Utah § 11-57-103 - Personal use expenditures prohibited.
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§ 11-57-103. Personal use expenditures prohibited.
Effective 5/9/2017 11-57-103.
Personal use expenditures prohibited.
(1)
An officer or employee of a political subdivision may not:
(a)
use public funds for a personal use expenditure; or
(b)
incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of, or payable by, a political subdivision for a personal use expenditure.
(2)
If a political subdivision determines that a political subdivision officer or employee has intentionally made a personal use expenditure in violation of Subsection (1), the political subdivision shall:
(a)
require the political subdivision officer or employee to deposit the amount of the personal use expenditure into the fund or account from which:
(i)
the personal use expenditure was disbursed; or
(ii)
payment for the indebtedness or liability for a personal use expenditure was disbursed;
(b)
require the political subdivision officer or employee to remit an administrative penalty in an amount equal to 50% of the personal use expenditure to the political subdivision; and
(c)
deposit the money received under Subsection (2)(b) into the operating fund of the political subdivision.
(3)
(a)
Any officer or employee of a political subdivision who has been found by the political subdivision to have made a personal use expenditure in violation of Subsection (1) may appeal the finding of the political subdivision.
(b)
The political subdivision shall establish an appeal process for an appeal made under Subsection (3)(a).
(4)
(a)
Subject to Subsection (4)(b), a political subdivision may withhold all or a portion of the wages of an officer or employee of the political subdivision who has violated Subsection (1) until the requirements of Subsection (2) have been met.
(b)
If the officer or employee has requested an appeal under Subsection (3), the political subdivision may only withhold the wages of the officer or employee after the appeal process has confirmed that the officer or employee violated Subsection (1).
Section 11-57-103 ("Personal use expenditures prohibited.") 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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