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2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 103 - Registration as a limited purpose entity.

Effective 5/8/2018
63E-1-103.
Registration as a limited purpose entity.
(1) Each independent entity shall register and maintain the independent entity's registration as a limited purpose entity, in accordance with Section 67-1a-15.
(2) An independent entity that fails to comply with Subsection (1) or Section 67-1a-15 is subject to enforcement by the state auditor, in accordance with Section 67-3-1.
Enacted by Chapter 256, 2018 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 2 - Retirement and Independent Entities Committee › Section 201 - Retirement and Independent Entities Committee creation.

Effective 5/3/2023
63E-1-201.
Retirement and Independent Entities Committee creation.
(1) There is created the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee composed of 15 legislators appointed as follows:
(a) six senators, appointed by the president of the Senate, with at least two senators from the minority party; and
(b) nine representatives, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, with at least three representatives from the minority party.
(2)
(a) The president of the Senate shall designate one of the Senate appointees as a cochair of the committee.
(b) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the House of Representatives appointees as a cochair of the committee.
(3) Committee members serve for two years, but may be reappointed by the speaker or the president.
(4)
(a) The committee shall meet at least twice each year, but may meet more frequently if the chairs determine that additional meetings are needed.
(b) At the committee chairs' discretion, the committee may meet during the period that begins on the first Thursday in December and ends on the day before the beginning of the annual general session to review pending or proposed legislation related to:
(i) an existing independent entity;
(ii) the creation of a new independent entity; or
(iii)Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
(5) Except as provided in Subsection (4), the committee shall comply with the rules of legislative interim committees.
(6) The Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel shall provide staff services to the committee.
(7) Compensation and expenses of a member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.
Amended by Chapter 431, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 2 - Retirement and Independent Entities Committee › Section 202 - Duties of the committee.

Effective 5/3/2023
63E-1-202.
Duties of the committee.
(1) The committee shall:
(a) study the scope of this title and determine what entities should be treated under this title as independent entities;
(b) review annually new entities created by the state and entities registered as independent entities pursuant to Section 67-1a-15 to determine if any entities should be added to the list of independent entities in Section 63E-1-102;
(c) study the provisions of the Utah Code that govern each independent entity, including whether or not there should be consistency in these provisions;
(d) study what provisions of the Utah Code, if any, from which each independent entity should be exempted;
(e) study whether or not the state should receive services from or provide services to each independent entity;
(f) request and hear reports from each independent entity;
(g) review the annual audit of each independent entity that is performed in accordance with the statutes governing the independent entity;
(h) comply with Part 3, Creation of Independent Entities, in reviewing a proposal to create a new independent entity;
(i) if the committee recommends a change in the organizational status of an independent entity as provided in Subsection (2) and subject to Part 4, Privatization of Independent Entities, recommend the appropriate method of changing the organizational status of the independent entity; and
(j) study pending and proposed legislation, funding, and other issues related to Title 49, Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act.
(2) The committee may:
(a) establish a form for any report required under Subsection (1);
(b) make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the organizational status of an independent entity; and
(c) advise the Legislature concerning issues involving independent entities.
(3)
(a) By the November 2023 Legislative Management Committee meeting, the committee shall provide specific recommendations to the Legislative Management Committee for the Utah Communications Authority.
(b) The report described in Subsection (3)(a) shall include recommendations regarding:
(i) the Utah Communication Authority's:
(A) administration;
(B) financial accountability;
(C) current and future needs;
(D) assets;
(E) history; and
(F) organizational status as an independent entity; and
(ii) any need to modify statutes related to the entity.
Amended by Chapter 431, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 507, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 3 - Creation of Independent Entities › Section 301 - Definitions.

63E-1-301.
Definitions.
As used in this part, "government requestor" means:
(1) the governor;
(2) an executive branch officer other than the governor;
(3) an executive branch agency;
(4) a legislator, including a legislative sponsor of legislation creating an independent entity; or
(5) a legislative committee.
Enacted by Chapter 201, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 3 - Creation of Independent Entities › Section 302 - Review by committee required for creating an independent entity.

