Utah Code 10-2-701. Petition for disincorporation — Validity — Certification of petition signatures — Removal of signature — District court order for election
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10-2-701. Petition for disincorporation — Validity — Certification of petition signatures — Removal of signature — District court order for election.
(1) | Disincorporation of a municipality shall be initiated upon petition. |
(a) | a city of the first class, city of the second class, city of the third class, city of the fourth class, city of the fifth class; |
(b) | a town, as classified in Section 10-2-301; or |
(c) | a metro township as that term is defined in Section 10-2a-403 unless the term is used in the context of authorizing, governing, or otherwise regulating the provision of municipal services. See Utah Code 10-1-104 |
(2) | The petition shall bear signatures equal in number to 25% of all votes cast from the municipality at the last congressional election. |
(3) | No signature is valid, for purposes of this section, unless it is that of a registered voter who is a resident of the municipality proposed for disincorporation. |
(4) | The petition containing the specified number of signatures shall be filed with the county clerk for validation by that officer. |
(5) | Within 21 days after the day on which the county clerk receives a petition, the county clerk shall:
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(7) | If the county clerk finds the petition valid, the clerk shall file the original with the district court and furnish a copy to the governing body of the municipality. |
(8) | The district court, upon determining that the petition comports with Section 10-2-701.5 and that it does not offend Section 10-2-710 and is otherwise complete, shall order that the question of dissolution be placed before the voters of the municipality. |
Amended by Chapter 116, 2023 General Session