Title 53, Public Safety Code

53-2a-214. Prohibition of restrictions on and confiscation of a firearm or ammunition during an emergency. (1) As used in this section: (a)(i) "Confiscate" means for an individual in Utah to intentionally deprive another of a privately owned firearm. (ii) "Confiscate" does not in…

53-2a-215. Requirements for long-term emergency response -- Notice. (1)(a)(i) Except as provided in Subsection (2), and in accordance with Subsection (1)(b), during a long-term state of emergency, the governor may not take an executive action in response to the emergency until th…

53-2a-216. Termination of an executive action or directive. (1) The Legislature may at any time terminate by joint resolution: (a) an order, a rule, ordinance, or action by a chief executive officer of a county or municipality as described in Section 53-2a-205 in response to a st…

53-2a-218. Legislative Emergency Response Committee. (1) There is created an ad hoc committee known as the Legislative Emergency Response Committee. (2)(a) The committee membership includes: (i) the same membership as the Executive Appropriations Committee as constituted at the t…

53-2a-219. Religious practice during a state of emergency. (1) During a state of emergency declared as described in this chapter: (a) the governor or chief executive officer of a political subdivision may not impose a restriction on a religious gathering that is more restrictive …

53-2a-221. State and local disaster response personnel. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Local disaster response personnel" means a local government employee who, in accordance with this section, is reassigned duties in order to respond to a disaster. (b) "Local government" mean…

53-2a-222. Control of local food. (1) As used in this section, "local food" means the same as that term is defined in Section 4-1-109. (2) Subject to the provisions of Title 13, Chapter 41, Price Controls During Emergencies Act, the governor, an executive branch agency, or a poli…

53-2a-301. Title. This part is known as the "Statewide Mutual Aid Act."

53-2a-302. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Emergency responder": (a) means a person in the public or private sector: (i) who has special skills, qualification, training, knowledge, or experience, whether or not possessing a license, certificate, permit, or other official …

53-2a-304. Withdrawal from the statewide mutual aid system. A county, municipality, public safety district, or public safety interlocal entity may withdraw from the statewide mutual aid system by: (1) enacting a resolution declaring that it elects not to participate in the system…

53-2a-305. Agreements not affected by this part. Nothing in this part may be construed: (1) to limit the state, a county, municipality, special district, special service district, or interlocal entity from entering into an agreement allowed by law for public safety and related pu…

53-2a-306. Duties of the Division of Emergency Management and participating political subdivisions. (1) The division shall: (a) receive and maintain an inventory of the state and local services, equipment, supplies, personnel, and other resources related to participation in Title…

53-2a-307. Requests for disaster assistance or assistance with an authorized drill or exercise. (1) The state or a participating political subdivision may request another participating political subdivision to assist: (a) in preventing, mitigating, responding to, or recovering fr…

53-2a-308. Reimbursement -- Resolving reimbursement disputes. (1)(a) Each requesting political subdivision shall reimburse each responding political subdivision providing assistance to the requesting political subdivision for any loss or damage suffered or expense or cost incurre…

53-2a-309. Personnel responding to requests for assistance. (1) Each person or entity holding a license, certificate, or other permit evidencing qualification in a professional, mechanical, or other skill and responding to a request from a requesting political subdivision shall, …

53-2a-310. Severability. A court order declaring any provision of this part unconstitutional or invalid may not be construed to affect the validity of any other provision of this part.

53-2a-401. Title. This part is known as the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact."

53-2a-402. Compact. (1) Article I. Purposes and Authorities. (1) (a) This compact is made and entered into by and between the participating member states which enact this compact, hereinafter called party states. For the purposes of this agreement, the term "states" is taken to m…

53-2a-403. Authority of governor to join compact. The governor of Utah is authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with any other state or states joining the Emergency Management Assistance Compact as provided in Section 53-2a-402.

53-2a-501. Title. This part is known as "Interstate Emergency Responder Mutual Aid Agreement."