Effective 7/1/2021
63E-1-302.
Review by committee required for creating an independent entity.
(1) If a government requestor proposes that the Legislature create an independent entity, that government requestor shall request that the committee review the proposal.
(2) After receiving a request for review under Subsection (1), the chairs of the committee:
(a) shall schedule a meeting of the committee to review the proposal; and
(b) may request information from executive and legislative branch entities and officers concerning the proposal including:
(i) whether or not the proposed independent entity should be exempt from any state statute;
(ii) the need for oversight of the proposed independent entity by an executive branch agency;
(iii) the need for and requirements of audits of the proposed independent entity;
(iv) the custody of the proposed independent entity's funds;
(v) the legal representation of the proposed independent entity;
(vi) whether or not the state should receive services from or provide services to the proposed independent entity; and
(vii) the legal liability, if any, to the state if the proposed independent entity is created.
(3) In requesting information from executive and legislative branch entities or officers under Subsection (2), the committee should specifically consider seeking information from:
(a) the state auditor;
(b) the state treasurer;
(c) the attorney general;
(d) the risk manager; and
(e) the executive director of the Department of Government Operations.
Amended by Chapter 344, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 3 - Creation of Independent Entities › Section 303 - Recommendations of the committee.

63E-1-303.
Recommendations of the committee.
After the committee has reviewed a proposal to create an independent entity in accordance with Section 63E-1-302, the committee shall make a report to the Legislature stating whether the committee:
(1) recommends creation of the proposed independent entity;
(2) recommends that the proposed independent entity not be created; or
(3) makes no recommendation regarding the creation of the proposed independent entity.
Amended by Chapter 46, 2006 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 3 - Creation of Independent Entities › Section 304 - Limitations on risk management coverage.

Effective 5/5/2021
63E-1-304.
Limitations on risk management coverage.
(1) Except as specifically modified in its authorizing statute, an independent entity is not eligible to receive coverage under the Risk Management Fund created by Section 63A-4-201 or any captive insurance company created by the risk manager.
(2) If an independent entity that receives coverage under the Risk Management Fund or any captive insurance company created by the risk manager is involved in a commercial activity, the state risk manager may require that the entity:
(a) procure commercial insurance coverage or provide proof of vendor's insurance coverage for the commercial activity; and
(b) comply with loss prevention measures specified by the state risk manager.
Amended by Chapter 33, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 4 - Privatization of Independent Entities › Section 401 - Definitions.

Effective 5/4/2022
63E-1-401.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Asset" means property of all kinds, real and personal, tangible and intangible, and includes:
(a) cash, except reasonable compensation or salary for services rendered;
(b) stock or other investments;
(c) goodwill;
(d) real property;
(e) an ownership interest;
(f) a license;
(g) a cause of action; and
(h) any similar property.
(2) "Business interest" means:
(a) holding the position of trustee, director, officer, or other similar position with a business entity; or
(b) the ownership, either legally or equitably, of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of a corporation or 10% interest in any other business entity, being held by:
(i) an individual;
(ii) the individual's spouse;
(iii) a minor child of the individual; or
(iv) any combination of Subsections (2)(b)(i) through (iii).
(3) "Interested party" means a person that held or holds the position of trustee, director, officer, or other similar position with an independent entity within:
(a) five years prior to the date of an action described in Subsection (5); or
(b) during the privatization of an independent entity.
(4) "Lobbyist" is a person that provided or provides services as a lobbyist, as defined in Section 36-11-102, within:
(a) five years prior to the date of an action described in Subsection (5); or
(b) during the privatization of an independent entity.
(5)
(a) "Privatized" means an action described in Subsection (5)(b) taken under circumstances in which the operations of the independent entity are continued by a successor entity that:
(i) is privately owned;
(ii) is unaffiliated to the state; and
(iii) receives any asset of the independent entity.
(b) An action referred to in Subsection (5)(a) includes:
(i) the repeal of the authorizing statute of an independent entity and the revision to state laws to terminate the relationship between the state and the independent entity;
(ii) the dissolution of the independent entity;
(iii) the merger or consolidation of the independent entity with another entity; or
(iv) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the independent entity.
Amended by Chapter 125, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 4 - Privatization of Independent Entities › Section 402 - Benefits to interested parties of an independent entity.

