Terms Used In Utah Code 17-20-1

• Legislative: when used to describe the powers, duties, or functions of a county commission or council, refers to:

  (a)	the power and duty to enact ordinances, levy taxes, and establish budgets; and

  (b)

  those powers, duties, and functions that, under constitutional and statutory provisions and through long usage and accepted practice and custom at the federal and state level, have come to be regarded as belonging to the legislative branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5      The county clerk is the clerk of the legislative body of the county. The clerk shall act as clerk of the district court in secondary counties of the state district court administrative system and those counties not in the system, and shall perform the duties listed in Section 78A-5-108. Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session   Previous section Next section    Chapter 20 Contents