53-2a-502. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Claim" has the same definition as in the following sections, as applicable: (a) Section 6-902, Idaho Code; or (b) Section 63G-7-102, Utah Code Annotated. (2) "Emergency": (a) means a situation where it reasonably appears that the…

53-2a-503. Notice of claim requirements. (1) Any claim against an emergency responder or the responder's employer shall be treated for the purpose of a notice of claim as a claim against the state. (2) The person making the claim shall comply with: (a) Title 63G, Chapter 7, Gover…

53-2a-504. Emergency responder entering Utah to respond to an emergency. An emergency responder who enters into Utah in response to a request for assistance by an official or emergency responder of Utah or pursuant to an agreement providing for interstate mutual aid is considered…

53-2a-505. Privileges and immunities of law enforcement officers. Any law enforcement officer of another state and the officer's employer are specifically entitled to the application of this part if the law enforcement officer is empowered to act under Section 19-701, Idaho Code,…

53-2a-506. Privileges and immunities of emergency responders. (1) An emergency responder from another state who enters into this state has the same authority to act as an emergency responder of this state while: (a) responding to an emergency, including providing care; or (b) pro…

53-2a-507. Legislative findings -- Comity with Idaho. (1) The Legislature finds, with regard to emergency responders, that: (a) Title 6, Chapter 9, of the Idaho Code, regarding the governmental immunity laws of Idaho, is consistent with the public policy of Utah; and (b) based on…

53-2a-508. Chapter takes effect when Idaho provisions enacted. (1) This chapter takes effect when statutory provisions are enacted by Idaho that are reciprocal to the provisions of this part. (2) This part remains in effect as long as the statutory provisions enacted by Idaho und…

53-2a-601. Title. This part is known as the "Disaster Recovery Funding Act."

53-2a-602. Definitions. (1) Unless otherwise defined in this section, the terms that are used in this part mean the same as those terms are defined in Part 1, Emergency Management Act. (2) As used in this part: (a) "Agent of the state" means any representative of a state agency, …

53-2a-603. State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account. (1)(a) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account." (b) The disaster recovery account consists of: (i) money deposited into the disaster recovery account…

53-2a-604. State costs for emergency disaster services. (1) Subject to this section and Section 53-2a-603, the division may expend or commit to expend money described in Subsection 53-2a-603(2)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) to fund costs to the state of emergency disaster services if, at…

53-2a-605. Local government disaster funds. (1)(a) Subject to this section and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, or Title 17, Counties, Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts, or Title 17D, Chapt…

53-2a-606. Reporting. (1) By no later than December 31 of each year, the division shall provide a written report to the governor and the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee of: (a) the division's activities under this part; (b) money expended or committed to be expended …

53-2a-607. Creation and administration. (1)(a) There is created an enterprise fund known as the Local Government Emergency Response Loan Fund. (b) The division as defined in Section 53-2a-103 is the administrator of the fund. (2) The fund consists of: (a) money appropriated to th…

53-2a-608. Purposes and criteria for loans. (1) Money in the fund shall be used by the division, as prioritized by the director, only to: (a) provide loans to local government entities for: (i) the costs incurred by a local government entity for providing emergency disaster servi…

53-2a-609. Division to make rules to administer the loan program. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing: (1) form, content, and procedure for loan and grant applications; (2) criteria and procedures…

53-2a-701. Title. This part is known as the "Hazardous Materials Emergency Act."

53-2a-702. Hazardous Chemical Emergency Response Commission -- Allocation of responsibilities -- Local planning committees -- Specified federal law considered law of state -- Application to federal agencies and facilities. (1)(a) The commissioner and the executive director of the…

53-2a-703. Hazardous materials emergency -- Recovery of expenses. (1)(a) The Hazardous Chemical Emergency Response Commission may recover from those persons whose negligent actions caused the hazardous materials emergency, expenses directly associated with a response to a hazardo…

53-2a-801. Title. This part is known as the "Emergency Interim Succession Act."

53-2a-802. Definitions. (1)(a) "Absent" means: (i) not physically present or not able to be communicated with for 48 hours; or (ii) for local government officers, as defined by local ordinances. (b) "Absent" does not include a person who can be communicated with via telephone, ra…

53-2a-803. Emergency interim successor to office of governor. (1) If the governor is unavailable, and if the lieutenant governor, president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives are unavailable to exercise the powers and duties of the office of governor, …

53-2a-804. Emergency interim successors for state officers. (1) By July 1 of each year, each state officer shall: (a) designate three qualified emergency interim successors from within the state officer's department who meet the constitutional qualifications for the office, if an…

53-2a-805. Division to consult with legislative and judicial branch. The Division of Emergency Management may consult with the Legislative Management Committee, the Judicial Council, and legislative and judicial staff offices to assist the division in preparing emergency successi…

53-2a-806. Place of legislative session. (1) If the governor or the governor's interim successor declares a state of emergency or finds that a state of emergency is imminent, and the governor or the interim successor determines that the prescribed place of session is unsafe, the …

53-2a-807. Emergency interim successors for local officers. (1) By July 1 of each year, each political subdivision shall: (a) for each officer and the emergency manager described in Part 14, Local Emergency Management Act, designate three emergency interim successors and specify …