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Utah Code § 63G-27-201

Prohibition on contracting

Amended by Chapter 243, 2023 General Session

(1) Except as provided in Subsection (3), a public entity may not enter into a contract with a company to acquire or dispose of a good or service, including supplies, information technology, or construction services, unless:

(a) the contract includes a written certification that the company is not currently engaged in:

(i) a boycott of the State of Israel; or

(ii) an economic boycott;

(b) the company agrees not to engage in a boycott of the State of Israel for the duration of the contract; and

(c) the company agrees to notify the public entity in writing if the company begins engaging in an economic boycott.

(2) A company's notice under Subsection (1)(c) may be grounds for termination of the contract.

(3) This section does not:

(a) apply to:

(i) a contract with a total value of less than $100,000; or

(ii) a contract with a company that has fewer than 10 full-time employees; or

(b) prohibit a public entity from entering into a contract with a company that engages in an economic boycott if:

(i) there is no economically practicable alternative available to the public entity to:

(A) acquire or dispose of the good or service; or

(B) meet the public entity's legal duties to issue, incur, or manage debt obligations, or deposit, keep custody of, manage, borrow, or invest funds; or

(ii) the company engages in the economic boycott to comply with federal law.

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