Title 63G, Title 63G: General Government

63G-12-210. Verification of valid permit -- Protected status of information. (1) The department shall develop a verification procedure by rule made in accordance with, for a person who hires a permit holder to verify with the department that the permit is valid as required by Sec…

63G-12-211. Prohibited conduct -- Administrative penalties -- Criminal penalties. (1) A permit holder may not file for or receive unemployment benefits. (2) A person may not: furnish false or forged information or documentation in support of an application; alter the information …

63G-12-212. Sharing of information related to enforcement. (1) The department shall provide the notice described in Subsection, if the department determines that an undocumented individual: (2) has the undocumented individual's permit revoked; or permits the undocumented individu…

63G-12-301. Employing unauthorized alien -- Verification of employment eligibility. (1) On and after the program start date, an employer may not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien who does not hold a permit. (2) On and after the program start date, a private employer employin…

63G-12-302. Status verification system -- Registration and use -- Performance of services -- Unlawful practice. (1) As used in this section: "Contract" means an agreement for the procurement of goods or services that is awarded through a request for proposals process with a publi…

63G-12-303. Liability protections. (1) On or after the program start date, a private employer may not be held civilly liable under state law in a cause of action for the private employer's unlawful hiring of an unauthorized alien if: the private employer complies with Subsection;…

63G-12-304. Voluntary registration by private employer certifying participation in verification. (1) On or after the program start date, a private employer may register with the department certifying that the private employer is in compliance with Subsection. 63G-12-301(2) A priv…

63G-12-305. Administrative actions -- Defenses. (1) On and after the program start date and in accordance with, the department may bring agency action against a private employer who violates Subsectionto impose a penalty described in Section. Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures …

63G-12-306. Penalties. (1) As used in this section: "Applicable license" means a license issued under:; Title 32B, Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; or Title 58, Occupations and Professions. Title 61, Securities Division - Real Estate Division "First violation" means the first time…

63G-12-401. Creation of identity documents -- Issuance to citizens, nationals, and legal permanent resident aliens -- Exceptions. (1) The following entities may create, publish, or otherwise manufacture an identification document, identification card, or identification certificat…

63G-12-402. Receipt of state, local, or federal public benefits -- Verification -- Exceptions -- Fraudulently obtaining benefits -- Criminal penalties -- Annual report. (1) Except as provided in Subsectionor when exempted by federal law, an agency or political subdivision of the …

63G-14-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Utah Pilot Sponsored Resident Immigrant Program Act."

63G-14-102. Definitions. (1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety created in Section. 53-1-103 (2) "Foreign national," except as provided in Subsection, means an individual who is a citizen of a foreign country. (2)(b) "Foreign national" does not include an individu…

63G-14-201. Creation of program. (1) The governor shall create a program known as the "Utah Pilot Sponsored Resident Immigrant Program": that is consistent with this chapter; and under which a resident immigrant may reside, work, and study in Utah, except that the program may not…

63G-14-202. Approval as a resident immigrant -- Ineligibility. (1) To be considered for approval as a resident immigrant for purposes of the program, a foreign national shall: file an application with the department; at the time of filing the application be living outside of the …

63G-14-203. Sponsorship. (1) An individual who is a United States citizen and a resident of Utah may sponsor a foreign national as a resident immigrant by agreeing to assume financial responsibility for the foreign national in accordance with this section. An individual described…

63G-14-204. Resident immigrant permit. (1) The department shall: create a resident immigrant permit to be issued to an individual who is a resident immigrant that: is of impervious material that is resistant to wear or damage; and minimizes the risk that the permit may be forged,…

63G-14-205. Employment and taxation obligations under the program. (1) A person in the state may employ a resident immigrant. (2) A resident immigrant, or a resident immigrant's employer, shall pay all income taxes and employment taxes, fees, or charges in accordance with the pro…

63G-14-206. Restrictions on activities of resident immigrant. (1) A resident immigrant may not travel outside of the state without the express written approval of the department. The department shall by rule, made in accordance with, provide a process by which a person obtains ap…

63G-14-301. Disqualification from program. (1) A resident immigrant is disqualified from the program if after becoming a resident immigrant the individual: is convicted of, pleads guilty to, pleads no contest to, pleads guilty in a similar manner to, or is resolved by diversion o…

63G-14-302. Penalties on sponsors. In accordance with, the department may: (1) impose a fine on a sponsor who violates Subsectionnot to exceed $5,000; and 63G-14-203(5) (2) prohibit a sponsor from sponsoring another resident alien for a period of five years for a violation descri…

63G-15-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "State Issued Identification Number Act."

