§ 17-53-201 General powers, duties, and functions of county legislative body
§ 17-53-202 Eligibility — Election
§ 17-53-203 Chair — Oaths — Quorum
§ 17-53-204 Meetings — At county seat — Exception
§ 17-53-205 Special meetings — How called — Business limited
§ 17-53-206 Meetings to comply with open meetings law — Records and minutes — Compelling attendance at meetings of legislative body
§ 17-53-206.5 Expulsion of members prohibited — Exception for disorderly conduct
§ 17-53-207 Rules and regulations governing legislative body and transaction of business
§ 17-53-208 Ordinances — Effective dates — Publication — Adoption of ordinances printed in book form — Review of nuisance ordinances
§ 17-53-209 Records to be kept
§ 17-53-210 Dividing county into precincts and districts
§ 17-53-211 Fees for services — Exceptions
§ 17-53-212 Examination and audit of accounts
§ 17-53-213 Special funds
§ 17-53-214 Seal for county
§ 17-53-215 Seal for clerk of district court
§ 17-53-216 Business license fees and taxes — Application information to be transmitted to the county assessor
§ 17-53-217 Commanding services of sheriff
§ 17-53-218 Duties as board of equalization
§ 17-53-219 Auditor statement of county debt
§ 17-53-220 Taxation for county purposes
§ 17-53-221 Tax for care, relief, and burial of indigents
§ 17-53-222 Tax for exhibits encouraging trade
§ 17-53-223 Ordinances — Power to enact — Penalty for violation
§ 17-53-224 Rewards for information — Law enforcement — Protection of county property
§ 17-53-225 County legislative body may adopt Utah Procurement Code — Retention of records
§ 17-53-226 Investigation by legislative body — Witnesses — Hearings
§ 17-53-227 Breach of duty by county legislative body member — Penalty
§ 17-53-228 Administrative hearings and procedures — Penalty for code violation
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 17 > Chapter 53 > Part 2 - County Legislative Body

  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County legislative body: means :
         (8)(a) the county commission, in the county commission or expanded county commission form of government established under Title 17, Chapter 52a, Changing Forms of County Government;
         (8)(b) the county council, in the county executive-council optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-203; and
         (8)(c) the county council, in the council-manager optional form of government authorized by Section 17-52a-204. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • employer: as used in this chapter includes all persons, firms, associations, corporations, the state, its counties, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions. See Utah Code 34-34-3
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Highway: includes :
         (15)(a) a public bridge;
         (15)(b) a county way;
         (15)(c) a county road;
         (15)(d) a common road; and
         (15)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Land: includes :
         (18)(a) land;
         (18)(b) a tenement;
         (18)(c) a hereditament;
         (18)(d) a water right;
         (18)(e) a possessory right; and
         (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:
         (3)(a) the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and
         (3)(b) those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Road: includes :
         (33)(a) a public bridge;
         (33)(b) a county way;
         (33)(c) a county road;
         (33)(d) a common road; and
         (33)(e) a state road. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5