Utah Statutes

Title 17 - Counties

Chapter 02 - County Consolidations and Annexations
- 17-2-101 - Title.
- 17-2-102 - Definitions.
- 17-2-103 - Consolidation of counties -- Petition -- Election -- Ballot.
- 17-2-104 - Certification of election result to governor.
- 17-2-105 - Governor's proclamation -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
- 17-2-106 - Effect of consolidation.
- 17-2-201 - Title.
- 17-2-202 - Definitions.
- 17-2-203 - Annexation of portion of county to adjoining county -- Petition -- Election -- Ballot.
- 17-2-204 - Certification of election result to governor.
- 17-2-205 - Governor's proclamation -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
- 17-2-206 - Territory becomes part of annexing county -- Division of revenues.
- 17-2-207 - Effect on precincts and school districts.
- 17-2-208 - Pending criminal proceedings.
- 17-2-209 - Minor adjustments to county boundaries authorized -- Public hearing -- Joint resolution of county legislative bodies -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- E
Chapter 03 - Creating New Counties
- 17-3-1 - By petition -- Election -- Ballots.
- 17-3-3 - Certification of returns -- Governor's proclamation of creation of new county -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
- 17-3-4 - County seat, selection by election -- First officers -- Election.
- 17-3-5 - Records to be transmitted -- Expenses for transcribing and transfer.
- 17-3-6 - Effect on precincts and school and other districts -- Indebtedness.
- 17-3-7 - Pending civil and criminal actions.
- 17-3-8 - Prior offenses.
- 17-3-9 - Division of taxes.
Chapter 08 - Flood Control Projects and Drought Emergencies
- 17-8-1 - Powers of county -- Contracts with United States -- Construction of flood control project.
- 17-8-2 - Maintenance of project -- Acquisition of property.
- 17-8-3 - Distribution of waters -- Operation of projects.
- 17-8-4 - Joint action of two or more counties.
- 17-8-5 - Clearing, improving, fencing, and construction of natural channels, sewers, and drains -- Enforcement of laws and regulations.
- 17-8-5.5 - Protection of channels and flood plains -- Acquisition of land.
- 17-8-6 - Taxation by counties.
- 17-8-7 - Declaration of drought emergency -- Appropriation -- Tax levy.
Chapter 11 - Removal of County Seats
- 17-11-1 - Election to determine.
- 17-11-2 - Initiating petitions -- Limitation.
Chapter 12 - Creating Bonded Indebtedness
- 17-12-1 - Authority and applicable procedure for issuance of bonds -- Application of proceeds -- Debt limit.
- 17-12-2 - Bond elections -- Consolidating voting districts and precincts -- Voting places.
- 17-12-3 - Additional purposes for which bonds may be issued -- Joint ownership of facilities authorized.
- 17-12-4 - Bond issue for auditoriums, etc., and "convention complex" facilities -- Required -- Board of directors -- Use of revenues from facilities -- Purpose of act -- Rights of bondholders.
Chapter 14 - Support of Poor by Relatives
- 17-14-2 - Order in which relatives are liable.
Chapter 15 - Miscellaneous Provisions
- 17-15-16 - Warrants -- Payment -- Registration -- Duty of auditor.
- 17-15-18 - Costs on removal of criminal actions.
- 17-15-19 - Costs of change of venue -- Adjustment between counties.
- 17-15-20 - Disposition of coal land revenue.
- 17-15-22 - Federal entitlement lands -- In-lieu payments -- Allocation -- Agreements with political subdivisions.
- 17-15-23 - County solid waste management plans.
- 17-15-24 - Procurement -- Use of recycled goods.
- 17-15-25 - Right to breast feed.
- 17-15-26 - Leave of absence for county employee seeking election to county office.
- 17-15-27 - Appointment of legal counsel by county executive and county legislative body.
- 17-15-28 - Definitions -- Electronic payments -- Fee.
- 17-15-29 - Easement for utility use -- Realignment at property owner's expense.
Chapter 16 - County Officers
- 17-16-1 - Eligibility and residency requirements for county, district, precinct, or prosecution district office.
- 17-16-10.5 - Failure to perform duties constitutes malfeasance in office -- Felony charges arising from official duties -- Paid administrative leave -- Reassignment of duties.
- 17-16-11 - Fidelity bonds and theft or crime insurance.
- 17-16-12 - Business to be finished before expiration of term.
- 17-16-14 - Salaries of county officers.
- 17-16-16 - Commissioners' traveling expenses.
- 17-16-17 - Change of class -- Effect on salaries -- Salaries for new counties.
- 17-16-18 - Salaries paid out of general fund.
- 17-16-19 - Salaries to be full compensation -- Compensation for deputies.
- 17-16-2.5 - Creation of Office of District Attorney.
- 17-16-20 - Salaries in case of combined offices.
- 17-16-21 - Fees of county officers.
- 17-16-3 - Consolidation of offices.
- 17-16-4 - Election of officer to consolidated office.
- 17-16-5.5 - Reassignment of certain assessor duties to treasurer.
- 17-16-6 - County officers -- Time of holding elections -- County commissioners -- Terms of office.
- 17-16-6.5 - Campaign financial disclosure in county elections.
- 17-16-7 - Deputies and employees -- Appointments -- County legislative body consent power -- Liability of principal -- Deputy may serve despite vacancy in office of appointing officer.
