Title 17, Title 17: Counties

17-61-203. Governor's proclamation -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date. (1) Upon receipt of the election result from the lieutenant governor under Section, the governor shall issue a proclamation, stating: 17-61-202 the result of …

17-61-204. Effect of consolidation -- Pending criminal proceedings. (1) All territory included within the boundaries of the originating county becomes, upon the consolidation effective date described in Section, the territory of the consolidating county. 17-61-203 (2) The precinc…

17-61-301. Annexation of portion of county to adjoining county -- Petition -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Election -- Ballot. (1) Except as provided in Section, a voter who desires to have initiating county territory in which the voter resides …

17-61-302. Certification of election result to governor. In an election held under Section, if it appears from the certified report that the lieutenant governor receives under Sectionthat a majority of those voting in both the initiating county and the annexing county have voted …

17-61-303. Governor's proclamation -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date. (1) Upon receipt of the lieutenant governor's certification under Section, the governor shall issue a proclamation, stating: 17-61-302 the result of the vote in the in…

17-61-304. Territory becomes part of annexing county -- Division of revenues. (1) Upon the effective date of the annexation described in Section, all the area proposed to be annexed shall become part of the annexing county. 17-61-303 (2) The legislative body of the initiating cou…

17-61-305. Effect on precincts and school districts -- Pending criminal proceedings. (1) The precincts and school districts in the annexed territory: continue; become precincts and school districts in the annexing county; and remain as then organized until changed in the manner p…

17-61-306. Minor adjustments to county boundaries authorized -- Public hearing -- Joint resolution of county legislative bodies -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date. (1) Counties sharing a common boundary may, in accordance with th…

17-61-401. Creating a new county -- Petition -- Certification of petition signatures -- Removal of signature -- Election -- Ballots. (1) Whenever a voter desires to have the territory within which the voter resides created into a new county, the voter may file a petition for the …

17-61-402. Certification of returns -- Governor's proclamation of creation of new county -- Notice and plat to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date. (1) If a petition for the creation of a new county impacts only one seceding county, the proposition sub…

17-61-403. County seat, selection by election -- First officers -- Election. (1) When a new county is created under the provisions of this chapter, the county legislative body of the seceding county from which the greatest portion of territory is taken to create the new county sh…

17-61-404. Records to be transmitted -- Expenses for transcribing and transfer. (1) Whenever a new county is created under the provisions of this part, the county executive of the seceding county shall furnish to the respective officers of the new county, in a form suitable for c…

17-61-405. Effect on precincts and school and other districts -- Indebtedness. (1) All precincts, school districts, road districts, and election districts entirely in the new county that existed before the creation of the new county: continue; and become precincts, school distric…

17-61-406. Pending civil and criminal actions -- Previous offenses. (1) All civil and criminal actions that are pending in the territory embraced in a new county at the time the new county is created may be prosecuted to judgment and execution in the new county. (2) All actions p…

17-61-407. Division of taxes. (1) When a new county is created under the provisions of this part and the county officers of the new county have been elected: the county treasurer of the seceding county shall provide to the county treasurer of the new county a certified list of al…