Section 103 – Interpretation.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-20-103. Interpretation. (1) Utah state courts and courts of the United States shall broadly construe this chapter in favor of a broad protection of religious beliefs, exercises, and conscience to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of this chapter and the Utah and United States constitutions. (2) Nothing in this chapter may […]
Section 201 – Provisions governing solemnizing or recognizing a marriage — Prohibition against employment actions.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-20-201. Provisions governing solemnizing or recognizing a marriage — Prohibition against employment actions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state or local government or a state or local government official may not: (1) require a religious official, when acting as such, or religious organization to solemnize or recognize for ecclesiastical purposes a […]
Section 202 – Prohibition on government retaliation.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-20-202. Prohibition on government retaliation. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government or a state or local government official may not engage in government retaliation against an individual, a religious official when acting as such, or a religious organization for exercising the protections contained in Section 17-20-4, 63G-20-201, or 63G-20-301. Enacted […]
Section 203 – Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-20-203. Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government, a state or local government official, or another accrediting, certifying, or licensing body may not: (1) deny, revoke, or suspend a licensee’s professional or business license based on that licensee’s beliefs or the licensee’s lawful expressions […]
Section 204 – Remedies — Attorney fees and costs.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-20-204. Remedies — Attorney fees and costs. (1) (a) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may: (i) seek injunctive or other civil relief to require a state or local government or a state or local government official to comply with the requirements of this part; or (ii) seek removal of […]
Section 103 – Preemption of local regulation.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-19-103. Preemption of local regulation. (1) A county, city, town, or other political subdivision may not regulate the technological processes relating to the development and use of biotechnologically created materials and organisms. (2) This preemption does not affect the powers of a county, city, town, or other political subdivision, including the power to […]
Section 101 – Title — Definitions.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-19-101. Title — Definitions. (1) This chapter is known as “Biotechnology Provisions.” (2) As used in this part, “biotechnology” is: (a) the modification of living organisms by recombinant DNA techniques; and (b) a means to accomplish, through genetic engineering, the same kinds of modifications accomplished through traditional genetic techniques such as crossbreeding. Renumbered […]
Section 102 – Confidential information.
Effective 5/12/2015 63G-19-102. Confidential information. (1) A state agency having access under federal law to biotechnology trade secrets and related confidential information shall manage the trade secrets and related confidential records as protected records under Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act. (2) The records described in this section may be disclosed […]
Section 101 – State sovereignty and rights of set-off.
63G-16-101. State sovereignty and rights of set-off. (1) Pursuant to the Ninth and Tenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States of America, the state of Utah does solemnly affirm its state sovereignty and fully and unconditionally reserves and asserts all rights and powers, directly and indirectly related to those rights and powers. (2) […]
Section 202 – Air quality mitigation report and plan.
63G-17-202. Air quality mitigation report and plan. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and in accordance with Subsection (3): (a) on or before July 1, 2013, each school district shall submit to the State Board of Education, by email, a report on the mitigation efforts currently being used by the school district; (b) on […]