- 17-16-8 - Powers, duties and liabilities of deputies.
- 17-16-9 - Officers at county seats -- Office hours.
Chapter 16a - County Officers and Employees Disclosure Act
- 17-16a-1 - Citation of chapter.
- 17-16a-10 - Violation a misdemeanor -- Removal from office.
- 17-16a-11 - Complaints charging violations -- Procedure.
- 17-16a-12 - Rescission of prohibited transaction.
- 17-16a-2 - Purposes.
- 17-16a-3 - Definitions.
- 17-16a-4 - Prohibited use of official position -- Exception.
- 17-16a-5 - Compensation for assistance in transaction involving county -- Public disclosure and filing required.
- 17-16a-6 - Interest in business entity regulated by county -- Disclosure.
- 17-16a-7 - Interest in business entity doing business with county -- Disclosure.
- 17-16a-8 - Investment creating conflict of interest with duties -- Disclosure.
- 17-16a-9 - Inducing officer to violate provisions prohibited.
Chapter 17 - County Assessor
- 17-17-1 - Duties of assessor -- Effective date of boundary changes for assessment.
- 17-17-2 - Assessor to be state qualified -- Vacancy -- Filling vacancy.
Chapter 18 - County Attorney
- 17-18-1 - Powers -- Duties of county attorney -- Prohibitions.
- 17-18-1.5 - Powers -- Duties of county attorney within a prosecution district -- Prohibitions.
- 17-18-1.6 - Election of district attorney.
- 17-18-1.7 - Powers -- Duties of district attorney -- Prohibitions.
- 17-18-1.9 - Creation of prosecution district by ordinance or interlocal agreement.
- 17-18-2 - Legal adviser to commissioners.
- 17-18-4 - Licensing requirement.
- 17-18-5 - Requirements of office.
Chapter 19 - County Auditor
- 17-19-1 - County auditor's powers and duties.
- 17-19-12 - Joint statement with treasurer.
- 17-19-13 - Seal.
- 17-19-14 - Duties -- Omnibus provision.
- 17-19-19 - Budget officer -- Departmental revenue and expenditure reports.
- 17-19-28 - Destruction of fee statements, warrants and claims filed for 10 years.
- 17-19-29 - Monthly report to state treasurer.
- 17-19-3 - Payments -- Notification.
- 17-19-5 - Numbering of payments -- Payments not presented for collection.
- 17-19-6 - Books to show receipts and disbursements.
- 17-19-7 - Current accounts with treasurer.
- 17-19-8 - Administration of oaths -- Subpoena power.
- 17-19-9 - Books open to inspection.
Chapter 20 - County Clerk
- 17-20-1 - County clerk -- District court clerk duties.
- 17-20-1.5 - Clerk of county legislative body.
- 17-20-1.7 - Clerk's duties.
- 17-20-3 - County clerk -- Record of notaries public.
- 17-20-4 - Duties of county clerk.
- 17-20-5 - Report of election and appointment of officers.
Chapter 21 - Recorder
- 17-21-1 - Recorder -- Document custody responsibility -- Electronic submission procedures and guidelines.
- 17-21-10 - Judgments affecting real estate.
- 17-21-11 - Notice given by recording.
- 17-21-12 - Recording procedures -- Endorsements of entry number required on documents.
- 17-21-14 - Military records -- Evidence.
- 17-21-16 - Acknowledgments and administrations of oaths.
- 17-21-17 - Prohibited acts.
- 17-21-18 - Fees must be paid in advance.
- 17-21-18.5 - Fees of county recorder.
- 17-21-19 - Records open to inspection -- Copies.
- 17-21-2 - Seal.
- 17-21-20 - Recording required -- Recorder may impose requirements on documents to be recorded -- Prerequisites -- Additional fee for noncomplying documents -- Recorder may require tax serial number --
- 17-21-21 - Ownership plats -- Use of geographic information systems or computer systems.
- 17-21-22 - Annual revision -- Reporting changes in ownership to county assessors -- Use of geographic information systems or computer systems.
- 17-21-25 - Names of persons signing to be typed or printed on instruments presented for recording.
- 17-21-3 - Original documents or copies of original documents to be kept by the county.
- 17-21-4 - Certified copies.
- 17-21-5 - Receipts for documents received for record.
- 17-21-6 - General duties of recorder -- Records and indexes.
- 17-21-9 - Indexing of deeds and other instruments.
Chapter 22 - Sheriff
- 17-22-1 - "Process," "notice," defined.
- 17-22-1.5 - County sheriff qualifications.
- 17-22-10 - Prisoners under civil process.
- 17-22-11 - Return of process.
- 17-22-12 - Return of process as prima facie evidence.
- 17-22-13 - Failure or delay in making return on process -- Penalty.
- 17-22-14 - Failure to levy execution -- Penalty.
- 17-22-15 - Neglect or refusal to pay over money -- Penalty.
- 17-22-16 - Declaring office vacant.
- 17-22-17 - Escapes -- Sheriff's liability.
- 17-22-18 - Rescues -- Sheriff's liability.
- 17-22-19 - Action for escape or rescue -- Defenses.
- 17-22-2 - Sheriff -- General duties.
- 17-22-2.5 - Fees of sheriff.
- 17-22-20 - Only written directions to sheriff binding.
