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This act modifies the State Money Management Act by modifying the prudent person
rule for managing investments.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
51-7-14, as last amended by Chapter 44, Laws of Utah 1984
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 51-7-14 is amended to read:
51-7-14. Prudent man rule for management of investments -- Sale of security or
investment for less than cost.
(1) Selection of investments as authorized by Sections 51-7-11 , 51-7-12 , and 51-7-13
shall be made with the exercise of that degree of judgment and care, under circumstances then
prevailing, [
management of their own affairs, not for speculation but for investment, considering the
probable safety of their capital, as well as the probable benefits to be derived and the probable
duration for which [
objectives specified in Section 51-7-17 , and considering the investment portfolio as a whole.
(2) A public treasurer may sell or otherwise dispose of at less than cost any security or
investment in which public funds under his jurisdiction have been invested if such sale or other
disposition tends to maximize the benefits that may be derived from such changed investment.
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