Effective 5/3/2023
63E-1-402.
Benefits to interested parties of an independent entity -- Disposition of unused appropriations.
(1) If an independent entity is privatized, the following may not receive any benefit prohibited under Subsection (2):
(a) an interested party of the independent entity;
(b) an entity in which an interested party holds a business interest;
(c) a lobbyist of the independent entity; or
(d) an entity in which a lobbyist of the independent entity holds a business interest.
(2) If an independent entity is privatized:
(a) a person described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) may not receive:
(i) compensation from an independent entity that is conditioned in whole or in part on:
(A) the passage, defeat, or amendment of legislative action related to privatization; or
(B) the approval, modification, or denial of an executive action related to privatization; or
(ii) any asset of the independent entity or its successor; and
(b) a person described in Subsection (1)(c) or (d) may not receive any:
(i) compensation that if received by the lobbyist would be in violation of Section 36-11-301; or
(ii) asset of the independent entity or its successor.
(3) Subsection (2)(a)(ii) does not apply to funds in a loan program administered by an independent entity if:
(a) the funds were provided by an entity other than the state or were derived from those funds, including loan payments, interest, and other charges paid by borrowers;
(b) the person described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) who receives the funds assumes all duties and obligations of the independent entity:
(i) under the contract with the entity that provided the initial funding; and
(ii) relating to the loan program;
(c) separate records have been maintained regarding the use of the funds;
(d) the funds may only be used for purposes specified in an agreement with the entity that provided the initial funding; and
(e) the funds may only be transferred to a person described in Subsection (1)(a) or (b) if the transfer is approved by the entity that provided the initial funding.
(4)
(a) If an action described in Subsection 63E-1-401(5)(b)(i) or (ii) is taken under circumstances in which the independent entity is no longer functioning, the independent entity shall return to the Division of Finance any unused appropriations made to the independent entity by the Legislature.
(b) The Division of Finance shall deposit funds received under Subsection (4)(a) into the General Fund.
Amended by Chapter 431, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 4 - Privatization of Independent Entities › Section 403 - Privatization process -- Audit.

63E-1-403.
Privatization process -- Audit.
(1) If an independent entity seeks to privatize the independent entity, it shall:
(a) submit to the Legislature recommended legislation to:
(i) repeal the authorizing statute and revise state law as necessary to terminate its relationship to the state; and
(ii) address the value of any interests the state holds in the independent entity and whether the state should receive compensation for those interests as part of privatization; and
(b) be audited by the state auditor:
(i) within one year prior to the effective date of legislation that repeals the authorizing statute to terminate the relationship between the independent entity and the state; and
(ii) to determine the amount, nature, and source of revenues and assets of the independent entity.
(2) The relationship between the state and an independent entity may not be terminated except by the repeal of the authorizing statute of the independent entity.
Enacted by Chapter 201, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 1 - Independent Entities Act › Part 4 - Privatization of Independent Entities › Section 404 - Penalties for violation.

Effective 5/4/2022
63E-1-404.
Penalties for violation.
(1) A person who knowingly violates this part:
(a) is guilty of a third degree felony if the combined value of any compensation or assets received by the person as a result of the violation is equal to or greater than $10,000; or
(b) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the combined value of any compensation or assets received by the person as a result of the violation is less than $10,000.
(2)
(a) In addition to any penalty imposed under Subsection (1), a person that violates this part shall return to the successor of the independent entity any compensation or assets received in violation of this part.
(b) If the assets received by the person in violation of this part are no longer in the possession of the person, the person shall pay the successor of the independent entity an amount equal to the fair market value of the asset at the time the person received the asset.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection 36-11-401(3), if a lobbyist violates Subsection 63E-1-402(2)(b)(i), the lobbyist is guilty of the crime outlined in Subsection (1), which crime shall be determined by the value of compensation or assets received by the lobbyist.
Amended by Chapter 125, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 103 - Public purpose -- Legislative findings.

63E-2-103.
Public purpose -- Legislative findings.
(1) Each independent corporation shall have a specific public purpose related to the state or its citizens stated in its authorizing statute.
(2) Prior to enacting its authorizing statute, the Legislature shall make a finding that the independent corporation needs to be created by the state or be given by the state the right to exist and conduct its affairs as an independent corporation to serve its public purpose.
(3) Prior to enacting an authorizing statute, the Legislature shall also make a finding that:
(a) if the independent corporation receives ongoing state funding for operations, it:
(i) performs a public purpose that is not performed by private entities; or
(ii) acts as a trustee over money held in trust;
(b) if the independent corporation does not receive ongoing state funding for operations, it requires:
(i) exemption from federal or state income tax to meet its public purpose; or
(ii) the interest on its indebtedness to be exempt from federal or state income tax to meet its public purpose; or
(c) the independent corporation is created by the Utah Constitution.
Enacted by Chapter 201, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 104 - Legislative review.

