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First Substitute S.B. 164

Senator David L. Gladwell proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
COUNTY AMENDMENTS

             2     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Sponsor: David L. Gladwell

             5      This act modifies provisions relating to Counties. The act modifies requirements relating
             6      to the recording of a map showing a division of agricultural land and authorizes the
             7      county legislative body to establish an alternate procedure for recording a document
             8      relating to a division of agricultural land. The act modifies county powers relating to the
             9      acquisition of real and personal property. The act modifies the powers of a county
             10      surveyor. The act modifies the procedure for determining whether an annexation
             11      petition meets specified requirements. The act repeals provisions relating to a
             12      requirement that older plats comply with minimum standards and the costs of
             13      compliance. The act prohibits the recording of a certified copy of a document in the
             14      office of the county recorder who issues the certified copy. The act authorizes county
             15      recorders and surveyors to establish procedures and guidelines for accepting documents
             16      electronically. The act modifies notarial seal requirements. The act modifies
             17      requirements relating to the recording of a resolution creating a municipal improvement
             18      district. The act prohibits the certification of a plat containing the same subdivision
             19      name as one in a plat already recorded and authorizes the county recorder to change a
             20      plat to avoid duplication or confusion on subdivision names. The act modifies provisions
             21      relating to fidelity bonds and authorizes the acquisition of theft or crime insurance for
             22      county officials. The act authorizes the county recorder to determine and collect fees not
             23      otherwise provided for and limits the county recorder's responsibility to collect fees
             24      unrelated to the recorder's office. The act also makes technical changes.
             25      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:



             26      AMENDS:
             27          10-2-405, as last amended by Chapter 29, Laws of Utah 2002
             28          10-2-406, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             29          10-2-407, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             30          10-2-414, as last amended by Chapter 206, Laws of Utah 2001
             31          10-9-804, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             32          10-9-808, as last amended by Chapter 291, Laws of Utah 2002
             33          17-21-1, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             34          17-21-18.5, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 46 and last amended by Chapter
             35      241, Laws of Utah 2001
             36          17-23-12, as enacted by Chapter 29, Laws of Utah 1987
             37          17-23-18, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             38          17-27-804, as last amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 2001
             39          17-27-806, as last amended by Chapter 291, Laws of Utah 2002
             40          17-27-808, as last amended by Chapter 291, Laws of Utah 2002
             41          17-50-302, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 133, Laws of Utah 2000
             42          17A-3-307, as last amended by Chapter 181, Laws of Utah 1991
             43          46-1-16, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 287, Laws of Utah 1998
             44          57-3-104, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 61, Laws of Utah 1998
             45      REPEALS AND REENACTS:
             46          17-16-11, as last amended by Chapter 251, Laws of Utah 1997
             47      REPEALS:
             48          59-2-317, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
             49          59-2-318, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
             50          59-2-319, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
             51      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             52          Section 1. Section 10-2-405 is amended to read:
             53           10-2-405. Acceptance or rejection of an annexation petition -- Modified petition.
             54          (1) (a) (i) (A) A municipal legislative body may:
             55          (I) except as provided in Subsection (1)(b) and subject to Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B), deny
             56      a petition filed under Section 10-2-403 ; or


             57          (II) accept the petition for further consideration under this part.
             58          (B) A petition shall be considered to have been accepted for further consideration
             59      under this part if a municipal legislative body fails to act to deny or accept the petition under
             60      Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A):
             61          (I) in the case of a city of the first or second class, within 14 days after the filing of the
             62      petition; or
             63          (II) in the case of a city of the third class or a town, at the next regularly scheduled
             64      meeting of the municipal legislative body that is at least 14 days after the date the petition was
             65      filed.
             66          (ii) If a municipal legislative body denies a petition under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A), it
             67      shall, within five days of the denial, mail written notice of the denial to the contact sponsor, the
             68      clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located, and the chair of the
             69      planning commission of each township in which any part of the area proposed for annexation is
             70      located.
             71          (b) A municipal legislative body may not deny a petition filed under Section 10-2-403
             72      proposing to annex an area located in a county of the first class if:
             73          (i) the petition contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             74          (A) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             75          (B) covers a majority of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation;
             76      and
             77          (C) is equal in value to at least 1/2 of the value of all private real property within the
             78      area proposed for annexation;
             79          (ii) the population in the area proposed for annexation does not exceed 10% of the
             80      population of the proposed annexing municipality;
             81          (iii) the property tax rate for municipal services in the area proposed to be annexed is
             82      higher than the property tax rate of the proposed annexing municipality; and
             83          (iv) all annexations by the proposed annexing municipality during the year that the
             84      petition was filed have not increased the municipality's population by more than 20%.
             85          (2) If the municipal legislative body accepts a petition under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(A) or
             86      is considered to have accepted the petition under Subsection (1)(a)(i)(B), the city recorder or
             87      town clerk, as the case may be, shall, within 30 days of that acceptance:


             88          (a) [with the assistance of the municipal attorney and of] obtain from the assessor,
             89      clerk, surveyor, and recorder of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is
             90      located[,] the records the city recorder or town clerk needs to determine whether the petition
             91      meets the requirements of Subsections 10-2-403 (2), (3), and (4); [and]
             92          (b) with the assistance of the municipal attorney, determine whether the petition meets
             93      the requirements of Subsections 10-2-403 (2), (3), and (4); and
             94          [(b)] (c) (i) if the city recorder or town clerk determines that the petition meets those
             95      requirements, certify the petition and mail or deliver written notification of the certification to
             96      the municipal legislative body, the contact sponsor, the county legislative body, and the chair of
             97      the planning commission of each township in which any part of the area proposed for
             98      annexation is located; or
             99          (ii) if the city recorder or town clerk determines that the petition fails to meet any of
             100      those requirements, reject the petition and mail or deliver written notification of the rejection
             101      and the reasons for the rejection to the municipal legislative body, the contact sponsor, the
             102      county legislative body, and the chair of the planning commission of each township in which
             103      any part of the area proposed for annexation is located.
             104          (3) (a) (i) If the city recorder or town clerk rejects a petition under Subsection (2)(b)(ii),
             105      the petition may be modified to correct the deficiencies for which it was rejected and then
             106      refiled with the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be.
             107          (ii) A signature on an annexation petition filed under Section 10-2-403 may be used
             108      toward fulfilling the signature requirement of Subsection 10-2-403 (2)(b) for the petition as
             109      modified under Subsection (3)(a)(i).
             110          (b) If a petition is refiled under Subsection (3)(a) after having been rejected by the city
             111      recorder or town clerk under Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the refiled petition shall be treated as a
             112      newly filed petition under Subsection 10-2-403 (1).
             113          (4) Each county assessor, clerk, surveyor, and recorder shall [cooperate with and assist]
             114      provide copies of records that a city recorder or town clerk [in the determination] requests
             115      under Subsection (2)(a).
             116          Section 2. Section 10-2-406 is amended to read:
             117           10-2-406. Notice of certification -- Publishing and providing notice of petition.
             118          (1) After receipt of the notice of certification from the city recorder or town clerk under


