(1) A public official may accept a gift on behalf of the state if the public official, after accepting the gift, promptly:

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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.