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PROBATE NOTICE AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kelly B. Miles

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Senate Sponsor: Lyle W. Hillyard

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill modifies notice provisions in a probate proceeding.
10     Highlighted Provisions:
11          This bill:
12          ▸     eliminates a requirement that a petitioner or a personal representative provide notice
13     of a probate proceeding to the Office of Recovery Services;
14          ▸     requires the probate court to provide notice of a probate proceeding to the Office of
15     Recovery Services under certain circumstances; and
16          ▸     removes a provision that suspends a time limitation on the state's enforcement of a
17     medical assistance claim or lien when the Office of Recovery Services does not
18     receive notice of a probate proceeding.
19     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20          None
21     Other Special Clauses:
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23     Utah Code Sections Affected:
24     AMENDS:
25          75-3-104.5, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 443
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27     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
28          Section 1. Section 75-3-104.5 is amended to read:
29          75-3-104.5. Notice to the Office of Recovery Services.
30          [(1)] Within 30 days after the day on which a [petitioner or personal representative files
31     an action] person files an application or a petition for probate under this chapter for a decedent
32     who was at least 55 years old, the [petitioner or personal representative shall send a copy of the
33     pleadings, by certified mail,] court shall provide notice of the application or petition to the
34     Office of Recovery Services created in Section 62A-1-105 for purposes of presentation or
35     enforcement of a lien or claim under Section 26-19-405.
36          [(2) Failure to provide notice as described in Subsection (1) tolls all limitations
37     concerning the state's presentation or enforcement of a lien or claim under Section 26-19-405.]