Title 9, Cultural and Community Engagement

9-9-104.5. Meetings with Tribal Leaders and Native American Indian organizations. (1) The division shall meet regularly with: (a) elected officials of Indian Tribal Nations located in whole or in part in the state; or (b) individuals designated by elected officials of the Indian …

9-9-104.6. Participation of state agencies in meetings with tribal leaders -- Contact information. (1) For at least three of the joint meetings described in Subsection 9-9-104.5(2)(a), the division shall coordinate with representatives of tribal governments and the entities liste…

9-9-105. Division director. (1) The executive director of the department shall appoint the director of the division with the approval of the governor. (2) The director shall be a person knowledgeable in the field of Indian affairs and experienced in administration.

9-9-107. Division report. The department shall include a report of the division's operations and recommendations, including the division's activities under Section 9-9-113, in the annual written report described in Section 9-1-208.

9-9-108. Investments. Funds not allocated for use by the division shall be invested in accordance with Section 51-7-11.

9-9-112. Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee. (1) Utah extends an invitation to the Navajo Nation, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, the Hopi Nation, the Zuni Tribe, and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray to form an advisory committee for the purpose of exploring the fea…

9-9-113. Geographic place names -- Role of division -- Report. (1) As used in this section, "location name referring to American Indians" means the name of a place in the state that uses American Indian related terms. (2)(a) To facilitate the United States Board on Geographic Nam…

9-9-201. Assumption by state of criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory. The state of Utah hereby obligates and binds itself to assume criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory, country, and lands or any portion thereof within thi…

9-9-202. Special elections on acceptance or retrocession of state jurisdiction. (1) State jurisdiction acquired or retroceded pursuant to this chapter with respect to criminal offenses or civil causes of action shall be applicable in Indian country only where the enrolled Indians…

9-9-203. Acceptance or rejection of cession of state jurisdiction -- Proclamation by governor. (1) If the governor receives a resolution signed by the majority of any tribe, tribal council, or other governing body duly recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs of any tribe, comm…

9-9-204. Criminal jurisdiction. The state of Utah shall assume jurisdiction over offenses as set forth in this chapter, committed by or against Indians in the lands described in each tribal resolution 60 days after issuance of the governor's proclamation to the same extent it has…

9-9-205. Civil jurisdiction. The state of Utah shall assume jurisdiction over civil causes of action as set forth in this chapter, between Indians or to which Indians are parties in the lands described in each tribal resolution 60 days after issuance of the governor's proclamatio…

9-9-206. State jurisdiction subject to provisions of federal law and resolution of tribe. The jurisdiction assumed pursuant to this chapter is subject to the limitations and provisions of the federal Act of Congress of April 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 78-80 (Public Law 284, 90th Congress…

9-9-207. Retrocession of state jurisdiction -- Proclamation by governor. (1) The state of Utah hereby obligates and binds itself to retrocede all or any measure of the criminal or civil jurisdiction acquired by it pursuant to this chapter whenever the governor receives a resoluti…

9-9-208. Limitations on state authority with respect to property and rights of Indians. Nothing in this chapter: (1) authorizes the alienation, encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property, including water rights belonging to any Indian or any Indian tribe, band, or …

9-9-209. Tribal ordinance or custom given full force and effect. Any tribal ordinance or custom adopted by an Indian tribe, band, or community in the exercise of any authority that it may possess shall, if not inconsistent with any applicable civil law of the state, be given full…

9-9-210. Criminal jurisdiction of state over hunting, trapping, or fishing offenses on reservations -- "Indian reservation" defined. As used in this part, "Indian reservation" means: (1) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United Sta…

9-9-211. Hunting, trapping, or fishing on reservation a misdemeanor. Any person who, without lawful authority or permission from constituted tribal authorities, willfully and knowingly goes upon any real property within an Indian reservation belonging to any Indian, or any Indian…

9-9-212. Jurisdiction of tribe over hunting, trapping, or fishing offenses by member. This chapter does not extend to offenses committed by an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian tribe who is subject to the law of the tribe having jurisdiction of the Indian reservati…

9-9-213. Concurrent state and federal jurisdiction over hunting, trapping, or fishing offenses on reservations. (1) With respect to any of the offenses enumerated in this chapter, over which federal courts may have lawful jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of the courts of the state …

9-9-214. Law enforcement in presidential townsites. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Agents of the Bureau of Indian Affairs" means individuals the Bureau of Indian Affairs has empowered to enforce federal statutes in Indian land under 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2802 or 25 U.S.C. Sec. 2804. …

9-9-401. Short title. This part is known as the "Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act."

9-9-402. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Antiquities Section" means the Antiquities Section of the State Historic Preservation Office. (2) "Burial site" means a natural or prepared physical location, whether originally below, on, or above the surface of the earth, into wh…

9-9-403. Ownership and disposition of Native American remains. (1) If Native American remains are discovered on nonfederal lands on or after April 30, 2007, the ownership or control of the Native American remains shall be determined in the following priority: (a) first, in the li…

9-9-404. Illegal trafficking. (1) Any person who knowingly sells, purchases, uses for profit, or transports for sale or profit the remains of a Native American without the right of possession to those remains as provided in this part is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. In the cas…

9-9-405. Review committee. (1) There is created a Native American Remains Review Committee. (2)(a) The review committee shall be composed of seven members as follows: (i) four Tribal members shall be appointed by the director from nominations submitted by the elected officials of…

9-9-406. Savings provision. Nothing in this part may be construed to: (1) limit the authority of a state agency to: (a) return or repatriate Native American remains to Indian tribes or individuals; or (b) enter into another agreement with the consent of the lineal descendant or c…

9-9-407. Native American Repatriation Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Native American Repatriation Restricted Account." (2)(a) The Native American Repatriation Restricted Account shall consist of appropriations f…

9-9-408. Burial of ancient Native American remains in state parks. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Ancient Native American remains" means ancient human remains, as defined in Section 9-8a-302, that are Native American remains, as defined in Section 9-9-402. (b) "Antiquities Sec…