             119      Subsection 10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i), the municipal legislative body shall:
             120          (a) (i) publish a notice at least once a week for three successive weeks, beginning no
             121      later than ten days after receipt of the notice of certification, in a newspaper of general
             122      circulation within:
             123          (A) the area proposed for annexation; and
             124          (B) the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; or
             125          (ii) if there is no newspaper of general circulation within those areas, post written
             126      notices in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give notice to residents
             127      within those areas; and
             128          (b) within 20 days of receipt of the notice of certification under Subsection
             129      10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i), mail written notice to each affected entity.
             130          (2) (a) The notice under Subsections (1)(a) and (b) shall:
             131          (i) state that a petition has been filed with the municipality proposing the annexation of
             132      an area to the municipality;
             133          (ii) state the date of the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of certification
             134      under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i);
             135          (iii) describe the area proposed for annexation in the annexation petition;
             136          (iv) state that the complete annexation petition is available for inspection and copying
             137      at the office of the city recorder or town clerk;
             138          (v) state in conspicuous and plain terms that the municipality may grant the petition
             139      and annex the area described in the petition unless, within the time required under Subsection
             140      10-2-407 (2)(a)(i)(A), a written protest to the annexation petition is filed with the commission
             141      and a copy of the protest delivered to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing
             142      municipality; and
             143          (vi) state the address of the commission or, if a commission has not yet been created in
             144      the county, the county clerk, where a protest to the annexation petition may be filed.
             145          (b) The statement required by Subsection (2)(a)(v) shall state the deadline for filing a
             146      written protest in terms of the actual date rather than by reference to the statutory citation.
             147          (c) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (2)(a), a notice under Subsection
             148      (1)(a) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class shall include a
             149      statement that a protest to the annexation petition may be filed with the commission by


             150      property owners if it contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             151          (i) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             152      annexation;
             153          (ii) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             154      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             155          (iii) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             156      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             157          Section 3. Section 10-2-407 is amended to read:
             158           10-2-407. Protest to annexation petition -- Township planning commission
             159      recommendation -- Petition requirements -- Disposition of petition if no protest filed.
             160          (1) (a) A protest to an annexation petition under Section 10-2-403 may be filed by:
             161          (i) the legislative body or governing board of an affected entity; or
             162          (ii) for a proposed annexation of an area within a county of the first class, the owners
             163      of private real property that:
             164          (A) is located in the unincorporated area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for
             165      annexation;
             166          (B) covers at least 25% of the private land area located in the unincorporated area
             167      within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation; and
             168          (C) is equal in value to at least 15% of all real property located in the unincorporated
             169      area within 1/2 mile of the area proposed for annexation.
             170          (b) (i) A planning commission of a township located in a county of the first class may
             171      recommend to the legislative body of the county in which the township is located that the
             172      county legislative body file a protest against a proposed annexation under this part of an area
             173      located within the township.
             174          (ii) (A) The township planning commission shall communicate each recommendation
             175      under Subsection (1)(b)(i) in writing to the county legislative body within 30 days of the city
             176      recorder or town clerk's certification of the annexation petition under Subsection
             177      10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i).
             178          (B) At the time the recommendation is communicated to the county legislative body
             179      under Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(A), the township planning commission shall mail or deliver a copy
             180      of the recommendation to the legislative body of the proposed annexing municipality and to the


             181      contact sponsor.
             182          (2) (a) Each protest under Subsection (1)(a) shall:
             183          (i) be filed:
             184          (A) no later than 30 days after the municipal legislative body's receipt of the notice of
             185      certification under Subsection 10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i); and
             186          (B) (I) in a county that has already created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with
             187      the commission; or
             188          (II) in a county that has not yet created a commission under Section 10-2-409 , with the
             189      clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located; and
             190          (ii) state each reason for the protest of the annexation petition and, if the area proposed
             191      to be annexed is located in a specified county, justification for the protest under the standards
             192      established in this chapter;
             193          (iii) if the area proposed to be annexed is located in a specified county, contain other
             194      information that the commission by rule requires or that the party filing the protest considers
             195      pertinent; and
             196          (iv) the name and address of a contact person who is to receive notices sent by the
             197      commission with respect to the protest proceedings.
             198          (b) The party filing a protest under this section shall on the same date deliver or mail a
             199      copy of the protest to the city recorder or town clerk of the proposed annexing municipality.
             200          (c) Each clerk who receives a protest under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(B)(II) shall
             201      immediately notify the county legislative body of the protest and shall deliver the protest to the
             202      boundary commission within five days of its creation under Subsection 10-2-409 (1)(b).
             203          (d) Each protest of a proposed annexation of an area located in a county of the first
             204      class under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall, in addition to the requirements of Subsections (2)(a) and
             205      (b):
             206          (i) indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each owner
             207      signing the protest; and
             208          (ii) designate one of the signers of the protest as the contact person and state the
             209      mailing address of the contact person.
             210          (3) (a) (i) If a protest is filed under this section:
             211          (A) the municipal legislative body may, at its next regular meeting after expiration of


