The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Utah cities and towns. This reference list is up-to-date through February 2026.
Subject
Reference
Actions for violation of ordinances
U.C.A. § 10-7-65 et seq.
Annexation
U.C.A. § 10-2-401 et seq.
City powers generally
U.C.A. § 10-8-1 et seq.
Civil municipal ordinance violation administrative procedures
U.C.A. § 10-3-703.7
Classification
U.C.A. § 10-2-301 et seq.
Consolidation of municipalities
U.C.A. § 10-2-601 et seq.
Creation of municipal corporations
Art. XI, § 5 of the Utah Constitution
Election Code
U.C.A. Title 20A
Incorporation
U.C.A. § 10-2a-201.5 et seq.
Jails and workhouses
U.C.A. § 10-8-58 et seq.
Ordinances and resolutions
U.C.A. § 10-3-701 et seq.
Punishment for ordinance violations
U.C.A. § 10-3-703; U.C.A. § 10-8-84
Town powers generally
U.C.A. § 10-8-94
Subject
Reference
Appointed officials and their duties
U.C.A. § 10-3-902 et seq.
Civil Service Commission
U.C.A. § 10-3-1001 et seq.
Election of governing body
U.C.A. § 10-3-201 et seq.
Ethics (Municipal Officers and Employees Ethics Act)
U.C.A. § 10-3-1301 et seq.
Fire departments
U.C.A. § 10-8-55
Meetings of governing body
U.C.A. § 10-3-502 et seq.
Municipal administration
U.C.A. § 10-3-801 et seq.
Officer eligibility and residency requirements
U.C.A. § 10-3-301
Ordinances and resolutions
U.C.A. § 10-3-701 et seq.
Personnel rules and benefits
U.C.A. § 10-3-1103 et seq.
Public libraries
U.C.A. § 10-8-72 et seq.
Vacancies in offices
U.C.A. § 10-3-302
Subject
Reference
Actions to recover special taxes
U.C.A. § 10-7-32
Adoption of Utah Procurement Code
U.C.A. § 10-7-86
Appropriations
U.C.A. § 10-8-2
Control of finances and property
U.C.A. § 10-8-1 et seq.
Local Government Bonding Act
U.C.A. § 11-14-101 et seq.
Local Sales and Use Tax Act
U.C.A. § 59-12-201 et seq.
Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Cities
U.C.A. § 10-6-101 et seq.
Uniform Fiscal Procedures Act for Utah Towns
U.C.A. § 10-5-101 et seq.
Utah Refunding Bond Act
U.C.A. § 11-27-1 et seq.
Warrants and bonds
U.C.A. §§ 10-8-6 and 10-8-7
Subject
Reference
Abatement of weeds and garbage
U.C.A. § 10-11-1
Combustibles and explosives
U.C.A. § 10-8-56
Cooperation with county health department
U.C.A. § 10-7-3
County and Municipal Fireworks Act
U.C.A. § 11-3-1 et seq.
Hospitals
U.C.A. § 10-8-90 et seq.
Miscellaneous health and safety powers
U.C.A. § 10-8-44 et seq.
Subject
Reference
Cemeteries
U.C.A. § 10-8-62
Contracts for public improvements
U.C.A. § 11-39-101 et seq.
Prohibition on sale of waterworks or rights
Art. XI, § 6 of the Utah Constitution
Public Transit District Act
U.C.A. § 17B-2a-801 et seq.
Public transportation
U.C.A. § 10-8-86
Sale or lease of power plants
U.C.A. § 10-7-15 et seq.
Sewage systems
U.C.A. § 10-8-38; U.C.A. § 11-8-1 et seq.
Utility and telecommunications services
U.C.A. § 10-8-14 et seq.
Water, lighting and sewers
U.C.A. § 10-7-4 et seq.
Waterworks
U.C.A. § 10-8-15 et seq.