Download Zipped Enrolled WordPerfect HB0264.ZIP
[Introduced][Amended][Status][Bill Documents][Fiscal Note][Bills Directory]
H.B. 264 Enrolled
1
REVISOR'S STATUTE
2
2007 GENERAL SESSION
3
STATE OF UTAH
4
Chief Sponsor: Stephen H. Urquhart
5
Senate Sponsor:
John W. Hickman
6
7
LONG TITLE
8
General Description:
9
This bill modifies parts of the Utah Code to make technical corrections including
10
eliminating references to repealed provisions, making minor wording changes, updating
11
cross references, and correcting numbering.
12
Highlighted Provisions:
13
This bill:
14
. modifies parts of the Utah Code to make technical corrections including eliminating
15
references to repealed provisions, making minor wording changes, updating cross
16
references, and correcting numbering.
17
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18
None
19
Other Special Clauses:
20
None
21
Utah Code Sections Affected:
22
AMENDS:
23
3-1-9, Utah Code Annotated 1953
24
3-1-17, Utah Code Annotated 1953
25
3-1-41, as last amended by Chapter 82, Laws of Utah 1997
26
7-1-104, as last amended by Chapter 267, Laws of Utah 1989
27
7-7-12, as last amended by Chapter 200, Laws of Utah 1994
28
10-8-2, as last amended by Chapters 136 and 254, Laws of Utah 2005
29
10-9a-801, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 254, Laws of Utah 2005
30
11-13-314, as enacted by Chapter 136, Laws of Utah 2005
31
13-5-9, as last amended by Chapter 23, Laws of Utah 1965
32
13-11a-3, as enacted by Chapter 205, Laws of Utah 1989
33
13-21-7, as enacted by Chapter 29, Laws of Utah 1985
34
16-6a-822, as last amended by Chapter 228, Laws of Utah 2006
35
17-27a-801, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 254, Laws of Utah 2005
36
17A-2-412, as last amended by Chapter 368, Laws of Utah 1998
37
23-13-1, as enacted by Chapter 46, Laws of Utah 1971
38
26-18-503, as enacted by Chapter 215, Laws of Utah 2004
39
26-34-2, as enacted by Chapter 276, Laws of Utah 1989
40
26-39-104, as last amended by Chapter 37, Laws of Utah 2006
41
31A-16-105, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 258, Laws of Utah 1992
42
31A-17-402, as last amended by Chapter 186, Laws of Utah 2002
43
31A-26-210, as last amended by Chapter 204, Laws of Utah 1986
44
32A-13-103, as last amended by Chapter 185, Laws of Utah 2002
45
34-19-5, as enacted by Chapter 85, Laws of Utah 1969
46
35A-3-313, as last amended by Chapter 29, Laws of Utah 2004
47
36-26-102, as enacted by Chapter 362, Laws of Utah 2006
48
38-1-27, as last amended by Chapter 297, Laws of Utah 2006
49
38-2-3.2, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1953
50
40-10-9, as enacted by Chapter 145, Laws of Utah 1979
51
41-3-408, as last amended by Chapter 175, Laws of Utah 1994
52
41-12a-305, as enacted by Chapter 242, Laws of Utah 1985
53
41-22-29, as last amended by Chapter 114, Laws of Utah 1999
54
49-12-203, as last amended by Chapter 143, Laws of Utah 2006
55
49-12-402, as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah 2005
56
49-13-203, as last amended by Chapter 143, Laws of Utah 2006
57
53A-1-706, as last amended by Chapter 88, Laws of Utah 2004
58
53A-2-120, as enacted by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 2003
59
53A-2-213, as last amended by Chapter 119, Laws of Utah 1993
60
53A-8-105, as last amended by Chapter 324, Laws of Utah 1999
61
53A-17a-107, as last amended by Chapter 268, Laws of Utah 1994
62
53A-28-401, as enacted by Chapter 62, Laws of Utah 1996
63
53B-8a-108, as last amended by Chapter 109, Laws of Utah 2005
64
53C-1-201, as last amended by Chapter 139, Laws of Utah 2006
65
54-1-3, as last amended by Chapter 246, Laws of Utah 1983
66
54-4-8, as last amended by Chapter 265, Laws of Utah 1998
67
54-8-24, as enacted by Chapter 157, Laws of Utah 1969
68
54-9-103, as last amended by Chapter 105, Laws of Utah 2005
69
57-1-31.5, as enacted by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 2002
70
57-2a-4, as enacted by Chapter 155, Laws of Utah 1988
71
57-2a-7, as last amended by Chapter 88, Laws of Utah 1989
72
57-12-2, as enacted by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1972
73
57-12-14, as enacted by Chapters 295 and 321, Laws of Utah 1998
74
58-13-2, as last amended by Chapters 153 and 299, Laws of Utah 2005
75
58-17b-504, as enacted by Chapter 280, Laws of Utah 2004
76
58-61-307, as last amended by Chapter 281, Laws of Utah 2001
77
59-2-201, as last amended by Chapter 360, Laws of Utah 1997
78
59-2-1108, as last amended by Chapter 143, Laws of Utah 2003
79
59-2-1302, as last amended by Chapter 143, Laws of Utah 2003
80
59-2-1331, as last amended by Chapter 279, Laws of Utah 2006
81
59-2-1347, as last amended by Chapter 143, Laws of Utah 2003
82
59-7-605, as last amended by Chapters 108 and 294, Laws of Utah 2005
83
59-10-1009, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2006
84
59-11-102, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1987
85
59-13-204, as last amended by Chapter 232, Laws of Utah 2001
86
59-14-208, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1987
87
59-22-304, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 229, Laws of Utah 2000
88
59-22-307, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 229, Laws of Utah 2000
89
61-2b-25, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
90
62A-4a-107, as last amended by Chapter 75, Laws of Utah 2006
91
63-11-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
92
63-30d-203, as enacted by Chapter 267, Laws of Utah 2004
93
63-38f-501, as last amended by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2006
94
63-46b-3, as last amended by Chapter 162, Laws of Utah 2006
95
63-46b-8, as last amended by Chapter 72, Laws of Utah 1988
96
63-55-259, as last amended by Chapters 232 and 289, Laws of Utah 2005
97
63-55-263, as last amended by Chapters 82 and 86, Laws of Utah 2006
98
63-55b-154, as last amended by Chapter 205, Laws of Utah 2003
99
63-55b-159, as last amended by Chapter 90, Laws of Utah 2004
100
63-55b-163, as last amended by Chapter 340, Laws of Utah 2006
101
63-55b-178, as last amended by Chapter 65, Laws of Utah 2004
102
63-56-806, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 25, Laws of Utah 2005
103
63-65-2, as last amended by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 2005
104
63-90-2, as last amended by Chapter 293, Laws of Utah 1997
105
63A-3-205, as last amended by Chapter 294, Laws of Utah 2005
106
63F-1-205, as enacted by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 2005
107
64-13-14, as last amended by Chapter 116, Laws of Utah 1987
108
67-11-2, as last amended by Chapter 92, Laws of Utah 1987
109
67-11-3, as last amended by Chapter 92, Laws of Utah 1987
110
67-11-4, Utah Code Annotated 1953
111
67-11-5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
112
67-11-6, as last amended by Chapter 92, Laws of Utah 1987
113
70A-2-504, as enacted by Chapter 154, Laws of Utah 1965
114
70A-3-312, as last amended by Chapter 79, Laws of Utah 1996
115
70A-10-102, as enacted by Chapter 154, Laws of Utah 1965
116
70C-7-107, as enacted by Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1988
117
73-10-23, as last amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1990
118
75-2-1105, as last amended by Chapter 129, Laws of Utah 1993
119
75-3-902, as enacted by Chapter 150, Laws of Utah 1975
120
75-5-428, as enacted by Chapter 150, Laws of Utah 1975
121
76-6-505, as last amended by Chapter 291, Laws of Utah 1995
122
76-6-506.2, as last amended by Chapter 60, Laws of Utah 1991
123
76-6-603, as enacted by Chapter 78, Laws of Utah 1979
124
77-13-1, as last amended by Chapter 61, Laws of Utah 2002
125
77-19-4, as enacted by Chapter 15, Laws of Utah 1980
126
77-27-24, as enacted by Chapter 15, Laws of Utah 1980
127
77-27-29, as enacted by Chapter 15, Laws of Utah 1980
128
77-30-23, as last amended by Chapter 67, Laws of Utah 1984
129
77-30-25, as enacted by Chapter 15, Laws of Utah 1980
130
77-32-303, as last amended by Chapter 251, Laws of Utah 2001
131
78-13-1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
132
78-14-9.5, as last amended by Chapters 30 and 240, Laws of Utah 1992
133
78-24-14, Utah Code Annotated 1953
134
78-25-16, as last amended by Chapter 20, Laws of Utah 1995
135
78-31a-121, as enacted by Chapter 326, Laws of Utah 2002
136
78-34-4.5, as last amended by Chapter 358, Laws of Utah 2006
137
78-34-9, as last amended by Chapter 223, Laws of Utah 2004
138
78-34-21, as last amended by Chapter 214, Laws of Utah 2003
139
78-39-15, Utah Code Annotated 1953
140
78-45-7.5, as last amended by Chapter 324, Laws of Utah 2006
141
142
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
143
Section 1.
Section
3-1-9
is amended to read:
144
3-1-9. Powers.
145
[(I)] (1) An association formed under this act, or an association which might be formed
146
under this act and which existed at the time this act took effect, shall have power and capacity
147
to act possessed by natural persons and may do each and everything necessary, suitable, or
148
proper for the accomplishment of any one or more of the purposes, or the attainment of any one
149
or more of the objects herein enumerated or conducive to or expedient for the interests or
150
benefit of the association, and may exercise all powers, rights, and privileges necessary or
151
incident thereto, including the exercise of any rights, powers, and privileges granted by the
152
laws of this state to corporations generally, excepting such as are inconsistent with the express
153
provisions of this act.
154
[Special Authority.]
155
[(II)] (2) Without limiting or enlarging the grant of authority contained in [Subdivision
156
I of this section] Subsection (1), it is hereby specifically provided that every such association
157
shall have authority:
158
(a) to act as agent, broker, or attorney in fact for its members and other producers, and
159
for any subsidiary or affiliated association, and otherwise to assist or join with associations
160
engaged in any one or more of the activities authorized by its articles, and to hold title for its
161
members and other producers, and for subsidiary and affiliated association to property handled
162
or managed by the association on their behalf;
163
(b) to make contracts and to exercise by its board or duly authorized officers or agents,
164
all such incidental powers as may be necessary, suitable or proper for the accomplishment of
165
the purposes of the association and not inconsistent with law or its articles, and that may be
166
conducive to or expedient for the interest or benefit of the association;
167
(c) to make loans or advances to members or producer-patrons or to the members of an
168
association which is itself a member or subsidiary thereof; to purchase, or otherwise acquire,
169
endorse, discount, or sell any evidence of debt, obligation or security;
170
(d) to establish and accumulate reasonable reserves and surplus funds and to abolish
171
the same; also to create, maintain, and terminate revolving funds or other similar funds which
172
may be provided for in the bylaws of the association;
173
(e) to own and hold membership in or shares of the stock of other associations and
174
corporations and the bonds or other obligations thereof, engaged in any related activity; or, in
175
producing, warehousing or marketing any of the products handled by the association; or, in
176
financing its activities; and while the owner thereof, to exercise all the rights of ownership,
177
including the right to vote thereon;
178
(f) to acquire, hold, sell, dispose of, pledge, or mortgage, any property which its
179
purposes may require;
180
(g) to borrow money without limitation as to amount, and to give its notes, bonds, or
181
other obligations therefor and secure the payment thereof by mortgage or pledge;
182
(h) to deal in products of, and handle machinery, equipment, supplies and perform
183
services for nonmembers to an amount not greater in annual value than such as are dealt in,
184
handled or performed for or on behalf of its members, but the value of the annual purchases
185
made for persons who are neither members nor producers shall not exceed fifteen per centum
186
of the value of all its purchases. Business transacted by an association for or on behalf of the
187
United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, shall be disregarded in determining the
188
volume or value of member and nonmember business transacted by such association;
189
(i) if engaged in marketing the products of its members, to hedge its operations;
190
(j) to have a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;
191
(k) to continue as a corporation for the time limited in its articles, and if no time limit
192
is specified then perpetually;
193
(l) to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
194
(m) to conduct business in this state and elsewhere as may be permitted by law; and
195
(n) to dissolve and wind up.
