Municipalities shall be political subdivisions of the State of Utah, municipal corporations, and bodies politic with perpetual existence unless disincorporated according to law.
Utah Code § 10-1-201
Municipalities as political subdivisions of the state
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Provo City v. Ivie (2004)
Most recently applied in Provo City v. Ivie (April 2004)
Enacted by Chapter 48, 1977 General Session
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Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.