Utah § 17-76-402 - Applicability -- Overtime for law enforcement personnel -- Exception.

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§ 17-76-402. Applicability -- Overtime for law enforcement personnel -- Exception.

Effective 5/6/2026
17-76-402.  Applicability -- Overtime for law enforcement personnel -- Exception.
(1)This section does not apply to a county subject to Part 3, Peace Officer Merit System in Counties of the First Class.
(2)The legislative body of a county that employs a nonexempt employee engaged in law enforcement activities may, except as otherwise required by a contract or a collective bargaining agreement or federal law, enact an ordinance or pass a resolution that:
(a)designates a work period for the nonexempt employee that is the same as, or equivalent to, a work period described in Subsection 63A-17-502(2); and
(b)compensates the nonexempt employee for overtime at a rate of one and one-half times the nonexempt employee's regular hourly rate.


Amended by Chapter 105, 2026 General Session

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

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