Utah Code 17-50-403. Action on rejected claim — Limitation
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| (1) | A claimant dissatisfied with the rejection of a claim or demand or with the amount allowed on an account may sue the county on the claim, demand, or account at any time within one year after the first rejection of the claim, demand, or account by the county executive, but not afterward. |
| (a) | the power and duty to carry laws and ordinances into effect and secure their due observance; 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 executive branch of government. See Utah Code 17-50-101 |
| (2) | If in such action judgment is recovered for more than the county executive allowed, costs shall be taxed against the county, but if no more is recovered than the county executive allowed, costs shall be taxed against the plaintiff. |
| (3) | On presentation of a certified copy of a judgment against the county, the county executive shall allow and pay the same. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 133, 2000 General Session