Full text of Utah Utah Code § 17-70-302 — Duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-70-302. Duties.
Effective 5/6/2026 17-70-302.
Duties. A county clerk shall:
(1)
record all proceedings of the county legislative body;
(2)
make full entries of all resolutions and decisions of the county legislative body on all questions concerning the county;
(3)
record the vote of each member of the county legislative body on any motion where there is a division of the county legislative body;
(4)
prepare and certify duplicate lists of all claims that:
(a)
show the amount of each claim or order;
(b)
show the date of each claim or order;
(c)
show the date of the county's allowance or rejection of the claim; and
(d)
are countersigned by the county executive;
(5)
deliver one of the lists referred to in Subsection (4) to the:
(a)
county finance officer; and
(b)
county treasurer;
(6)
file and preserve a county officer's report to the county legislative body;
(7)
file and preserve all accounts except accounts that are kept by the county finance officer;
(8)
file and preserve all petitions and applications for franchises;
(9)
record the county legislative body's action on petitions and applications for franchises;
(10)
authenticate with the clerk's signature and the seal of the county the county legislative body's proceedings;
(11)
authenticate with the clerk's signature and the seal of the county all ordinances the county legislative body passes, and record them in the ordinance book;
(12)
record all orders levying taxes;
(13)
keep at the county clerk's office all county books, records, and accounts that the county clerk is required by law to keep;
(14)
during regular business hours, provide for public inspection all county books, records, and accounts that the county clerk is required by law to keep;
(15)
perform all other duties the county legislative body requires by:
(a)
ordinance; or
(b)
resolution;
(16)
establish policies to issue marriage licenses to county residents and individuals getting married in the county;
(17)
keep a register of marriage licenses the county clerk issues;
(18)
establish policies to ensure that the county clerk, or a designee of the county clerk who is willing, is available during business hours to solemnize a legal marriage for which a marriage license has been issued;
(19)
execute with the county clerk's seal described in Section 17-70-102 all deeds and conveyances of all real estate conveyed by the county;
(20)
take and certify acknowledgments;
(21)
administer oaths;
(22)
keep a fee schedule as provided by law;
(23)
take charge of and safely keep the seal of the county described in Section 17-64-103; and
(24)
keep other records and perform other duties as may be prescribed by law.
Section 17-70-302 ("Duties.") 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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