- 17-22-21 - Process justifies sheriff's action.
- 17-22-22 - Process to be exhibited.
- 17-22-23 - Crier of court.
- 17-22-24 - Service of papers, other than process, on sheriff -- Powers of successor.
- 17-22-25 - Service of process on sheriff -- When constable to act.
- 17-22-26 - Sheriff -- Process on behalf of state -- Fees.
- 17-22-27 - Sheriff -- Assignment of court bailiffs -- Contract and costs.
- 17-22-28 - Maintaining order -- Imposing restitution.
- 17-22-29 - Notice to county jail facilities.
- 17-22-3 - Transfer of prisoners to state prison.
- 17-22-4 - Jails -- Sheriff as keeper -- Use.
- 17-22-5 - Sheriff's classification of jail inmates -- Classification criteria -- Alternative incarceration programs -- Limitation.
- 17-22-5.5 - Sheriff's classification of jail facilities -- Maximum operating capacity of jail facilities -- Transfer or release of prisoners -- Limitation.
- 17-22-6 - Service of process on prisoners -- Penalty.
- 17-22-7 - Special guards for jail.
- 17-22-8 - Care of prisoners -- Funding of services -- Private contractor.
- 17-22-9 - Federal prisoners.
- 17-22-9.5 - Citizenship determination of incarcerated persons.
Chapter 23 - County Surveyor
- 17-23-1 - County surveyor to be elected -- Requirement to be licensed land surveyor -- Authority to contract with licensed land surveyor if no elected county surveyor -- County surveyor duties.
- 17-23-12 - Additional powers.
- 17-23-13 - Setting monuments.
- 17-23-14 - Disturbed corners -- County surveyor to be notified.
- 17-23-15 - Removal, destruction, or defacement of monuments or corners as misdemeanor -- Costs.
- 17-23-16 - Resurveys.
- 17-23-17 - Map of boundary survey -- Procedure for filing -- Contents -- Marking of monuments -- Record of corner changes -- Penalties.
- 17-23-17.5 - Corner perpetuation and filing -- Definitions -- Establishment of corner file -- Preservation of map records -- Filing fees -- Exemptions.
- 17-23-18 - Amendment of survey maps or narratives by affidavit of corrections.
- 17-23-19 - County permitted to establish Public Land Corner Preservation Fund -- Use of fund -- Fee schedule for filing maps.
- 17-23-2 - Office furnishings and supplies -- Filing and indexing fees -- Records remain county property.
- 17-23-20 - Final plats of local entity boundary actions -- County surveyor approval of final plat -- Plat requirements.
- 17-23-3 - Seal.
- 17-23-5 - Maps for county or county officers.
- 17-23-7 - Survey by direction of court -- Compensation.
Chapter 24 - County Treasurer
- 17-24-1 - General duties of treasurer.
- 17-24-11 - Monthly reconciliations with auditor.
- 17-24-12 - Reports to county executive or legislative body.
- 17-24-19 - Examination of records.
- 17-24-21 - Seal of county treasurers.
- 17-24-4 - Payment of warrants, checks, or other instruments.
- 17-24-5 - Payment of warrants in order presented -- Nonpayment of warrants -- Interest.
Chapter 25 - Powers and Duties of Constables
- 17-25-1 - General powers and duties.
- 17-25-2 - Fees for constables -- Civil.
- 17-25-3 - Fees for constables -- Criminal.
- 17-25-4 - Constables' fees in criminal cases -- Procedure.
- 17-25-5 - Contracts for constable services.
Chapter 25a - Appointment and Authority of Constables
- 17-25a-1 - Constables -- Nomination -- Appointment -- Authority.
- 17-25a-2 - Constable -- Qualifications -- Duties.
- 17-25a-3 - County and city constables -- Terms -- Authority -- Deputies.
- 17-25a-4 - Rates recoverable -- Exception.
Chapter 26 - County Hospitals
- 17-26-1 - Jurisdiction transferred to commissioners.
Chapter 27a - County Land Use, Development, and Management Act
- 17-27a-101 - Title.
- 17-27a-102 - Purposes -- General land use authority.
- 17-27a-103 - Definitions.
- 17-27a-104 - Stricter requirements.
- 17-27a-201 - Required notice.
- 17-27a-202 - Applicant notice -- Waiver of requirements.
- 17-27a-203 - Notice of intent to prepare a general plan or comprehensive general plan amendments in certain counties.
- 17-27a-204 - Notice of public hearings and public meetings to consider general plan or modifications.
- 17-27a-205 - Notice of public hearings and public meetings on adoption or modification of land use ordinance.
- 17-27a-206 - Third party notice.
- 17-27a-207 - Notice for an amendment to a subdivision -- Notice for vacation of or change to street.
- 17-27a-208 - Hearing and notice for proposal to vacate a public street, right-of-way, or easement.
- 17-27a-209 - Notice challenge.
- 17-27a-210 - Notice to county when a private institution of higher education is constructing student housing.
- 17-27a-211 - Canal owner or operator -- Notice to county.
- 17-27a-301 - Ordinance establishing planning commission required -- Exception -- Ordinance requirements -- Township planning commission -- Compensation.
- 17-27a-302 - Planning commission powers and duties.
- 17-27a-303 - Entrance upon land.
- 17-27a-304 - State and federal property.