             212      the deadline under Subsection (2)(a)(i)(A) and, for a proposed annexation of an area located in
             213      a county of the first class, except as provided in Subsection (3)(a)(iii), deny the annexation
             214      petition; or
             215          (B) if the municipal legislative body does not deny the annexation petition under
             216      Subsection (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body may take no further action on the
             217      annexation petition until after receipt of the commission's notice of its decision on the protest
             218      under Section 10-2-416 .
             219          (ii) If a municipal legislative body denies an annexation petition under Subsection
             220      (3)(a)(i)(A), the municipal legislative body shall, within five days of the denial, send notice of
             221      the denial in writing to:
             222          (A) the contact sponsor of the annexation petition;
             223          (B) the commission;
             224          (C) each entity that filed a protest; and
             225          (D) if a protest was filed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) for a proposed annexation of an
             226      area located in a county of the first class, the contact person.
             227          (iii) A municipal legislative body may not deny an annexation petition proposing to
             228      annex an area located in a county of the first class if:
             229          (A) the petition contains the signatures of the owners of private real property that:
             230          (I) is located within the area proposed for annexation;
             231          (II) covers a majority of the private land area within the area proposed for annexation;
             232      and
             233          (III) is equal in value to at least 1/2 of the value of all private real property within the
             234      area proposed for annexation;
             235          (B) the population in the area proposed for annexation does not exceed 10% of the
             236      population of the proposed annexing municipality;
             237          (C) the property tax rate for municipal services in the area proposed to be annexed is
             238      higher than the property tax rate of the proposed annexing municipality; and
             239          (D) all annexations by the proposed annexing municipality during the year that the
             240      petition was filed have not increased the municipality's population by more than 20%.
             241          (b) (i) If no timely protest is filed under this section, the municipal legislative body
             242      may, subject to Subsection (3)(b)(ii), grant the petition and, by ordinance, annex the area that is


             243      the subject of the annexation petition.
             244          (ii) Before granting an annexation petition under Subsection (3)(b)(i), the municipal
             245      legislative body shall:
             246          (A) hold a public hearing; and
             247          (B) at least seven days before the public hearing under Subsection (3)(b)(ii)(A):
             248          (I) publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the
             249      municipality and the area proposed for annexation; or
             250          (II) if there is no newspaper of general circulation in those areas, post written notices of
             251      the hearing in conspicuous places within those areas that are most likely to give notice to
             252      residents within those areas.
             253          Section 4. Section 10-2-414 is amended to read:
             254           10-2-414. Modified annexation petition -- Supplemental feasibility study.
             255          (1) (a) (i) If the results of the feasibility study with respect to a proposed annexation of
             256      an area located in a county of the first class do not meet the requirements of Subsection
             257      10-2-416 (3), the sponsors of the annexation petition may, within 45 days of the feasibility
             258      consultant's submission of the results of the study, file with the city recorder or town clerk of
             259      the proposed annexing municipality a modified annexation petition altering the boundaries of
             260      the proposed annexation.
             261          (ii) On the date of filing a modified annexation petition under Subsection (1)(a)(i), the
             262      sponsors of the annexation petition shall deliver or mail a copy of the modified annexation
             263      petition to the clerk of the county in which the area proposed for annexation is located.
             264          (b) Each modified annexation petition under Subsection (1)(a) shall comply with the
             265      requirements of Subsections 10-2-403 (2), (3), and (4).
             266          (2) (a) Within 20 days of the city recorder or town clerk's receipt of the modified
             267      annexation petition, the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, shall follow the same
             268      procedure for the modified annexation petition as provided under Subsections 10-2-405 (2) and
             269      (3)(a) for an original annexation petition.
             270          (b) If the city recorder or town clerk certifies the modified annexation petition under
             271      Subsection 10-2-405 (2)[(b)] (c)(i), the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may be, shall
             272      send written notice of the certification to:
             273          (i) the commission;


             274          (ii) each entity that filed a protest to the annexation petition; and
             275          (iii) if a protest was filed under Subsection 10-2-407 (1)(a)(ii), the contact person.
             276          (c) (i) If the modified annexation petition proposes the annexation of an area that
             277      includes part or all of a special district or school district that was not included in the area
             278      proposed for annexation in the original petition, the city recorder or town clerk, as the case may
             279      be, shall also send notice of the certification of the modified annexation petition to the board of
             280      the special district or school district.
             281          (ii) If the area proposed for annexation in the modified annexation petition is within
             282      1/2 mile of the boundaries of a municipality whose boundaries were not within 1/2 mile of the
             283      area proposed for annexation in the original annexation petition, the city recorder or town
             284      clerk, as the case may be, shall also send notice of the certification of the modified annexation
             285      petition to the legislative body of that municipality.
             286          (3) Within ten days of the commission's receipt of the notice under Subsection (2)(b),
             287      the commission shall engage the feasibility consultant that conducted the feasibility study to
             288      supplement the feasibility study to take into account the information in the modified
             289      annexation petition that was not included in the original annexation petition.
             290          (4) The commission shall require the feasibility consultant to complete the
             291      supplemental feasibility study and to submit written results of the supplemental study to the
             292      commission no later than 30 days after the feasibility consultant is engaged to conduct the
             293      supplemental feasibility study.
             294          Section 5. Section 10-9-804 is amended to read:
             295           10-9-804. Plats required.
             296          (1) Unless exempt under Section 10-9-806 or not included in the definition of
             297      subdivision under Subsection 10-9-103 (1), whenever any lands are laid out and platted, the
             298      owner of those lands shall provide an accurate plat that describes or specifies:
             299          (a) the boundaries, course, and dimensions of the parcels of ground;
             300          (b) whether the parcels of ground are intended to be used as streets or for other public
             301      uses, and whether any areas are reserved for public purposes;
             302          (c) the lot or unit reference, the block or building reference, the street or site address,
             303      the street name or coordinate address, the acreage or square footage for all parcels, units, or
             304      lots, and the length and width of the blocks and lots intended for sale; and


             305          (d) existing right-of-way and easement grants of record for underground facilities, as
             306      defined in Section 54-8a-2 , and for other utility facilities.
             307          (2) (a) The owner of the land shall acknowledge the plat before an officer authorized
             308      by law to take the acknowledgement of conveyances of real estate.
             309          (b) [The] (i) Subject to Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the surveyor making the plat shall certify
             310      it.
             311          (ii) A surveyor may not certify a plat that gives the subdivision described in the plat the
             312      same name as a subdivision in a plat already recorded in the county recorder's office.
             313          (c) The owner or operator of the underground and utility facilities shall approve the
             314      plat of its property interest if it specifies:
             315          (i) the boundary, course, dimensions, and intended use of the right-of-way and
             316      easement grants of record;
             317          (ii) the location of existing underground and utility facilities; and
             318          (iii) any conditions or restrictions governing the location of the facilities within the
             319      right-of-way, and easement grants of records, and utility facilities within the subdivision.
             320          (d) The legislative body shall approve the plat as provided in this part. Before the
             321      legislative body may approve a plat, the owner of the land shall provide the legislative body
             322      with a tax clearance indicating that all taxes, interest, and penalties owing on the land have
             323      been paid.
             324          (3) After the plat has been acknowledged, certified, and approved, the owner of the
             325      land shall record it in the county recorder's office in the county in which the lands platted and
             326      laid out are situated.
             327          (4) Before accepting a plat submitted for recording under this section, a county
             328      recorder may change the name of a subdivision described in the plat to avoid duplication or
             329      confusion with the name of a subdivision described in a plat already recorded in the county
             330      recorder's office.
             331          Section 6. Section 10-9-808 is amended to read:
             332           10-9-808. Vacating or changing a subdivision plat.
             333          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), the legislative body of a municipality or any other
             334      officer that the legislative body designates by ordinance may, with or without a petition,
             335      consider any proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment of a subdivision plat, any portion of