196
Section 2.
Section
3-1-17
is amended to read:
197
3-1-17. Contracts with association.
198
[(I)] (1) (a) The bylaws may require members to execute contracts with the association
199
in which the members agree to patronize the facilities created by the association, and to sell all
200
or a specified part of their products to or through it, or to buy all or a specified part of their
201
supplies from or through the association or any facilities created by it.
202
(b) If the members contract to sell through the association, the fact that for certain
203
purposes the relation between the association and its members may be one of agency shall not
204
prevent the passage from the member to the association of absolute and exclusive title to the
205
products which are the subject matter of the contract.
206
(c) Such title shall pass to the association upon delivery of the product, or at any other
207
time specified in the contract.
208
(d) If the period of the contract exceeds three years, the bylaws and the contracts
209
executed thereunder shall specify a reasonable period, not less than ten days in each year, after
210
the third year, during which the member, by giving to the association such reasonable notice as
211
the association may prescribe, may withdraw from the association; provided, that if the bylaws
212
or contracts executed hereunder so specify, a member may not withdraw from the association
213
while indebted thereto.
214
(e) In the absence of such a withdrawal provision, a member may withdraw at any time
215
after three years.
216
[Damages for Breach.]
217
[(II)] (2) The contract may fix, as liquidated damages, which shall not be regarded as
218
penalties, specific sums to be paid by the members to the association upon the breach of any
219
provision of the contract regarding the use of any facilities of the association or the sale,
220
delivery, handling, or withholding of products; and may further provide that the member who
221
breaks his contract shall pay all costs, including premiums for bonds, and reasonable attorney's
222
fees, to be fixed by the court, in case the association prevails in any action upon the contract.
223
[Equitable Relief.]
224
[(III)] (3) (a) A court of competent jurisdiction may grant an injunction to prevent the
225
breach or further breach of the contract by a member and may decree specific performance
226
thereof.
227
(b) Pending the adjudication of such an action and upon filing a verified complaint
228
showing the breach or threatened breach, and a bond in such form and amount as may be
229
approved by the court, the court may grant a temporary restraining order or preliminary
230
injunction against the member.
231
[Remedy Not Exclusive.]
232
[(IV)] (4) No remedy, either legal or equitable, herein provided for, shall be exclusive,
233
but the association may avail itself of any and all such remedies, at the same or different times,
234
in any action or proceeding.
235
[Landowners Presumed to Control Delivery.]
236
[(V)] (5) In any action upon such marketing contracts, it shall be conclusively
237
presumed that a landowner or landlord or lessor is able to control the delivery of products
238
produced on his land by tenants or others, whose tenancy or possession or work on such land or
239
the terms of whose tenancy or possession or labor thereon were created or changed after
240
execution by the landowner or landlord or lessor of such a marketing contract; and in such
241
actions, the foregoing remedies for nondelivery or breach shall lie and be enforceable against
242
such landowner, landlord, or lessor.
243
[Filing Contract.]
244
[(VI)] (6) (a) The association may file contracts to sell agricultural products to or
245
through the association in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the products
246
are produced.
247
(b) If the association has uniform contracts with more than one member in any county,
248
it may, in lieu of filing the original contracts, file the affidavit of its president, vice president or
249
secretary, containing or having attached thereto:
250
[(a)] (i) a true copy of the uniform contract entered into with its members producing
251
such product in that county; and
252
[(b)] (ii) the names of the members who have executed such contract and a description
253
of the land on which the product is produced, if such description is contained in the contract.
254
(c) The association may file from time to time thereafter affidavits containing revised
255
or supplementary lists of the members producing such product in that county without setting
256
forth therein a copy of the uniform contract but referring to the filed or recorded copy thereof.
257
(d) All affidavits filed under this section shall state in substance that they are filed
258
pursuant to the provisions of this section.
259
(e) The county recorder shall file such affidavits and make endorsements thereon and
260
record and make entries thereof in the same manner as is required by law in the case of chattel
261
mortgages, and he shall compile and make available for public inspection a convenient index
262
containing the names of all signers of such contracts, and collect for his services hereunder the
263
same fees as for chattel mortgages.
264
(f) The filing of any such contract, or such affidavit, shall constitute constructive notice
265
of the contents thereof, and of the association's title or right to the product embraced in such
266
contract, to all subsequent purchasers, encumbrancers, creditors, and to all persons dealing with
267
the members with reference to such product.
268
(g) No title, right, or lien of any kind shall be acquired to or on the product thereafter
269
except through the association or with its consent, or subject to its rights; and the association
270
may recover the possession of such property from any and all subsequent purchasers,
271
encumbrancers, and creditors, and those claiming under them, in whose possession the same
272
may be found, by any appropriate action for the recovery of personal property, and it may have
273
relief by injunction and for damages.
274
Section 3.
3-1-41
is amended to read:
275
3-1-41. Domestic or foreign corporations or associations -- Plan of merger --
276
Articles of merger -- Certificate of merger.
277
(1) (a) A Utah cooperative association owning 90% of the outstanding shares of each
278
class of a foreign or domestic corporation or association may merge such other corporation or
279
association into itself without the approval of the shareholders or members of either
280
corporation or association.
281
(b) The governing board shall, by resolution, approve a plan of merger setting forth:
282
[(a)] (i) the name of the subsidiary corporation or association and the name of the
283
corporation or association owning 90% or more of its shares, which is hereafter designated as
284
the surviving corporation or association; and
285
[(b)] (ii) the manner and basis for converting each class of shares of the subsidiary
286
corporation or association into shares, obligations, or other securities of the surviving
287
corporation or association, or of any other corporation or association, in whole or in part, into
288
cash or other property.
289
(c) A copy of the plan of merger shall be mailed to each record member or shareholder
290
of the subsidiary corporation or association.
291
(2) (a) Articles of merger shall be executed in triplicate by the president or vice
292
president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of the surviving corporation or association
293
and verified by one of its officers.
294
(b) The articles of merger shall set forth:
295
[(a)] (i) the plan of merger;
296
[(b)] (ii) the number of outstanding shares of each class of the subsidiary corporation or
297
association and the number of such shares of each class owned by the surviving corporation or
298
association; and
299
[(c)] (iii) the date a copy of the plan of merger was mailed to shareholders or members
300
of the subsidiary corporation or association.
301
(3) (a) Triplicate originals of the articles of merger shall be delivered to the Division of
302
Corporations and Commercial Code on the 30th day after mailing a copy of the plan to
303
shareholders or members.
304
(b) If that division finds such articles conform to law and that all fees prescribed by this
305
act have been paid, it shall:
306
[(a)] (i) endorse on each of said triplicate originals the word "filed," together with the
307
month, date, and year of filing;
308
[(b)] (ii) file one of the triplicate originals with the Division of Corporations and
309
Commercial Code and forward another triplicate original to the state Department of
310
Agriculture and Food; and
311
[(c)] (iii) issue a certificate of merger with the remaining triplicate original affixed.
312
(c) The certificate of merger, together with a triplicate original of the articles of merger
313
affixed by the Division of Corporations and Commercial Code, shall be returned to the
314
surviving corporation or association or its representative.
315
(4) The merger of a foreign corporation or association into a Utah cooperative
316
association shall conform to the laws of the state under which each such foreign corporation or
317
association is organized.
318
Section 4.
Section
7-1-104
is amended to read:
319
7-1-104. Exemptions from application of title.
320
(1) This title does not apply to:
321
[(1)] (a) investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
322
15 U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1 et seq.;
323
[(2)] (b) securities brokers and dealers registered pursuant to [the]:
324
(i) Title 61, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Securities Act; or
325
(ii) the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78a et seq.;
326
[(3)] (c) depository or other institutions performing transaction account services,
327
including third party transactions, in connection with:
328
(i) the purchase and redemption of investment company shares[,]; or [in connection
329
with]
330
(ii) access to a margin or cash securities account maintained by a person identified in
331
Subsection [(2)] (1)(b); or
332
[(4)] (d) insurance companies selling interests in an investment company or "separate
333
account" and subject to regulation by the Utah Insurance Department.
334
(2) (a) An institution, organization, or person is not exempt from this title if, within
335
this state, it holds itself out to the public as receiving and holding deposits from residents of
336
this state, whether evidenced by a certificate, promissory note, or otherwise.
337
(b) An investment company is not exempt from this title unless [it] the investment
338
company is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the
339
Investment Company Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 80a-1 et seq., and is advised by an
340
investment advisor: [(a)]
341
(i) which is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
342
under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 80b-1 et seq.; and [(b)]
343
(ii) which advises investment companies and other accounts with a combined value of
344
at least $50,000,000.
345
Section 5.
Section
7-7-12
is amended to read:
346
7-7-12. Inspection of books and records -- Confidentiality -- Communication
347
between members or stockholders.
348
(1) Every member, stockholder, or borrower of an association shall have the right to
349
inspect, upon paying any costs of retrieval or reproduction and upon reasonable notice and
350
during regular business hours:
351
(a) the books and records of the association which do not contain any confidential
352
information relating to a loan, savings account, or voting rights of another member,
353
stockholder, or borrower; and
354
(b) such books and records of the association as pertain to [his] the member's,
355
stockholder's, or borrower's own loan, savings account, or the determination of [his] the
356
member's, stockholder's, or borrower's voting rights. [Otherwise,]
357
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (1), the right of inspection and examination of the
358
books, accounts, and records shall be limited to:
359
[(i)] (a) the commissioner and supervisor, or their duly authorized representatives;
360
[(ii)] (b) persons authorized to act for the association;
361
[(iii)] (c) any federal or state instrumentality or agency authorized to inspect or
362
examine the books and records of an insured association;
363
[(iv)] (d) the Office of Thrift Supervision, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
364
or their successor agencies; and
365
[(v)] (e) any person acting under authority of a court of competent jurisdiction.
366
[(2)] (3) Except as otherwise stated in this section, the books and records pertaining to
367
the accounts, loans, and voting rights of savers, borrowers, members, and stockholders shall be
368
kept confidential by the association, its directors, officers, and employees, and by the
369
commissioner, the supervisor, and their examiners and representatives, unless disclosure is
370
expressly or impliedly authorized by the saver, borrower, member, or stockholder.
371
[(3)] (4) Each member or stockholder of an association has the right to communicate
372
with other members or stockholders of the same association with reference to any question
373
pending or to be presented for consideration at a meeting of the members or stockholders. A
374
member or stockholder, in order to communicate with other members or stockholders, shall
375
submit to the association a request, subscribed by [him] the member or stockholder, which
376
includes:
377
(a) [his] the member's or stockholder's full name and address;
378
(b) the nature and extent of [his] the member's or stockholder's interest in the
379
association at the time [his] the member's or stockholder's application for communication is
380
made;
381
(c) a statement of the reasons for and purposes of the communication and that the
382
communication is not for any reason other than the business welfare of the association;
383
(d) a copy of the communication; and
384
(e) if the communication concerns a question to be raised at a meeting of the members
385
or stockholders of the association, the date of the meeting at which the matter will be
386
presented.