Effective 3/3/2023
63E-2-104.
Legislative review.
(1) Each independent corporation is subject to:
(a) review by the Retirement and Independent Entities Committee in accordance with Chapter 1, Independent Entities Act; and
(b) the authority of the legislative auditor general in accordance with Utah Constitution, Article VI, Section 33, and Section 36-12-15.
(2) Each independent corporation shall report, as requested, to the committee on matters related to audits.
Amended by Chapter 21, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 105 - Boards.

63E-2-105.
Boards.
(1) As used in this section, "director" includes a trustee or other board member.
(2) Each independent corporation shall be governed by a board of directors.
(3) The authorizing statute of each independent corporation shall specify:
(a) the process for appointing, removing, and replacing directors;
(b) the number and terms of office for directors;
(c) the board chair selection procedure;
(d) board quorum requirements;
(e) director qualifications; and
(f) the duties and fiduciary responsibilities of directors.
Enacted by Chapter 201, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 106 - Powers.

63E-2-106.
Powers.
Except as specifically modified in its authorizing statute, each independent corporation shall have the power to:
(1) exist as a:
(a) public corporation; or
(b) quasi-public corporation;
(2) perform its stated public purpose;
(3) sue and be sued in its own name;
(4) retain and be represented by legal counsel independent of the attorney general;
(5) create foundations or subsidiaries;
(6) act in accordance with all other powers granted in its authorizing statute and by duly issued license or franchise;
(7) act in all ways as a nonprofit corporation established under Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, that do not conflict with:
(a) this title;
(b) the authorizing statute of the independent corporation; or
(c) statutes and regulations to which the independent corporation is subject.
Enacted by Chapter 201, 2001 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 107 - Prohibited participation.

63E-2-107.
Prohibited participation.
Except as specifically modified in its authorizing statute, each independent corporation may not participate in the:
(1) issuance of bonds that are the obligation of the state; or
(2) services provided to state agencies, including:
(a) fuel dispensing;
(b) motor pool services;
(c) surplus property services;
(d) information technology services; or
(e) archive services.
Amended by Chapter 220, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 109 - State statutes.

Effective 7/1/2021
63E-2-109.
State statutes.
(1) Except as specifically modified in its authorizing statute, each independent corporation shall be exempt from the statutes governing state agencies, including:
(a)Title 51, Chapter 5, Funds Consolidation Act;
(b)Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act;
(c)Title 63A, Utah Government Operations Code;
(d)Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
(e)Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act;
(f)Title 63G, Chapter 6a, Utah Procurement Code;
(g)Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act;
(h)Title 63J, Chapter 2, Revenue Procedures and Control Act; and
(i)Title 63A, Chapter 17, Utah State Personnel Management Act.
(2) Except as specifically modified in its authorizing statute, each independent corporation shall be subject to:
(a)Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act;
(b) Section 67-3-12; and
(c)Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
(3) Each independent corporation board may adopt its own policies and procedures governing its:
(a) funds management;
(b) audits; and
(c) personnel.
Amended by Chapter 84, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 345, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63E - Independent Entities Code › Chapter 2 - Independent Corporations Act › Section 110 - Budgetary and fiscal requirements.

63E-2-110.
Budgetary and fiscal requirements.
(1) The board of each independent corporation shall annually adopt a budget.
(2)
(a) All money held in trust by an independent corporation is not public funds, even if they were public funds before the money was received by the independent corporation.
(b) The money of an independent corporation is not required to be held in the custody of the state treasurer.
Amended by Chapter 342, 2011 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 3 - State Holidays › Section 301 - Legal holidays -- Personal preference day -- Governor authorized to declare additional days.

