The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to Utah cities and towns. They are current through February 2025.
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.