387
[(4)] (5) Within ten days after receipt of the request referred to in Subsection [(3)] (4)
388
the association shall notify the requesting member or stockholder of:
389
(a) the approximate number of the members or stockholders and the estimated amount
390
of the reasonable costs and expenses of mailing the communication; or
391
(b) its determination to refuse the request and the specific reasons for its refusal,
392
including its determination whether or not the request has been made for a proper purpose.
393
(6) Unless the association has refused the request referred to in Subsection (5), [it] the
394
association shall, within seven days after receipt of the sum specified by it under this
395
[subsection] Subsection (6) and sufficient copies of the communication, mail the
396
communication to all its members or stockholders.
397
[(5)] (7) If a request referred to in Subsection [(3)] (4) is refused by an association, the
398
requesting member or stockholder may submit [his] the member's or stockholder's request and
399
the refusal [thereof] of the request to the supervisor for review. The supervisor may issue an
400
order denying the request or, if [he] the supervisor finds the request is not for any reason other
401
than the business welfare of the association and is in all other respects proper, granting the
402
request and directing the association to mail the communication to all its members or
403
stockholders in accordance with the provisions of [Subsection (4)] Subsections (5) and (6).
404
[(6)] (8) Insofar as the provisions of this section are not inconsistent with federal law,
405
[such provisions] this section shall apply to a federal [associations] association whose home
406
offices are located in this state, and to the members or stockholders [thereof] of that federal
407
association except that any review of a refusal by an association under Subsection [(4)] (5)
408
shall be tendered to the Office of Thrift Supervision or successor federal agency in the case of a
409
federal association.
410
Section 6.
Section
10-8-2
is amended to read:
411
10-8-2. Appropriations -- Acquisition and disposal of property -- Municipal
412
authority -- Corporate purpose -- Procedure -- Notice of intent to acquire real property.
413
(1) (a) A municipal legislative body may:
414
(i) appropriate money for corporate purposes only;
415
(ii) provide for payment of debts and expenses of the corporation;
416
(iii) subject to Subsections (4) and (5), purchase, receive, hold, sell, lease, convey, and
417
dispose of real and personal property for the benefit of the municipality, whether the property is
418
within or without the municipality's corporate boundaries;
419
(iv) improve, protect, and do any other thing in relation to this property that an
420
individual could do; and
421
(v) subject to Subsection (2) and after first holding a public hearing, authorize
422
municipal services or other nonmonetary assistance to be provided to or waive fees required to
423
be paid by a nonprofit entity, whether or not the municipality receives consideration in return.
424
(b) A municipality may:
425
(i) furnish all necessary local public services within the municipality;
426
(ii) purchase, hire, construct, own, maintain and operate, or lease public utilities
427
located and operating within and operated by the municipality; and
428
(iii) subject to Subsection (1)(c), acquire by eminent domain, or otherwise, property
429
located inside or outside the corporate limits of the municipality and necessary for any of the
430
purposes stated in Subsections (1)(b)(i) and (ii), subject to restrictions imposed by Title 78,
431
Chapter 34, Eminent Domain, and general law for the protection of other communities.
432
(c) Each municipality that intends to acquire property by eminent domain under
433
Subsection (1)(b) shall, upon the first contact with the owner of the property sought to be
434
acquired, deliver to the owner a copy of a booklet or other materials provided by the property
435
rights ombudsman, created under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-201
, dealing with the property
436
owner's rights in an eminent domain proceeding.
437
(d) Subsection (1)(b) may not be construed to diminish any other authority a
438
municipality may claim to have under the law to acquire by eminent domain property located
439
inside or outside the municipality.
440
(2) Services or assistance provided pursuant to Subsection (1)(a)(v) is not subject to the
441
provisions of Subsection (3). The total amount of services or other nonmonetary assistance
442
provided or fees waived under Subsection (1)(a)(v) in any given fiscal year may not exceed 1%
443
of the municipality's budget for that fiscal year.
444
(3) It is considered a corporate purpose to appropriate money for any purpose that, in
445
the judgment of the municipal legislative body, provides for the safety, health, prosperity,
446
moral well-being, peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality
447
subject to the following:
448
(a) The net value received for any money appropriated shall be measured on a
449
project-by-project basis over the life of the project.
450
(b) The criteria for a determination under this Subsection (3) shall be established by the
451
municipality's legislative body. A determination of value received, made by the municipality's
452
legislative body, shall be presumed valid unless it can be shown that the determination was
453
arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
454
(c) The municipality may consider intangible benefits received by the municipality in
455
determining net value received.
456
(d) Prior to the municipal legislative body making any decision to appropriate any
457
funds for a corporate purpose under this section, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the
458
hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least 14 days prior to the
459
date of the hearing, or, if there is no newspaper of general circulation, by posting notice in at
460
least three conspicuous places within the municipality for the same time period.
461
(e) A study shall be performed before notice of the public hearing is given and shall be
462
made available at the municipality for review by interested parties at least 14 days immediately
463
prior to the public hearing, setting forth an analysis and demonstrating the purpose for the
464
appropriation. In making the study, the following factors shall be considered:
465
(i) what identified benefit the municipality will receive in return for any money or
466
resources appropriated;
467
(ii) the municipality's purpose for the appropriation, including an analysis of the way
468
the appropriation will be used to enhance the safety, health, prosperity, moral well-being,
469
peace, order, comfort, or convenience of the inhabitants of the municipality; and
470
(iii) whether the appropriation is necessary and appropriate to accomplish the
471
reasonable goals and objectives of the municipality in the area of economic development, job
472
creation, affordable housing, blight elimination, job preservation, the preservation of historic
473
structures and property, and any other public purpose.
474
(f) An appeal may be taken from a final decision of the municipal legislative body, to
475
make an appropriation. The appeal shall be filed within 30 days after the date of that decision,
476
to the district court. Any appeal shall be based on the record of the proceedings before the
477
legislative body. A decision of the municipal legislative body shall be presumed to be valid
478
unless the appealing party shows that the decision was arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
479
(g) The provisions of this Subsection (3) apply only to those appropriations made after
480
May 6, 2002.
481
(h) This section shall only apply to appropriations not otherwise approved pursuant to
482
Title 10, Chapter 5, Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns, or Title 10, Chapter 6,
483
Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities.
484
(4) (a) Before a municipality may dispose of a significant parcel of real property, the
485
municipality shall:
486
(i) provide reasonable notice of the proposed disposition at least 14 days before the
487
opportunity for public comment under Subsection (4)(a)(ii); and
488
(ii) allow an opportunity for public comment on the proposed disposition.
489
(b) Each municipality shall, by ordinance, define what constitutes:
490
(i) a significant parcel of real property for purposes of Subsection (4)(a); and
491
(ii) reasonable notice for purposes of Subsection (4)(a)(i).
492
(5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(d), each municipality intending to acquire
493
real property for the purpose of expanding the municipality's infrastructure or other facilities
494
used for providing services that the municipality offers or intends to offer shall provide written
495
notice, as provided in this Subsection (5), of its intent to acquire the property if:
496
(i) the property is located:
497
(A) outside the boundaries of the municipality; and
498
(B) in a county of the first or second class; and
499
(ii) the intended use of the property is contrary to:
500
(A) the anticipated use of the property under the general plan of the county in whose
501
unincorporated area or the municipality in whose boundaries the property is located; or
502
(B) the property's current zoning designation.
503
(b) Each notice under Subsection (5)(a) shall:
504
(i) indicate that the municipality intends to acquire real property;
505
(ii) identify the real property; and
506
(iii) be sent to:
507
(A) each county in whose unincorporated area and each municipality in whose
508
boundaries the property is located; and
509
(B) each affected entity.
510
(c) A notice under this Subsection (5) is a protected record as provided in Subsection
511
63-2-304
(7).
512
(d) (i) The notice requirement of Subsection (5)(a) does not apply if the municipality
513
previously provided notice under Section
10-9a-203
identifying the general location within the
514
municipality or unincorporated part of the county where the property to be acquired is located.
515
(ii) If a municipality is not required to comply with the notice requirement of
516
Subsection (5)(a) because of application of Subsection (5)(d)(i), the municipality shall provide
517
the notice specified in Subsection (5)(a) as soon as practicable after its acquisition of the real
518
property.
519
Section 7.
Section
10-9a-801
is amended to read:
520
10-9a-801. No district court review until administrative remedies exhausted --
521
Time for filing -- Tolling of time -- Standards governing court review -- Record on review
522
-- Staying of decision.
523
(1) No person may challenge in district court a municipality's land use decision made
524
under this chapter, or under a regulation made under authority of this chapter, until that person
525
has exhausted the person's administrative remedies as provided in Part 7, Appeal Authority and
526
Variances, if applicable.
527
(2) (a) Any person adversely affected by a final decision made in the exercise of or in
528
violation of the provisions of this chapter may file a petition for review of the decision with the
529
district court within 30 days after the local land use decision is final.
530
(b) (i) The time under Subsection (2)(a) to file a petition is tolled from the date a
531
property owner files a request for arbitration of a constitutional taking issue with the property
532
rights ombudsman under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
until 30 days after:
533
(A) the arbitrator issues a final award; or
534
(B) the property rights ombudsman issues a written statement under Subsection
535
[
63-34-13
(4)]
13-43-204
(3)(b) declining to arbitrate or to appoint an arbitrator.
536
(ii) A tolling under Subsection (2)(b)(i) operates only as to the specific constitutional
537
taking issue that is the subject of the request for arbitration filed with the property rights
538
ombudsman by a property owner.
539
(iii) A request for arbitration filed with the property rights ombudsman after the time
540
under Subsection (2)(a) to file a petition has expired does not affect the time to file a petition.
541
(3) (a) The courts shall:
542
(i) presume that a decision, ordinance, or regulation made under the authority of this
543
chapter is valid; and
544
(ii) determine only whether or not the decision, ordinance, or regulation is arbitrary,
545
capricious, or illegal.
546
(b) A decision, ordinance, or regulation involving the exercise of legislative discretion
547
is valid if the decision, ordinance, or regulation is reasonably debatable and not illegal.
548
(c) A final decision of a land use authority or an appeal authority is valid if the decision
549
is supported by substantial evidence in the record and is not arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
550
(d) A determination of illegality requires a determination that the decision, ordinance,
551
or regulation violates a law, statute, or ordinance in effect at the time the decision was made or
552
the ordinance or regulation adopted.
553
(4) The provisions of Subsection (2)(a) apply from the date on which the municipality
554
takes final action on a land use application for any adversely affected third party, if the
555
municipality conformed with the notice provisions of Part 2, Notice, or for any person who had
556
actual notice of the pending decision.
557
(5) If the municipality has complied with Section
10-9a-205
, a challenge to the
558
enactment of a land use ordinance or general plan may not be filed with the district court more
559
than 30 days after the enactment.
560
(6) The petition is barred unless it is filed within 30 days after the appeal authority's
561
decision is final.
562
(7) (a) The land use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be, shall transmit to
563
the reviewing court the record of its proceedings, including its minutes, findings, orders, and, if
564
available, a true and correct transcript of its proceedings.
565
(b) If the proceeding was tape recorded, a transcript of that tape recording is a true and
566
correct transcript for purposes of this Subsection (7).
567
(8) (a) (i) If there is a record, the district court's review is limited to the record provided
568
by the land use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be.
569
(ii) The court may not accept or consider any evidence outside the record of the land
570
use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be, unless that evidence was offered to the
571
land use authority or appeal authority, respectively, and the court determines that it was
572
improperly excluded.
573
(b) If there is no record, the court may call witnesses and take evidence.
