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Utah Code § 11-1-201

Definitions

Enacted by Chapter 210, 2026 General Session

As used in this part:

(1)

(a) "Dispose" means to:

(i) sell, convey, donate, or otherwise permanently change the ownership of real property;

(ii) enter into a joint venture that gives a private entity the right to use, possess, or occupy real property; or

(iii) give a private entity the right to use, possess, or occupy real property under a lease agreement with an initial term of more than 10 years.

(b) "Dispose" does not include:

(i) an exchange of a parcel of real property for another parcel of real property described in Subsection 11-1-205(2);

(ii) the creation, transfer, or use of an easement, unless the easement has a fair market value of more than 50% of the fair market value of the affected real property; or

(iii) giving a private entity the right to use, possess, or occupy real property under a lease agreement with an initial term of 10 years or less.

(2) "Governing body" means:

(a) for a municipality or a county, the legislative body;

(b) for an agency, the agency board;

(c) for a special district, special service district, local building authority, conservation district, or public infrastructure district, the board of trustees;

(d) for a housing authority, the board of commissioners; and

(e) for a school district, the school board.

(3) "Local governmental entity" means:

(a) a municipality;

(b) a county;

(c) an agency, as that term is defined in Section 17C-1-102;

(d) a special district created under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;

(e) a special service district, local building authority, or conservation district created under Title 17D, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Other Entities;

(f) a housing authority, other than a housing authority described in Section 35A-8-403; and

(g) a school district.

(4) "Public property" means real property owned by a local governmental entity.

(5) "Real estate offering website" means any publicly accessible website that describes real property that is for sale.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.