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 8.5 – Mailing reports and payments to government — Determining when the report or payment is considered to be filed or made.
68-3-8.5. Mailing reports and payments to government — Determining when the report or payment is considered to be filed or made. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Payment” means money required or authorized to be paid to the state or a political subdivision of the state. (b) “Report” means a report, claim, tax return, […]
Section 9 – Seal, how affixed.
68-3-9. Seal, how affixed. When the seal of a court or public officer is required by law to be affixed to any paper, the word “seal” includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone, as well as upon wax or a wafer affixed thereto. In all other cases the word “seal” may include […]
Section 10 – Joint authority is authority to majority.
68-3-10. Joint authority is authority to majority. Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers, or other persons, are to be construed as giving such authority to a majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the act giving the authority. No Change Since 1953
Section 11 – Rules of construction as to words and phrases.
68-3-11. Rules of construction as to words and phrases. Words and phrases are to be construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, or are defined by statute, are to be construed according […]
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
Section 7 – Time, how computed.
68-3-7. Time, how computed. (1) A person shall compute the period of time provided by law to perform an act by: (a) excluding the first day; and (b) except as provided in Subsection (2), including the last day. (2) If the last day is a legal holiday, a Saturday, or a Sunday, then a person […]