H.B. 232

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USE OF COUNTY NAME
2 1997 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Thomas Hatch
5 AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTIES; PROHIBITING USE OF THE WORD "COUNTY" IN
6 THE NAME OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OTHER THAN A COUNTY; AND MAKING
7 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 53A-2-108, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
11 ENACTS:
12 17-15-26, Utah Code Annotated 1953
13 17A-1-204, Utah Code Annotated 1953
14 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
15 Section 1. Section 17-15-26 is enacted to read:
16 17-15-26. Use of "county" in name of political subdivision prohibited -- Legal action
17 to compel compliance.
18 (1) After March 5, 1998, a school district, special district, or other political subdivision
19 of the state, other than a county, may not use the word "county" in its name.
20 (2) A county with a name similar to the name of a political subdivision in violation of this
21 section may bring legal action in district court to compel compliance with this section.
22 Section 2. Section 17A-1-204 is enacted to read:
23 17A-1-204. Name of special district.
24 The name of each special district shall comply with Section 17-15-26.
25 Section 3. Section 53A-2-108 is amended to read:
26 53A-2-108. School districts independent of municipal and county governments --
27 Name of school district -- Control of property.

1 (1) (a) Each school district shall be controlled by its board of education and shall be
2 independent of municipal and county governments.
3 (b) The name of each school district shall comply with Section 17-15-26.
4 (2) The local school board shall have direction and control of all school property in the
5 district.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-8-97 7:18 AM

A limited legal review of this bill raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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