filing a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor.         (3) The county assessor's office is vacant if:   (a) an assessor fails to meet the requirements described in Subsection (2); or     (b) no individual who meets the requirements described in Subsection (2) timely files a declaration of candidacy for the office of county assessor.       (4)   (a) If a vacancy described in Subsection (3) occurs, the county legislative body shall fill the vacancy in accordance with Sections 17-53-104 and 20A-1-508.     (b) The individual who the county legislative body selects to fill the vacancy shall be a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser before the individual assumes the office of county assessor.       (5) If the county legislative body cannot find an individual who meets the requirements described in Subsection (2) to fill a vacancy described in Subsection (3), the county legislative body may contract with a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser from outside the county to fill the remainder of the county assessor's term of office.    Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 285, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 1 - County clerk -- District court clerk duties.

17-20-1. County clerk -- District court clerk duties.  The county clerk is the clerk of the legislative body of the county. The clerk shall act as clerk of the district court in secondary counties of the state district court administrative system and those counties not in the system, and shall perform the duties listed in Section 78A-5-108.  Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-1.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 1.5 - Clerk of county legislative body.

17-20-1.5. Clerk of county legislative body.  The county clerk is the clerk of the county legislative body.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-1.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 1.7 - Clerk's duties.

17-20-1.7. Clerk's duties.  The clerk shall:   (1) record all proceedings of the county legislative body;     (2) make full entries of all resolutions and decisions of the county legislative body on all questions concerning the county;     (3) record the vote of each member on any question upon which there is a division;     (4) prepare and certify duplicate lists of all claims, showing the amount and date of each claim or order and the date of the allowance or rejection of the claim, which lists shall be countersigned by the county executive;     (5) deliver to and leave with the county auditor one of the lists referred to in Subsection (4) and deliver to and leave with the county treasurer the other list;     (6) file and preserve the reports of the county officers to the county legislative body;     (7) preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the county legislative body, except such as are necessarily kept by the auditor;     (8) preserve and file all petitions and applications for franchises, and record the action of the county legislative body on them;     (9) authenticate with the clerk's signature and the seal of the county the proceedings of the county legislative body if the proceedings are ordered published;     (10) authenticate with the clerk's signature and the seal of the county all ordinances or laws passed by the county legislative body, and record them at length in the ordinance book;     (11) record all orders levying taxes;     (12) keep at the clerk's office all county books, records, and accounts that the clerk is required by law to keep and keep them open at all times during regular business hours for public inspection; and     (13) perform all other duties required by law or by any rule or order of the county legislative body.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 3 - County clerk -- Record of notaries public.

17-20-3. County clerk -- Record of notaries public.  The county clerk of each county receiving certifications of notaries public from the lieutenant governor shall keep and maintain an indexed record for that purpose, showing the names of all persons holding notarial commissions, with the dates of issuance and expiration.  Amended by Chapter 136, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 4 - Duties of county clerk.

 Effective 5/12/2015  17-20-4. Duties of county clerk.  A county clerk shall:  (1) establish policies to issue all marriage licenses and keep a register of marriages as provided by law;     (2) establish policies to ensure that the county clerk, or a designee of the county clerk who is willing, is available during business hours to solemnize a legal marriage for which a marriage license has been issued;     (3) execute under the clerk's seal and in the name of and for the county, all deeds and conveyances of all real estate conveyed by the county;     (4) take and certify acknowledgments and administer oaths;     (5) keep a fee book as provided by law; and     (6) take charge of and safely keep the seal of the county, and keep other records and perform other duties as may be prescribed by law.    Amended by Chapter 46, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 17-20-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 20 - County Clerk|Section 5 - Report of election and appointment of officers.

17-20-5. Report of election and appointment of officers.  Within 10 days after a county clerk issues a certificate of election or a certificate of appointment made to fill vacancies in elective county offices, the county clerk shall prepare and forward to the lieutenant governor a certified report showing:  (1) the name of the county;     (2) the name of the county office to which the person was elected or appointed;     (3) the date of the election or appointment of the person;     (4) the date of the expiration of the term for which the person was elected or appointed;     (5) the date of the certificate of election or appointment; and     (6) the date of the qualification of the person elected or appointed.    Amended by Chapter 3, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 1 - Recorder -- Document custody responsibility -- Electronic submission procedures and guidelines.

