Section 14 – Submitting reports to the Legislature, governor, and state auditor.
Effective 5/9/2017 68-3-14. Submitting reports to the Legislature, governor, and state auditor. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Governmental entity” means: (i) the state or any department, division, agency, or other instrumentality of the state; or (ii) a political subdivision of the state. (b) “Legislative committee” means a standing, interim, or other committee of […]
Section 5 – Creation — Members — Terms.
Effective 5/12/2020 68-4-5. Creation — Members — Terms. (1) There is established the “Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws,” which consists of members of the Utah State Bar who are appointed as commissioners to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws as follows: (a) one commissioner, appointed by the governor with the advice […]
Section 6 – Vacancies.
Effective 5/12/2020 68-4-6. Vacancies. (1) For a commissioner who serves in a governor-appointed position described in Subsection 68-4-5(1)(a), (b), or (c): (a) the office of a commissioner becomes vacant and the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall immediately appoint a new commissioner upon the commissioner’s: (i) death; (ii) resignation; or (iii) […]
Section 7 – Meetings — Officers.
68-4-7. Meetings — Officers. (1) The commissioners shall meet at least once each year and shall organize by the election of one of their number as chair and another as secretary, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years and until their successors are elected. (2) The chair and secretary may […]
Section 8 – Duties of commissioners.
68-4-8. Duties of commissioners. (1) The commissioners shall: (a) participate in the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws on behalf of the state; (b) examine the subjects upon which uniformity of legislation in the various states of the union is desirable but that are outside the jurisdiction of the Congress of the United […]
Section 9 – Expenditures — Oversight by Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
68-4-9. Expenditures — Oversight by Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel. (1) A commissioner may not receive compensation or benefits for the commissioner’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: (a) Section 63A-3-106; (b) Section 63A-3-107; and (c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 […]
Section 12 – Rules of construction.
68-3-12. Rules of construction. (1) (a) In the construction of a statute in the Utah Code, the general rules listed in this Subsection (1) shall be observed, unless the construction would be: (i) inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Legislature; or (ii) repugnant to the context of the statute. (b) The singular includes the […]
Section 12.5 – Definitions for Utah Code.
Effective 5/5/2021 68-3-12.5. Definitions for Utah Code. (1) The definitions listed in this section apply to the Utah Code, unless: (a) the definition is inconsistent with the manifest intent of the Legislature or repugnant to the context of the statute; or (b) a different definition is expressly provided for the respective title, chapter, part, section, […]
Section 13 – Printing boldface in numbered bills — Purpose — Effect — Power of Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to change.
68-3-13. Printing boldface in numbered bills — Purpose — Effect — Power of Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to change. A short summary of each section, part, chapter, or title, called boldface, may be printed in numbered bills introduced in the Legislature. This boldface is not law; it is intended only to highlight […]
Section 6 – Identical provisions deemed a continuation, not new enactment.
68-3-6. Identical provisions deemed a continuation, not new enactment. The provisions of any statute, so far as they are the same as those of any prior statute, shall be construed as a continuation of such provisions, and not as a new enactment. No Change Since 1953