Rules and regulations governing legislative body and transaction of business -- Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.
Utah Code § 17-64-305
in effect17-64-305. Rules and regulations governing legislative body and transaction of business -- Expulsion of members prohibited -- Exception for disorderly conduct.
(1) The legislative body may make and enforce regulations for:
(a) the government of the legislative body;
(b) the preservation of order; and
(c) the transaction of business .
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the legislative body may not expel a member from an open public meeting or prohibit the member from attending an open public meeting.
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (4), following a two-thirds vote of the members, the legislative body may fine or expel a member of the legislative 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.
(4) A legislative body may adopt ordinances that expand the reasons or establish more restrictive procedures for the expulsion of a member from a public meeting.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17/Chapter64/17-64-S305.html?v=C17-64-S305_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026