Utah § 36-1-202 - House districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.

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§ 36-1-202. House districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.

Effective 11/16/2021
36-1-202.  House districts -- Filing -- Legal boundaries.
(1)
(a) The Legislature shall file a copy of the House block equivalency file enacted by the Legislature and the resulting House shapefile with the lieutenant governor's office.
(b) The legal boundaries of House districts are contained in the House shapefile on file with the lieutenant governor's office.
(2)
(a) The lieutenant governor shall:
(i) verify the House block equivalency file that the Legislature files under Subsection (1) using block equivalency file security code "12aedd41d1bb9feedeee526ed9f74eb2" and the corresponding House shapefile;
(ii) generate maps of each House district from the House shapefile; and
(iii) ensure that the district maps are available for viewing on the lieutenant governor's website.
(b) If there is any inconsistency between the district maps and the House shapefile resulting from the House block equivalency file, the House shapefile is controlling.


Amended by Chapter 5, 2021 Special Session 2

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

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