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UT Code § 16-6a-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 107 - Fees.

16-6a-107. Fees.    (1) Unless otherwise provided by statute, the division shall charge and collect a fee for services established by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 including fees:   (a) for furnishing a certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper relating to a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation; and     (b) for the certificate and affixing the seal to a certified copy described in Subsection (1)(a).       (2)   (a) The division shall provide expedited, 24-hour processing of any item under this section upon request.     (b) The division shall charge and collect additional fees established by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 for expedited service provided under Subsection (2)(a).       (3)   (a) The division shall charge and collect a fee determined by the division in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 at the time of any service of process on the director of the division as resident agent of a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation.     (b) The fee paid under Subsection (3)(a) may be recovered as taxable costs by the party to the suit or action causing the service to be made if the party prevails in the suit or action.      Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-108 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 108 - Effective time and date of filed documents.

16-6a-108. Effective time and date of filed documents.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2) and Subsection 16-6a-109(4), a document submitted to the division for filing under this chapter is effective:   (i) at the time of filing; and     (ii) on the date it is filed.       (b) The division's endorsement on the document as described in Subsection 16-6a-110(2) is evidence of the time and date of filing.       (2)   (a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a document, other than an application for a reserved or registered name, may specify conspicuously on its face:   (i) a delayed effective time;     (ii) a delayed effective date; or     (iii) both a delayed effective time and date.       (b) If in accordance with Subsection (2)(a), a delayed time, date, or both, is specified, the document becomes effective as provided in this Subsection (2).     (c) If both a delayed effective time and date are specified, the document becomes effective as specified.     (d) If a delayed effective time but no date is specified, the document is effective on the date it is filed, as that date is specified in the division's time and date endorsement on the document, at the later of:   (i) the time specified on the document as its effective time; or     (ii) the time specified in the time and date endorsement.       (e) If a delayed effective date but no time is specified, the document is effective at the close of business on the date specified as the delayed effective date.     (f) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Subsection (2), a delayed effective date for a document may not be later than 90 days after the date the document is filed. If a document specifies a delayed effective date that is more than 90 days after the date the document is filed, the document is effective 90 days after the day the document is filed.       (3) If a document specifies a delayed effective date pursuant to Subsection (2), the document may be prevented from becoming effective by the same domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation that originally submitted the document for filing delivering to the division, prior to the specified effective date of the document, a certificate of withdrawal:   (a) executed:   (i) on behalf of the same domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation that originally submitted the document for filing; and     (ii) in the same manner as the document being withdrawn;       (b) stating that:   (i) the document has been revoked by:   (A) appropriate corporate action; or     (B) court order or decree pursuant to Section 16-6a-1007; and       (ii) the document is void; and       (c) if a court order or decree pursuant to Section 16-6a-1007 revokes the document, the court order or decree was entered by a court having jurisdiction of the proceeding for the reorganization of the nonprofit corporation under a specified statute of the United States.      Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 109 - Correcting filed documents.

16-6a-109. Correcting filed documents.    (1) A domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation may correct a document filed with the division if the document:   (a) contains an incorrect statement; or     (b) was defectively executed, attested, sealed, verified, or acknowledged.       (2) A document is corrected by delivering to the division for filing articles of correction that:   (a)   (i) describe the document, including its filing date; or     (ii) have attached a copy of the document;       (b) specify:   (i)   (A) the incorrect statement; and     (B) the reason it is incorrect; or       (ii) the manner in which the execution, attestation, sealing, verification, or acknowledgment was defective; and       (c) correct:   (i) the incorrect statement; or     (ii) defective execution, attestation, sealing, verification, or acknowledgment.         (3) Articles of correction may be executed by any person:   (a) designated in Subsection 16-6a-105(6); or     (b) who executed the document that is corrected.       (4)   (a) Articles of correction are effective on the effective date of the document they correct except as to a person:   (i) relying on the uncorrected document; and     (ii) adversely affected by the correction.       (b) As to a person described in Subsection (4)(a), the articles of correction are effective when filed.      Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 110 - Filing duty of division.

