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Utah Code tit. 17, ch. 17-66, pt. 17-66-P1
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Utah Code § 17-66-101 Definitions.

17-66-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Compensation" means: (a) salary, including salary paid under a contract; (b) a budgeted bonus or budgeted incentive pay; (c) a vehicle allowance; and (d) deferred salary. (2) "Compensation increase" means an increase in any item of compensation listed in Subsection (1). (3) "County office" means an office enumerated in Section 17-66-102 that is required to be filled by an election. (4) "County officer" means an elected official enumerated in Section 17-66-102. (5) "Finance officer" means: (a) the county auditor; or (b) if the county council has delegated accounting services under Section 17-69-401, the person selected by the county council to provide accounting services to the county. (6) "Governing body" means, respectively: (a) a county commission; (b) a county council and county executive; or (c) a county council and county manager. (7) "Legislative body" means the same as that term is defined in Section 17-64-101. Amended by Chapter 105, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 17-66-102 County officers enumerated.

17-66-102. County officers enumerated. The elected officers of a county are: (1) (a) in a county operating under a county commission, as described in Section 17-62-201, or expanded county commission form of government, as described in Section 17-62-202, each county commission member; or (b) in a county operating under a county executive-council form of government, as described in Section 17-62-203, or a council-manager form of government, as described in Section 17-62-204, the county legislative body members and the county executive; (2) the county assessor, with powers and duties described in Chapter 67, County Assessor; (3) the county attorney and a district attorney in a county which is part of a prosecution district, with powers and duties described in Chapter 68, County and District Attorney; (4) the county auditor, with powers and duties described in Chapter 69, County Auditor; (5) the county clerk, with powers and duties described in Chapter 70, County Clerk; (6) the county recorder, with powers and duties described in Chapter 71, County Recorder; (7) the county sheriff, with powers and duties described in Chapter 72, County Sheriff; (8) the county surveyor, with powers and duties described in Chapter 73, County Surveyor; and (9) the county treasurer, with powers and duties described in Chapter 74, County Treasurer. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

Utah Code § 17-66-103 Officers at county seats -- Office hours.

17-66-103. Officers at county seats -- Office hours. (1) (a) The elected county officers of a county, except a county with a population of less than 8,000, shall have offices at the county seat. (b) A county legislative body may authorize county officers to maintain additional office space at a location within the county that is not at the county seat. (c) The county shall furnish an office, furniture, and necessary supplies for a county officer. (2) (a) In all counties, the clerk, sheriff, recorder, auditor, treasurer, assessor, and county attorney shall keep office space open for the transaction of business as authorized by resolution of the county legislative body. (b) If the legislative body does not authorize hours of operation for Saturdays, then the hours served by county employees shall be set by: (i) the county legislative body; or (ii) personnel policies governing county employees made in accordance with the provisions of this title. (c) (i) Any act authorized, required, or permitted to be performed at or by, or with respect to, any county office on a Saturday when the county office is closed, may be performed on the next business day. (ii) No liability or loss of rights of any kind may result from the delay described in Subsection (2)(c)(i). Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

Utah Code § 17-66-104 Consolidation of county offices -- County clerk to perform duties of county auditor under certain circumstances.

17-66-104. Consolidation of county offices -- County clerk to perform duties of county auditor under certain circumstances. (1) A legislative body may, unless prohibited by Subsection (2), pass an ordinance that: (a) consolidates county offices and establishes the duties of consolidated county offices; (b) separates any previously consolidated offices and reconsolidates county offices; or (c) separates any previously consolidated county offices without reconsolidating them. (2) A legislative body may not: (a) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, or county treasurer with the office of county auditor; (b) consolidate the office of county executive with the office of county auditor, unless a referendum approving that consolidation passes; or (c) consolidate the offices of county commissioner, county council member, county executive, county assessor, or county auditor with the office of county treasurer. (3) Except as provided in Subsection (5), each legislative body shall ensure that any ordinance consolidating or separating county offices: (a) is enacted before November 1 of the year before the year in which county officers are elected; and (b) takes effect on the first Monday in January after the year in which county officers are elected. (4) (a) Each legislative body shall: (i) enact an ordinance by February 1, 2010, separating any county offices that are prohibited from consolidation by this section; and (ii) publish, by February 15, 2010, a notice once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county identifying the county offices that will be filled in the November 2010 election. (b) If a legislative body has, by February 1, 2006, enacted an ordinance, in compliance with this Subsection (4) then in effect, separating county offices that are prohibited from consolidation by this section, the legislative body may repeal that ordinance. (5) A county described in Section 17-70-103 may enact an ordinance consolidating the offices of county clerk and county auditor at any time. (6) For a county of the first or second class, as classified under Section 17-60-104, an individual holding a consolidated county office shall meet all of the applicable statutorily defined qualifications of each county office within the consolidated office, including possession of any state-regulated license or certification. Amended by Chapter 105, 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 17-66-105 Crime insurance for county officers.

17-66-105. Crime insurance for county officers. (1) As used in this section, "county officials" means: (a) a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102; (b) a deputy or assistant of a county officer enumerated in Section 17-66-102, if the county legislative body requires the deputy or assistant to obtain crime insurance; (c) each justice court judge within the county; and (d) each constable appointed or contracted within the county, as described in Chapter 78, Part 6, Constables. (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b): (i) the legislative body shall set the amount of crime insurance to be acquired for county officials; and (ii) a county official may not discharge the duties of the county official's office before obtaining the crime insurance described in Subsection (2)(a)(i). (b) The State Money Management Council created in Section 51-7-16 shall set the amount of crime insurance required for the county treasurer. (c) The county treasurer may not discharge the duties of the county treasurer's office before obtaining the crime insurance described in Subsection (2)(b). (3) A legislative body may acquire crime insurance on all county officials as a group rather than individually. (4) The cost of a crime insurance policy shall be paid from county funds. (5) The county clerk shall maintain proof of the crime insurance described in this section. (6) (a) The district attorney of each multicounty prosecution district shall: (i) obtain crime insurance in the amount specified in the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district; and (ii) file proof of the crime insurance policy with the county clerk as specified in the interlocal agreement. (b) The cost of a crime insurance policy described in Subsection (6)(a) shall be paid as specified in the interlocal agreement that created the prosecution district. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

Utah Code § 17-66-106 County officer deputies -- Powers, duties, and liabilities of county officer deputies.

17-66-106. County officer deputies -- Powers, duties, and liabilities of county officer deputies. (1) A county officer may appoint one or more deputies in accordance with the requirements of Section 17-75-201. (2) Whenever the title of a county officer is used in any law conferring powers or imposing duties or liabilities, the title of the county officer includes the county officer's deputies. 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/Chapter66/17-66-P1.html?v=C17-66-P1_2025110620251206Fetched: 10/26/2026

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