63G-15-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Government entity" means the state and its political subdivisions as both are defined in this section. (2) "Political subdivision" is as defined in Section. 63G-7-102 (3) "State": means the state of Utah; except as provided i…

63G-15-201. Restrictions for state issued identification numbers. (1) In accordance with Subsection, a government entity may not use a nine digit number as a person's identification number with the government entity. (2) (2) The provisions of Subsectionapply to the government ent…

63G-16-101. Principles of state sovereignty -- Presumption of state subject matter jurisdiction -- Resolution of jurisdictional conflicts. (1) As used in this section: "Commission" means the Federalism Commission created in Section. 63C-4a-302 "Federal proprietary interest lands"…

63G-16-201. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Board of education" means: a local school board described in Title, School Districts; 53G, Chapter 4 the State Board of Education; the State Charter School Board created under Section; or 53G-5-201 a charter school governing boa…

63G-16-202. Legislation invoking state sovereignty -- Requirements -- Amendment or repeal -- Effect of inaction -- Relation to other law. (1) The Legislature may, by passing legislation in accordance with this section, prohibit a government officer from enforcing or assisting in …

63G-16-301. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Applicable federal agency" means the federal agency that issued a federal guidance letter. (2) "Commission" means the Federalism Commission created in Section. 63C-4a-302 (3) "Education entity" means: the State Board of Educatio…

63G-16-302. Federal guidance letters received by state agencies -- Publication and reporting requirements -- Standards for information published on state agency website -- Authority to publish previously received letters. (1) A state agency shall publish and report federal guidan…

63G-17-101. Title. (1) This chapter is known as "Air Quality Mitigation." (2) This part is known as "General Provisions."

63G-17-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Agency" means: the House of Representatives; the Senate; a staff office of the Legislature; a department in the executive branch of state government; the Judicial Council; or a state institution of higher education. (2) "Air …

63G-17-201. Title. This part is known as "Air Quality Mitigation by Agencies and School Districts."

63G-17-202. Air quality mitigation report and plan. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, and in accordance with Subsection: (2) (3) on or before July 1, 2013, each school district shall submit to the State Board of Education, by email, a report on the mitigation efforts currentl…

63G-19-101. Title -- Definitions. (1) This chapter is known as "Biotechnology Provisions." (2) As used in this part, "biotechnology" is: the modification of living organisms by recombinant DNA techniques; and a means to accomplish, through genetic engineering, the same kinds of m…

63G-19-102. Confidential information. (1) A state agency having access under federal law to biotechnology trade secrets and related confidential information shall manage the trade secrets and related confidential records as protected records under. Title 63G, Chapter 2, Governmen…

63G-19-103. Preemption of local regulation. (1) A county, city, town, or other political subdivision may not regulate the technological processes relating to the development and use of biotechnologically created materials and organisms. (2) This preemption does not affect the pow…

63G-20-101. Title. This chapter is known as "Religious Protections in Relation to Marriage, Family, or Sexuality."

63G-20-102. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Child placing" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 26B-2-101 (2) "Child-placing agency" means a private person that is engaged in child placing related to a child who is not in the custody of the state. (3) "Go…

63G-20-103. Interpretation. (1) Utah state courts and courts of the United States shall broadly construe this chapter in favor of a broad protection of religious beliefs, exercises, and conscience to the maximum extent permitted by the terms of this chapter and the Utah and Unite…

63G-20-201. Provisions governing solemnizing or recognizing a marriage -- Prohibition against employment actions. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state or local government or a state or local government official may not: (1) require a religious official, when acting…

63G-20-202. Prohibition on government retaliation. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government or a state or local government official may not engage in government retaliation against: (1) an individual, a religious official when acting as such, or a religious orga…

63G-20-203. Prohibition on licensing disadvantages based on beliefs. Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local government, a state or local government official, or another accrediting, certifying, or licensing body may not: (1) deny, revoke, or suspend a licensee's professi…

63G-20-203.5. Child-placing agencies. (1) As used in this section, "consortium" means the Utah Child-Placing Adoption Agency Consortium described in Subsection. 26B-2-127(9) (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a state or local government, a state or local government o…

63G-20-204. Remedies -- Attorney fees and costs. (1) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may: seek injunctive or other civil relief to require a state or local government or a state or local government official to comply with the requirements of this part; or seek remo…

63G-20-301. Prohibitions relating to refusing to solemnize a marriage. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual may not require a religious official, when acting as such, or religious organization to provide goods, accommodations, advantages, privileges, services…

63G-20-302. Remedies -- Civil action -- Attorney fees and costs. (1) A person aggrieved by a violation of this part may bring a civil action in a court with jurisdiction under. Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration (2) If the plaintiff establishes one or more violation…