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.”

63G-23-102 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter: 63G-23-102(1) “Public official” means, except as provided in Subsection (3), the same as that term is defined in Section 36-11-102. 63G-23-102(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. 63G-23-102(3) “Public official” does not include a local official or an education official as defined in Section 36-11-102.

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

63G-23-103(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; and remits the gift to the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated. 63G-23-103(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; and for the judicial branch, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the chief justice’s designee. 63G-23-103(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); and may reject a gift that a public official accepts on behalf of the state. 63G-23-103(4) If a property administrator rejects a gift under Subsection (3)(b), the public official who accepted the gift shall promptly:

return the gift; or dispose of the gift in a manner authorized by law.