Effective 5/4/2022
63G-1-301.
Legal holidays -- Personal preference day -- Governor authorized to declare additional days.
(1)
(a) The following named days are legal holidays in this state:
(i) every Sunday, except as provided in Subsection (1)(e);
(ii) January 1, called New Year's Day;
(iii) the third Monday of January, called Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
(iv) the third Monday of February, called Washington and Lincoln Day;
(v) the last Monday of May, called Memorial Day;
(vi) on the day described in Subsection (1)(f), Juneteenth National Freedom Day;
(vii) July 4, called Independence Day;
(viii) July 24, called Pioneer Day;
(ix) the first Monday of September, called Labor Day;
(x) the second Monday of October, called Columbus Day;
(xi) November 11, called Veterans Day;
(xii) the fourth Thursday of November, called Thanksgiving Day;
(xiii) December 25, called Christmas; and
(xiv) all days which may be set apart by the President of the United States, or the governor of this state by proclamation as days of fast or thanksgiving.
(b) If any of the holidays under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v) or Subsections (1)(a)(vii) through (xiv), falls on Sunday, then the following Monday shall be the holiday.
(c) If any of the holidays under Subsections (1)(a)(ii) through (v) or Subsections (1)(a)(vii) through (xiv) falls on Saturday, then the preceding Friday shall be the holiday.
(d) Each employee may select one additional day, called Personal Preference Day, to be scheduled pursuant to rules adopted by the Division of Human Resource Management.
(e) For purposes of Utah Constitution Article VI, Section 16, Subsection (1), regarding the exclusion of state holidays from the 45-day legislative general session, Sunday is not considered a state holiday.
(f)
(i) The Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on June 19, if that day is on a Monday.
(ii) If June 19 is on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, the Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on the immediately preceding Monday.
(iii) If June 19 is on a Saturday or Sunday, the Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on the immediately following Monday.
(2)
(a) Whenever in the governor's opinion extraordinary conditions exist justifying the action, the governor may:
(i) declare, by proclamation, legal holidays in addition to those holidays under Subsection (1); and
(ii) limit the holidays to certain classes of business and activities to be designated by the governor.
(b) A holiday may not extend for a longer period than 60 consecutive days.
(c) Any holiday may be renewed for one or more periods not exceeding 30 days each as the governor may consider necessary, and any holiday may, by like proclamation, be terminated before the expiration of the period for which it was declared.
Amended by Chapter 331, 2022 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flag › Section 501 - State flag.

Effective 5/5/2021
Superseded 3/9/2024
63G-1-501.
State flag.
The state flag of Utah shall be a flag of blue field, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field:
(1) in the center a shield;
(2) above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings;
(3) the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise;
(4) upon the shield under the arrows the word "Industry," and below the word "Industry" on the center of the shield, a beehive;
(5) on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies;
(6) below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word "Utah";
(7) below the word "Utah" and on the bottom of the shield, the figures "1847";
(8) with the appearance of being back of the shield there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flag so draped that they will project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle's wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the face of the draped flag below the shield;
(9) below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures "1896"; and
(10) around the entire design, a narrow circle in gold.
Amended by Chapter 205, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flag › Section 501 - State flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.

Effective 3/9/2024
63G-1-501.
State flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.
(1) The state flag of Utah shall be a rectangle that has a width to length ratio of three to five and contain the following:
(a) two irregular, horizontal lines dividing the flag into three separate segments, of which:
(i) the top segment:
(A) is located above the higher horizontal line; and
(B) is shaded in blue;
(ii) the middle segment:
(A) is located between the two horizontal lines;
(B) is shaded in white;
(C) at the higher horizontal line, takes the shape of a mountain with five peaks, the center peak being the tallest and following the shape of the highest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(D) at the lower horizontal line, follows the shape of the lowest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(iii) the bottom segment:
(A) is located below the lower horizontal line; and
(B) is shaded in red;
(b) one hexagon that:
(i) is shaded in blue;
(ii) contains a smaller gold hexagon outline; and
(iii) is placed within the center of the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii);
(c) one beehive that:
(i) is shaded in gold;
(ii) contains five hive sections with a small semicircle removed from the center of the base of the lowest section; and
(iii) is placed within the center of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(d) one five-pointed Utah star that:
(i) is shaded in white; and
(ii) is placed below the center of the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c).
(2) The state flag shall represent and symbolize the following:
(a) the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c) symbolizes industry, community, and the year 1847, the year in which pioneers first settled Utah;
(b) the Utah star described in Subsection (1)(d) symbolizes hope and the year 1896, the year in which Utah was admitted to statehood;
(c) the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b) symbolizes the strength of Utah's people;
(d) the top segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) represents Utah's skies and symbolizes faith;
(e) the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) represents Utah's snowy mountains and peace, the peaks of which symbolize Utah's indigenous peoples; and
(f) the bottom segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii) represents the red rocks of Southern Utah and symbolizes perseverance and the state's unique landscapes.
(3) The state flag shall appear consistent with the following image:
(4) The state flag shall be available in the public domain and be displayed on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon any occasion deemed fitting and appropriate.
(5) The lieutenant governor shall establish standards and specifications for the manufacture and display of the state flag.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 451, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flag › Section 503 - Historic state flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.

