Utah § 10-2-705 - Judgment -- Determination of claims.
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§ 10-2-705. Judgment -- Determination of claims.
10-2-705. Judgment -- Determination of claims.
| (1) | The vote shall be taken and canvassed in the same manner as in other municipal elections, and return thereof made to the district court. |
| (2) | If the district court finds that a majority of the votes cast favored dissolution, a judgment shall be entered approving the dissolution of the municipality and, upon dissolution, the corporate powers of such municipality shall cease, and the court shall cause notice to be given in a manner to be prescribed by it, requiring all claims against the municipality to be filed in the court within a time fixed in the notice, not exceeding six months, and all claims not so filed shall be forever barred. |
| (3) | At the expiration of the time so fixed the court shall adjudicate claims so filed, which shall be treated as denied, and any citizen of the municipality at the time the vote was taken may appear and defend against any claim so filed, or the court may in its discretion appoint some person for that purpose. |
Amended by Chapter 354, 2025 General Session
Source: official Utah text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-2-705 ("Judgment -- Determination of claims.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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