H.B. 331

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MUNICIPAL ANNEXATIONS
2 2003 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Todd E. Kiser
5 This act modifies the Utah Municipal Code to modify the conclusive presumption of
6 validity for annexations. The act eliminates a requirement that a municipality levy and
7 taxpayers pay property tax for more than one year in order for the presumption to apply.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 AMENDS:
10 10-2-422, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 389, Laws of Utah 1997
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 10-2-422 is amended to read:
13 10-2-422. Conclusive presumption of annexation.
14 An area annexed to a municipality under this part shall be conclusively presumed to
15 have been validly annexed [if: (1) the municipality has levied and the taxpayers within the area
16 have paid property taxes for more than one year after annexation; and (2) no resident of]
17 unless an owner of real property in the area has contested the annexation in a court of proper
18 jurisdiction during the year following annexation.




Legislative Review Note
as of 2-13-03 10:49 AM

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

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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