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S.B. 229

             1     

APPELLATE BOND FOR STATE ENTITIES

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

             5     
House Sponsor: Brad L. Dee

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill requires that political subdivisions post a bond on appeal of a judgment over
             10      $5,000,000.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires that political subdivisions post a bond on appeal of a judgment over
             14      $5,000,000.
             15      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             16          None
             17      Other Special Clauses:
             18          None
             19      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             20      REPEALS AND REENACTS:
             21          78B-5-805, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             22     
             23      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             24          Section 1. Section 78B-5-805 is repealed and reenacted to read:
             25          78B-5-805. State, state officers, and political subdivisions not required to give
             26      bond -- Exception for appeal.
             27          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the state, any state officer acting in an official


             28      capacity on behalf of the state, or any county, city, or public corporation may not be required to
             29      post a bond, written undertaking, or security in order to pursue a civil action.
             30          (2) Upon compliance with the other provisions of the law, the state, any state officer
             31      acting in an official capacity, or any county, city, or other public corporation, has the same
             32      rights, remedies, and benefits as if the bond, undertaking, or security were given and approved
             33      as required by law.
             34          (3) A county, city, local district, or public corporation is not exempt from the
             35      requirement of posting a bond, obligation, or other security when appealing a judgment for any
             36      amount in excess of $5,000,000. To stay the enforcement of any judgment over $5,000,000, a
             37      county, city, local district, or public corporation shall be required to post security with the
             38      appellate court in the amount by which the judgment exceeds the sum of $5,000,000 and for
             39      any interest that may accrue during the appeal.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-22-13 1:39 PM


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