Title 53, Title 53: Public Safety Code

53-2a-1005. Confidential nature of information preserved -- Relief from subpoena -- Unauthorized disclosure as misdemeanor -- Removal from office. (1) Information furnished pursuant to Sectionand designated by that person as confidential shall be maintained as confidential by the…

53-2a-1006. Curtailment of energy use -- Standby priorities -- Restriction on involuntary curtailment. In consultation with appropriate federal and state officials and officials of political subdivisions in this state, the governor shall cause to be established, and revised as ap…

53-2a-1007. Proclamation of emergency -- Effective period -- Extension of renewal by Legislature. (1) The governor may issue a proclamation declaring that a state of emergency exists with regard to one or more energy resources if the governor determines that an existing or immine…

53-2a-1008. Curtailment, adjustment, and allocation of energy use by executive orders -- Limitations and considerations in issuance and application. (1) Upon issuance of a proclamation pursuant to Section, the governor in addition may by executive order: 53-2a-1007 require reduct…

53-2a-1009. Other emergency powers of governor unaffected. The powers vested in the governor under this part shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other emergency powers otherwise constitutionally or statutorily vested in the governor.

53-2a-101. Title. This part is known as the "Emergency Management Act."

53-2a-1010. Existing agencies to be used in implementation. The governor shall use, to the extent practicable, existing state boards, commissions, or agencies or officers or employees for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part.

53-2a-1011. Enforcement of orders and rules. The governor may apply to any district court for appropriate equitable relief against any person violating or failing to carry out the provisions of this part or any order or rule issued pursuant to this part.

53-2a-1012. Rules and regulations -- Approval by Legislature. The board, commission, or agency designated by the governor for carrying out the provisions of this part is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary for effective administration of this part with…

53-2a-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Alerting authority" means a political subdivision that has received access to send alerts through the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System. (2) "Attack" means a nuclear, cyber, conventional, biological, act of terrorism,…

53-2a-103. Division of Emergency Management -- Creation -- Director -- Appointment -- Term -- Compensation. (1) There is created within the Department of Public Safety the Division of Emergency Management. (2) The division shall be administered by a director appointed by the comm…

53-2a-104. Division duties -- Powers. (1) Subject to limitation by the Legislature as described in Subsection, the division shall: 53-2a-206(5) respond to the policies of the governor and the Legislature; perform functions relating to emergency management as directed by the gover…

53-2a-105. Emergency Management Administration Council created -- Function -- Composition -- Expenses. (1) There is created the Emergency Management Administration Council to: provide advice and coordination for state and local government agencies on government emergency preventi…

53-2a-106. Coordination for state development in a flood plain. Any state agency that plans to develop or construct a building within a flood plain shall consult and coordinate with the division to ensure compliance with minimum standards of the National Flood Insurance Program, …

53-2a-1101. Title. This part is known as the "Search and Rescue Act."

53-2a-1102. Search and Rescue Financial Assistance Program -- Uses -- Rulemaking -- Distribution. (1) As used in this section: "Assistance card program" means the Utah Search and Rescue Assistance Card Program created within this section. "Card" means the Search and Rescue Assist…

53-2a-1103. Search and Rescue Advisory Board -- Members -- Compensation. (1) There is created the Search and Rescue Advisory Board consisting of seven members appointed as follows: two representatives designated by the Utah Sheriff's Association, who are members of a voluntary se…

53-2a-1104. General duties of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board. The duties of the Search and Rescue Advisory Board shall include: (1) conducting a board meeting at least once per quarter; (2) receiving applications for reimbursement of eligible expenses from county search and…

53-2a-1201. Title. This part is known as the "Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act."

53-2a-1202. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Declared state disaster or emergency" means a declared disaster as defined in Section. 53-2a-602 (2) "Disaster- or emergency-related work" means repairing, renovating, installing, building, rendering services, or other business …

53-2a-1203. Business and employee status during disaster period. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision, an out-of-state business that conducts operations within the state for purposes of performing work or services related to a declared state disaster or emergency during the di…

53-2a-1203. Business and employee status during disaster period. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision, an out-of-state business that conducts operations within the state for purposes of performing work or services related to a declared state disaster or emergency during the di…

53-2a-1204. Business or employee activity after disaster period. Any out-of-state business or out-of-state employee that remains in the state after the disaster period will become subject to the state's normal standards for establishing presence or residency, or doing business in…

53-2a-1205. Administration -- Notification and procedures. (1) Any out-of-state business that enters the state shall, within a reasonable time after entry, not to exceed 30 days, provide to the Division of Professional Licensing a statement that it is in the state for purposes of…