574
(9) (a) The filing of a petition does not stay the decision of the land use authority or
575
authority appeal authority, as the case may be.
576
(b) (i) Before filing a petition under this section or a request for mediation or
577
arbitration of a constitutional taking issue under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
, the aggrieved
578
party may petition the appeal authority to stay its decision.
579
(ii) Upon receipt of a petition to stay, the appeal authority may order its decision stayed
580
pending district court review if the appeal authority finds it to be in the best interest of the
581
municipality.
582
(iii) After a petition is filed under this section or a request for mediation or arbitration
583
of a constitutional taking issue is filed under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
, the petitioner may
584
seek an injunction staying the appeal authority's decision.
585
Section 8.
Section
11-13-314
is amended to read:
586
11-13-314. Eminent domain authority of certain commercial project entities.
587
(1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), a commercial project entity that existed as a project
588
entity before January 1, 1980 may, with respect to a project or facilities providing additional
589
project capacity in which the commercial project entity has an interest, acquire property within
590
the state through eminent domain, subject to restrictions imposed by Title 78, Chapter 34,
591
Eminent Domain, and general law for the protection of other communities.
592
(b) Subsection (1)(a) may not be construed to:
593
(i) give a project entity the authority to acquire water rights by eminent domain; or
594
(ii) diminish any other authority a project entity may claim to have under the law to
595
acquire property by eminent domain.
596
(2) Each project entity that intends to acquire property by eminent domain under
597
Subsection (1)(a) shall, upon the first contact with the owner of the property sought to be
598
acquired, deliver to the owner a copy of a booklet or other materials provided by the property
599
rights ombudsman, created under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-201
, dealing with the property
600
owner's rights in an eminent domain proceeding.
601
Section 9.
13-5-9
is amended to read:
602
13-5-9. Transactions involving more than one item -- Limitation on quantity of
603
article or product sold or offered for sale to any one customer.
604
(1) For the purpose of preventing evasion of this [act] chapter in all sales involving
605
more than one item or commodity the vendor's or distributor's selling price shall not be below
606
the cost of all articles, products, and commodities included in such transactions. Each article,
607
product, or commodity individually advertised or offered for sale, shall be individually subject
608
to the requirements of Section
13-5-7
, when sold with other articles, products, or commodities.
609
(2) Under this section, proof of limitation of the quantity of any article or product sold
610
or offered for sale to any one customer of a quantity less than the entire supply thereof owned
611
or possessed by the seller or which he is otherwise authorized to sell at the place of such sale or
612
offering for sale, together with proof that the price at which the article or product is so sold or
613
offered for sale is in fact below its cost, raises a presumption of the purpose or the intent of the
614
sale being to injure competitors or destroy competition, and is unlawful. This section applies
615
only to sales by persons conducting a retail business, the principal part of which involves the
616
resale to consumers of commodities purchased or acquired for that purpose, as distinguished
617
from persons principally engaged in the sale to consumers of commodities of their own
618
production or manufacture.
619
(3) There shall be no circumvention of the provisions of this [act] chapter relating to
620
the quantity of articles or products any one customer may purchase by requiring presentation of
621
coupons, certificates, special purchase authorizations, or any other procedures designed in any
622
way to limit quantity of purchases as provided herein.
623
Section 10.
13-11a-3
is amended to read:
624
13-11a-3. Deceptive trade practices enumerated -- Records to be kept -- Defenses.
625
(1) Deceptive trade practices occur when, in the course of his business, vocation, or
626
occupation:
627
(a) A person passes off goods or services as those of another.
628
(b) A person causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to the source,
629
sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or services.
630
(c) A person causes likelihood of confusion or of misunderstanding as to affiliation,
631
connection, association with, or certification by another.
632
(d) A person uses deceptive representations or designations of geographic origin in
633
connection with goods or services.
634
(e) A person represents that goods or services have sponsorship, approval,
635
characteristics, ingredients, uses, benefits, or qualities that they do not have or that a person has
636
a sponsorship, approval, status, affiliation, or connection that he does not have.
637
(f) A person represents that goods are original or new if they are deteriorated, altered,
638
reconditioned, reclaimed, used, or second-hand.
639
(g) A person represents that goods or services are of a particular standard, quality, or
640
grade, or that goods are of a particular style or model, if they are of another.
641
(h) A person disparages the goods, services, or business of another by false or
642
misleading representation of fact.
643
(i) A person advertises goods or services or the price of goods and services with intent
644
not to sell them as advertised. If specific advertised prices will be in effect for less than one
645
week from the advertisement date, the advertisement must clearly and conspicuously disclose
646
the specific time period during which the prices will be in effect.
647
(j) A person advertises goods or services with intent not to supply a reasonable
648
expectable public demand, unless:
649
(i) the advertisement clearly and conspicuously discloses a limitation of quantity; or
650
(ii) the person issues rainchecks for the advertised goods or services.
651
(k) A person makes false or misleading statements of fact concerning the reasons for,
652
existence of, or amounts of price reductions.
653
(l) A person makes a comparison between his own sale or discount price and a
654
competitor's nondiscounted price without clearly and conspicuously disclosing that fact.
655
(m) A person, without clearly and conspicuously disclosing the date of the price
656
assessment makes a price comparison with the goods of another based upon a price assessment
657
performed more than seven days prior to the date of the advertisement or uses in an
658
advertisement the results of a price assessment performed more than seven days prior to the
659
date of the advertisement without disclosing, in a print ad, the date of the price assessment, or
660
in a radio or television ad, the time frame of the price assessment.
661
(n) A person advertises or uses in a price assessment or comparison a price that is not
662
his own unless this fact is:
663
(i) clearly and conspicuously disclosed; and
664
(ii) the representation of the price is accurate. With respect to the price of a
665
competitor, the price must be one at which the competitor offered the goods or services for sale
666
in the product area at the time of the price assessment, and must not be an isolated price.
667
(o) A person represents as independent an audit, accounting, price assessment, or
668
comparison of prices of goods or services, when such audit, accounting, price assessment, or
669
comparison is not independent. Such audit, accounting, price assessment, or comparison shall
670
be independent if the price assessor randomly selects the goods to be compared, and the time
671
and place of such comparison, and no agreement or understanding exists between the supplier
672
and the price assessor that could cause the results of the assessment to be fraudulent or
673
deceptive. The independence of such audit, accounting, or price comparison is not invalidated
674
merely because the advertiser pays a fee therefor, but is invalidated if the audit, accounting, or
675
price comparison is done by a full or part time employee of the advertiser.
676
(p) A person represents, in an advertisement of a reduction from the supplier's own
677
prices, that the reduction is from a regular price, when the former price is not a regular price as
678
defined in Subsection
13-11a-2
(12).
679
(q) A person advertises a price comparison or the result of a price assessment or
680
comparison that uses, in any way, an identified competitor's price without clearly and
681
conspicuously disclosing the identity of the price assessor and any relationship between the
682
price assessor and the supplier. Examples of disclosure complying with this section are: "Price
683
assessment performed by Store Z"; "Price assessment performed by a certified public
684
accounting firm"; "Price assessment performed by employee of Store Y."
685
(r) A person makes a price comparison between a category of the supplier's goods and
686
the same category of the goods of another, without randomly selecting the individual goods or
687
services upon whose prices the comparison is based. For the purposes of this subsection,
688
goods or services are randomly selected when the supplier has no advance knowledge of what
689
goods and services will be surveyed by the price assessor, and when the supplier certifies its
690
lack of advance knowledge by an affidavit to be retained in the supplier's records for one year.
691
(s) A person makes a comparison between similar but nonidentical goods or services
692
unless the nonidentical goods or services are of essentially similar quality to the advertised
693
goods or services or the dissimilar aspects are clearly and conspicuously disclosed in the
694
advertisements.
695
(i) It is prima facie evidence of compliance with [this] Subsection (1)(s) if:
696
[(i)] (A) the goods compared are substantially the same size; and
697
[(ii)] (B) the goods compared are of substantially the same quality, which may include
698
similar models of competing brands of goods, or goods made of substantially the same
699
materials and made with substantially the same workmanship.
700
(ii) It is prima facie evidence of a deceptive comparison under [this section] Subsection
701
(1)(s) when the prices of brand name goods and generic goods are compared.
702
(t) A person engages in any other conduct which similarly creates a likelihood of
703
confusion or of misunderstanding.
704
(2) Any supplier who makes a comparison with a competitor's price in advertising shall
705
maintain for a period of one year records that disclose the factual basis for such price
706
comparisons and from which the validity of such claim can be established.
707
(3) It [shall be] is a defense to any claim of false or deceptive price representations
708
under this chapter that a person:
709
(a) has no knowledge that the represented price is not genuine; and
710
(b) has made reasonable efforts to determine whether the represented price is genuine.
711
(4) Subsections (1)(m) and (q) do not apply to price comparisons made in catalogs in
712
which a supplier compares the price of a single item of its goods or services with those of
713
another.
714
(5) In order to prevail in an action under this chapter, a complainant need not prove
715
competition between the parties or actual confusion or misunderstanding.
716
(6) This chapter does not affect unfair trade practices otherwise actionable at common
717
law or under other statutes of this state.
718
Section 11.
13-21-7
is amended to read:
719
13-21-7. Written contracts required -- Contents -- Notice of cancellation of
720
contract.
721
(1) Each contract between the buyer and a credit services organization for the purchase
722
of the services of the credit services organization shall be in writing, dated, signed by the buyer,
723
and include all of the following:
724
(a) a conspicuous statement in bold type, in immediate proximity to the space reserved
725
for the signature of the buyer, as follows: "You, the buyer, may cancel this contract at any time
726
prior to midnight of the fifth day after the date of the transaction. See the attached notice of
727
cancellation form for an explanation of this right.";
728
(b) the terms and conditions of payment, including the total of all payments to be made
729
by the buyer, whether to the credit services organization or to some other person;
730
(c) a full and detailed description of the services to be performed by the credit services
731
organization for the buyer, including all guarantees and all promises of full or partial refunds,
732
and the estimated date by which the services are to be performed, or estimated length of time
733
for performing the services; and
734
(d) the credit services organization's principal business address and the name and
735
address of its agent, in Utah, authorized to receive service of process.
736
(2) The contract shall be accompanied by a completed form in duplicate, captioned
737
"Notice of Cancellation," which shall be attached to the contract and easily detachable, and
738
which shall contain in bold type the following statement written in the same language as used
739
in the contract:
740
"Notice of Cancellation
741
You may cancel this contract, without any penalty or obligation, within five days from
742
the date the contract is signed.
743
If you cancel, any payment made by you under this contract will be returned within 10
744
days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice.
745
To cancel this contract, mail or deliver a signed dated copy of this cancellation notice,
746
or any other written notice, to _____(name of seller)_____at _____(address of seller)_____
747
(place of business)_____ not later than midnight _____(date)_____.
748
I hereby cancel this transaction.
749
_______________(date)
750
__________________________________________________________
751
(purchaser's signature)"
752
(3) The credit services organization shall give to the buyer a copy of the completed
753
contract and all other documents the credit services organization requires the buyer to sign at
754
the time they are signed.
755
Section 12.
Section
16-6a-822
is amended to read:
756
16-6a-822. General standards of conduct for directors and officers.
757
(1) (a) A director shall discharge the director's duties as a director, including the
758
director's duties as a member of a committee of the board, in accordance with Subsection (2).
759
(b) An officer with discretionary authority shall discharge the officer's duties under that
760
authority in accordance with Subsection (2).
761
(2) A director or an officer described in Subsection (1) shall discharge the director or
762
officer's duties:
763
(a) in good faith;
764
(b) with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under
765
similar circumstances; and
766
(c) in a manner the director or officer reasonably believes to be in the best interests of
767
the nonprofit corporation.
