Utah § 73-2-11 - Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.

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§ 73-2-11. Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.

Effective 5/6/2026
73-2-11.  Records -- Certified copies -- Evidence.
(1)The state engineer shall keep on file in the state engineer's office a full and proper record, in physical or electronic form, of the state engineer's work, including the following made or collected by the state engineer:
(a)a field note;
(b)a computation; or
(c)a fact.
(2)Subject to Subsection (3), a record, including a map or document, whether physical or electronic, recorded or filed in the office of the state engineer is a public record.
(3)A record described in Subsection (1) or (2) is:
(a)a record of the state engineer's office;
(b)property of the state; and
(c)made public by the state engineer, except a record classified as private, controlled, or protected in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act, and this title.
(4)The office of the state engineer is an office of public record, and a file or record may not be removed from the office of the state engineer, except in the custody of the state engineer or one of the state engineer's deputies.
(5)
(a)The state engineer shall furnish a certified copy of a record on demand, upon payment of the reasonable cost of making the certified copy, together with the legal fee for certification.
(b)A certified copy under this Subsection (5) is competent evidence, and has the same force and effect as the original.


Amended by Chapter 403, 2026 General Session

Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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