Full text of Utah Utah Code § 51-7-2 — Exemptions from chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-7-2. Exemptions from chapter.
Effective 10/14/2025 51-7-2.
Exemptions from chapter.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), the following funds are exempt from this chapter:
(a)
funds invested in accordance with the participating employees' designation or direction pursuant to a public employees' deferred compensation plan established and operated in compliance with Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
(b)
funds of the Utah State Retirement Board;
(c)
funds of the Utah Housing Corporation;
(d)
endowment funds of higher education institutions, including funds of the Higher Education Student Success Endowment, created in Section 53H-8-402;
(e)
permanent and other land grant trust funds established pursuant to the Utah Enabling Act and the Utah Constitution;
(f)
the State Post-Retirement Benefits Trust Fund;
(g)
the funds of the Utah Educational Savings Plan;
(h)
funds of the permanent state trust fund created by and operated under Utah Constitution, Article XXII, Section 4;
(i)
the funds in the Navajo Trust Fund;
(j)
the funds in the Radioactive Waste Perpetual Care and Maintenance Account;
(k)
the funds in the Employers' Reinsurance Fund;
(l)
the funds in the Uninsured Employers' Fund;
(m)
the Utah State Developmental Center Long-Term Sustainability Fund, created in Section 26B-1-331;
(n)
the funds in the Risk Management Fund created in Section 63A-4-201;
(o)
the Utah fund of funds created in Section 63N-6-401;
(p)
the funds deposited into the Utah Homes Investment Program from the Transportation Infrastructure General Fund Support Subfund created in Section 72-2-134;
(q)
subject to Subsection 67-4-19(2), the portion of the funds in the following accounts invested by the state treasurer in precious metals:
(i)
the State Disaster Recovery Restricted Account, created in Section 53-2a-603;
(ii)
the General Fund Budget Reserve Account, created in Section 63J-1-312;
(iii)
the Income Tax Fund Budget Reserve Account, created in Section 63J-1-313; and
(iv)
the Medicaid Growth Reduction and Budget Stabilization Account, created in Section 63J-1-315;
(r)
except as provided in Section 11-13-533, the funds of a public agency insurance mutual as that term is defined in Subsection 31A-1-103(7)(a);
(s)
the State Sovereignty Fund created in Section 51-13-201; and
(t)
the funds in the Opioid Litigation Proceeds Fund, created in Section 51-9-801.
(2)
Except for the funds of the Utah State Retirement Board and the Utah Educational Savings Plan, the funds described in Subsection (1) are not exempt from Subsections 51-7-14(2) and (3).
(3)
Notwithstanding Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act, a public body that administers a fund described in Subsection (1) may hold a closed meeting to discuss the sale or purchase of identifiable securities, investment funds, or investment contracts.
(4)
A paper, electronic, or other depiction or record of information relating to investment activities of a fund described in Subsection (1) is not subject to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.
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