768
(3) In discharging duties, a director or officer is entitled to rely on information,
769
opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, if
770
prepared or presented by:
771
(a) one or more officers or employees of the nonprofit corporation whom the director
772
or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;
773
(b) legal counsel, a public accountant, or another person as to matters the director or
774
officer reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence;
775
(c) religious authorities or ministers, priests, rabbis, or other persons:
776
(i) whose position or duties in the nonprofit corporation, or in a religious organization
777
with which the nonprofit corporation is affiliated, the director or officer believes justify
778
reliance and confidence; and
779
(ii) who the director or officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters
780
presented; or
781
(d) in the case of a director, a committee of the board of directors of which the director
782
is not a member if the director reasonably believes the committee merits confidence.
783
(4) A director or officer is not acting in good faith if the director or officer has
784
knowledge concerning the matter in question that makes reliance otherwise permitted by
785
Subsection (3) unwarranted.
786
(5) A director, regardless of title, may not be considered to be a trustee with respect to
787
any property held or administered by the nonprofit corporation including property that may be
788
subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or transferor of the property.
789
(6) A director or officer is not liable to the nonprofit corporation, its members, or any
790
conservator or receiver, or any assignee or successor-in-interest of the nonprofit corporation or
791
member, for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, as an officer or director, as the
792
case may be, unless:
793
(a) the director or officer has breached or failed to perform the duties of the office as
794
set forth in this section; and
795
(b) the breach or failure to perform constitutes:
796
(i) willful misconduct; or
797
(ii) intentional infliction of harm on:
798
(A) the nonprofit corporation; or
799
(B) the members of the nonprofit corporation; or
800
(iii) [the breach or failure to perform constitutes] gross negligence.
801
Section 13.
Section
17-27a-801
is amended to read:
802
17-27a-801. No district court review until administrative remedies exhausted --
803
Time for filing -- Tolling of time -- Standards governing court review -- Record on review
804
-- Staying of decision.
805
(1) No person may challenge in district court a county's land use decision made under
806
this chapter, or under a regulation made under authority of this chapter, until that person has
807
exhausted the person's administrative remedies as provided in Part 7, Appeal Authority and
808
Variances, if applicable.
809
(2) (a) Any person adversely affected by a final decision made in the exercise of or in
810
violation of the provisions of this chapter may file a petition for review of the decision with the
811
district court within 30 days after the local land use decision is final.
812
(b) (i) The time under Subsection (2)(a) to file a petition is tolled from the date a
813
property owner files a request for arbitration of a constitutional taking issue with the property
814
rights ombudsman under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
until 30 days after:
815
(A) the arbitrator issues a final award; or
816
(B) the property rights ombudsman issues a written statement under Subsection
817
[
63-34-13
(4)]
13-43-204
(3)(b) declining to arbitrate or to appoint an arbitrator.
818
(ii) A tolling under Subsection (2)(b)(i) operates only as to the specific constitutional
819
taking issue that is the subject of the request for arbitration filed with the property rights
820
ombudsman by a property owner.
821
(iii) A request for arbitration filed with the property rights ombudsman after the time
822
under Subsection (2)(a) to file a petition has expired does not affect the time to file a petition.
823
(3) (a) The courts shall:
824
(i) presume that a decision, ordinance, or regulation made under the authority of this
825
chapter is valid; and
826
(ii) determine only whether or not the decision, ordinance, or regulation is arbitrary,
827
capricious, or illegal.
828
(b) A decision, ordinance, or regulation involving the exercise of legislative discretion
829
is valid if the decision, ordinance, or regulation is reasonably debatable and not illegal.
830
(c) A final decision of a land use authority or an appeal authority is valid if the decision
831
is supported by substantial evidence in the record and is not arbitrary, capricious, or illegal.
832
(d) A determination of illegality requires a determination that the decision, ordinance,
833
or regulation violates a law, statute, or ordinance in effect at the time the decision was made or
834
the ordinance or regulation adopted.
835
(4) The provisions of Subsection (2)(a) apply from the date on which the county takes
836
final action on a land use application for any adversely affected third party, if the county
837
conformed with the notice provisions of Part 2, Notice, or for any person who had actual notice
838
of the pending decision.
839
(5) If the county has complied with Section
17-27a-205
, a challenge to the enactment
840
of a land use ordinance or general plan may not be filed with the district court more than 30
841
days after the enactment.
842
(6) The petition is barred unless it is filed within 30 days after land use authority or the
843
appeal authority's decision is final.
844
(7) (a) The land use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be, shall transmit to
845
the reviewing court the record of its proceedings, including its minutes, findings, orders and, if
846
available, a true and correct transcript of its proceedings.
847
(b) If the proceeding was tape recorded, a transcript of that tape recording is a true and
848
correct transcript for purposes of this Subsection (7).
849
(8) (a) (i) If there is a record, the district court's review is limited to the record provided
850
by the land use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be.
851
(ii) The court may not accept or consider any evidence outside the record of the land
852
use authority or appeal authority, as the case may be, unless that evidence was offered to the
853
land use authority or appeal authority, respectively, and the court determines that it was
854
improperly excluded.
855
(b) If there is no record, the court may call witnesses and take evidence.
856
(9) (a) The filing of a petition does not stay the decision of the land use authority or
857
appeal authority, as the case may be.
858
(b) (i) Before filing a petition under this section or a request for mediation or
859
arbitration of a constitutional taking issue under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
, the aggrieved
860
party may petition the appeal authority to stay its decision.
861
(ii) Upon receipt of a petition to stay, the appeal authority may order its decision stayed
862
pending district court review if the appeal authority finds it to be in the best interest of the
863
county.
864
(iii) After a petition is filed under this section or a request for mediation or arbitration
865
of a constitutional taking issue is filed under Section [
63-34-13
]
13-43-204
, the petitioner may
866
seek an injunction staying the appeal authority's decision.
867
Section 14.
Section
17A-2-412
is amended to read:
868
17A-2-412. Service area considered body corporate -- Powers.
869
(1) Upon its creation, a county service area is a body corporate and politic and a
870
quasi-municipal public corporation.
871
(2) A county service area may:
872
(a) exercise all powers of eminent domain possessed by counties in Utah in the manner
873
provided by law for the exercise of eminent domain power by counties;
874
(b) sue and be sued;
875
(c) enter into contracts considered desirable by the board of trustees of the service area
876
to carry out the functions of the service area including contracts with municipal corporations,
877
counties or other public corporations, county service areas or districts;
878
(d) impose and collect charges or fees for any commodities, services, or facilities
879
afforded by the service area to its consumers and pledge all or any part of the revenues so
880
derived to the payment of any bonds of the service area, whether the bonds are issued as
881
revenue bonds or as general obligations of the service area;
882
(e) sell, lease, mortgage, encumber or otherwise dispose of any properties, including
883
water and water rights, owned by the service area upon such terms and conditions as the board
884
of trustees may determine;
885
(f) own any and all property or interests in property, including water and water rights,
886
that the board of trustees considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the
887
service area and acquire property or interests in property by purchase, lease, gift, devise, or
888
bequest;
889
(g) request the county executive to utilize any existing county offices, officers, or
890
employees for purposes of the service area when in the opinion of the board of trustees it is
891
advisable to do so;
892
(h) employ officers, employees, and agents including attorneys, accountants, engineers,
893
and fiscal agents, and fix their compensation;
894
(i) [(A)] (i) require officers and employees charged with the handling of funds to
895
furnish good and sufficient surety bonds; or
896
[(B)] (ii) purchase a blanket surety bond for all officers and employees;
897
(j) fix the times for holding regular meetings;
898
(k) adopt an official seal; and
899
(l) adopt bylaws and regulations for the conduct of its business and affairs.
900
(3) (a) If the county service area issues revenue bonds payable solely from the revenue
901
of commodities, services, and facilities, the fees and charges imposed shall always be sufficient
902
to carry out the provisions of the resolution authorizing the bonds.
903
(b) The board of trustees may take necessary action and adopt regulations to assure the
904
collection and enforcement of all fees and charges imposed.
905
(c) If the county service area furnishes more than one commodity, service, or facility,
906
the board of trustees may bill for the fees and charges for all commodities, services, and
907
facilities in a single bill.
908
(d) The board of trustees may suspend furnishing commodities, services, or facilities to
909
a consumer if the consumer fails to pay all fees and charges when due.
910
(4) Except for services rendered by the county executive, a county may charge the
911
county service area a reasonable amount for services rendered pursuant to a request under
912
Subsection (2)(g).
913
Section 15.
Section
23-13-1
is amended to read:
914
23-13-1. Title.
915
This [act shall be] title is known [and may be cited] as the "Wildlife Resources Code of
916
Utah."
917
Section 16.
Section
26-18-503
is amended to read:
918
26-18-503. Authorization to renew, transfer, or increase Medicaid certified
919
programs.
920
(1) The division may renew Medicaid certification of a certified program if the
921
program, without lapse in service to Medicaid recipients, has its nursing care facility program
922
certified by the division at the same physical facility.
923
(2) (a) The division may issue a Medicaid certification for a new nursing care facility
924
program if a current owner of the Medicaid certified program transfers its ownership of the
925
Medicaid certification to the new nursing care facility program and the new nursing care
926
facility program meets all of the following conditions:
927
(i) the new nursing care facility program operates at the same physical facility as the
928
previous Medicaid certified program;
929
(ii) the new nursing care facility program gives a written assurance to the director in
930
accordance with Subsection (4); and
931
(iii) the new nursing care facility program receives the Medicaid certification within
932
one year of the date the previously certified program ceased to provide medical assistance to a
933
Medicaid recipient.
934
(b) A nursing care facility program that receives Medicaid certification under the
935
provisions of Subsection (2)(a) does not assume the Medicaid liabilities of the previous nursing
936
care facility program if the new nursing care facility program:
937
(i) is not owned in whole or in part by the previous nursing care facility program; or
938
(ii) is not a successor in interest of the previous nursing care facility program.
939
(3) The division may issue a Medicaid certification to a nursing care facility program
940
that was previously a certified program but now resides in a new or renovated physical facility
941
if the nursing care facility program meets all of the following:
942
(a) the nursing care facility program met all applicable requirements for Medicaid
943
certification at the time of closure;
944
(b) the new or renovated physical facility is in the same county or within a five-mile
945
radius of the original physical facility;
946
(c) the time between which the certified program ceased to operate in the original
947
facility and will begin to operate in the new physical facility is not more than three years;
948
(d) if Subsection (3)(c) applies, the certified program notifies the department within 90
949
days after ceasing operations in its original facility, of its intent to retain its Medicaid
950
certification;
951
(e) the provider gives written assurance to the director in accordance with Subsection
952
(4) that no third party has a legitimate claim to operate a certified program at the previous
953
physical facility; and
954
(f) the bed capacity in the physical facility that will be used for additional Medicaid
955
certification has not been expanded by more than 30% over the previously certified program's
956
bed capacity, unless the director has approved additional beds in accordance with Subsection
957
(5).
958
(4) (a) The entity requesting Medicaid certification under Subsections (2) and (3) must
959
give written assurances satisfactory to the director or his designee that:
960
(i) no third party has a legitimate claim to operate the certified program;
961
(ii) the requesting entity agrees to defend and indemnify the department against any
962
claims by a third party who may assert a right to operate the certified program; and
963
(iii) if a third party is found, by final agency action of the department after exhaustion
964
of all administrative and judicial appeal rights, to be entitled to operate a certified program at
965
the physical facility the certified program shall voluntarily comply with Subsection (4)(b).
966
(b) If a finding is made under the provisions of Subsection (4)(a)(iii):
967
(i) the certified program shall immediately surrender its Medicaid certification and
968
comply with division rules regarding billing for Medicaid and the provision of services to
969
Medicaid patients; and
970
(ii) the department shall transfer the surrendered Medicaid certification to the third
971
party who prevailed under Subsection (4)(a)(iii).
