Corporations sole may be formed for acquiring, holding or disposing of church or religious society property for the benefit of religion, for works of charity and for public worship, in the manner hereinafter provided.
Utah Code § 16-7-1
Formation -- Purposes
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Ada County (1993)
Most recently applied in Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. Ada County (February 1993)
No Change Since 1953
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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.