- 17-27a-305 - Other entities required to conform to county's land use ordinances -- Exceptions -- School districts and charter schools -- Submission of development plan and schedule.
- 17-27a-306 - Townships.
- 17-27a-307 - Certain township planning and zoning board dissolved.
- 17-27a-401 - General plan required -- Content -- Provisions related to radioactive waste facility.
- 17-27a-402 - Information and technical assistance from the state.
- 17-27a-403 - Plan preparation.
- 17-27a-404 - Public hearing by planning commission on proposed general plan or amendment -- Notice -- Revisions to general plan or amendment -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.
- 17-27a-405 - Effect of general plan.
- 17-27a-406 - Public uses to conform to general plan.
- 17-27a-407 - Effect of official maps.
- 17-27a-408 - Biennial review of moderate income housing element of general plan.
- 17-27a-409 - State to indemnify county regarding refusal to site nuclear waste -- Terms and conditions.
- 17-27a-501 - Authority to enact land use ordinances and zoning map.
- 17-27a-502 - Preparation and adoption of land use ordinance or zoning map.
- 17-27a-503 - Land use ordinance or zoning map amendments.
- 17-27a-504 - Temporary land use regulations.
- 17-27a-505 - Zoning districts.
- 17-27a-505.5 - Limit on single family designation.
- 17-27a-506 - Conditional uses.
- 17-27a-507 - Exactions -- Exaction for water interest -- Requirement to offer to original owner property acquired by exaction.
- 17-27a-508 - Applicant's entitlement to land use application approval -- Exceptions -- Application relating to land in a high priority transportation corridor -- County's requirements and limi
- 17-27a-509 - Limit on fees -- Requirement to itemize fees.
- 17-27a-509.5 - Review for application completeness -- Substantive application review -- Reasonable diligence required for determination of whether improvements or warranty work meets standards -- Mone
- 17-27a-509.7 - Transferrable development rights.
- 17-27a-510 - Nonconforming uses and noncomplying structures.
- 17-27a-511 - Termination of a billboard and associated rights.
- 17-27a-512 - County's acquisition of billboard by eminent domain -- Removal without providing compensation -- Limit on allowing nonconforming billboard to be rebuilt or replaced -- Validity of cou
- 17-27a-513 - Manufactured homes.
- 17-27a-514 - Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
- 17-27a-515 - Residential facilities for elderly persons.
- 17-27a-516 - County ordinances governing elderly residential facilities.
- 17-27a-517 - County approval of elderly residential facilities.
- 17-27a-518 - Elderly residential facilities in areas zoned exclusively for single-family dwellings.
- 17-27a-519 - Residences for persons with a disability.
- 17-27a-520 - Wetlands.
- 17-27a-521 - Refineries.
- 17-27a-601 - Enactment of subdivision ordinance.
- 17-27a-602 - Planning commission preparation and recommendation of subdivision ordinance -- Adoption or rejection by legislative body.
- 17-27a-603 - Plat required when land is subdivided -- Approval of plat -- Recording plat.
- 17-27a-604 - Subdivision plat approval procedure -- Effect of not complying.
- 17-27a-604.5 - Subdivision plat recording or development activity before required improvements are completed -- Improvement assurance -- Warranty.
- 17-27a-605 - Exemptions from plat requirement.
- 17-27a-606 - Common or community area parcels on a plat -- No separate ownership -- Ownership interest equally divided among other parcels on plat and included in description of other parcels.
- 17-27a-607 - Dedication of streets and other public places.
- 17-27a-608 - Vacating or amending a subdivision plat.
- 17-27a-609 - Land use authority approval of vacation or amendment of plat -- Recording the amended plat.
- 17-27a-609.5 - Vacating a street, right-of-way, or easement.
- 17-27a-610 - Restrictions for solar and other energy devices.
- 17-27a-611 - Prohibited acts.
- 17-27a-701 - Appeal authority required -- Condition precedent to judicial review -- Appeal authority duties.
- 17-27a-702 - Variances.
- 17-27a-703 - Appealing a land use authority's decision -- Panel of experts for appeals of geologic hazard decisions.
- 17-27a-704 - Time to appeal.
- 17-27a-705 - Burden of proof.
- 17-27a-706 - Due process.
- 17-27a-707 - Standard of review for appeals.
- 17-27a-708 - Final decision.
- 17-27a-801 - No district court review until administrative remedies exhausted -- Time for filing -- Tolling of time -- Standards governing court review -- Record on review -- Staying of decision.
- 17-27a-802 - Enforcement.
- 17-27a-803 - Penalties.
Chapter 28 - Firemen's Civil Service Commission
- 17-28-1 - County Fire Civil Service Council.
- 17-28-10 - Vacancies in civil service positions.
- 17-28-11 - Temporary work -- Term or period.
- 17-28-12 - Removal from office and disciplinary action -- Appeals -- Hearing and determination -- Findings.
- 17-28-13 - Appeal to district court.
- 17-28-14 - Reports by executive director.
- 17-28-2 - Vacancies -- Compensation -- Removal from office.
- 17-28-2.4 - County Fire Civil Service System rules and policies.
- 17-28-2.6 - Merit principles.
- 17-28-3 - Organization of council -- Accommodations.
- 17-28-4 - Duties of secretary.
- 17-28-5 - Appointment of county fire department personnel -- Volunteers.
- 17-28-6 - County Fire Civil Service executive director -- Powers and duties.