             336      a subdivision plat, or any street, lot, or alley contained in a subdivision plat at a public hearing.
             337          (b) If a petition is filed, the responsible body or officer shall hold the public hearing
             338      within 45 days after receipt of the planning commission's recommendation under Subsection
             339      (2) if:
             340          (i) the plat change includes the vacation of a public street or alley;
             341          (ii) any owner within the plat notifies the municipality of their objection in writing
             342      within ten days of mailed notification; or
             343          (iii) a public hearing is required because all of the owners in the subdivision have not
             344      signed the revised plat.
             345          (2) (a) Before the legislative body or officer designated by the legislative body may
             346      consider a proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment under Subsection (1)(a) or (6), the
             347      legislative body or officer shall refer the proposal to the planning commission for its
             348      recommendation.
             349          (b) The planning commission shall give its recommendation within 30 days after the
             350      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment is referred to it.
             351          (3) Any fee owner, as shown on the last county assessment rolls, of land within the
             352      subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this part may, in writing, petition
             353      the legislative body to have the plat, any portion of it, or any street or lot contained in it,
             354      vacated, altered, or amended as provided in this section.
             355          (4) Each petition to vacate, alter, or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street
             356      or lot contained in a plat shall include:
             357          (a) the name and address of all owners of record of the land contained in the entire plat;
             358          (b) the name and address of all owners of record of land adjacent to any street that is
             359      proposed to be vacated, altered, or amended; and
             360          (c) the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition.
             361          (5) (a) A petition that lacks the consent of all owners referred to in Subsection (4) may
             362      not be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before the legislative body until the
             363      notice required by this part is given.
             364          (b) The petitioner shall pay the cost of the notice.
             365          (6) Subject to Subsection (2), if the responsible body or officer proposes to vacate,
             366      alter, or amend a subdivision plat, or any street or lot contained in a subdivision plat, they shall


             367      consider the issue at a public hearing after giving the notice required by this part.
             368          (7) (a) The owners of record of adjacent parcels that are described by either a metes
             369      and bounds description or a recorded plat may exchange title to portions of those parcels if the
             370      exchange of title is approved by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the
             371      municipal legislative body may designate, in accordance with Subsection (7)(b).
             372          (b) The planning commission, or such other person or board as the municipal
             373      legislative body may designate, shall approve an exchange of title under Subsection (7)(a) if:
             374          (i) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the exchange of title; and
             375          (ii) the exchange of title will not result in a violation of applicable zoning
             376      requirements.
             377          (c) If an exchange of title is approved under Subsection (7)(b), a notice of approval
             378      shall be recorded by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the municipal
             379      legislative body may designate, in the office of the county recorder which:
             380          (i) is executed by each owner included in the exchange and by the planning
             381      commission, or such other person or board as the municipal legislative body may designate;
             382          (ii) contains an acknowledgment for each party executing the notice in accordance with
             383      the provisions of Title 57, Chapter 2a, Recognition of Acknowledgments Act; and
             384          (iii) recites the descriptions of both the original parcels and the parcels created by the
             385      exchange of title.
             386          (d) A notice of approval recorded under this Subsection (7) does not act as a
             387      conveyance of title to real property and is not required for the recording of a document
             388      purporting to convey title to real property.
             389          (8) (a) The name of a recorded subdivision may be changed by recording an amended
             390      plat making that change, as provided in this section.
             391          (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (8)(b)(ii), the surveyor making the amended plat shall
             392      certify it.
             393          (ii) A surveyor may not certify an amended plat that gives the subdivision described in
             394      the plat the same name as a subdivision in a plat already recorded in the county recorder's
             395      office.
             396          (iii) Before accepting an amended plat submitted for recording under this Subsection
             397      (8), a county recorder may change the name of a subdivision described in the amended plat to


             398      avoid duplication or confusion with the name of a subdivision described in a plat already
             399      recorded in the county recorder's office.
             400          [(b)] (c) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(a), the recording of a declaration or other
             401      document that purports to change the name of a recorded plat is void.
             402          (9) Municipalities operating under the council-mayor form of government shall comply
             403      with Section 10-3-1219.5 .
             404          Section 7. Section 17-16-11 is repealed and reenacted to read:
             405          17-16-11. Fidelity bonds and theft or crime insurance.
             406          (1) As used in this section, "county officials" means:
             407          (a) the members of the county legislative body;
             408          (b) the county executive;
             409          (c) the county clerk;
             410          (d) the county auditor;
             411          (e) the county sheriff;
             412          (f) the county attorney;
             413          (g) in a county that is within a prosecution district, the district attorney;
             414          (h) the county recorder;
             415          (i) the county assessor;
             416          (j) the county surveyor;
             417          (k) each justice court judge and constable within the county;
             418          (l) the county treasurer; and
             419          (m) each deputy or assistant of those listed in Subsections (1)(a) through (l) for whom
             420      the county legislative body determines a general fidelity bond or theft or crime insurance
             421      should be acquired.
             422          (2) (a) The legislative body of each county shall prescribe the amount of each general
             423      fidelity bond or of theft or crime insurance to be acquired for county officials, except the
             424      county treasurer, before the county officials, except the county treasurer, may discharge the
             425      duties of their respective offices.
             426          (b) The State Money Management Council created in Section 51-7-16 shall prescribe
             427      the amount of a general fidelity bond or theft or crime insurance to be acquired for the county
             428      treasurer before the county treasurer may discharge the duties of that office.