16-6a-110. Filing duty of division.    (1) If a document delivered to the division for filing satisfies the requirements of Section 16-6a-105, the division shall file the document.     (2)   (a) The division files a document by stamping or otherwise endorsing "Filed" together with the name of the division and the date and time of acceptance for filing on both the document and the accompanying copy.     (b) After filing a document, except as provided in Sections 16-6a-1510 and 16-6a-1608, the division shall deliver the accompanying copy, with the receipt for any filing fees:   (i)   (A) to the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation for which the filing is made; or     (B) to the representative of the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation for which the filing is made; and       (ii) at the address:   (A) indicated on the filing; or     (B) that the division determines to be appropriate.           (3) If the division refuses to file a document, the division within 10 days after the day the document is delivered to the division shall return to the person requesting the filing:   (a) the document; and     (b) a written notice providing a brief explanation of the reason for the refusal to file.       (4)   (a) The division's duty to file a document under this section is ministerial.     (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the division's filing or refusal to file a document does not:   (i) affect the validity or invalidity of the document in whole or in part;     (ii) relate to the correctness or incorrectness of information contained in the document; or     (iii) create a presumption that:   (A) the document is valid or invalid; or     (B) information contained in the document is correct or incorrect.          Amended by Chapter 364, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 111 - Appeal from division's refusal to file document.

16-6a-111. Appeal from division's refusal to file document.  If the division refuses to file a document delivered to it for filing, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, the following may appeal the refusal to the executive director:  (1) the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation for which the filing was requested; or     (2) the representative of the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation for which filing was requested.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 112 - Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.

16-6a-112. Evidentiary effect of copy of filed document.  One or more of the following is conclusive evidence that the original document has been filed with the division:  (1) a certificate attached to a copy of a document filed by the division; or     (2) an endorsement, seal, or stamp placed on the copy by the division.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 113 - Certificates issued by the division.

16-6a-113. Certificates issued by the division.    (1) Any person may apply to the division for:   (a) a certificate of existence for a domestic nonprofit corporation;     (b) a certificate of authorization for a foreign nonprofit corporation; or     (c) a certificate that sets forth any facts of record in the division.       (2) A certificate of existence or certificate of authorization sets forth:   (a)   (i) the domestic nonprofit corporation's corporate name; or     (ii) the foreign nonprofit corporation's corporate name registered in this state;       (b) that:   (i)   (A) the domestic nonprofit corporation is incorporated under the law of this state; and     (B) the date of its incorporation; or       (ii) the foreign nonprofit corporation is authorized to conduct affairs in this state;       (c) that all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:   (i) payment is reflected in the records of the division; and     (ii) nonpayment affects the existence or authorization of the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation;       (d) that the domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation's most recent annual report required by Section 16-6a-1607 has been filed by the division;     (e) that articles of dissolution have not been filed by the division; and     (f) other facts of record in the division that may be requested by the applicant.       (3) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate issued by the division may be relied upon as conclusive evidence of the facts set forth in the certificate.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 114 - Penalty for signing false documents.

16-6a-114. Penalty for signing false documents.    (1) It is unlawful for a person to sign a document:   (a) knowing it to be false in any material respect; and     (b) with intent that the document be delivered to the division for filing.       (2) An offense under this section is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed the fine specified in Section 76-3-301.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-115 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 115 - Liability to third parties.

16-6a-115. Liability to third parties.  The directors, officers, employees, and members of a nonprofit corporation are not personally liable in their capacity as directors, officers, employees, and members for the acts, debts, liabilities, or obligations of a nonprofit corporation.  Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-116 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 116 - Private foundations.

