63G-23 - Property Donated to State by Public Official

Title 63G > 63G-23

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63G-23-101 - Title.

This chapter is known as “Property Donated to State by Public Official.”

Enacted by Chapter 67, 2018 General Session

63G-23-102 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Public official” means, except as provided in Subsection (3), the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102.

(2) “Public official” includes a judge or justice of:the Utah Supreme Court;the Utah Court of Appeals;a district court;a juvenile court; orthe Business and Chancery Court.

(3) “Public official” does not include a local official or an education official as defined in Section 36-11-102.

Amended by Chapter 158, 2024 General Session

63G-23-103 - Gifts to the state.

(1) A public official may accept a gift on behalf of the state if the public official, after accepting the gift, promptly: notifies the property administrator appointed under Subsection (2) for the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated of the public official’s acceptance of the gift; andremits the gift to the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated.

(2) The following persons shall select a property administrator for the person’s branch of state government: for the executive branch, the governor or the governor’s designee;for the legislative branch, the Legislative Management Committee or the Legislative Management Committee’s designee; andfor the judicial branch, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the chief justice’s designee.

(3) A property administrator appointed under Subsection (2): shall manage the retention or disposal of a gift that a public official remits to the state under Subsection (1); andmay reject a gift that a public official accepts on behalf of the state.

(4) If a property administrator rejects a gift under Subsection (3)(b), the public official who accepted the gift shall promptly: return the gift; ordispose of the gift in a manner authorized by law.

Enacted by Chapter 67, 2018 General Session