Utah Code 63G-7-502. Venue of actions
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(1) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a person shall bring an action described in this chapter in:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-7-502
- City: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 - Claim: means any asserted demand for or cause of action for money or damages, whether arising under the common law, under state constitutional provisions, or under state statutes, against a governmental entity or against an employee in the employee's personal capacity. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
- Town: includes , depending on population, a metro township as defined in Section
10-3c-102 . See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(1)(a) Salt Lake County; or(1)(b) the county in which the claim arose.
(2)
(2)(a) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a person shall bring an action against a county in:
(2)(a)(i) the county in which the claim arose; or
(2)(a)(ii) the defendant county.
(2)(b)
(2)(b)(i) A district court judge of the defendant county may transfer venue to any county contiguous to the defendant county.
(2)(b)(ii) A motion to transfer may be filed ex parte.
(3) Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, a person shall bring an action against any other political subdivision, including a city or a town, in the county in which:
(3)(a) the political subdivision is located; or
(3)(b) the claim arose.