- 17-28-7 - Examinations.
- 17-28-8 - Eligible appointees to fire department.
- 17-28-9 - Certification of eligible appointees -- Probationary period.
Chapter 30 - Deputy Sheriffs - Merit System
- 17-30-1 - Definitions.
- 17-30-10 - Appointments from eligible register -- Failure to accept appointment.
- 17-30-11 - Probationary period of appointment.
- 17-30-12 - Vacancies -- Positions requiring special qualifications -- Competition suspended -- Promotion -- Promotional register.
- 17-30-13 - Transfer of officer.
- 17-30-14 - Temporary appointment.
- 17-30-15 - Emergency appointment.
- 17-30-16 - Temporary layoffs -- Re-employment register.
- 17-30-17 - Leave of absence -- Sick leaves and vacations.
- 17-30-18 - Demotion, reduction in pay, suspension or discharge -- Grounds -- How made.
- 17-30-19 - Disciplinary charges and officer grievances -- Appeal to commission -- Hearing -- Findings.
- 17-30-2 - Subordinate officers in sheriff's office to be appointed from list -- Officers serving on effective date deemed qualified.
- 17-30-20 - Appeal to district court -- Scope of review.
- 17-30-21 - Power of commission members to administer oaths and subpoena witnesses -- Rights of, and fees for, witnesses.
- 17-30-22 - Prohibitions against political activities -- Penalties.
- 17-30-23 - Severability of provisions -- Duty of commission to provide for unspecified activities.
- 17-30-24 - More than one chief deputy in larger county departments.
- 17-30-3 - Establishment of merit system commission -- Appointment, qualifications, and compensation of members.
- 17-30-4 - General duty of commission.
- 17-30-5 - Organization of commission -- Secretary -- Offices -- Job classification plan.
- 17-30-6 - Examinations -- How prepared, conducted, and graded -- Notice of examination.
- 17-30-7 - Disqualification of applicant for examination -- Appeal to commission.
- 17-30-8 - Preservation and inspection of examination papers.
- 17-30-9 - Preparation and expiration of eligible register.
Chapter 31 - Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Bureaus
- 17-31-2 - Purposes of transient room tax and expenditure of revenues -- Purchase or lease of facilities -- Mitigating impacts of recreation, tourism, or conventions -- Issuance of bonds.
- 17-31-3 - Reserve fund authorized -- Use of collected funds.
- 17-31-5 - General powers of board.
- 17-31-5.5 - Independent audit -- Report to county legislative body -- Content.
- 17-31-8 - Tourism tax advisory boards.
Chapter 32 - Bail Commissioners
- 17-32-1 - Powers and duties of bail commissioners.
- 17-32-2 - Collection of fines by bail commissioners -- Disposition.
- 17-32-3 - Term of bail commissioners -- No additional compensation -- Bond and oath.
- 17-32-4 - Oaths and bonds to be filed.
Chapter 33 - County Personnel Management Act
- 17-33-1 - Title -- Establishment of merit system -- Separate systems for peace officers and firemen recognized -- Options of small counties.
- 17-33-10 - Grievance and appeals procedure -- Employees' complaints of discriminatory employment practice.
- 17-33-11 - Political activities of employees.
- 17-33-11.5 - Compliance with Labor Code requirements.
- 17-33-12 - Reciprocal agreements for benefit of system -- Cooperation by director with other governmental agencies.
- 17-33-13 - Prohibited actions.
- 17-33-14 - Violations -- Misdemeanor -- Ineligibility for employment and forfeiture of position.
- 17-33-15 - Duty of county legislative body to provide rules or regulations -- Conflicts with state or federal law.
- 17-33-16 - Appointment of more than one chief deputy or undersheriff.
- 17-33-2 - Definitions.
- 17-33-3 - Merit principles.
- 17-33-4 - Career service council -- Members and alternate members -- Powers and duties -- Appeals -- Time limit -- Qualifications, appointment, terms, and compensation of council members.
- 17-33-4.5 - Council may refer an appeal to an administrative law judge for a recommendation -- Council action on recommendation.
- 17-33-5 - Office of personnel management -- Director -- Appointment and responsibilities -- Personnel rules.
- 17-33-6 - Certification of eligibility by director -- Power of director to examine payrolls.
- 17-33-7 - Functions of county office of personnel management -- Personnel functions of county agencies, departments, or offices.
- 17-33-8 - Career service -- Exempt positions.
- 17-33-9 - Acceptance of exempt position by career service employee -- Reappointment register.
Chapter 34 - Municipal-Type Services to Unincorporated Areas
- 17-34-1 - Counties may provide municipal services -- Limitation -- First class counties to provide certain services -- Counties allowed to provide certain services in recreational areas.
- 17-34-3 - Taxes or service charges.
- 17-34-4 - Contracts under Interlocal Cooperation Act.
- 17-34-5 - Budgeting, accounting for, and disbursing of funds -- Annual audit.
- 17-34-6 - State to indemnify county regarding refusal to site nuclear waste -- Terms and conditions.
Chapter 35b - Consolidation of Local Government Units
- 17-35b-301 - "General county (modified)" structural form of county government.
- 17-35b-302 - Urban county structural form of county government.
- 17-35b-303 - Community council form of county government.
- 17-35b-304 - Consolidated city and county -- Structural form.