 Effective 7/1/2015  17-21-1. Recorder -- Document custody responsibility -- Electronic submission procedures and guidelines.  The county recorder:  (1) is custodian of all recorded documents and records required by law to be recorded;     (2) shall establish policies and procedures that the recorder considers necessary to protect recorded documents and records in the recorder's custody, including determining the appropriate method for the public to obtain copies of the public record under Section 17-21-19 and supervision of those who search and make copies of the public record;     (3) may establish procedures and guidelines to govern the electronic submission of plats, records, and other documents to the county recorder's office consistent with Title 46, Chapter 4, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and Chapter 21a, Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; and     (4) shall establish procedures to govern the electronic submission of plats, records, and other documents to the county recorder's office consistent with standards established under Chapter 21a, Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, by:   (a) if in a county of the first or second class, July 1, 2016;     (b) if in a county of the third or fourth class, July 1, 2017; or     (c) if in a county of the fifth or sixth class, July 1, 2018.      Amended by Chapter 89, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 2 - Seal.

17-21-2. Seal.  The county recorder shall have a seal, to be furnished by the county legislative body, the impression of which shall contain the following words: "State of Utah, County Recorder," together with the name of the county in which the same is to be used.  Amended by Chapter 227, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 3 - Original documents or copies of original documents to be kept by the county.

17-21-3. Original documents or copies of original documents to be kept by the county.  After accepting a document for recording, receiving the fees for recording it, and completing recording procedures, the recorder shall, only if required by statute, keep the original document or a copy of the original document as a public record in a form sufficient to meet the requirements of this chapter.  Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 4 - Certified copies.

17-21-4. Certified copies.    (1) The county recorder may make and furnish certified photographic copies of any of the records in the office to an interested person who pays the applicable fees and charges.     (2) The county recorder shall supply certified copies of any of the records to the county officer for the officer's official use without the payment of any fee.    Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 5 - Receipts for documents received for record.

17-21-5. Receipts for documents received for record.  Upon recording an instrument, the recorder shall, if requested, give a receipt to a person presenting an instrument for recording.  Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 9 - Indexing of deeds and other instruments.

17-21-9. Indexing of deeds and other instruments.  Deeds and other instruments affecting real estate made by a United States marshal, a sheriff, master in chancery, special commissioner, executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, or other person acting in behalf of another shall be indexed in the name of the person whose land is sold or affected as grantor.  Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 10 - Judgments affecting real estate.

17-21-10. Judgments affecting real estate.    (1) A county recorder shall record for real property, any part of which is located in the county:   (a) a judgment affecting the real property;     (b) a release, assignment, renewal, or extension of a judgment lien affecting the real property; or     (c) a certified copy of a final judgment or decree partitioning or affecting the title or possession of the real property.       (2) A document recorded in accordance with this section is subject to the requirements of Section 57-3-106.    Amended by Chapter 88, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 11 - Notice given by recording.

17-21-11. Notice given by recording.    (1) Each certified copy from the time of recording gives notice to all persons of the contents of the recorded document.     (2) Subsequent purchasers, mortgagees, and lien holders purchase and encumber with the same notice and effect as if the certified copy was the original document.    Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 12 - Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.

17-21-12. Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.    (1) When a document is accepted by the recorder's office for recording, the recorder shall:   (a) endorse upon the first page of the document an entry number and the time when the document was accepted, noting the year, month, day, hour, and minute of its reception, and the amount of fees for recording it; and     (b) record the document during office hours in the order it was accepted.       (2) Each county recorder shall place an entry number or a book and page reference on each page of a document that the recorder accepts for recording only if the original document or a copy of the document is kept as a public record under Section 17-21-3.     (3)   (a) A county recorder may endorse each document that the recorder accepts for recording with a book and page reference.     (b) If a county recorder elects not to endorse a document with a book and page reference, the book and page reference may be omitted:   (i) in each index required by statute; and     (ii) on each document presented for recording that is required to recite recording data.         (4) Subject to Section 17-21-3, the county recorder shall return the document to the person that the recorder considers appropriate.    Amended by Chapter 97, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 14 - Military records -- Evidence.

