17C-1-302.  Agency property exempt from levy and execution sale — Judgment against community or agency.

(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 17C-1-302

  • Community: means a county or municipality. See Utah Code 17C-1-102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a) 

(i)  All agency property, including funds the agency owns or holds for purposes of this title, is exempt from levy and execution sale, and no execution or judicial process may issue against the property.

(ii)  A judgment against an agency may not be a charge or lien upon agency property.

(b)  Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to pursue any remedy for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given by an agency on the agency’s funds or revenues.

(2)  A judgment against the community that created the agency may not be a charge or lien upon agency property.

(3)  A judgment against an agency may not be a charge or lien upon property of the community that created the agency.

Amended by Chapter 350, 2016 General Session