972
(5) (a) As provided in Subsection [
26-21-502
]
26-18-502
(2)(b), the director shall issue
973
additional Medicaid certification when requested by a nursing care facility or other interested
974
party if there is insufficient bed capacity with current certified programs in a service area. A
975
determination of insufficient bed capacity shall be based on the nursing care facility or other
976
interested party providing reasonable evidence of an inadequate number of beds in the county
977
or group of counties impacted by the requested Medicaid certification based on:
978
(i) current demographics which demonstrate nursing care facility occupancy levels of at
979
least 90% for all existing and proposed facilities within a prospective three-year period;
980
(ii) current nursing care facility occupancy levels of 90%; or
981
(iii) no other nursing care facility within a 35-mile radius of the nursing care facility
982
requesting the additional certification.
983
(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (5)(a), a nursing care facility program
984
must demonstrate by an independent analysis that the nursing care facility can financially
985
support itself at an after tax break-even net income level based on projected occupancy levels.
986
(c) When making a determination to certify additional beds or an additional nursing
987
care facility program under Subsection (5)(a):
988
(i) the director shall consider whether the nursing care facility will offer specialized or
989
unique services that are underserved in a service area;
990
(ii) the director shall consider whether any Medicaid certified beds are subject to a
991
claim by a previous certified program that may reopen under the provisions of Subsections (2)
992
and (3); and
993
(iii) the director may consider how to add additional capacity to the long-term care
994
delivery system to best meet the needs of Medicaid recipients.
995
Section 17.
Section
26-34-2
is amended to read:
996
26-34-2. Definition of death -- Determination of death.
997
(1) An individual [who] is dead if the individual has sustained either:
998
(a) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions; or
999
(b) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem[;].
1000
[is dead.]
1001
(2) A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical
1002
standards.
1003
Section 18.
Section
26-39-104
is amended to read:
1004
26-39-104. Duties of the department.
1005
(1) With regard to child care programs licensed under this chapter, the department
1006
may:
1007
(a) make and enforce rules to implement this chapter and, as necessary to protect
1008
children's common needs for a safe and healthy environment, to provide for:
1009
(i) adequate facilities and equipment; and
1010
(ii) competent caregivers considering the age of the children and the type of program
1011
offered by the licensee;
1012
(b) make and enforce rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, in the
1013
following areas:
1014
(i) requirements for applications, the application process, and compliance with other
1015
applicable statutes and rules;
1016
(ii) documentation and policies and procedures that providers shall have in place in
1017
order to be licensed, in accordance with Subsection (1)(a);
1018
(iii) categories, classifications, and duration of initial and ongoing licenses;
1019
(iv) changes of ownership or name, changes in licensure status, and changes in
1020
operational status;
1021
(v) license expiration and renewal, contents, and posting requirements;
1022
(vi) procedures for inspections, complaint resolution, disciplinary actions, and other
1023
procedural measures to encourage and assure compliance with statute and rule; and
1024
(vii) guidelines necessary to assure consistency and appropriateness in the regulation
1025
and discipline of licensees; and
1026
(c) set and collect licensing and other fees in accordance with Section
26-1-6
.
1027
(2) (a) The department may not regulate educational curricula, academic methods, or
1028
the educational philosophy or approach of the provider.
1029
(b) The department shall allow for a broad range of educational training and academic
1030
background in certification or qualification of child day care directors.
1031
(3) In licensing and regulating child care programs, the department shall reasonably
1032
balance the benefits and burdens of each regulation and, by rule, provide for a range of
1033
licensure, depending upon the needs and different levels and types of child care provided.
1034
(4) Notwithstanding the definition of "child" in Subsection
26-39-102
(1), the
1035
department shall count children through age 12 and children with disabilities through age 18
1036
toward the minimum square footage requirement for indoor and outdoor areas, including the
1037
child of:
1038
(a) a licensed residential child care provider; or
1039
(b) an owner or employee of a licensed child care center.
1040
(5) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(a)(i), the department may not exclude floor space
1041
used for furniture, fixtures, or equipment from the minimum square footage requirement for
1042
indoor and outdoor areas if the furniture, fixture, or equipment is used:
1043
(a) by children;
1044
(b) for the care of children; or
1045
(c) to store classroom materials.
1046
(6) (a) A child care center constructed prior to January 1, 2004, and licensed and
1047
operated as a child care center continuously since January 1, 2004, is exempt from the
1048
[department for] department's group size restrictions, if the child to caregiver ratios are
1049
maintained, and adequate square footage is maintained for specific classrooms.
1050
(b) An exemption granted under Subsection (6)(a) is transferrable to subsequent
1051
licensed operators at the center if a licensed child care center is continuously maintained at the
1052
center.
1053
(7) The department shall develop, by rule, a five-year phased-in compliance schedule
1054
for playground equipment safety standards.
1055
Section 19.
Section
31A-16-105
is amended to read:
1056
31A-16-105. Registration of insurers.
1057
(1) (a) Every insurer which is authorized to do business in this state and which is a
1058
member of an insurance holding company system shall register with the commissioner, except
1059
a foreign insurer subject to registration requirements and standards adopted by statute or
1060
regulation in the jurisdiction of its domicile, if the requirements and standards are substantially
1061
similar to those contained in this section, Subsections
31A-16-106
(1)(a) and (2) and either
1062
Subsection
31A-16-106
(1)(b) or a statutory provision similar to the following: "Each registered
1063
insurer shall keep current the information required to be disclosed in its registration statement
1064
by reporting all material changes or additions within 15 days after the end of the month in
1065
which it learns of each change or addition."
1066
(b) Any insurer which is subject to registration under this section shall register within
1067
15 days after it becomes subject to registration, and annually thereafter by May 1 of each year
1068
for the previous calendar year, unless the commissioner for good cause extends the time for
1069
registration and then at the end of the extended time period. The commissioner may require
1070
any insurer authorized to do business in the state, which is a member of a holding company
1071
system, and which is not subject to registration under this section, to furnish a copy of the
1072
registration statement, the summary specified in Subsection (3), or any other information filed
1073
by the insurer with the insurance regulatory authority of domiciliary jurisdiction.
1074
(2) Every insurer subject to registration shall file the registration statement on a form
1075
prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which shall contain the
1076
following current information:
1077
(a) the capital structure, general financial condition, and ownership and management of
1078
the insurer and any person controlling the insurer;
1079
(b) the identity and relationship of every member of the insurance holding company
1080
system;
1081
(c) any of the following agreements in force, and transactions currently outstanding or
1082
which have occurred during the last calendar year between the insurer and its affiliates:
1083
(i) loans, other investments, or purchases, sales or exchanges of securities of the
1084
affiliates by the insurer or of securities of the insurer by its affiliates;
1085
(ii) purchases, sales, or exchanges of assets;
1086
(iii) transactions not in the ordinary course of business;
1087
(iv) guarantees or undertakings for the benefit of an affiliate which result in an actual
1088
contingent exposure of the insurer's assets to liability, other than insurance contracts entered
1089
into in the ordinary course of the insurer's business;
1090
(v) all management agreements, service contracts, and all cost-sharing arrangements;
1091
(vi) reinsurance agreements;
1092
(vii) dividends and other distributions to shareholders; and
1093
[(ix)] (viii) consolidated tax allocation agreements;
1094
(d) any pledge of the insurer's stock, including stock of any subsidiary or controlling
1095
affiliate, for a loan made to any member of the insurance holding company system; and
1096
(e) any other matters concerning transactions between registered insurers and any
1097
affiliates as may be included in any subsequent registration forms adopted or approved by the
1098
commissioner.
1099
(3) All registration statements shall contain a summary outlining all items in the
1100
current registration statement representing changes from the prior registration statement.
1101
(4) No information need be disclosed on the registration statement filed pursuant to
1102
Subsection (2) if the information is not material for the purposes of this section. Unless the
1103
commissioner by rule or order provides otherwise, sales, purchases, exchanges, loans or
1104
extensions of credit, investments, or guarantees involving one-half of 1%, or less, of an
1105
insurer's admitted assets as of the next preceding December 31 may not be considered material
1106
for purposes of this section.
1107
(5) Any person within an insurance holding company system subject to registration
1108
shall provide complete and accurate information to an insurer if the information is reasonably
1109
necessary to enable the insurer to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
1110
(6) The commissioner shall terminate the registration of any insurer which
1111
demonstrates that it no longer is a member of an insurance holding company system.
1112
(7) The commissioner may require or allow two or more affiliated insurers subject to
1113
registration under this section to file a consolidated registration statement.
1114
(8) The commissioner may allow an insurer which is authorized to do business in this
1115
state, and which is part of an insurance holding company system, to register on behalf of any
1116
affiliated insurer which is required to register under Subsection (1) and to file all information
1117
and material required to be filed under this section.
1118
(9) The provisions of this section do not apply to any insurer, information, or
1119
transaction if, and to the extent that, the commissioner by rule or order exempts the insurer
1120
from the provisions of this section.
1121
(10) Any person may file with the commissioner a disclaimer of affiliation with any
1122
authorized insurer, or a disclaimer of affiliation may be filed by any insurer or any member of
1123
an insurance holding company system. The disclaimer shall fully disclose all material
1124
relationships and bases for affiliation between the person and the insurer as well as the basis for
1125
disclaiming the affiliation. After a disclaimer has been filed, the insurer shall be relieved of
1126
any duty to register or report under this section which may arise out of the insurer's relationship
1127
with the person unless and until the commissioner disallows the disclaimer. The commissioner
1128
shall disallow a disclaimer only after furnishing all parties in interest with notice and
1129
opportunity to be heard, and after making specific findings of fact to support the disallowance.
1130
(11) The failure to file a registration statement or any summary of the registration
1131
statement required by this section within the time specified for the filing is a violation of this
1132
section.
1133
Section 20.
Section
31A-17-402
is amended to read:
1134
31A-17-402. Valuation of liabilities.
1135
(1) Subject to this section, the commissioner shall make rules:
1136
(a) specifying the liabilities required to be reported by an insurer in a financial
1137
statement submitted under Section
31A-2-202
; and
1138
(b) the methods of valuing the liabilities described in Subsection (1)(a).
1139
(2) For life insurance, the methods of valuing specified pursuant to Subsection (1)(b)
1140
shall be consistent with Part 5, Standard Valuation Law.
1141
(3) Title insurance reserves are provided for under Section
31A-17-408
.
1142
(4) In determining the financial condition of an insurer, liabilities include:
1143
(a) the estimated amount necessary to pay:
1144
(i) all the insurer's unpaid losses and claims incurred on or before the date of statement,
1145
whether reported or unreported; and
1146
(ii) the expense of adjustment or settlement of a loss or claim described in this
1147
Subsection (4)(a);
1148
(b) for life, accident and health insurance, and annuity contracts:
1149
(i) the reserves on life insurance policies and annuity contracts in force, valued
1150
according to appropriate tables of mortality and the applicable rates of interest;
1151
(ii) the reserves for accident and health benefits, for both active and disabled lives;
1152
(iii) the reserves for accidental death benefits; and
1153
(iv) any additional reserves:
1154
(A) that may be required by the commissioner by rule; or
1155
(B) if no rule is applicable under Subsection (4)(b)(iv)(A), in a manner consistent with
1156
the practice formulated or approved by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
1157
with respect to those types of insurance;
1158
(c) subject to Subsection (6), for insurance other than life, accident and health, and
1159
title insurance, the amount of reserves equal to the unearned portions of the gross premiums
1160
charged on policies in force, computed:
1161
(i) on a daily or monthly pro rata basis; or
1162
(ii) other basis approved by the commissioner;
1163
(d) for ocean marine and other transportation insurance, reserves:
1164
(i) equal to 50% of the amount of premiums upon risks covering not more than one trip
1165
or passage not terminated; and
1166
(ii) computed:
1167
(A) upon a pro rata basis; or
1168
(B) with the commissioner's consent, in accordance with a method provided under
1169
Subsection (4)(c); and
1170
(e) the insurer's other liabilities due or accrued at the date of statement including:
1171
(i) taxes;
1172
(ii) expenses; and
1173
(iii) other obligations.