Effective 3/9/2024
63G-1-503.
Historic state flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.
(1) The historic state flag shall be a flag of blue field, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field:
(a) in the center a shield;
(b) above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings;
(c) the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise;
(d) upon the shield under the arrows the word "Industry," and below the word "Industry" on the center of the shield, a beehive;
(e) on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies;
(f) below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word "Utah";
(g) below the word "Utah" and on the bottom of the shield, the figures "1847";
(h) behind the shield, there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flags so draped to project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle's wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the face of the draped flag below the shield;
(i) below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures "1896"; and
(j) around the entire design, a narrow circle in gold.
(2) The historic state flag shall appear consistent with any of the following three images:
(3) All citizens maintain the right to use the historic state flag upon any occasion deemed fitting and appropriate.
(4) The lieutenant governor shall establish standards and specifications for the manufacture and display of the historic state flag.
(5) The historic state flag shall be displayed:
(a) on state property during legal holidays described in Section 63G-1-301, as deemed appropriate by the governor; and
(b) on the capitol hill complex, as defined in Section 63C-9-102, during the annual general session of the Legislature.
(6)
(a) The historic state flag may be displayed on state property for ceremonial purposes, so long as the flag is serviceable.
(b) The historic state flag shall be replaced by the state flag of Utah, as described in Section 63G-1-501, when the historic state flag is not displayed for ceremonial purposes.
(c) When displaying the historic state flag on public grounds in any location where the state flag of Utah, as described in Section 63G-1-501, is also displayed, the governmental entity responsible for the display of the flags shall ensure that the historic state flag is displayed beneath the state flag of Utah.
Enacted by Chapter 451, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flags › Section 501 - State flag.

Effective 5/5/2021
Superseded 3/9/2024
63G-1-501.
State flag.
The state flag of Utah shall be a flag of blue field, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field:
(1) in the center a shield;
(2) above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings;
(3) the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise;
(4) upon the shield under the arrows the word "Industry," and below the word "Industry" on the center of the shield, a beehive;
(5) on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies;
(6) below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word "Utah";
(7) below the word "Utah" and on the bottom of the shield, the figures "1847";
(8) with the appearance of being back of the shield there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flag so draped that they will project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle's wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the face of the draped flag below the shield;
(9) below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures "1896"; and
(10) around the entire design, a narrow circle in gold.
Amended by Chapter 205, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flags › Section 501 - State flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.

