Applicability of former provisions to pending process.

  1. Law
  2. Utah Code
  3. Counties
  4. Changing Forms of County Government
  5. General Provisions
  6. Applicability of former provisions to pending process.

Checkout our iOS App for a better way to browser and research.

Affected by 63I-2-217 on 6/1/2022

Effective 3/24/2020
17-52a-104. Applicability of former provisions to pending process.
  • (1)
    • (a) If, on March 15, 2018, a county is under a pending process described in Subsection (1)(b) to change the county's form of government:
      • (i) except as provided in this section, the provisions of Laws of Utah 2018, Chapter 68 do not apply to that pending process; and
      • (ii) that pending process is governed by:
        • (A) the provisions of law that were in effect on March 14, 2018;
        • (B) Subsection 17-52a-301(3) as it was in effect on March 23, 2020;
        • (C) Subsections 17-52a-501(1)(a) and (3)(a) as each was in effect on March 23, 2020; and
        • (D) Subsection (1)(c) as it was in effect on March 23, 2020.
    • (b) A process of changing a county's form of government is pending under Subsection (1)(a) if, as of March 15, 2018:
      • (i)
        • (A) the county legislative body had adopted a resolution in accordance with the provisions of law that were in effect on March 14, 2018 to change the county's form of government; or
        • (B) registered voters had begun collecting signatures in accordance with the provisions of law that were in effect on March 14, 2018 for a petition to change the county's form of government; and
      • (ii) the process of changing the county's form of government initiated under Subsection (1)(b)(i) has not concluded.
    • (c)
      • (i) To continue a pending process described in Subsection (1)(b)(i)(B), registered voters that initiated the process shall submit a sufficient number of valid signatures to the county clerk within 180 days after March 15, 2018.
      • (ii) If the registered voters fail to comply with Subsection (1)(c)(i), the pending process is concluded under Subsection 17-52a-301(3)(a)(v)(A).
  • (2)
    • (a) If, on March 24, 2020, a county is under a pending process described in Subsection (2)(b) to change the county's form of government:
      • (i) except as provided in this Subsection (2), the provisions of Laws of Utah 2020, Chapter 47 do not apply to that pending process; and
      • (ii) that pending process is governed by:
        • (A) the provisions of law that were in effect on March 23, 2020; and
        • (B) Subsection (2)(c).
    • (b) A process of changing a county's form of government is pending under Subsection (1) if, on March 24, 2020:
      • (i)
        • (A) the county legislative body had adopted a resolution in accordance with the provisions of law that were in effect on March 23, 2020, to change the county's form of government; or
        • (B) registered voters had begun collecting signatures in accordance with the provisions of law that were in effect on March 23, 2020, for a petition to change the county's form of government; and
      • (ii) the process of changing the county's form of government initiated under Subsection (2)(b)(i) has not concluded.
    • (c)
      • (i) To continue a pending process described in Subsection (2)(b)(i)(B), registered voters that initiated the process shall submit a sufficient number of valid signatures to the county clerk within 180 days after March 24, 2020.
      • (ii) If the registered voters fail to comply with Subsection (2)(c)(i), the pending process is concluded under Subsection 17-52a-301(3)(a)(v)(A).





Revisor instructions to modify language.


Download our app to see the most-to-date content.