1174
(5) (a) Except to the extent provided in Subsection (5)(b), in determining the financial
1175
condition of an insurer of workers' compensation insurance, the insurer's liabilities do not
1176
include any liability based on the liability of the Employer's Reinsurance Fund under Section
1177
34A-2-702
for industrial accidents or occupational diseases occurring on or before June 30,
1178
1994.
1179
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the liability of an insurer of workers'
1180
compensation insurance includes any premium assessment:
1181
(i) imposed under Section
59-9-101
[or
59-9-101.3
]; and
1182
(ii) due at the date of statement.
1183
(6) After adopting a method for computing the reserves described in Subsection (4)(c),
1184
an insurer may not change the method without the commissioner's written consent.
1185
Section 21.
Section
31A-26-210
is amended to read:
1186
31A-26-210. Reports from organizations licensed as adjusters.
1187
(1) Organizations licensed as adjusters under Section
31A-26-203
shall report to the
1188
commissioner, at the times and in the detail and form as prescribed by rule, every change in the
1189
list of natural person adjusters authorized to act in that position for the organization.
1190
(2) Each organization licensed as an adjuster shall, at the time of paying its license
1191
continuation fee under [Subsection] Section
31A-3-103
, report to the commissioner, in the
1192
form established by the commissioner by rule, all natural person adjusters acting in that
1193
position for the organization.
1194
(3) Organizations licensed under this chapter shall designate and report promptly to the
1195
commissioner the name of at least one natural person who has authority to act on behalf of the
1196
organization in all matters pertaining to compliance with this title and orders of the
1197
commissioner.
1198
(4) Where a license is held by an organization, both the organization itself and any
1199
persons named on the license shall, for purposes of this section, be considered to be the holders
1200
of the license. If a person named on the organization license commits any act or fails to
1201
perform any duty which is a ground for suspending, revoking, or limiting the organization
1202
license, the commissioner may suspend, revoke, or limit the license of that person or the
1203
organization, or both.
1204
Section 22.
Section
32A-13-103
is amended to read:
1205
32A-13-103. Searches, seizures, and forfeitures.
1206
(1) The following are subject to forfeiture pursuant to the procedures and substantive
1207
protections established in Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act:
1208
(a) all alcoholic products possessed, used, offered for sale, sold, given, furnished,
1209
supplied, received, purchased, stored, warehoused, manufactured, adulterated, shipped, carried,
1210
transported, or distributed in violation of this title or commission rules;
1211
(b) all packages or property used or intended for use as a container for an alcoholic
1212
product in violation of this title or commission rules;
1213
(c) all raw materials, products, and equipment used, or intended for use, in
1214
manufacturing, processing, adulterating, delivering, importing, or exporting any alcoholic
1215
product in violation of this title or commission rules;
1216
(d) all implements, furniture, fixtures, or other personal property used or kept for any
1217
violation of this title or commission rules;
1218
(e) all conveyances including aircraft, vehicles, or vessels used or intended for use, to
1219
transport or in any manner facilitate the transportation, sale, receipt, possession, or
1220
concealment of property described in Subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), or (d); and
1221
(f) all books, records, receipts, ledgers, or other documents used or intended for use in
1222
violation of this title or commission rules.
1223
(2) Any of the property subject to forfeiture under this title may be seized by any peace
1224
officer of this state or any other person authorized by law upon process issued by any court
1225
having jurisdiction over the property in accordance with the procedures provided in Title 77,
1226
Chapter 23, Part 2, Search Warrants. However, seizure without process may be made when:
1227
(a) the seizure is incident to an arrest or search under a search warrant or an inspection
1228
under an administrative inspection warrant;
1229
(b) the property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of
1230
the state in a criminal injunction or forfeiture proceeding under this title;
1231
(c) the peace officer or other person authorized by law has probable cause to believe
1232
that the property is directly or indirectly dangerous to health or safety; or
1233
(d) the peace officer or other person authorized by law has probable cause to believe
1234
that the property is being or has been used, intended to be used, held, or kept in violation of this
1235
title or commission rules.
1236
(3) If the property is seized pursuant to a search or administrative warrant, the peace
1237
officer or other person authorized by law shall make a proper receipt, return, and inventory and
1238
ensure the safekeeping of the property as required by Sections
77-23-206
through
77-23-208
.
1239
If the magistrate who issued the warrant is a justice court judge, upon the filing of the return
1240
the jurisdiction of the justice court shall cease and the magistrate shall certify the record and all
1241
files without delay to the district court of the county in which the property was located. From
1242
the time of this filing, the district court has jurisdiction of the case.
1243
(4) In the event of seizure of property without process, the peace officer or other person
1244
authorized by law shall make a return of his acts without delay directly to the district court of
1245
the county in which the property was located, and the district court shall have jurisdiction of
1246
the case. The return shall describe all property seized, the place where it was seized, and any
1247
persons in apparent possession of the property. The officer or other person shall also promptly
1248
deliver a written inventory of anything seized to any person in apparent authority at the
1249
premises where the seizure was made, or post it in a conspicuous place at the premises. The
1250
inventory shall state the place where the property is being held.
1251
(5) Property taken or detained under this section is not repleviable but is considered in
1252
custody of the law enforcement agency making the seizure subject only to the orders of the
1253
court or the official having jurisdiction. When property is seized under this title, the
1254
appropriate person or agency may:
1255
(a) place the property under seal;
1256
(b) remove the property to a place designated by it or the warrant under which it was
1257
seized; or
1258
(c) take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location for disposition
1259
in accordance with law.
1260
(6) When any property is subject to forfeiture under this section, proceedings shall be
1261
instituted in accordance with the procedures and substantive protections of Title 24, Chapter 1,
1262
Utah Uniform Forfeiture Procedures Act.
1263
(7) When any property is ordered forfeited under Title 24, Chapter 1, Utah Uniform
1264
Forfeiture Procedures Act, by a finding of the court that no person is entitled to recover the
1265
property, the property, if an alcoholic product or a package used as a container for an alcoholic
1266
product, shall be disposed of as follows:
1267
(a) If the alcoholic product is unadulterated, pure, and free from crude, unrectified, or
1268
impure form of ethylic alcohol, or any other deleterious substance or liquid, and is otherwise in
1269
saleable condition, it shall be sold in accordance with Section [
24-1-16
]
24-1-17
.
1270
(b) If the alcoholic product is impure, adulterated, or otherwise unfit for sale, it and its
1271
package or container shall be destroyed by the department under competent supervision.
1272
Section 23.
Section
34-19-5
is amended to read:
1273
34-19-5. Injunctive relief -- When available -- Necessary findings -- Procedure.
1274
(1) No court, nor any judge or judges of [it] a court, shall have jurisdiction to issue a
1275
temporary or permanent injunction in any case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, as
1276
[herein] defined in Section
34-19-11
, except after hearing the testimony of witnesses in open
1277
court, [(]with opportunity for cross-examination[)], in support of the allegations of a complaint
1278
made under oath and testimony in opposition to it, if offered, and except after findings of all of
1279
the [following] facts described in Subsection (2) by the court, or a judge or judges [of it:].
1280
(2) The findings required by Subsection (1) are all of the following:
1281
[(1)] (a) that unlawful acts have been threatened or committed and will be executed or
1282
continued unless restrained;
1283
[(2)] (b) that substantial and irreparable injury to property or property rights of the
1284
complainant will follow unless the relief requested is granted;
1285
[(3)] (c) that as to each item of relief granted greater injury will be inflicted upon
1286
complainant by the denial of it than will be inflicted upon defendants by the granting of it;
1287
[(4)] (d) that no item of relief granted is relief that a court or judge of it has no
1288
jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin under Section
34-19-2
;
1289
[(5)] (e) that the complainant has no adequate remedy at law; and
1290
[(6)] (f) that the public officers charged with the duty to protect complainant's property
1291
have failed or are unable to furnish adequate protection.
1292
[Such] (3) Subject to Subsection (4), the hearing required by Subsection (1) shall be
1293
held after due and personal notice of it has been given, in such manner as the court shall direct,
1294
to all known persons against whom relief is sought, and also to those public officers charged
1295
with the duty to protect complainant's property[; provided, however, that if].
1296
(4) (a) If a complainant shall also allege that unless a temporary restraining order shall
1297
be issued before [such] a hearing may be had, a substantial and irreparable injury to
1298
complainant's property will be unavoidable, [such] a temporary restraining order may be
1299
granted upon the expiration of such reasonable notice of application [therefor] for the
1300
restraining order as the court may direct by order to show cause, but in no less than 48 hours.
1301
This order to show cause shall be served upon such party or parties as are sought to be
1302
restrained and as shall be specified in the order, and the restraining order shall issue only upon
1303
testimony, or in the discretion of the court, upon affidavits, sufficient, if sustained to justify the
1304
court in issuing a temporary injunction upon a hearing as [herein] provided for in this section.
1305
(b) Such a temporary restraining order shall be effective for no longer than five days,
1306
and at the expiration of said five days shall become void and not subject to renewal or
1307
extension[; but], except that if the hearing for a temporary injunction shall have been begun
1308
before the expiration of the [said] five days, the restraining order may in the court's discretion
1309
be continued until a decision is reached upon the issuance of the temporary injunction.
1310
(5) No temporary restraining order or temporary injunction shall be issued except on
1311
condition that the complainant shall first file an undertaking with adequate security sufficient to
1312
recompense those enjoined for any loss, expense, or damage caused by the improvident or
1313
erroneous issuance of such order or injunction, including all reasonable costs, [(]together with
1314
[a] reasonable [attorney's fee)] attorney fees, and expense against the order or against the
1315
granting of any injunctive relief sought in the same proceeding and subsequently denied by the
1316
court. This undertaking shall be understood to signify an agreement entered into by the
1317
complainant and the surety upon which a decree may be rendered in the same suit or
1318
proceeding against such complainant and surety, the complainant and the surety submitting
1319
themselves to the jurisdiction of the court for that purpose[; but nothing herein contained],
1320
except that nothing in this Subsection (5) shall deprive any party having a claim or cause of
1321
action under or upon such undertaking from electing to pursue [his] the party's ordinary remedy
1322
by suit at law or in equity.
1323
Section 24.
Section
35A-3-313
is amended to read:
1324
35A-3-313. Performance goals.
1325
(1) As used in this section:
1326
(a) "Performance goals" means a target level of performance or an expected level of
1327
performance against which actual performance is compared.
1328
(b) "Performance indicators" means actual performance information regarding a
1329
program or activity.
1330
(c) "Performance monitoring system" means a process to regularly collect and analyze
1331
performance information including performance indicators and performance goals.
1332
(2) (a) The department shall establish a performance monitoring system for cash
1333
assistance provided under this part.
1334
(b) The department shall establish the performance indicators and performance goals
1335
that will be used in the performance monitoring system for cash assistance under this part.
1336
(c) (i) On or before December 31 of each year, the department shall submit to the
1337
legislative fiscal analyst and the director of the Office of Legislative Research and General
1338
Counsel, a written report describing the difference between actual performance and
1339
performance goals for the second, third, and fourth quarters of the prior fiscal year and the first
1340
quarter of the current fiscal year.