17-21-14. Military records -- Evidence.    (1) Upon presentation, the county recorder shall:   (a) record, free of charge, discharges from the military, naval, or marine service of the United States, and any and all orders, citations, and decorations of honor relating to a person while the person was in the military, naval, or marine service of the United States; and     (b) furnish, free of charge, certified copies of any of those records to the person to whom they relate and to the father, mother, brothers, sisters, or any lineal descendant of that person.       (2) Those certified copies may be read in evidence with the same effect as the original in any action or proceeding before any court, commission, or other tribunal in this state.    Amended by Chapter 85, 1999 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 16 - Acknowledgments and administrations of oaths.

17-21-16. Acknowledgments and administrations of oaths.  County recorders may take and certify acknowledgments and administer oaths.  No Change Since 1953
UT Code § 17-21-17 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 17 - Prohibited acts.

17-21-17. Prohibited acts.    (1) Upon acceptance of an instrument entitled to be recorded, the recorder may not:   (a) record the instrument in any manner other than the manner required by this chapter; or     (b) alter, change, obliterate, or insert any new matter in any instrument of record.       (2) A recorder does not violate this section by:   (a) denying access to:   (i) an instrument of record that has been classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; or     (ii) a portion of an instrument of record that has been classified as private under Section 63G-2-302; or       (b) placing an endorsement, reference, or other note on a document in the course of the recorder's work.      Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-18 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 18 - Fees must be paid in advance.

 Effective 5/8/2018  17-21-18. Fees must be paid in advance.  The recorder may not record any instrument, furnish any copies, or provide any service connected with the office, until the fees prescribed by law have been paid or have been authorized to be paid electronically. Amended by Chapter 191, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-18.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 18.5 - Fees of county recorder.

 Effective 5/14/2019  17-21-18.5. Fees of county recorder.    (1) The county recorder shall receive the following fees:   (a) for recording any instrument, not otherwise provided for, other than bonds of public officers, $40;     (b) for recording any instrument, including those provided for under Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code, other than bonds of public officers, and not otherwise provided for, $40, and if an instrument contains more than 10 descriptions, $2 for each additional description;     (c) for recording mining location notices and affidavits of labor affecting mining claims, $40; and     (d) for an affidavit or proof of labor which contains more than 10 mining claims, $2 for each additional mining claim.       (2)   (a) Each county recorder shall record the mining rules of the several mining districts in each county without fee.     (b) Certified copies of these records shall be received in all tribunals and before all officers of this state as prima facie evidence of the rules.       (3) The county recorder shall receive the following fees:   (a) for copies of any record or document, a reasonable fee as determined by the county legislative body;     (b) for each certificate under seal, $5;     (c) for recording any plat, $50 for each sheet and $2 for each lot or unit designation;     (d) for taking and certifying acknowledgments, including seal, $5 for one name and $2 for each additional name;     (e) for recording any license issued by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, $40; and     (f) for recording a federal tax lien, $40, and for the discharge of the lien, $40.       (4) A county recorder may not charge more than one recording fee for each instrument, regardless of whether the instrument bears multiple descriptive titles or includes one or more attachments as part of the instrument.     (5) By January 1, 2022, each county shall accept and provide for electronic recording of instruments.     (6) The county may determine and collect a fee for all services not enumerated in this section.     (7) A county recorder may not be required to collect a fee for services that are unrelated to the county recorder's office.    Amended by Chapter 302, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 17-21-19 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 17 - Counties|Chapter 21 - Recorder|Section 19 - Records open to inspection -- Copies.

17-21-19. Records open to inspection -- Copies.    (1) Unless otherwise classified as private under Section 63G-2-302, all instruments of record and all indexes required by this chapter are open to public inspection during office hours.     (2) Upon payment of the applicable fee, a person may obtain copies of a public record.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session