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Utah Code § 16-21-302

Standard of conduct for managers and officers

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 92, 2026 General Session; Effective 10/1/2026

(1) Each manager of a manager-managed benefit company shall consider the interests and factors described in Subsections 16-21-301(1) and (2) when discharging the manager's duties under this chapter and the operating agreement.

(2) If a benefit company has a person serving as an officer, the person shall consider the interests and factors described in Subsections 16-21-301(1) and (2) when discharging the person's duties under this chapter and the operating agreement if:

(a) the officer has discretion to act with respect to the matter; and

(b) it reasonably appears to the officer that the matter may have a material effect on the benefit company's creation of a general public benefit or a specific public benefit identified in the benefit company's certificate of organization.

(3) A manager's consideration of the interests and factors described in Subsections 16-21-301(1) and (2) does not constitute a violation of Section 16-20-409.

(4) A manager or officer does not have a duty to a person who is a beneficiary of the benefit company's general public benefit purpose or a specific public benefit purpose arising from the person's status as a beneficiary.

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