(1) A decentralized autonomous organization may hold meetings as provided in the decentralized autonomous organization‘s by-laws.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 48-5-402

  • Administrator: means a person that is appointed in a manner specified in the by-laws to make decisions for specific, predefined operations of the decentralized autonomous organization. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • By-laws: means the procedural rules and regulations that govern a decentralized autonomous organization and the interaction of the decentralized autonomous organization's members and participants. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Decentralized: means that decision-making is distributed among multiple persons. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Decentralized autonomous organization: means an organization:
         (6)(a) created by one or more smart contracts;
         (6)(b) that implements rules enabling individuals to coordinate for decentralized governance of an organization; and
         (6)(c) that is an entity formed under this chapter. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Graphical user interface: means a publicly accessible interface through which a person interacts with computer software through visual indicator representations. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Meeting: means a synchronous or asynchronous event for the purpose of discussing and acting upon decentralized autonomous organization related matters by members or participants. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Member: means a person who has governance rights in a decentralized autonomous organization. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Participant: means a person that:
         (22)(a) is not a member of a decentralized autonomous organization; and
         (22)(b) holds or interacts with a token of a decentralized autonomous organization. See Utah Code 48-5-101
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
(2) Unless explicitly specified in the by-laws, meetings are not required to be in person.
(3) If the by-laws include a meeting requirement, the by-laws shall include an explicit and transparent mechanism of giving notice of meetings to administrators, members, or participants, and a defined time period for deliberating upon proposals submitted by an administrator, member, or participant.
(4) Notice of any required meeting shall be communicated through a graphical user interface.
(5) The quorum and majority requirements for meetings of a decentralized autonomous organization’s administrators, members, or participants shall be specified in the by-laws.