             429          (c) A county legislative body may acquire a fidelity bond or theft or crime insurance on
             430      all county officials as a group rather than individually.
             431          (3) (a) The county legislative body shall approve the premium for each fidelity bond
             432      before the bond may be filed and recorded.
             433          (b) The cost of each fidelity bond and theft or crime insurance policy shall be paid
             434      from county funds.
             435          (4) Each fidelity bond shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder and a copy
             436      of it filed and maintained in the office of the county clerk.
             437          (5) (a) The district attorney of each multicounty prosecution district shall:
             438          (i) execute a fidelity bond or acquire theft or crime insurance in the amount specified in
             439      the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district; and
             440          (ii) record each fidelity bond with the county recorder and file a copy of it with the
             441      county clerk as specified in the interlocal agreement.
             442          (b) The cost of each fidelity bond or theft or crime insurance policy under Subsection
             443      (5)(a) shall be paid as specified in the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district.
             444          Section 8. Section 17-21-1 is amended to read:
             445           17-21-1. Recorder -- Document custody responsibility.
             446          The county recorder:
             447          (1) is custodian of all recorded documents and records required by law to be recorded;
             448      [and]
             449          (2) shall establish policies and procedures that the recorder considers necessary to
             450      protect recorded documents and records in the recorder's custody, including determining the
             451      appropriate method for the public to obtain copies of the public record under Section 17-21-19
             452      and supervision of those who make copies of the public record[.]; and
             453          (3) may establish procedures and guidelines to govern the electronic submission of
             454      plats, records, and other documents to the county recorder's office consistent with Title 46,
             455      Chapter 4, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
             456          Section 9. Section 17-21-18.5 is amended to read:
             457           17-21-18.5. Fees of county recorder.
             458          (1) The county recorder shall receive the following fees:
             459          (a) for receiving, entering, and filing any instrument, paper, or notice, not otherwise


             460      provided for, other than bonds of public officers, $10;
             461          (b) for recording any instrument, paper, or notice, including those provided for under
             462      Title 70A, Uniform Commercial Code, other than bonds of public officers, and not otherwise
             463      provided for, $10 for the first page, if the page is not larger than 8 1/2 inches x 14 inches in
             464      size, and $2 for each additional page, and if any instrument, paper, or notice contains more than
             465      one description, $1 for each additional description;
             466          (c) for recording any instrument in which a right-of-way is described, which is
             467      connected with or is appurtenant to any tract of land described in the instrument, $1, but if the
             468      instrument contains a description of more than one right-of-way, $1 for each additional
             469      right-of-way, and if any instrument contains more than two names for either first or second
             470      party, or plaintiffs or defendants, for each additional name, $1;
             471          (d) for recording, indexing, and abstracting mining location notices, and recording,
             472      indexing, and abstracting affidavits of labor affecting mining claims, $10 for the first page if
             473      that page is not larger than 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches in size, and $2 for each additional page;
             474      and
             475          (e) for a location notice, affidavit, or proof of labor which contains names of more than
             476      two signers, $1 for each additional name, and for an affidavit or proof of labor which contains
             477      more than one mining claim, $1 for each additional mining claim.
             478          (2) (a) Each county recorder shall record the mining rules of the several mining
             479      districts in each county without fee.
             480          (b) Certified copies of these records shall be received in all tribunals and before all
             481      officers of this state as prima facie evidence of the rules.
             482          (3) The county recorder shall receive the following fees:
             483          (a) for copies of any record or document, a reasonable fee as determined by the county
             484      legislative body;
             485          (b) for each certificate under seal, $5;
             486          (c) for recording any plat of a subdivision into lots and blocks, $1 for each lot, and $30
             487      for each sheet;
             488          (d) for recording any other plat or map, $30 for each sheet and $1 for each lot or unit
             489      designation;
             490          (e) for taking and certifying acknowledgments, including seal, $5 for one name and $2


             491      for each additional name;
             492          (f) for recording any license issued by the Division of Occupational and Professional
             493      Licensing, $10; and
             494          (g) for filing of federal tax lien, $10, and for the discharge of the lien, $10[; and].
             495          [(h)] (4) The county recorder may determine and collect a fee for all services not
             496      enumerated in this section[, a reasonable compensation].
             497          (5) A county recorder may not be required to collect a fee for services that are
             498      unrelated to the county recorder's office.
             499          Section 10. Section 17-23-12 is amended to read:
             500           17-23-12. Additional powers.
             501          The county surveyor may:
             502          (1) administer oaths or affirmations necessary to legally establish roads and other
             503      surveys; [and]
             504          (2) take evidence from any person who may have information to prove any point
             505      material to a survey or whenever necessary in the discharge of his official duties[.]; and
             506          (3) may establish procedures and guidelines to govern the electronic submission of
             507      plats, records, and other documents to the county surveyor's office consistent with Title 46,
             508      Chapter 4, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
             509          Section 11. Section 17-23-18 is amended to read:
             510           17-23-18. Amendment of survey maps or narratives by affidavit of corrections.
             511          (1) Any survey map or narrative filed [and recorded] under the provisions of this
             512      chapter may be amended by an affidavit of corrections:
             513          (a) to show any courses or distances omitted from the map or narrative;
             514          (b) to correct an error in the description of the real property shown on the map or
             515      narrative; or
             516          (c) to correct any other errors or omissions where the error or omission is ascertainable
             517      from the data shown on the map or narrative as recorded.
             518          (2) (a) The affidavit of correction shall be prepared by the licensed professional land
             519      surveyor who filed the map or narrative.
             520          (b) In the event of the death, disability, or retirement from practice of the surveyor who
             521      filed the map or narrative, the county surveyor [or designated office] may prepare the affidavit


             522      of correction.
             523          (c) The affidavit shall set forth in detail the corrections made.
             524          (d) The seal and signature of the licensed professional land surveyor filing the affidavit
             525      of correction shall be affixed to the affidavit.
             526          (3) The county surveyor [or designated office] having jurisdiction of the map or
             527      narrative shall certify that the affidavit of correction has been examined and that the changes
             528      shown on the map or narrative are changes permitted under this section.
             529          (4) Nothing in this section permits changes in courses or distances for the purpose of
             530      redesigning parcel configurations.
             531          Section 12. Section 17-27-804 is amended to read:
             532           17-27-804. Plats required.
             533          (1) Unless exempt under Section 17-27-806 or not included in the definition of a
             534      subdivision under Subsection 17-27-103 (1), whenever any lands are divided, the owner of
             535      those lands shall have an accurate plat made of them that sets forth and describes:
             536          (a) all the parcels of ground divided, by their boundaries, course, and extent, and
             537      whether they are intended for streets or other public uses, together with any areas that are
             538      reserved for public purposes; and
             539          (b) the lot or unit reference, the block or building reference, the street or site address,
             540      the street name or coordinate address, the acreage or square footage for all parcels, units, or
             541      lots, and the length and width of the blocks and lots intended for sale.
             542          (2) (a) The owner of the land shall acknowledge the plat before an officer authorized
             543      by law to take the acknowledgement of conveyances of real estate.
             544          (b) [The] (i) Subject to Subsection (2)(b)(ii), the surveyor making the plat shall certify
             545      it.
             546          (ii) A surveyor may not certify a plat that gives the subdivision described in the plat the
             547      same name as a subdivision in a plat already recorded in the county recorder's office.
             548          (c) The county executive shall approve the plat as provided in this part. Before the
             549      county executive may approve a plat, the owner of the land shall provide the county executive
             550      with a tax clearance indicating that all taxes, interest, and penalties owing on the land have
             551      been paid.
             552          (3) After the plat has been acknowledged, certified, and approved, the owner of the


