Full text of Utah Utah Code § 16-22-201 — Formation requirements. (Effective 10/1/2026), with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-22-201. Formation requirements. (Effective 10/1/2026)
Effective 10/1/2026
16-22-201.
Formation requirements.
| (1) |
| (a) | One or more persons may act as organizers to form a decentralized autonomous organization by delivering to the division for filing a certificate of organization. |
| (b) | At least one of the organizers of a decentralized autonomous organization shall be an individual. |
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| (2) |
| (a) | A certificate of organization shall provide:
| (i) | the name of the decentralized autonomous organization, which shall comply with Sections 16-1a-302 and 16-1a-303; |
| (ii) | the name of an organizer that is an individual; |
| (iii) | the street and mailing address of the organizer described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); |
| (iv) | the name and address of the legal representative; and |
| (v) | the information required by Section 16-1a-404. |
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| (b) | An organizer may request that the information provided in Subsections (2)(a)(ii) and (iii) is redacted by the division before any public disclosure of the filing. |
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| (3) | A decentralized autonomous organization shall submit evidence to the division in a form required by the division that the decentralized autonomous organization has complied with the following requirements:
| (a) | the decentralized autonomous organization is deployed on a permissionless blockchain; |
| (b) | the decentralized autonomous organization has a unique public address through which an individual can review and monitor the decentralized autonomous organization's transactions; |
| (c) | the software code of the decentralized autonomous organization is available in a public forum for any person to review; |
| (d) | the software code of the decentralized autonomous organization has undergone quality assurance; |
| (e) | the decentralized autonomous organization has a graphical user interface that:
| (i) | allows a person to read the value of the key variables of the decentralized autonomous organization's smart contracts; |
| (ii) | allows a person to monitor all transactions originating from, or addressed to, the decentralized autonomous organization's smart contracts; |
| (iii) | specifies the restrictions on a member's ability to redeem tokens; |
| (iv) | makes available the decentralized autonomous organization's by-laws; and |
| (v) | displays the mechanism to contact the administrator of the decentralized autonomous organization; |
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| (f) | the governance system of the decentralized autonomous organization is decentralized; |
| (g) | the decentralized autonomous organization has at least one member; |
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| (i) | there is a publicly specified communication mechanism that allows a person to contact the registered agent of the decentralized autonomous organization and provide legally recognized service; and |
| (ii) | a member or administrator of the decentralized autonomous organization is able to access the contents of this communication mechanism; and |
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| (i) | the decentralized autonomous organization describes or provides a dispute resolution mechanism that is:
| (i) | binding on the decentralized autonomous organization, the members, and participants of the decentralized autonomous organization; and |
| (ii) | able to resolve disputes with third parties capable of settlement by alternative dispute resolution. |
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| (4) | Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (3)(e)(iv), a decentralized autonomous organization may redact sensitive information from the by-laws before making the by-laws available, if those redactions are necessary to protect the privacy of individual members or participants in the decentralized autonomous organization. |
| (5) | A decentralized autonomous organization is formed when the decentralized autonomous organization's certificate of organization becomes effective and the decentralized autonomous organization submits the evidence required in Subsection (3). |
| (6) | Upon formation, the decentralized autonomous organization shall have limited liability, subject to the provisions of Section 16-22-202. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter
92, 2026 General Session
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