53-2a-1301. Definitions. As used in the part: (1) "Account" means the Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section. 53-2a-1302 (2) "Affected community" means a community directly affected by an ongoing or recent disaster. (3) "Affected communi…

53-2a-1302. Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account (1) There is created a restricted account in the General Fund known as the "Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Restricted Account." (2) The account consists of: money appropriated to the account b…

53-2a-1303. Disaster Response and Recovery Grant. (1) The division may grant money under Subsectionappropriated from the account after receiving an application from an affected community for a disaster response and recovery grant. 53-2a-1302(4) (2) An affected community is eligib…

53-2a-1304. Allowed uses for disaster response and recovery grant funds. (1) An affected community may use or distribute grant funds provided under Sectionin accordance with funding guidelines provided by the division, which may include providing funds for disaster response and r…

53-2a-1305. Rulemaking authority and division responsibilities. (1) In accordance with, the division may make rules to: Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act designate the requirements and proceduresfor the governing body of an affected community to: apply for …

53-2a-1401. Title. This part is known as the "Local Emergency Management Act."

53-2a-1402. Designation and duties of emergency managers. (1) Each political subdivision of the state of Utah shall designate an emergency manager. (2) A political subdivision may designate an officer of the political subdivision to serve as the emergency manager. (3) An emergenc…

53-2a-1403. Emergency operations plan. (1) Each county shall create and maintain an emergency operations plan. (2) Each city and town shall: create and maintain an emergency operations plan; or adopt the emergency operations plan created by the county in which the city or town is…

53-2a-1501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Committee" means the Grid Resilience Committee created in Section. 53-2a-1503 (2) "Division" means the Utah Division of Emergency Management created in Section. 53-2a-103 (3) "Grid resilience" means efforts to provide greater re…

53-2a-1502. Grid Resilience Committee -- Creation -- Membership. (1) There is created the Grid Resilience Committee composed of the following members: the director of the division shall appoint two representatives from the division; the director of the Office of Energy Developmen…

53-2a-1503. Committee duties -- Reporting -- Staffing. (1) The committee shall: develop knowledge about grid resilience and critical infrastructure protection; invite, as necessary, presenters with expertise in grid resilience or critical infrastructure protection; and discuss re…

53-2a-1601. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Emergency responder" includes a: firefighter; structural engineer; physician; physician assistant; paramedic; or technical rescue specialist. (2) "Emergency response team" means a group of emergency responders placed at the dire…

53-2a-1602. Emergency response team agreement -- Creation. (1) The division may enter into an agreement with a sponsoring agency to establish terms and conditions that apply to an emergency response team. (2) If the division enters into an agreement described in Subsection, the a…

53-2a-1603. Purposes for which an emergency response team member is considered an employee of the division. An emergency response team member is considered a division employee only for the following purposes: (1) receiving workers' compensation benefits, which shall be the exclus…

53-2a-201. Title. This part is known as the "Disaster Response and Recovery Act."

53-2a-202. Legislative findings -- Purpose. (1) The Legislature finds that existing and increasing threats of the occurrence of destructive disasters resulting from attack, internal disturbance, natural phenomenon or technological hazard could greatly affect the health, safety, a…

53-2a-203. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Chief executive officer" means: for a municipality: the mayor for a municipality operating under all forms of municipal government except the council-manager form of government; or the city manager for a municipality operating un…

53-2a-204. Authority of governor -- Federal assistance -- Fraud or willful misstatement in application for financial assistance -- Penalty. (1) In addition to any other authorities conferred upon the governor, if the governor issues an executive order declaring a state of emergen…

53-2a-205. Authority of chief executive officers of political subdivisions -- Ordering of evacuations. (1) In order to protect life and property when a state of emergency or local emergency has been declared, subject to limitation by the Legislature as described in Subsection, an…

53-2a-206. State of emergency -- Declaration -- Termination -- Commander in chief of military forces. (1) A state of emergency may be declared by executive order of the governor if the governor finds a disaster has occurred or the occurrence or threat of a disaster is imminent in…

53-2a-207. Expenditures authorized by "state of emergency" declaration. (1) The director may use funds authorized under this part to provide: transportation to and from the disaster scene; accommodations at the disaster scene for prolonged incidents; and emergency purchase of res…

53-2a-208. Local emergency -- Declarations -- Termination of a local emergency. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a chief executive officer of a municipality or county may declare by proclamation a state of emergency if the chief executive officer finds: a disaster has…