             553      land shall record it in the county recorder's office in the county in which the lands platted and
             554      laid out are situated.
             555          (4) Before accepting a plat submitted for recording under this section, a county
             556      recorder may change the name of a subdivision described in the plat to avoid duplication or
             557      confusion with the name of a subdivision described in a plat already recorded in the county
             558      recorder's office.
             559          Section 13. Section 17-27-806 is amended to read:
             560           17-27-806. Exemptions from plat requirement.
             561          (1) (a) Notwithstanding Sections 17-27-804 and 17-27-805 , a person may submit to the
             562      county recorder's office for recording a document that subdivides property by metes and
             563      bounds into less than ten lots, without the necessity of recording a plat, if:
             564          (i) the planning commission, if required by county ordinance, has given the county
             565      executive its recommendation, whether favorable or not; and
             566          (ii) the document contains a certificate or written approval from:
             567          (A) the executive of the county in whose unincorporated area the property is located; or
             568          (B) other officers that the county legislative body designates in an ordinance.
             569          (b) By indicating its approval on a document under Subsection (1)(a), the county
             570      executive or other officer designated by the county legislative body certifies that:
             571          (i) the planning commission:
             572          (A) has given its recommendation to the county executive; or
             573          (B) is not required by county ordinance to give its recommendation;
             574          (ii) the subdivision is not traversed by the mapped lines of a proposed street as shown
             575      in the general plan and does not require the dedication of any land for street or other public
             576      purposes; and
             577          (iii) if the subdivision is located in a zoned area, each lot in the subdivision meets the
             578      frontage, width, and area requirements of the zoning ordinance or has been granted a variance
             579      from those requirements by the board of adjustment.
             580          (2) (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a lot or parcel resulting from a division of
             581      agricultural land is exempt from the plat requirements of Section 17-27-804 if the lot or parcel:
             582          (i) qualifies as land in agricultural use under Title 59, Chapter 2, Part 5, Farmland
             583      Assessment Act;


             584          (ii) meets the minimum size requirement of applicable zoning ordinances for
             585      agricultural uses; and
             586          (iii) is not used and will not be used for any nonagricultural purpose.
             587          (b) (i) The county legislative body may adopt an ordinance requiring the boundaries of
             588      each lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (2)(a) [shall] to be graphically illustrated on a
             589      record of survey map that, after receiving the same approvals as are required for a plat under
             590      Section 17-27-805 , shall be recorded with the county recorder.
             591          (ii) As an alternative to enacting an ordinance under Subsection (2)(b)(i), a county
             592      legislative body may establish a procedure under which a notice, covenant, or other specified
             593      legal instrument containing a legal description of the subject property and identifying the
             594      agricultural purpose for the land division is recorded with the county recorder.
             595          (c) If a lot or parcel exempted under Subsection (2)(a) is used for a nonagricultural
             596      purpose, the county in whose unincorporated area the lot or parcel is located may require the lot
             597      or parcel to comply with the requirements of Section 17-27-804 .
             598          (3) (a) Documents recorded in the county recorder's office that divide property by a
             599      metes and bounds description do not create a subdivision allowed by this part unless the
             600      certificate of written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii) is attached to the document.
             601          (b) The absence of the certificate or written approval required by Subsection (1)(a)(ii)
             602      does not affect the validity of a recorded document.
             603          (c) A document recorded under Subsection (1)(a) which does not meet the
             604      requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(ii) may be corrected to comply with Subsection (1)(a)(ii) by
             605      the recording of an affidavit to which the required certificate or written approval is attached in
             606      accordance with Section 57-3-106 .
             607          Section 14. Section 17-27-808 is amended to read:
             608           17-27-808. Vacating or changing a subdivision plat.
             609          (1) (a) Subject to Subsection (2), the county executive or any other officer that the
             610      county legislative body designates by ordinance may, with or without a petition, consider any
             611      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment of a subdivision plat, any portion of a subdivision
             612      plat, or any street, lot, or alley contained in a subdivision plat at a public hearing.
             613          (b) If a petition is filed, the responsible officer shall hold the public hearing within 45
             614      days after receipt of the planning commission's recommendation under Subsection (2) if:


             615          (i) the plat change includes the vacation of a public street or alley;
             616          (ii) any owner within the plat notifies the municipality of their objection in writing
             617      within ten days of mailed notification; or
             618          (iii) a public hearing is required because all of the owners in the subdivision have not
             619      signed the revised plat.
             620          (2) (a) Before the county legislative body or officer designated by the county legislative
             621      body may consider a proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment under Subsection (1)(a) or
             622      (6), the county legislative body or officer shall refer the proposal to the planning commission
             623      for its recommendation.
             624          (b) The planning commission shall give its recommendation within 30 days after the
             625      proposed vacation, alteration, or amendment is referred to it.
             626          (3) Any fee owner, as shown on the last county assessment rolls, of land within the
             627      subdivision that has been laid out and platted as provided in this part may, in writing, petition
             628      the county executive to have the plat, any portion of it, or any street or lot contained in it,
             629      vacated, altered, or amended as provided in this section.
             630          (4) Each petition to vacate, alter, or amend an entire plat, a portion of a plat, or a street
             631      or lot contained in a plat shall include:
             632          (a) the name and address of all owners of record of the land contained in the entire plat;
             633          (b) the name and address of all owners of record of land adjacent to any street that is
             634      proposed to be vacated, altered, or amended; and
             635          (c) the signature of each of these owners who consents to the petition.
             636          (5) (a) A petition that lacks the consent of all owners referred to in Subsection (4) may
             637      not be scheduled for consideration at a public hearing before the responsible officer until the
             638      notice required by this part is given.
             639          (b) The petitioner shall pay the cost of the notice.
             640          (6) Subject to Subsection (2), if the responsible body or officer proposes to vacate,
             641      alter, or amend a subdivision plat, or any street or lot contained in a subdivision plat, they shall
             642      consider the issue at a public hearing after giving the notice required by this part.
             643          (7) (a) The owners of record of adjacent parcels that are described by either a metes
             644      and bounds description or a recorded plat may exchange title to portions of those parcels if the
             645      exchange of title is approved by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the


