Title 11, Title 11: Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units

11-14-202. Notice of election -- Voter information pamphlet option -- Changing or designating additional precinct polling places. (1) The governing body shall provide notice of the election for the local political subdivision for at least three weeks before the day of the electio…

11-14-203. Time for election -- Equipment -- Election officials -- Combining precincts. (1) The local political subdivision shall ensure that bond elections are conducted and administered according to the procedures set forth in this chapter and the sections of the Election Code …

11-14-204. Challenges to voter qualifications. (1) Any person's qualifications to vote at a bond election may be challenged according to the procedures and requirements of Sectionsand. 20A-3a-205 20A-3a-803 (2) A bond election may not be invalidated on the grounds that ineligible…

11-14-205. Special registration not required -- Official register supplied by clerk. (1) Voter registration shall be administered according to the requirements of. Title 20A, Chapter 2, Voter Registration The governing body may not require or mandate any special registration of v…

11-14-206. Ballots -- Submission of ballot language -- Form and contents. (1) At least 75 days before the election, the governing body shall prepare and submit to the election officer: a ballot title for the bond proposition that includes the name of the local political subdivisi…

11-14-207. Counting and canvassing -- Official finding. (1) Following the election officer's inspection and count of the ballots in accordance with the procedures of, and, the governing body shall meet and canvass the election results. Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 1, Counting Ballo…

11-14-208. Contest of election results -- Procedure. (1) Any person wishing to contest the results of a bond election shall comply with the procedures and requirements of. Title 20A, Chapter 4, Part 4, Recounts and Election Contests The local political subdivision calling the ele…

11-14-301. Issuance of bonds by governing body -- Computation of indebtedness under constitutional and statutory limitations. (1) If the governing body has declared the bond proposition to have carried and no contest has been filed, or if a contest has been filed and favorably te…

11-14-302. Resolution -- Negotiability -- Registration -- Maturity -- Interest -- Payment -- Redemption -- Combining issues -- Sale -- Financing plan. (1) Bonds issued under this chapter: shall: be authorized by resolution of the governing body; be fully negotiable for all purpos…

11-14-303. Bonds, notes, or other obligations of political subdivisions exempt from taxation except corporate franchise tax. All bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under this chapter or under any other law authorizing the issuance of bonds, notes, or indebtedness by a loca…

11-14-304. Facsimile signatures and facsimile seal, use permitted -- Validity of signed bonds. (1) If the use of a facsimile signature is authorized by the body empowered by law to authorize the issuance of the bonds or other obligations of any agency, instrumentality, or institu…

11-14-304.5. Recital in bonds -- Incontestability. (1) In the resolution authorizing bonds to be issued as provided in this chapter or other applicable law, a local political subdivision may require that the bonds recite that they are issued under authority of this chapter or oth…

11-14-305. Registration, denominations, and exchange of obligations. (1) As used in this section, "obligations" means bonds, bond anticipation notes, and tax anticipation notes. (2) Unless otherwise provided by the local political subdivision,, governs and applies to all obligati…

11-14-306. Additional pledge for general obligation bonds -- Revenue bonds -- Resolution. (1) To the extent constitutionally permissible, local political subdivisions may pledge as an additional source of payment for their general obligation bonds all or any part of revenues, fee…

11-14-307. Revenue bonds payable out of excise tax revenues. (1) To the extent constitutionally permissible, a city, town, or county may: issue bonds payable solely from a special fund into which are to be deposited: excise taxes levied and collected by the city, town, or county;…

11-14-308. Special service district bonds secured by federal mineral lease payments -- Use of bond proceeds -- Bond resolution -- Nonimpairment of appropriation formula -- Issuance of bonds. (1) Special service districts may: issue bonds payable, in whole or in part, from federal…

11-14-309. Refunding bonds -- Limitation on redemption of bonds. (1) Any bond issued under this chapter may be refunded as provided in the Utah Refunding Bond Act. (2) Nothing contained in this chapter nor in any other law of this state may be construed to permit any local politi…

11-14-310. General obligation bonds -- Levy and collection of taxes. (1) Any bonds issued under this chapter that are not payable solely from revenues other than those derived from ad valorem taxes are full general obligations of the local political subdivision. The local politic…

11-14-311. Bond anticipation notes. (1) If the governing body considers it advisable and in the interests of the local political subdivision to anticipate the issuance of bonds to be issued under this chapter, the governing body may, pursuant to appropriate resolution, issue bond…

11-14-312. Prior bonds validated -- Exceptions. All bonds issued by any local political subdivision before May 1, 2006, and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of them are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed; and all such bonds are declared to constitute l…

11-14-313. Issuance of negotiable notes or bonds authorized -- Limitation on amount of tax anticipation notes or bonds -- Procedure. (1) For the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the local political subdivision and for any other purpose for which funds of the local polit…

11-14-314. Tax anticipation obligations validated. All obligations issued in anticipation of the collection of taxes and other revenues by any local political subdivision before May 1, 2006, and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of them are validated, ratified…

11-14-315. Nature and validity of bonds issued -- Applicability of other statutory provisions -- Budget provision required -- Applicable procedures for issuance -- Notice. Bonds issued under this chapter shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper, shall be incontestable in …

11-14-316. Publication of notice, resolution, or other proceeding -- Contest. (1) The governing body of any local political subdivision may provide for the publication of any resolution or other proceeding adopted under this chapter: for the local political subdivision, as a clas…

11-14-317. Bonds as legal investments -- Use as security for the faithful performance of acts. (1) All bonds issued under this chapter or other applicable law shall be legal investments for: all trust funds, including those under the jurisdiction of the state; the funds of all in…

11-14-318. Public hearing required -- Notice. (1) Before issuing bonds authorized under this chapter, a local political subdivision shall: in accordance with Subsection, provide public notice of the local political subdivision's intent to issue bonds; and (2) hold a public hearin…

11-14-401. Short title -- Title to appear on face of bonds -- Effect of future statutes dealing with municipal bond issues. (1) This chapter is known as the "Local Government Bonding Act." (2) All bonds issued pursuant to authority contained in this chapter shall contain on their…

11-14-402. Exemptions from application of chapter -- Exception. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, this chapter does not apply to bonds issued by the state of Utah nor to bonds or obligations payable solely from special assessments levied on benefited property. (2) (2) Section…

11-14-403. Conflict of laws. To the extent that any one or more provisions of this chapter shall be in conflict with any other law or laws, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.

11-14-404. Severability clause. If any one or more sentences, clauses, phrases, provisions or sections of this chapter or the application thereof to any set of circumstances shall be held by final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining senten…

11-14-405. Validity of prior bond issues. All bonds issued by any local political subdivision before May 1, 2006, and all proceedings had in the authorization and issuance of those bonds are hereby validated, ratified, and confirmed, and all those bonds are declared to constitute…

11-14-406. Application of chapter. Sections,,,,, andshall apply to all bond elections held by any local political subdivision and, except as otherwise provided in Section, by any other taxing district or governmental entity whether or not the bonds are issued under authority gran…

11-14-501. Creation and perfection of government security interests. (1) As used in this section: "Bonds" means any bond, note, lease, or other obligation of a governmental unit. "General obligation bond" means a bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligati…