10-3-701. Legislative power exercised by ordinance. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the governing body of each municipality shall exercise its legislative powers through ordinances. Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
10-3-702. Extent of power exercised by ordinance. The governing body may pass any ordinance to regulate, require, prohibit, govern, control or supervise any activity, business, conduct or condition authorized by this act or any other provision of law. An officer of the municipality may not be convicted of a criminal offense where he relied on […]
Effective 5/12/2020 10-3-703. Criminal penalties for violation of ordinance — Civil penalties prohibited — Exceptions. (1) (a) The governing body of a municipality may impose a criminal penalty for the violation of any municipal ordinance by a fine not to exceed the maximum class B misdemeanor fine under Section 76-3-301, by a term of imprisonment […]
Effective 5/14/2019 10-3-703.7. Administrative proceedings — Penalty for code violation. (1) A municipality may adopt an ordinance establishing an administrative proceeding to review and decide a violation of a civil municipal ordinance. (2) An ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsection (1) shall provide due process for parties participating in the administrative proceeding. (3) (a) A […]
Effective 5/14/2019 10-3-704. Form of ordinance. The governing body shall ensure that any ordinance that the governing body passes contains the following, in substantially the following order and form: (1) a number; (2) a title which indicates the nature of the subject matter of the ordinance; (3) a preamble which states the need or reason […]
10-3-705. Requirements as to form — Effective date. Ordinances passed or enacted by the governing body shall be signed by the mayor, or if he is absent, by the mayor pro tempore, or by a quorum of the governing body, and shall be recorded before taking effect. No ordinance shall be void or unlawful by […]
10-3-706. Revision of ordinances. The governing body by resolution may authorize and direct the mayor to appoint, with the advice and consent of the governing body, one or more persons to prepare and submit to the governing body a compilation, revision or codification of municipal ordinances. The compensation for the service shall be fixed by […]
10-3-707. Power to codify ordinances. Any municipality is hereby empowered to revise, codify and compile from time to time and to publish in book, pamphlet or looseleaf form all ordinances of the municipality of a general and permanent character and to make such changes, alterations, modifications, additions, and substitutions therein as it may deem best […]
10-3-708. Arrangement of ordinances. The ordinances in the revision, codification and compilation shall be arranged in such order as the governing body may decide and may exclude the titles, enacting clauses, signatures of a mayor or mayor pro tempore of the governing board, attestations, and other formal parts, except the attestation of the recorder. Enacted […]
10-3-709. Repeal of conflicting provisions — Title. Such revision shall be by one ordinance embracing all ordinances of a general and permanent character preserved as changed or added to and perfected by the revision, codification and compilation and shall be a repeal of all ordinances in conflict with the revision, codification and compilation, but all […]
10-3-710. Publication in book, pamphlet or looseleaf form — State statutes. Ordinances revised, codified, compiled and published in book, pamphlet or looseleaf form by authority of the governing body need not be printed or published in any other manner, except that the ordinance adopting the revision, codification or compilation shall be published or posted in […]
Effective 5/5/2021 10-3-711. Publication and posting of ordinances. (1) Before an ordinance may take effect, the legislative body of each municipality adopting an ordinance, except an ordinance enacted under Section 10-3-706, 10-3-707, 10-3-708, 10-3-709, or 10-3-710, shall: (a) deposit a copy of the ordinance in the office of the municipal recorder; and (b) (i) publish […]
10-3-712. Effective date. Ordinances shall become effective 20 days after publication or posting or 30 days after final passage by the governing body, whichever is closer to the date of final passage, but ordinances may become effective at an earlier or later date after publication or posting if so provided in the ordinance. Amended by […]
10-3-713. Recording, numbering, and certification of passage. The municipal recorder shall record, in a book used exclusively for that purpose, all ordinances passed by the governing body. The recorder shall give each ordinance a number, if the governing body has not already so done. Immediately following each ordinance, or codification of ordinances, the recorder shall […]
10-3-714. Contents, dates, publication proved under seal. The contents of all municipal ordinances, the dates of passage, and the date of publication or posting may be proved by the certification of the municipal recorder under the seal of the municipality. Amended by Chapter 4, 1993 General Session
10-3-715. Municipal ordinances received in evidence. Whenever municipal ordinances are printed in book, pamphlet or looseleaf form and purport to be published by the authority of the governing body, the book, pamphlet or looseleaf shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage, and legal publication of such ordinances, as of the dates mentioned in […]
10-3-716. Fines and forfeitures — Disposition. All fines, penalties, and forfeitures for the violation of any ordinance, when collected, shall be paid in accordance with Section 51-4-2. A violation of this section constitutes a class C misdemeanor. The retention or use of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture by any person for personal use or benefit […]
Effective 5/12/2015 10-3-717. Purpose of resolutions. Unless otherwise required by law, the governing body may: (1) exercise all administrative powers by resolution including: (a) establishing water and sewer rates; (b) establishing charges for garbage collection and fees charged for municipal services; (c) establishing personnel policies and guidelines; and (d) regulating the use and operation of […]
10-3-718. Form of resolution. Any resolution passed by the governing body of each municipality shall be in a form and contain sections substantially similar to that prescribed for ordinances. Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
10-3-719. Resolutions need no publication effective date. Resolutions may become effective without publication or posting and may take effect on passage or at a later date as the governing body may determine, but resolutions may not become effective more than three months from the date of passage. Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
