Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.
Utah Code § 10-3-607
in effect10-3-607. Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the governing body may not expel a member of the governing body from an open public meeting or prohibit the member from attending an open public meeting.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), following a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing body, the governing body may fine or expel a member of the governing body for:
(a) disorderly conduct at the open public meeting;
(b) a member's direct or indirect financial conflict of interest regarding an issue discussed at or action proposed to be taken at the open public meeting; or
(c) a commission of a crime during the open public meeting.
(3) A governing body may adopt rules or ordinances that expand the reasons or establish more restrictive procedures for the expulsion of a member from a public meeting.
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 196, 2015 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter3/10-3-S607.html?v=C10-3-S607_2015051220150512Fetched: 10/26/2026