Effective 3/9/2024
63G-1-501.
State flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.
(1) The state flag of Utah shall be a rectangle that has a width to length ratio of three to five and contain the following:
(a) two irregular, horizontal lines dividing the flag into three separate segments, of which:
(i) the top segment:
(A) is located above the higher horizontal line; and
(B) is shaded in blue;
(ii) the middle segment:
(A) is located between the two horizontal lines;
(B) is shaded in white;
(C) at the higher horizontal line, takes the shape of a mountain with five peaks, the center peak being the tallest and following the shape of the highest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(D) at the lower horizontal line, follows the shape of the lowest point of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(iii) the bottom segment:
(A) is located below the lower horizontal line; and
(B) is shaded in red;
(b) one hexagon that:
(i) is shaded in blue;
(ii) contains a smaller gold hexagon outline; and
(iii) is placed within the center of the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii);
(c) one beehive that:
(i) is shaded in gold;
(ii) contains five hive sections with a small semicircle removed from the center of the base of the lowest section; and
(iii) is placed within the center of the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b); and
(d) one five-pointed Utah star that:
(i) is shaded in white; and
(ii) is placed below the center of the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c).
(2) The state flag shall represent and symbolize the following:
(a) the beehive described in Subsection (1)(c) symbolizes industry, community, and the year 1847, the year in which pioneers first settled Utah;
(b) the Utah star described in Subsection (1)(d) symbolizes hope and the year 1896, the year in which Utah was admitted to statehood;
(c) the hexagon described in Subsection (1)(b) symbolizes the strength of Utah's people;
(d) the top segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(i) represents Utah's skies and symbolizes faith;
(e) the middle segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) represents Utah's snowy mountains and peace, the peaks of which symbolize Utah's indigenous peoples; and
(f) the bottom segment described in Subsection (1)(a)(iii) represents the red rocks of Southern Utah and symbolizes perseverance and the state's unique landscapes.
(3) The state flag shall appear consistent with the following image:
(4) The state flag shall be available in the public domain and be displayed on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon any occasion deemed fitting and appropriate.
(5) The lieutenant governor shall establish standards and specifications for the manufacture and display of the state flag.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 451, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 5 - State Flags › Section 503 - Historic state flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.

Effective 3/9/2024
63G-1-503.
Historic state flag -- Description -- Image -- Display.
(1) The historic state flag shall be a flag of blue field, with the following device worked in natural colors on the center of the blue field:
(a) in the center a shield;
(b) above the shield and thereon an American eagle with outstretched wings;
(c) the top of the shield pierced with six arrows arranged crosswise;
(d) upon the shield under the arrows the word "Industry," and below the word "Industry" on the center of the shield, a beehive;
(e) on each side of the beehive, growing sego lilies;
(f) below the beehive and near the bottom of the shield, the word "Utah";
(g) below the word "Utah" and on the bottom of the shield, the figures "1847";
(h) behind the shield, there shall be two American flags on flagstaffs placed crosswise with the flags so draped to project beyond each side of the shield, the heads of the flagstaffs appearing in front of the eagle's wings and the bottom of each staff appearing over the face of the draped flag below the shield;
(i) below the shield and flags and upon the blue field, the figures "1896"; and
(j) around the entire design, a narrow circle in gold.
(2) The historic state flag shall appear consistent with any of the following three images:
(3) All citizens maintain the right to use the historic state flag upon any occasion deemed fitting and appropriate.
(4) The lieutenant governor shall establish standards and specifications for the manufacture and display of the historic state flag.
(5) The historic state flag shall be displayed:
(a) on state property during legal holidays described in Section 63G-1-301, as deemed appropriate by the governor; and
(b) on the capitol hill complex, as defined in Section 63C-9-102, during the annual general session of the Legislature.
(6)
(a) The historic state flag may be displayed on state property for ceremonial purposes, so long as the flag is serviceable.
(b) The historic state flag shall be replaced by the state flag of Utah, as described in Section 63G-1-501, when the historic state flag is not displayed for ceremonial purposes.
(c) When displaying the historic state flag on public grounds in any location where the state flag of Utah, as described in Section 63G-1-501, is also displayed, the governmental entity responsible for the display of the flags shall ensure that the historic state flag is displayed beneath the state flag of Utah.
Enacted by Chapter 451, 2023 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 7 - Display of Flags by a Government Entity › Section 702 - Definitions.

63G-1-702.
Definitions.
As used in this part:
(1) "Capitol hill complex" is as defined in Section 63C-9-102.
(2)
(a) "Flag" means a depiction or emblem made from fabric or cloth.
(b) "Flag" does not include a depiction or emblem made from:
(i) lights;
(ii) paint;
(iii) roofing;
(iv) siding;
(v) paving materials;
(vi) flora;
(vii) balloons; or
(viii) any other building, landscaping, or decorative component other than fabric or cloth.
(3) "Flag of the United States" is the flag described in United States Code Title 4, Chapter 1, The Flag.
(4) "POW/MIA flag" means the POW/MIA flag of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia.
Enacted by Chapter 90, 2013 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 7 - Display of Flags by a Government Entity › Section 703 - Display of POW/MIA flag.