Chapter 36 - Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Counties
- 17-36-1 - Title.
- 17-36-10 - Preparation of tentative budget.
- 17-36-11 - Tentative budget -- Public record prior to adoption.
- 17-36-12 - Notice of budget hearing.
- 17-36-13 - Public hearing on budget.
- 17-36-14 - Adjustments to tentative budget.
- 17-36-15 - Adoption of budget.
- 17-36-16 - Retained earnings -- Accumulation -- Restrictions -- Disbursements.
- 17-36-17 - Appropriations in final budget -- Limitations.
- 17-36-18 - Estimated revenue from property tax.
- 17-36-19 - Encumbrance system.
- 17-36-2 - Purpose of chapter.
- 17-36-20 - Purchases or encumbrances by purchasing agent.
- 17-36-21 - Expenditure limitation.
- 17-36-22 - Transfer of unexpended appropriation balance by department.
- 17-36-23 - Transfer of unexpended appropriation balance by governing body.
- 17-36-24 - Budget appropriation reduction.
- 17-36-26 - Increase in budgetary fund or general fund -- Public hearing.
- 17-36-26.5 - Review of second year's budget for biennial budgets.
- 17-36-27 - Emergency expenditures -- Deficit.
- 17-36-28 - Lapse of appropriations.
- 17-36-29 - Special fund ceases -- Transfer.
- 17-36-3 - Definitions.
- 17-36-3.5 - Fiscal period -- Annual or biennial.
- 17-36-30 - Interfund loans -- Acquisition of issued unmatured bonds.
- 17-36-31 - Tax levy -- Amount.
- 17-36-32 - Operating and capital budget -- Expenditures.
- 17-36-34 - Special assessment.
- 17-36-35 - County officials -- Profit from public funds.
- 17-36-36 - Financial statements.
- 17-36-37 - Budget officer -- Annual financial statement -- Contents.
- 17-36-38 - Presentation of annual report by independent auditor.
- 17-36-39 - Independent audits.
- 17-36-4 - State auditor -- Advisory committee -- Duties.
- 17-36-40 - Notice that audit complete.
- 17-36-41 - Analysis and evaluation of accounting practices and systems by state auditor -- Regional accounting services.
- 17-36-42 - Analysis and evaluation of practices of selected counties by state auditor.
- 17-36-43 - Financial administration ordinance -- Purposes.
- 17-36-44 - Financial administration ordinance -- Required provisions.
- 17-36-45 - Internal control structure.
- 17-36-46 - Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Creation -- Purpose -- Limitation.
- 17-36-47 - Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Estimate of amount required -- Tax levy -- Accumulation from year to year -- Restriction on use.
- 17-36-48 - Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Transfer to fund of unencumbered surplus county funds.
- 17-36-49 - Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Investment -- Interest and income.
- 17-36-5 - Creation of Citizens and County Officials Advisory Committee.
- 17-36-50 - Reserve fund for capital improvements -- Use for projects other than originally specified -- Special election.
- 17-36-51 - Establishment of tax stability and trust fund -- Increase in tax levy.
- 17-36-52 - Tax stability and trust fund -- Deposit or investment of funds -- Use of interest or other income.
- 17-36-53 - Tax stability and trust fund -- Amount in fund limited -- Disposition of excess.
- 17-36-54 - Tax stability and trust fund -- Use of principal -- Determination of necessity -- Election.
- 17-36-6 - Required funds and accounts.
- 17-36-7 - Basis of accounting.
- 17-36-8 - Preparation of budgets.
- 17-36-9 - Budget -- Financial plan -- Contents -- Municipal services and capital projects funds.
Chapter 37 - Planetarium
- 17-37-1 - County tax for public planetarium.
- 17-37-2 - Planetarium board of directors -- Establishment -- Expenses.
- 17-37-3 - Appointment of directors -- Terms -- Removal of directors -- Vacancies.
- 17-37-4 - Delegation of management and control authority to directors by county executive body -- Contract or lease with private entity for management -- Deposit of money collected -- Expenditures --
- 17-37-5 - Budget prepared by directors -- Fiscal year -- Tax levy.
- 17-37-6 - Rules and regulations -- Use of planetarium by nonresidents.
- 17-37-7 - Annual report -- Financial statement.
- 17-37-8 - Director to be appointed -- Duties and compensation -- Other personnel.
- 17-37-9 - Donations permitted -- Use.
Chapter 38 - Zoos
- 17-38-1 - Tax levy for establishment of zoo.
- 17-38-2 - Operation and maintenance of zoo -- Advisory board -- Contract for services.
- 17-38-3 - Donations.
- 17-38-4 - Nontermination of taxing power.
Chapter 41 - Agriculture and Industrial Protection Areas
- 17-41-101 - Definitions.
- 17-41-201 - Agriculture protection area or industrial protection area advisory board.
- 17-41-301 - Proposal for creation of agriculture protection area or industrial protection area.
- 17-41-302 - Notice of proposal for creation of agriculture protection area or industrial protection area -- Responses.
- 17-41-303 - Review of proposal for creation of agriculture protection area or industrial protection area.
- 17-41-304 - Public hearing -- Review and action on proposal.
- 17-41-305 - Criteria to be applied in evaluating a proposal for the creation of an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area.
- 17-41-306 - Adding land to or removing land from an agriculture protection area or industrial protection area -- Removing land from a mining protection area.