 Effective 5/12/2015  16-6a-116. Private foundations.  Except when otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, a nonprofit corporation that is a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a), Internal Revenue Code:  (1) shall make distributions for each taxable year at the time and in the manner as not to subject the nonprofit corporation to tax under Section 4942, Internal Revenue Code;     (2) may not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d), Internal Revenue Code;     (3) may not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c), Internal Revenue Code;     (4) may not make any investments that would subject the nonprofit corporation to taxation under Section 4944, Internal Revenue Code; and     (5) may not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d), Internal Revenue Code.    Amended by Chapter 240, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-118 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 118 - Electronic documents.

16-6a-118. Electronic documents.    (1) Notwithstanding the other requirements of this chapter except subject to Section 16-6a-106, the division may by rule permit a writing required or permitted to be filed with the division under this chapter:   (a) to be delivered, mailed, or filed:   (i) in an electronic medium; or     (ii) by electronic transmission; or       (b) to be signed by photographic, electronic, or other means prescribed by rule, except that a writing signed in an electronic medium shall be signed by electronic signature in accordance with Title 46, Chapter 4, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.       (2) The division may by rule provide for any writing required or permitted to be prepared, delivered, or mailed by the division under this chapter to be prepared, delivered, or mailed:   (a) in an electronic medium; or     (b) by electronic transmission.      Amended by Chapter 21, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-119 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 119 - Execution against a mutual benefit corporation.

16-6a-119. Execution against a mutual benefit corporation.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Judicial lien" means one or more of the following:   (i) a judgment lien; or     (ii) other lien obtained by a judicial or equitable process or proceeding.       (b) "Water right" means:   (i) a right to use water evidenced by a means identified in Section 73-1-10; or     (ii) a right to use water under an approved application:   (A) to appropriate;     (B) for a change of use; or     (C) for the exchange of water.         (c) "Water rights and related assets" means a water right or title to:   (i) a water conveyance facility; or     (ii) other asset of a mutual benefit corporation necessary to divert or distribute water to its members.         (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a court may not do the following with regard to a judicial lien recorded on or after May 12, 2009 against the water rights and related assets of a mutual benefit corporation earlier than 180 days after the day on which the judicial lien is recorded or takes effect:   (a) execute the judicial lien;     (b) impose a levy as a result of the judicial lien; or     (c) force the sale, transfer, or change in ownership of the water rights and related assets pursuant to the judicial lien.       (3) This section does not apply to a judicial lien related to a cause of action brought against a mutual benefit corporation by a shareholder under Section 73-3-3.5.    Enacted by Chapter 37, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 201 - Incorporators.

16-6a-201. Incorporators.    (1) One or more persons may act as incorporators of a nonprofit corporation by delivering to the division for filing articles of incorporation meeting the requirements of Section 16-6a-202.     (2) An incorporator who is a natural person shall be 18 years of age or older.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 203 - Incorporation.

 Effective 5/12/2015  16-6a-203. Incorporation.    (1) A nonprofit corporation is incorporated, and its corporate existence begins:   (a) when the articles of incorporation are filed by the division; or     (b) if a delayed effective date is specified pursuant to Subsection 16-6a-108(2), on the delayed effective date, unless a certificate of withdrawal is filed prior to the delayed effective date.       (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 16-6a-110(4), the filing of the articles of incorporation by the division is conclusive proof that all conditions precedent to incorporation have been satisfied, except in a proceeding by the state to:   (a) cancel or revoke the incorporation; or     (b) involuntarily dissolve the nonprofit corporation.      Amended by Chapter 240, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 204 - Liability for preincorporation transactions.

16-6a-204. Liability for preincorporation transactions.  All persons purporting to act as or on behalf of a nonprofit corporation, knowing there is no incorporation under this chapter, are jointly and severally liable for all liabilities created while so acting.  Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 205 - Organization of the nonprofit corporation.

