Utah Code 63G-23-103. Gifts to the state
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(1) A public official may accept a gift on behalf of the state if the public official, after accepting the gift, promptly:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-23-103
- Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- 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
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Public official: includes a judge or justice of:
(2)(a) the Utah Supreme Court;(2)(b) the Utah Court of Appeals;(2)(c) a district court;(2)(d) a juvenile court; or(2)(e) the Business and Chancery Court. See Utah Code 63G-23-102- 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
(1)(a) notifies the property administrator appointed under Subsection (2) for the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated of the public official’s acceptance of the gift; and(1)(b) remits the gift to the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated.(2) The following persons shall select a property administrator for the person‘s branch of state government:(2)(a) for the executive branch, the governor or the governor’s designee;(2)(b) for the legislative branch, the Legislative Management Committee or the Legislative Management Committee’s designee; and(2)(c) for the judicial branch, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the chief justice’s designee.(3) A property administrator appointed under Subsection (2):(3)(a) shall manage the retention or disposal of a gift that a public official remits to the state under Subsection (1); and(3)(b) may reject a gift that a public official accepts on behalf of the state.(4) If a property administrator rejects a gift under Subsection (3)(b), the public official who accepted the gift shall promptly:(4)(a) return the gift; or(4)(b) dispose of the gift in a manner authorized by law.