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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill extends the statute of limitations for a violation of Title 19, Environmental
11 Quality Code.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This bill:
14 ▸ states that the statute of limitations for a violation of the Environmental Quality
15 Code is two years; and
16 ▸ makes technical changes.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 78B-2-302, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 89
24 ENACTS:
25 78B-2-307.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28 Section 1. Section 78B-2-302 is amended to read:
29 78B-2-302. Within one year.
30 An action may be brought within one year:
31 (1) for liability created by the statutes of a foreign state;
32 (2) upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture where the action is given to an individual,
33 or to an individual and the state, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different
34 limitation;
35 (3) except as provided in Section 78B-2-307.5, upon a statute, or upon an undertaking
36 in a criminal action, for a forfeiture or penalty to the state;
37 (4) for libel, slander, false imprisonment, or seduction;
38 (5) against a sheriff or other officer for the escape of a prisoner arrested or imprisoned
39 upon either civil or criminal process;
40 (6) against a municipal corporation for damages or injuries to property caused by a
41 mob or riot;
42 (7) except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, against a county legislative body
43 or a county executive to challenge a decision of the county legislative body or county
44 executive, respectively; or
45 (8) on a claim for relief or a cause of action under Title 63L, Chapter 5, Utah Religious
46 Land Use Act.
47 Section 2. Section 78B-2-307.5 is enacted to read:
48 78B-2-307.5. Within two years.
49 An action may be brought within two years upon a statute in Title 19, Environmental
50 Quality Code, for a forfeiture or penalty to the state, if the violation occurred on or after May
51 10, 2016.