17B-1-416. Automatic annexation to a district providing fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services or law enforcement service.
(1)
An area outside the boundaries of a special district that is annexed to a municipality or added to a municipality by a boundary adjustment under 4, is automatically annexed to the special district if:
Municipality: means a city, town, or metro township. See Utah Code 17B-1-102
Special district: means a limited purpose local government entity, as described in Section 17B-1-103, that operates under, is subject to, and has the powers described in:
fire protection, paramedic, and emergency services; or
(ii)
law enforcement service;
(b)
an election for the creation of the special district was not required because of Subsection 17B-1-214(3)(d); and
(c)
before the municipal annexation or boundary adjustment, the entire municipality that is annexing the area or adding the area by boundary adjustment was included within the special district.
(2)
The effective date of an annexation under this section is governed by Subsection 17B-1-414(3)(b).
