Utah § 17-61-303 - Governor's proclamation -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.

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§ 17-61-303. Governor's proclamation -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.

Effective 11/6/2025
17-61-303.  Governor's proclamation -- Notice to lieutenant governor -- Recording requirements -- Effective date.
(1)Upon receipt of the lieutenant governor's certification under Section 17-61-302, the governor shall issue a proclamation, stating:
(a)the result of the vote in the initiating county and the annexing county; and
(b)that the annexation of the territory to the annexing county will take effect as provided in Subsection (3).
(2)The legislative body of the annexing county shall:
(a)within 30 days after the issuance of the governor's proclamation under Subsection (1), send to the lieutenant governor:
(i)a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and
(ii)a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5; and
(b)upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of annexation under Section 67-1a-6.5, submit to the recorder of the annexing county:
(i)the original notice of an impending boundary action;
(ii)the original certificate of consolidation;
(iii)the original approved final local entity plat; and
(iv)a certified copy of the governor's proclamation under Subsection (1).
(3)
(a)An annexation approved at an election under Section 17-61-301 takes effect on January 1 of the year immediately following the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of annexation under Section 67-1a-6.5.
(b)
(i)The effective date of a county annexation for purposes of assessing property within the annexing county is governed by Section 59-2-305.5.
(ii)Until the documents listed in Subsection (2)(b) are recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property is located, an annexing county may not:
(A)levy or collect a property tax on property in the annexing county that used to be in the initiating county;
(B)levy or collect an assessment on property in the annexing county that used to be in the initiating county; or
(C)charge or collect a fee for service provided to property within the annexing county that used to be in the initiating county.


Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 13, 2025 Special Session 1

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

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