Effective 5/4/2022 67-3-1. Functions and duties. (1) (a) The state auditor is the auditor of public accounts and is independent of any executive or administrative officers of the state. (b) The state auditor is not limited in the selection of personnel or in the determination of the reasonable and necessary expenses of the state auditor’s […]
67-3-1.5. Fees of state auditor. The state auditor shall receive the following fees: For a copy of any paper filed or recorded in his office, 20 cents per folio. For affixing certificate, with or without seal, $1. For filing any paper not otherwise provided for, $1. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 46, 2001 General Session
Effective 5/8/2018 67-3-10. Background checks for employees. (1) As used in this section, “bureau” means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section 53-10-201. (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the state auditor shall require employees involved in an audit, investigation, or review requiring access to information and records, the access to which requires a background […]
Affected by 63I-1-267 on 7/1/2024 Effective 7/1/2022 67-3-11. Health care price transparency tool — Transparency tool requirements. (1) The state auditor shall create a health care price transparency tool: (a) subject to appropriations from the Legislature and any available funding from third-party sources; (b) with technical support from the Public Employees’ Benefit and Insurance Program […]
Effective 5/4/2022 67-3-12. Utah Public Finance Website — Establishment and administration — Records disclosure — Exceptions. (1) As used in this section: (a) (i) Subject to Subsections (1)(a)(ii) and (iii), “independent entity” means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102. (ii) “Independent entity” includes an entity that is part of an independent […]
Effective 5/5/2021 67-3-13. State privacy officer. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Designated government entity” means a government entity that is not a state agency. (b) “Independent entity” means the same as that term is defined in Section 63E-1-102. (c) (i) “Government entity” means the state, a county, a municipality, a higher education institution, […]
67-3-2. Right to compel accounting by, and state accounts with, all collectors of state money — Escheats. Whenever any person has received money, or has money or other personal property which belongs to the state by escheat or otherwise, or has been entrusted with the collection, management or disbursement of any money, bonds, or interest […]
Effective 5/8/2018 67-3-3. Disbursements of public funds — Suspension of disbursements — Procedure upon suspension. (1) The state auditor may suspend any disbursement of public funds whenever, in the state auditor’s opinion, the disbursement is contrary to law. (2) (a) If the validity of a disbursement described in Subsection (1) is not established within six […]
67-3-4. Appropriations not to be diverted from purposes. No appropriation and no surplus of any appropriation shall be diverted from any account to any other account, except as provided by law, and the money appropriated, or so much as may be necessary, shall be applied to the payment of the item for which the appropriation […]
67-3-5. Right of visitation and examination. For the purpose of carrying out the duties of the state auditor, the state auditor shall have access to all offices of public entities during business hours for the inspection of their records, regardless of any general limitation on access to records provided in an entity’s individual statute. Amended […]
67-3-6. Seal. The state auditor shall adopt a seal and shall file a description and an impression thereof with the Division of Archives. Amended by Chapter 67, 1984 General Session
67-3-8. Preparation and distribution of budget forms. The state auditor shall formulate and print budget forms for all cities, all counties, and all school districts. These budget forms shall be distributed at cost to each city, county, and school district. Amended by Chapter 292, 2003 General Session