Effective 5/5/2021
63G-1-703.
Display of POW/MIA flag.
(1) In any place at the capitol hill complex, with the exception of the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial, where the United States flag is displayed out of doors, the entity responsible for the display of the United States flag shall display the POW/MIA flag, in the manner described in Subsection (3), from sunrise to sunset on the following days:
(a) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May;
(b) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May;
(c) Flag Day, June 14;
(d) Independence Day, July 4;
(e) Veterans Day, November 11; and
(f) National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September.
(2) The Department of Veterans and Military Affairs shall ensure that, in any place where the United States flag is displayed out of doors at a cemetery that is operated by the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs, the POW/MIA flag is displayed in the manner described in Subsection (3).
(3) When displaying the POW/MIA flag under Subsection (1) or (2), the entity responsible to display the flag shall fly or hang the POW/MIA flag as follows:
(a) if the United States flag and the POW/MIA flag are attached to the same flag pole, by placing the POW/MIA flag directly under the United States flag; or
(b) if the United States flag and the POW/MIA flag are displayed near each other, but not on the same flag pole, by placing the top of the POW/MIA flag below the top of the United States flag.
Amended by Chapter 299, 2021 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 1 - State Symbols and Designations › Part 9 - Daylight Saving Time › Section 901 - Year-round daylight saving time.

(Contingently Effective)
63G-1-901.
Year-round daylight saving time.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Mountain daylight time" means the period during a year when mountain standard time is advanced one hour in accordance with 15 U.S.C. Sec. 260a.
(b) "Mountain standard time" means the observed time assigned to the mountain time zone in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 261.
(2) Utah exempts all areas of the state from standard time.
(3) The year-round observed time of the entire state and all of the state's political subdivisions is mountain daylight time.
Enacted by Chapter 247, 2020 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 102 - Legislative intent.

63G-2-102.
Legislative intent.
(1) In enacting this act, the Legislature recognizes two constitutional rights:
(a) the public's right of access to information concerning the conduct of the public's business; and
(b) the right of privacy in relation to personal data gathered by governmental entities.
(2) The Legislature also recognizes a public policy interest in allowing a government to restrict access to certain records, as specified in this chapter, for the public good.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to:
(a) promote the public's right of easy and reasonable access to unrestricted public records;
(b) specify those conditions under which the public interest in allowing restrictions on access to records may outweigh the public's interest in access;
(c) prevent abuse of confidentiality by governmental entities by permitting confidential treatment of records only as provided in this chapter;
(d) provide guidelines for both disclosure and restrictions on access to government records, which are based on the equitable weighing of the pertinent interests and which are consistent with nationwide standards of information practices;
(e) favor public access when, in the application of this act, countervailing interests are of equal weight; and
(f) establish fair and reasonable records management practices.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 104 - Administrative Procedures Act not applicable.

63G-2-104.
Administrative Procedures Act not applicable.
Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, does not apply to this chapter except as provided in Section 63G-2-603.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 105 - Confidentiality agreements.

63G-2-105.
Confidentiality agreements.
If a governmental entity or political subdivision receives a request for a record that is subject to a confidentiality agreement executed before April 1, 1992, the law in effect at the time the agreement was executed, including late judicial interpretations of the law, shall govern access to the record, unless all parties to the confidentiality agreement agree in writing to be governed by the provisions of this chapter.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
2023 Utah Code › Title 63G - General Government › Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act › Part 1 - General Provisions › Section 106 - Records of security measures.

Effective 5/4/2022
63G-2-106.
Records of security measures.
(1) The records of a governmental entity or political subdivision regarding security measures designed for the protection of persons or property, public or private, are not subject to this chapter.
(2) The records described in Subsection (1) include:
(a) security plans, including a plan:
(i) to prepare for or mitigate terrorist activity; or
(ii) for emergency and disaster response and recovery;
(b) security codes and combinations, and passwords;
(c) passes and keys;
(d) security procedures;
(e) except as provided in Subsection (3), results of, or data collected from, a public entity's risk assessment or security audit; and
(f) building and public works designs, to the extent that the records or information relate to the ongoing security measures of a public entity.
(3) The records described in Subsection (1) do not include a certification that a community water system has conducted a risk and resilience assessment under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 300i-2.
Amended by Chapter 109, 2022 General Session