Senator Todd Weiler proposes the following substitute bill:


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COLLECTION PROCESS AMENDMENTS

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2016 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd Weiler

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House Sponsor: V. Lowry Snow

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9           This bill modifies provisions relating to collection processes.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     modifies provisions relating to processes to obtain property held by a governmental
13     entity.
14     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15          None
16     Other Special Clauses:
17          None
18     Utah Code Sections Affected:
19     AMENDS:
20          63G-7-603, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
21          78B-5-808, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
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23     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
24          Section 1. Section 63G-7-603 is amended to read:
25          63G-7-603. Exemplary or punitive damages prohibited -- Governmental entity
26     exempt from execution, attachment, or garnishment.
27          (1) (a) A judgment may not be rendered against a governmental entity for exemplary or
28     punitive damages.
29          (b) If a governmental entity would be required to pay the judgment under Section
30     63G-7-902 or 63G-7-903, the governmental entity shall pay any judgment or portion of any
31     judgment entered against its employee in the employee's personal capacity even if the judgment
32     is for or includes exemplary or punitive damages.
33          (2) Execution, attachment, or garnishment may not issue against a governmental entity
34     in aid of collecting a judgment against a governmental entity or the governmental entity's
35     employee.
36          Section 2. Section 78B-5-808 is amended to read:
37          78B-5-808. Property subject to collection processes.
38          The state and any subdivision, agency, or institution of the state [which] that has in its
39     possession or under its control any credits or other personal property of[,] or owing [any debt
40     to, the] to a defendant in any action[, whether as salary or wages, as a public official or
41     employee] may be subject to attachment, garnishment, and execution in accordance with any
42     rights, remedies, and procedures applicable to attachment, garnishment, and execution,
43     respectively, except as provided in Section 78B-5-809.