             646      county legislative body may designate, in accordance with Subsection (7)(b).
             647          (b) The planning commission, or such other person or board as the county legislative
             648      body may designate, shall approve an exchange of title under Subsection (7)(a) if:
             649          (i) no new dwelling lot or housing unit will result from the exchange of title; and
             650          (ii) the exchange of title will not result in a violation of applicable zoning requirements.
             651          (c) If an exchange of title is approved under Subsection (7)(b), a notice of approval
             652      shall be recorded by the planning commission, or such other person or board as the county
             653      legislative body may designate, in the office of the county recorder which:
             654          (i) is executed by each owner included in the exchange and by the planning
             655      commission, or such other person or board as the county legislative body may designate;
             656          (ii) contains an acknowledgment for each party executing the notice in accordance with
             657      the provisions of Title 57, Chapter 2a, Recognition of Acknowledgments Act; and
             658          (iii) recites the descriptions of both the original parcels and the parcels created by the
             659      exchange of title.
             660          (d) A notice of approval recorded under this Subsection (7) does not act as a
             661      conveyance of title to real property and is not required for the recording of a document
             662      purporting to convey title to real property.
             663          (8) (a) The name of a recorded subdivision may be changed by recording an amended
             664      plat making that change, as provided in this section.
             665          (b) (i) Subject to Subsection (8)(b)(ii), the surveyor making the amended plat shall
             666      certify it.
             667          (ii) A surveyor may not certify an amended plat that gives the subdivision described in
             668      the plat the same name as a subdivision in a plat already recorded in the county recorder's
             669      office.
             670          (iii) Before accepting an amended plat submitted for recording under this Subsection
             671      (8), a county recorder may change the name of a subdivision described in the amended plat to
             672      avoid duplication or confusion with the name of a subdivision described in a plat already
             673      recorded in the county recorder's office.
             674          [(b)] (c) Except as provided in Subsection (8)(a), the recording of a declaration or other
             675      document that purports to change the name of a recorded plat is void.
             676          Section 15. Section 17-50-302 is amended to read:


             677           17-50-302. General county powers.
             678          (1) A county may:
             679          (a) as prescribed by statute, levy, assess, and collect taxes, borrow money, and levy and
             680      collect special assessments for benefits conferred; and
             681          (b) provide services, exercise powers, and perform functions that are reasonably related
             682      to the safety, health, morals, and welfare of their inhabitants, except as limited or prohibited by
             683      statute.
             684          (2) A county may:
             685          (a) sue and be sued;
             686          (b) acquire [land, including at a] real property, including nonagricultural water and
             687      water rights, by tax sale, purchase, lease, contract, gift, or condemnation, and hold [it] the real
             688      property as necessary and proper for county purposes;
             689          (c) [make such contracts and] as may be necessary to the exercise of its powers, acquire
             690      personal property by purchase, lease, contract, gift, or, as allowed by law, condemnation, and
             691      hold such personal property [as may be necessary to the exercise of its powers]; and
             692          (d) manage and dispose of its property as the interests of its inhabitants may require.
             693          Section 16. Section 17A-3-307 is amended to read:
             694           17A-3-307. Protests by property owners -- Hearing -- Alteration of proposal by
             695      resolution -- Conditions for adding property to district -- Deletion of protesters' property
             696      from district -- Recording requirements -- Waiver of objections.
             697          (1) (a) Any person who is the owner of property to be assessed in the special
             698      improvement district described in the notice of intention may, within the time designated in the
             699      notice, file, in writing, a protest to the creation of the special improvement district or make any
             700      other objections relating to it.
             701          (b) The protest shall describe or otherwise identify the property owned by the person
             702      making the protest.
             703          (2) (a) On the date and at the time and place specified in the notice of intention, the
             704      governing body shall, in open and public session, consider all protests filed and hear all
             705      objections relating to the proposed special improvement district.
             706          (b) The governing body may adjourn the hearing from time to time to a fixed future
             707      time and place.


             708          (c) After the hearing has been concluded and after all persons desiring to be heard have
             709      been heard, the governing body shall consider the arguments and the protests made.
             710          (d) The governing body may:
             711          (i) make deletions and changes in the proposed improvements; and
             712          (ii) make deletions and changes in the area to be included in the special improvement
             713      district as desirable or necessary to assure adequate benefits to the property in the district.
             714          (e) The governing body may not provide for the making of any improvements that are
             715      not stated in the notice of intention nor for adding to the district any property not included
             716      within the boundaries of the district unless a new notice of intention is given and a new hearing
             717      held.
             718          (3) (a) (i) After this consideration and determination, the governing body shall adopt a
             719      resolution either abandoning the district or creating the district either as described in the notice
             720      of intention or with deletions and changes made as authorized in this section.
             721          (ii) The governing body shall abandon the district and not create it if the necessary
             722      number of protests as provided in Subsection (3)(b) have been filed on or before the time
             723      specified in the notice of intention for the filing of protests after eliminating from the filed
             724      protests:
             725          (A) protests relating to property or relating to a type of improvement that has been
             726      deleted from the district; and
             727          (B) protests that have been withdrawn in writing before the conclusion of the hearing.
             728          (b) For purposes of this section, the necessary number of protests means the aggregate
             729      of the following:
             730          (i) protests representing [one-half] 1/2 of the front footage of property to be assessed in
             731      cases where an assessment is proposed to be made according to frontage;
             732          (ii) protests representing [one-half] 1/2 of the area of the property to be assessed where
             733      an assessment is to be made according to area;
             734          (iii) protests representing [one-half] 1/2 of the taxable value of the property to be
             735      assessed where an assessment is proposed to be made according to taxable value;
             736          (iv) protests representing [one-half] 1/2 of the lots to be assessed where an assessment
             737      is proposed to be made according to lot; or
             738          (v) protests representing [one-half] 1/2 of connections to be assessed where an