1341
(ii) (A) The legislative fiscal analyst or the analyst's designee shall convey the
1342
information contained in the report to the appropriation subcommittee that has oversight
1343
responsibilities for the Department of Workforce Services during the General Session that
1344
follows the submission of the report.
1345
(B) The subcommittee may consider the information in its deliberations regarding the
1346
budget for services and supports under this chapter.
1347
(iii) The director of the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel or the
1348
director's designee shall convey the information in the report to[: (A)] the legislative interim
1349
committee that has oversight responsibilities for the Department of Workforce Services[; and].
1350
[(B) the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee.]
1351
Section 25.
Section
36-26-102
is amended to read:
1352
36-26-102. Utah International Trade Commission -- Creation -- Membership --
1353
Chairs -- Per diem and expenses.
1354
(1) There is created the Utah International Trade Commission.
1355
(2) The commission membership consists of 11 members [of which]:
1356
(a) eight members to be appointed as follows:
1357
(i) five members from the House of Representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
1358
House of Representatives, no more than three from the same political party; and
1359
(ii) three members from the Senate, appointed by the president of the Senate, no more
1360
than two members from the same political party;
1361
(b) two nonvoting members to be appointed by the governor; and
1362
(c) the Utah Attorney General or designee, who is a nonvoting member.
1363
(3) (a) The members appointed or reappointed by the governor shall serve two-year
1364
terms.
1365
(b) Notwithstanding the requirement of Subsection (3)(a), the governor shall, at the
1366
time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of
1367
these members are staggered so that approximately half of the members are appointed or
1368
reappointed under Subsection (3)(c) every two years.
1369
(c) When a vacancy occurs among members appointed by the governor, the
1370
replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
1371
(d) One of the two members appointed by the governor shall be from a Utah industry
1372
involved in international trade.
1373
(4) Four members of the commission constitute a quorum.
1374
(5) (a) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate a member of the
1375
House of Representatives appointed under Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the commission.
1376
(b) The president of the Senate shall designate a member of the Senate appointed under
1377
Subsection (2)(a) as a cochair of the commission.
1378
(6) (a) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
1379
diem, or expenses from their agency for their commission service may receive per diem and
1380
expenses at the rates incurred in the performance of their official commission duties at the rates
1381
established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106
and
63A-3-107
.
1382
(b) Legislators on the commission receive compensation and expenses as provided by
1383
law and legislative rule.
1384
Section 26.
Section
38-1-27
is amended to read:
1385
38-1-27. State Construction Registry -- Form and contents of notice of
1386
commencement, preliminary notice, and notice of completion.
1387
(1) As used in this section and Sections
38-1-30
through
38-1-37
:
1388
(a) "Alternate filing" means a legible and complete filing made in a manner established
1389
by the division under Subsection (2)(e) other than an electronic filing.
1390
(b) "Cancel" means to indicate that a filing is no longer given effect.
1391
(c) "Construction project," "project," or "improvement" means all labor, equipment,
1392
and materials provided:
1393
(i) under an original contract; or
1394
(ii) by, or under contracts with, an owner-builder.
1395
(d) "Database" means the State Construction Registry created in this section.
1396
(e) (i) "Designated agent" means the third party the Division of Occupational and
1397
Professional Licensing contracts with to create and maintain the State Construction Registry.
1398
(ii) The designated agent is not an agency, instrumentality, or a political subdivision of
1399
the state.
1400
(f) "Division" means the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.
1401
(g) "Interested person" means a person who may be affected by a construction project.
1402
(h) "Program" means the State Construction Registry Program created in this section.
1403
(2) Subject to receiving adequate funding through a legislative appropriation and
1404
contracting with an approved third party vendor who meets the requirements of Sections
1405
38-1-30
through
38-1-37
, there is created the State Construction Registry Program that shall:
1406
(a) (i) assist in protecting public health, safety, and welfare; and
1407
(ii) promote a fair working environment;
1408
(b) be overseen by the division with the assistance of the designated agent;
1409
(c) provide a central repository for notices of commencement, preliminary notices, and
1410
notices of completion filed in connection with all privately owned construction projects as well
1411
as all state and local government owned construction projects throughout Utah;
1412
(d) be accessible for filing and review by way of the program Internet website of:
1413
(i) notices of commencement;
1414
(ii) preliminary notices; and
1415
(iii) notices of completion;
1416
(e) accommodate:
1417
(i) electronic filing of the notices described in Subsection (2)(d); and
1418
(ii) alternate filing of the notices described in Subsection (2)(d) by U.S. mail, telefax,
1419
or any other alternate method as provided by rule made by the division in accordance with Title
1420
63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;
1421
(f) (i) provide electronic notification for up to three e-mail addresses for each interested
1422
person or company who requests notice from the construction notice registry; and
1423
(ii) provide alternate means of notification for a person who makes an alternate filing,
1424
including U.S. mail, telefax, or any other method as prescribed by rule made by the division in
1425
accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and
1426
(g) provide hard-copy printing of electronic receipts for an individual filing evidencing
1427
the date and time of the individual filing and the content of the individual filing.
1428
(3) (a) The designated agent shall provide notice of all other filings for a project to any
1429
person who files a notice of commencement, preliminary notice, or notice of completion for
1430
that project, unless the person:
1431
(i) requests that the person not receive notice of other filings; or
1432
(ii) does not provide the designated agent with the person's contact information in a
1433
manner that adequately informs the designated agent.
1434
(b) An interested person may request notice of filings related to a project.
1435
(c) The database shall be indexed by:
1436
(i) owner name;
1437
(ii) original contractor name;
1438
(iii) subdivision, development, or other project name, if any;
1439
(iv) project address;
1440
(v) lot or parcel number;
1441
(vi) unique project number assigned by the designated agent; and
1442
(vii) any other identifier that the division considers reasonably appropriate in
1443
collaboration with the designated agent.
1444
(4) (a) In accordance with the process required by Section
63-38-3.2
, the division shall
1445
establish the fees for:
1446
(i) a notice of commencement;
1447
(ii) a preliminary notice;
1448
(iii) a notice of completion;
1449
(iv) a request for notice;
1450
(v) providing a required notice by an alternate method of delivery;
1451
(vi) a duplicate receipt of a filing; and
1452
(vii) account setup for a person who wishes to be billed periodically for filings with the
1453
database.
1454
(b) The fees allowed under Subsection (4)(a) may not exceed the amount reasonably
1455
necessary to create and maintain the database.
1456
(c) The fees established by the division may vary by method of filing if one form of
1457
filing is more costly to process than another form of filing.
1458
[(d) Notwithstanding Subsection
63-38-3.2
(2)(c), the division need not submit the fee
1459
schedule for fees allowed by Subsections (4)(a)(i) through (vii) to the Legislature until the 2006
1460
General Session.]
1461
[(e)] (d) The division may provide by contract that the designated agent may retain all
1462
fees collected by the designated agent except that the designated agent shall remit to the
1463
division the cost of the division's oversight under Subsection (2)(b).
1464
(5) (a) The database is classified as a public record under Title 63, Chapter 2,
1465
Government Records Access and Management Act, unless otherwise classified by the division.
1466
(b) A request for information submitted to the designated agent is not subject to Title
1467
63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
1468
(c) Information contained in a public record contained in the database shall be
1469
requested from the designated agent.
1470
(d) The designated agent may charge a commercially reasonable fee allowed by the
1471
designated agent's contract with the division for providing information under Subsection (5)(c).
1472
(e) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
1473
Management Act, if information is available in a public record contained in the database, a
1474
person may not request the information from the division.
1475
(f) (i) A person may request information that is not a public record contained in the
1476
database from the division in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records
1477
Access and Management Act.
1478
(ii) The division shall inform the designated agent of how to direct inquiries made to
1479
the designated agent for information that is not a public record contained in the database.
1480
(6) The following are not an adjudicative proceeding under Title 63, Chapter 46b,
1481
Administrative Procedures Act:
1482
(a) the filing of a notice permitted by this chapter;
1483
(b) the rejection of a filing permitted by this chapter; or
1484
(c) other action by the designated agent in connection with a filing of any notice
1485
permitted by this chapter.
1486
(7) The division and the designated agent need not determine the timeliness of any
1487
notice before filing the notice in the database.
1488
(8) (a) A person who is delinquent on the payment of a fee established under
1489
Subsection (4) may not file a notice with the database.
1490
(b) A determination that a person is delinquent on the payment of a fee for filing
1491
established under Subsection (4) shall be made in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b,
1492
Administrative Procedures Act.
1493
(c) Any order issued in a proceeding described in Subsection (8)(b) may prescribe the
1494
method of that person's payment of fees for filing notices with the database after issuance of the
1495
order.
1496
(9) If a notice is filed by a third party on behalf of another, the notice is considered to
1497
be filed by the person on whose behalf the notice is filed.
1498
(10) A person filing a notice of commencement, preliminary notice, or notice of
1499
completion is responsible for verifying the accuracy of information entered into the database,
1500
whether the person files electronically or by alternate or third party filing.
1501
Section 27.
Section
38-2-3.2
is amended to read:
1502
38-2-3.2. Sale of unclaimed personal property.
1503
[(A)] (1) Any garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel or household goods,
1504
remaining in the possession of a person, on which cleaning, pressing, glazing, laundry or
1505
washing or repair work has been done or upon which alterations or repairs have been made or
1506
on which materials or supplies have been used or furnished by said person holding possession
1507
thereof, for a period of 90 days or more after the completion of such services or labors, may be
1508
sold by said person holding possession, to pay the unpaid reasonable or agreed charges therefor
1509
and the costs of notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided[; provided, however,
1510
that]. However, the person to whom such charges are payable and owing shall first notify the
1511
owner or owners of such property of the time and place of such sale; and provided further, that
1512
property that is to be placed in storage after any of the services or labors mentioned herein shall
1513
not be affected by the provisions of this Subsection (1).
1514
[(B)] (2) All garments, clothing, shoes, wearing apparel on which any of these services
1515
or labors mentioned in [the preceding] Subsection (1) have been performed and then placed in
1516
storage by agreement, and remaining in the possession of a person without the reasonable or
1517
agreed charges having been paid for a period of 12 months may be sold to pay such charges and
1518
costs of notifying the owner or owners as hereinafter provided[, provided, however, that].
1519
However, the person to whom the charges are payable and owing shall first notify the owner or
1520
owners of such property of the time and the place of sale, and provided, further, that persons
1521
operating as warehouses or warehousemen shall not be affected by this Subsection (2).
1522
[(C) 1.] (3) (a) (i) The mailing of a properly stamped and registered letter, with a return
1523
address marked thereon, addressed to the owner or owners of the property[ as aforesaid], at
1524
their address given at the time of delivery of the property to such person to render any of the
1525
services or labors set out in this article, or if no address was so given, at their address if
1526
otherwise known, stating the time and place of sale, shall constitute notice as required in this
1527
[article. Said] section.
1528
(ii) The notice required in Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be mailed at least 20 days before
1529
the date of sale.
1530
(iii) The cost of mailing [said] the letter required under Subsection (3)(a)(i) shall be
1531
added to the charges.
1532
[2.] (b) (i) If no address was given at the time of delivery of the property [as aforesaid],
1533
or if the address of the owner or owners is not otherwise known, such person who has
1534
performed the services or labors as aforesaid shall cause to be published at least once in a daily
1535
or weekly newspaper in the city, town, [city] and county, wherein such property was delivered
1536
to such person, a notice of the time and place of sale and such notice shall be published at least
1537
[twenty] 20 days before the date of sale.
1538
(ii) Such notice constitutes notice as required in this [article] section if notice cannot be
1539
mailed as [aforesaid] provided in Subsection (3)(b)(i).
1540
(iii)