(1) The district court may:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 10-2-712

  • Municipality: means :
         (5)(a) a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class;
         (5)(b) a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or
         (5)(c) a preliminary municipality incorporated under Chapter 2a, Part 5, Incorporation of a Preliminary Municipality. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 10-1-104
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
     (1)(a) enforce compliance with any order issued to give effect to this part by proceedings for contempt; and
     (1)(b) appoint any person to assist it in carrying out the provisions of this part.
(2)

     (2)(a) Upon entering an order approving the dissolution of a municipality, the district court shall file with the lieutenant governor:

          (2)(a)(i) a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and
          (2)(a)(ii) a certified copy of the court order approving the dissolution.
     (2)(b) Upon the lieutenant governor’s issuance of a certificate of dissolution under Section 67-1a-6.5:

          (2)(b)(i) the municipality is dissolved; and
          (2)(b)(ii) the court shall:

               (2)(b)(ii)(A) if the dissolved municipality was located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county:

                    (2)(b)(ii)(A)(I) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and
                    (2)(b)(ii)(A)(II) the original certificate of dissolution; or
               (2)(b)(ii)(B) if the dissolved municipality was located within the boundaries of more than a single county:

                    (2)(b)(ii)(B)(I) submit to the recorder of one of those counties:

                         (2)(b)(ii)(B)(I)(Aa) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and
                         (2)(b)(ii)(B)(I)(Bb) the original certificate of dissolution; and
                    (2)(b)(ii)(B)(II) submit to the recorder of each other county:

                         (2)(b)(ii)(B)(II)(Aa) a certified copy of the court order approving dissolution of the municipality; and
                         (2)(b)(ii)(B)(II)(Bb) a certified copy of the certificate of dissolution.
(3)

     (3)(a) The effective date of a dissolution of a municipality for purposes of assessing property within the dissolved municipality is governed by Section 59-2-305.5.
     (3)(b) Until the documents listed in Subsection (2)(b)(ii) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the property is located, a county in which a dissolved municipality is located may not:

          (3)(b)(i) levy or collect a property tax on property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the tax immediately before dissolution;
          (3)(b)(ii) levy or collect an assessment on property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the assessment immediately before dissolution; or
          (3)(b)(iii) charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the former boundary of the dissolved municipality unless the county was levying and collecting the fee immediately before dissolution.