             739      assessment is proposed to be made according to number of connections.
             740          (c) If less than the necessary number of protests are filed by the owners of the property
             741      to be assessed, the governing body may create the special improvement district and begin
             742      making improvements.
             743          (4) Before the completion of construction of the proposed improvements, the
             744      governing body may add additional properties to be improved and assessed to a created
             745      district, but only after:
             746          (a) the governing body finds that the inclusion of the additional property within the
             747      district will not adversely affect the owners of properties already included within the district;
             748          (b) the governing body obtains a written consent from each owner of the property to be
             749      added and improved that includes the legal description and tax identification number of the
             750      property, a waiver of any right to protest against the creation of the district, consent to being
             751      included within the district, and consent to the making of the proposed improvements with
             752      respect to the property to be added; and
             753          (c) the governing body approves for recording an addendum to the resolution that
             754      created the district.
             755          (5) (a) If the proposed special improvement district is structured to include only
             756      properties whose owners have voluntarily consented to an assessment, all properties of owners
             757      that have not consented to an assessment by the date specified in the notice of intention shall be
             758      deleted from the district.
             759          (b) The governing body shall then determine whether or not to create the special
             760      improvement district considering:
             761          (i) the amount of the proposed assessment to be levied against the remaining properties
             762      within the district; and
             763          (ii) the benefits to be received by those properties from the improvements proposed to
             764      be constructed within the district.
             765          (6) (a) (i) (A) If the governing body creates the special improvement district, it shall,
             766      within five days from the date of creating the district, [file a copy of the final approved notice
             767      of intention, a] record the original or a certified copy of the final approved resolution creating
             768      the district[, and a list of properties proposed to be assessed described by tax identification
             769      number and legal description] in the [county] recorder's office [in] of the county in which the


             770      district is located.
             771          (B) Each original or certified copy of the resolution recorded under Subsection
             772      (6)(a)(i)(A) shall contain the legal description and tax identification number of each property to
             773      be assessed.
             774          (ii) The governing body may include the filing fee as part of the overhead costs
             775      authorized by Section 17A-3-313 .
             776          (b) If, after the district has been created, the governing body adds additional properties
             777      to be assessed to the district under this section, it shall, within five days from the date of adding
             778      these properties, [file] record in the county recorder's office [a] the original or a certified copy
             779      of the addendum required by Subsection (4) that includes the legal description and tax
             780      identification number of the added property.
             781          (c) If the governing body deletes any property to be assessed within the district after the
             782      district has been created, it shall issue and record a release and discharge of the recorded
             783      encumbrance created as a result of the [filing] recording required by this section in a form that
             784      includes the legal description and tax identification number of the property and otherwise
             785      complies with the recording statutes.
             786          (7) (a) Any person who fails to file a protest within the time specified, or having filed,
             787      withdraws his protest, is considered to have waived any objection to the creation of the district,
             788      the making of the improvements, and the inclusion of his property in the district.
             789          (b) A waiver does not preclude a person's right to object to the amount of the
             790      assessment at the hearing provided for in Section 17A-3-317 .
             791          Section 17. Section 46-1-16 is amended to read:
             792           46-1-16. Official signature -- Official seal -- Seal impression.
             793          (1) In completing a notarial act, a notary shall sign on the notarial certificate exactly
             794      and only the name indicated on the notary's commission.
             795          (2) (a) A notary shall keep an official notarial seal that is the exclusive property of the
             796      notary and that may not be used by any other person. Upon the resignation, revocation, or
             797      expiration of a notarial commission, the seal shall be destroyed.
             798          (b) Each notarial seal obtained by a notary on or after July 1, 2003 shall use purple ink.
             799          (3) A new seal shall be obtained for any new commission or recommission. A new
             800      seal shall be obtained if the notary changes the notary's name or address of record at any time


             801      during the notary's four-year commission. The seal impression shall be affixed near the notary's
             802      official signature on a notarial certificate and shall include a sharp, legible, and
             803      photographically reproducible ink impression of the notarial seal that consists of:
             804          (a) the notary public's name exactly as indicated on the commission;
             805          (b) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires
             806      (commission expiration date)";
             807          (c) the address of the notary's business or residence;
             808          (d) a facsimile of the great seal of the state of Utah; and
             809          (e) a rectangular border no larger than one inch by two and one-half inches surrounding
             810      the required words and seal.
             811          (4) An embossed seal impression that is not photographically reproducible may be used
             812      in addition to, but not in place of, the photographically reproducible seal required in this
             813      section.
             814          (5) The notarial seal shall be affixed in a manner that does not obscure or render
             815      illegible any information or signatures contained in the document or in the notarial certificate.
             816          (6) A notary acknowledgment on an annexation, subdivision, or other transparent map
             817      or plat is considered complete without the imprint of the notary's official seal if:
             818          (a) the notary signs the acknowledgment in permanent ink; and
             819          (b) the following appear below or immediately adjacent to the notary's signature:
             820          (i) the notary's full name;
             821          (ii) the words "A notary public commissioned in Utah"; and
             822          (iii) the expiration date of the notary's commission.
             823          (7) A notary acknowledgement on an electronic message or document is considered
             824      complete without the imprint of the notary's seal if:
             825          (a) the electronic message or document has been digitally signed pursuant to Section
             826      46-3-401 in the presence of a notary;
             827          (b) the notary has confirmed that the digital signature on the electronic message or
             828      document is verifiable by the public key listed in the certificate issued to the signer in
             829      accordance with Section 46-3-403 ;
             830          (c) the notary electronically signs the acknowledgement with a digital signature
             831      pursuant to Section 46-3-401 ; and


             832          (d) the following information appears electronically within the message digitally signed
             833      by the notary:
             834          (i) the notary's full name and commission number exactly as indicated on their
             835      commission; and
             836          (ii) the words "notary public," "state of Utah," and "my commission expires on______
             837      (date)"; and
             838          (iii) the address of the notary's business or residence exactly as indicated on their
             839      commission.
             840          Section 18. Section 57-3-104 is amended to read:
             841           57-3-104. Certified copies entitled to record in another county -- Effect.
             842          [Whenever a] (1) (a) A document [is] of record in [the] a county recorder's office [of
             843      the county recorder of any county, a copy of the record of the document] that is certified by the
             844      county recorder may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of [any other] another
             845      county.
             846          (b) The recording of a certified copy in the office of the county recorder of another
             847      county has the same force and effect as if the original document had been recorded in the other
             848      county.
             849          (2) A certified copy of a document may not be submitted for recording under
             850      Subsection (1) in the office of the same county recorder that issued the certified copy.
             851          Section 19. Repealer.
             852          This act repeals:
             853          Section 59-2-317, Compliance with minimum standards.
             854          Section 59-2-318, Appropriations distributed to counties to cover costs of revised
             855      plats.
             856          Section 59-2-319, Statement of work submitted by county recorders.


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