16-6a-205. Organization of the nonprofit corporation.    (1) After incorporation:   (a) if initial directors are named in the articles of incorporation, the initial directors may hold an organizational meeting, at the call of a majority of the initial directors, to complete the organization of the nonprofit corporation by:   (i) appointing officers;     (ii) adopting bylaws, if desired; and     (iii) carrying on any other business brought before the meeting; or       (b) if initial directors are not named in the articles of incorporation, until directors are elected, the incorporators may hold an organizational meeting at the call of a majority of the incorporators to do whatever is necessary and proper to complete the organization of the nonprofit corporation, including:   (i) the election of directors and officers;     (ii) the appointment of members; and     (iii) the adoption and amendment of bylaws.         (2) Action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken by incorporators at an organizational meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action taken is evidenced by one or more written consents that:   (a) describe the action taken; and     (b) are signed by each incorporator.       (3) An organizational meeting may be held in or out of this state.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 206 - Bylaws.

16-6a-206. Bylaws.    (1)   (a) The board of directors of a nonprofit corporation may adopt initial bylaws for the nonprofit corporation.     (b) If no directors of the nonprofit corporation have been elected, the incorporators may adopt initial bylaws for the nonprofit corporation.     (c) If neither the incorporators nor the board of directors have adopted initial bylaws, the members, if any, may adopt initial bylaws.       (2) The bylaws of a nonprofit corporation may contain any provision for managing the business and regulating the affairs of the nonprofit corporation that is not inconsistent with law or the articles of incorporation, including management and regulation of the nonprofit corporation in the event of an emergency.    Enacted by Chapter 300, 2000 General Session
UT Code § 16-6a-207 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 16 - Corporations|Chapter 6a - Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act|Part 2 - Incorporation|Section 207 - Incorporation of cooperative association.

 Effective 5/9/2017  16-6a-207. Incorporation of cooperative association.    (1)   (a) If a cooperative association meets the requirements of Subsection (1)(b), it may:   (i) be incorporated under this chapter; and     (ii) use the word "cooperative" as part of its corporate or business name.       (b) A cooperative association described in Subsection (1)(a):   (i) may not be an association subject to the insurance or credit union laws of this state; and     (ii) shall state in its articles of incorporation that:   (A) a member may not have more than one vote regardless of the number or amount of stock or membership capital owned by the member unless voting is based in whole or in part on the volume of patronage of the member with the cooperative association; and     (B) savings in excess of dividends and additions to reserves and surplus shall be distributed or allocated to members or patrons on the basis of patronage.           (2)   (a) Any cooperative association incorporated in accordance with Subsection (1):   (i) has all the rights and is subject to the limitations provided in Section 3-1-11; and     (ii) may pay dividends on its stock, if it has stock, subject to the limitations of Section 3-1-11.       (b) The articles of incorporation or the bylaws of a cooperative association incorporated in accordance with Subsection (1) may provide for:   (i) the establishment and alteration of voting districts;     (ii) the election of delegates to represent:   (A) the districts described in Subsection (2)(b)(i); and     (B) the members of the districts described in Subsection (2)(b)(i);       (iii) the establishment and alteration of director districts; and     (iv) the election of directors to represent the districts described in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) by:   (A) the members of the districts; or     (B) delegates elected by the members.           (3)   (a) A corporation organized under Title 3, Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act, or Title 16, Chapter 16, Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act, may convert itself into a cooperative association subject to this chapter by adopting appropriate amendments to its articles of incorporation by which:   (i) it elects to become subject to this chapter; and     (ii) makes changes in its articles of incorporation that are:   (A) required by this chapter; and     (B) any other changes permitted by this chapter.         (b) The amendments described in Subsection (3)(a) shall be adopted and filed in the manner provided by the law then applicable to the cooperative nonprofit corporation.       (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a cooperative nonprofit corporation is subject to this chapter.     (5) A corporation that is a cooperative under this chapter may convert to a limited cooperative association under Title 16, Chapter 16, Uniform Limited Cooperative Association Act, by complying with that chapter.    Amended by Chapter 168, 2017 General Session