- 17-41-307 - Review of agriculture protection areas and industrial protection areas.
- 17-41-401 - Farmland Assessment Act benefits not affected.
- 17-41-402 - Limitations on local regulations.
- 17-41-402.5 - Limits on political subdivisions with respect to a vested mining use -- Exception.
- 17-41-403 - Nuisances.
- 17-41-404 - Policy of state agencies.
- 17-41-405 - Eminent domain restrictions.
- 17-41-406 - Restrictions on state development projects.
- 17-41-501 - Vested mining use -- Conclusive presumption.
- 17-41-502 - Rights of a mine operator with a vested mining use -- Expanding vested mining use.
- 17-41-503 - Abandonment of a vested mining use.
Chapter 42 - County Animal Shelter Pet Sterilization Act
- 17-42-101 - Title.
- 17-42-102 - Definitions.
- 17-42-103 - Animal shelters shall transfer only sterilized animals, or shall require sterilization deposit.
- 17-42-104 - Sterilization deposit.
- 17-42-105 - Failure to comply with sterilization agreement.
- 17-42-105.5 - Sterilization deposit -- When required for redemption by owner of impounded animal.
- 17-42-106 - Penalties.
- 17-42-107 - Local ordinances may be no less restrictive.
Chapter 43 - Local Human Services Act
- 17-43-101 - Title.
- 17-43-102 - Definitions.
- 17-43-201 - Local substance abuse authorities -- Responsibilities.
- 17-43-202 - Local substance abuse authorities -- Requirements prior to distributing public funds.
- 17-43-203 - Definition of "public funds" -- Responsibility for oversight of public funds -- Substance abuse programs and services.
- 17-43-204 - Fees for substance abuse services -- Responsibility for cost of service if rendered by authority to nonresident -- Authority may receive funds from other sources.
- 17-43-301 - Local mental health authorities -- Responsibilities.
- 17-43-302 - Local mental health authorities -- Requirements prior to distributing public funds.
- 17-43-303 - Definition of "public funds" -- Responsibility for oversight of public funds -- Mental health programs and services.
- 17-43-304 - Contracts for mental health services provided by local mental health authorities.
- 17-43-305 - Responsibility for cost of services provided by local mental health authority.
- 17-43-306 - Fees for mental health services -- Responsibility for cost of service if rendered by authority to nonresident -- Authority may receive funds from other sources.
- 17-43-307 - Authority to receive funds.
- 17-43-308 - Specified treatments prohibited -- Criminal penalties.
- 17-43-309 - Local mental health advisory councils -- Powers and responsibilities.
Chapter 50 - General Provisions for Counties
- 17-50-101 - Definitions.
- 17-50-102 - Unlawful liabilities void.
- 17-50-103 - Use of "county" prohibited -- Legal action to compel compliance.
- 17-50-104 - Counties of the state -- County boundaries maintained by lieutenant governor.
- 17-50-105 - Disputed boundaries.
- 17-50-106 - Exemption from state licensure by Division of Real Estate.
- 17-50-107 - Inventory of competitive activities.
- 17-50-301 - Exercise of county powers.
- 17-50-302 - General county powers.
- 17-50-303 - County may not give or lend credit -- County may borrow in anticipation of revenues -- Assistance to nonprofit entities.
- 17-50-304 - Police, building, and sanitary regulations.
- 17-50-305 - County powers to acquire, construct, and control roads and other facilities -- Retainage.
- 17-50-306 - Granting franchises over public roads -- Limitation.
- 17-50-307 - Franchises for toll roads.
- 17-50-308 - Franchises for ferries and bridges.
- 17-50-309 - Regulation of use of roads.
- 17-50-310 - County powers regarding property, water rights, and water facilities -- Retainage.
- 17-50-311 - Courthouse, jail, hospital, and other public buildings -- Retainage.
- 17-50-312 - Acquisition, management, and disposal of property.
- 17-50-313 - Provisions for general health -- Creation of health department.
- 17-50-314 - Powers of cities and towns not affected.
- 17-50-315 - Study and improvement of county government -- Charges and expenses.
- 17-50-316 - Development of county resources.
- 17-50-317 - Expenditure of county funds authorized to develop county resources.
- 17-50-318 - Mental health and substance abuse services.
- 17-50-319 - County charges enumerated.
- 17-50-320 - Support of the arts by counties -- Guidelines.
- 17-50-321 - Implements of husbandry tracking debris onto county roads.
- 17-50-322 - County funding for a fixed guideway.
- 17-50-323 - Indemnification of farmers markets.
- 17-50-325 - Authority to make benefits generally available to employees, their dependents, and an adult designee -- Registry authorized -- Limitations.
- 17-50-326 - Preservation of historical areas and sites.
- 17-50-327 - Regulation of carbon monoxide detectors -- Enforcement against occupant only.
- 17-50-328 - Use of incremental tax revenue for relocation expenses of displaced mobile home park residents.
- 17-50-329 - Prohibition against regulation of nutritional information dissemination.
- 17-50-330 - Prohibition against spending certain transportation funds.
- 17-50-331 - Regulation of sexually oriented business.
- 17-50-401 - Review of claims by county executive -- Auditor review -- Attorney review -- Claim requirements -- Approval or disapproval of claim -- Written explanation of claim process.
