Utah Code 63G-9-304. Adjustment of claims — Recommendations to Executive Appropriations Committee
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(1) The board shall, at the time designated, proceed to examine and adjust all claims referred to in Section 63G-9-302, and may hear evidence in support of or against the claims, and shall report to the Executive Appropriations Committee the facts and recommendations concerning the claims as the board considers proper.
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-9-304
- 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.
- 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-9-201
- State: means the state of Utah, and includes each office, department, division, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, college, university, Children's Justice Center, or other instrumentality of the state. See Utah Code 63G-9-201
(2) In making its recommendations, the board may state and use any official or personal knowledge which any member of the board may have touching the claims.
(3) The board may not pass upon or send to the Executive Appropriations Committee any claim for which the state or a political subdivision would not otherwise be liable were it not for its sovereign immunity.
(4) Notwithstanding Subsection (3), claims wherein the state or a political subdivision would be liable, were it not for its sovereign immunity, whether recommended by the board for approval or disapproval, shall be reported by the board to the Legislature with appropriate findings and recommendations as provided in this section.