- 17-50-402 - Payment or rejection of claims.
- 17-50-403 - Action on rejected claim -- Limitation.
- 17-50-404 - Judgments against county -- Payment.
- 17-50-405 - County legislative body claim for expenses -- County attorney's opinion of legality.
- 17-50-406 - Officers not to advocate claims -- Right to oppose claims.
- 17-50-501 - Classification of counties.
- 17-50-502 - Change of class of county.
Chapter 52 - Changing Forms of County Government
- 17-52-101 - Definitions.
- 17-52-102 - Forms of county government -- County commission form required unless another is adopted.
- 17-52-201 - Procedure for initiating adoption of optional plan -- Limitations -- Pending proceedings.
- 17-52-202 - County legislative body initiation of adoption of optional plan -- Procedure.
- 17-52-203 - Registered voter initiation of adoption of optional plan -- Procedure.
- 17-52-203.5 - Election to determine whether study committee should be established.
- 17-52-204 - County or district attorney review of proposed optional plan -- Conflict with statutory or constitutional provisions -- Processing of optional plan after attorney review.
- 17-52-205 - Voter information pamphlet.
- 17-52-206 - Election on recommended optional plan -- Resolution or petition to submit plan to voters.
- 17-52-207 - Election of officers under optional plan.
- 17-52-301 - Procedure for appointing members to study committee.
- 17-52-302 - Convening of first meeting of study committee.
- 17-52-303 - Study committee -- Members -- Powers and duties -- Report -- Services provided by county.
- 17-52-401 - Contents of proposed optional plan.
- 17-52-402 - Plan may propose changing forms of county government -- Plan may propose change of structural form.
- 17-52-403 - Adoption of optional plan -- Effect of adoption.
- 17-52-404 - Amendment of optional plan.
- 17-52-501 - County commission form of government.
- 17-52-502 - Expanded county commission form of government.
- 17-52-504 - County executive-council form of county government.
- 17-52-505 - Council-manager form of county government.
Chapter 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers
- 17-53-101 - County officers enumerated.
- 17-53-102 - Officer's term of office.
- 17-53-103 - Unauthorized payment or warrant -- Investigation by another county attorney -- Action to enjoin or recover payment.
- 17-53-104 - Vacancy in a county office -- Vacancies in the office of county attorney or district attorney.
- 17-53-105 - Deposit of money in treasury.
- 17-53-106 - Supervision of county elected officers -- Legislative body and executive may examine and audit accounts and conduct investigation.
- 17-53-201 - General powers, duties, and functions of county legislative body.
- 17-53-202 - Eligibility -- Election.
- 17-53-203 - Chair -- Oaths -- Quorum.
- 17-53-204 - Meetings -- At county seat -- Exception.
- 17-53-205 - Special meetings -- How called -- Business limited.
- 17-53-206 - Meetings to comply with open meetings law -- Records and minutes -- Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body.
- 17-53-207 - Rules and regulations governing legislative body and transaction of business.
- 17-53-208 - Ordinances -- Effective dates -- Publication -- Adoption of ordinances printed in book form.
- 17-53-209 - Records to be kept.
- 17-53-210 - Dividing county into precincts and districts.
- 17-53-211 - Fees for services -- Exceptions.
- 17-53-212 - Examination and audit of accounts.
- 17-53-213 - Special funds.
- 17-53-214 - Seal for county.
- 17-53-215 - Seal for clerk of district court.
- 17-53-216 - Business license fees and taxes -- Application information to be transmitted to the county assessor.
- 17-53-217 - Commanding services of sheriff.
- 17-53-218 - Duties as board of equalization.
- 17-53-219 - Auditor statement of county debt.
- 17-53-220 - Taxation for county purposes.
- 17-53-221 - Tax for care, relief, and burial of indigents.
- 17-53-222 - Tax for exhibits encouraging trade.
- 17-53-223 - Ordinances -- Power to enact -- Penalty for violation.
- 17-53-224 - Rewards for information -- Law enforcement -- Protection of county property.
- 17-53-225 - County legislative body may adopt Utah Procurement Code -- Retention of records.
- 17-53-226 - Investigation by legislative body -- Witnesses -- Hearings.
- 17-53-227 - Breach of duty by county legislative body member -- Penalty.
- 17-53-301 - General powers, duties, and functions of county executive.
- 17-53-302 - County executive duties.
- 17-53-303 - Examination and audit of accounts.
- 17-53-304 - Commanding services of sheriff.
- 17-53-305 - Warrants -- Authority to draw on treasurer.
- 17-53-306 - Warrants -- Required information -- Payment -- Registration.
- 17-53-307 - County purchasing agent -- Appointment -- Compensation -- Oath -- Duties.
- 17-53-309 - Approval of cost-increase changes in plans and specifications -- Delegation.
- 17-53-310 - Changes or alterations in contract -- Liability of county.
- 17-53-311 - Contracting for management, maintenance, operation, or construction of jails.
- 17-53-312 - County resource development committee -- Membership -- Term -- Compensation and expenses -- Duties.
- 17-53-313 - Hiring of professional architect, engineer, or surveyor.
- 17-53-314 - Restrictions on county procurement of architect-engineer services.
- 17-53-315 - Actions -- Control and direction.
- 17-53-316 - Executive orders.
- 17-53-317 - Executive appointment with advice and consent of county legislative body.