53G-3-203. Filing of notice and plat relating to school district boundary changes including creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution — Recording requirements — Effective date.
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The county legislative body shall:
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within 30 days after the creation, consolidation, division, or dissolution of a school district, file with the lieutenant governor:
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a copy of a notice of an impending boundary action, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5, that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.5(3); and |
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except in the case of a dissolution, a copy of an approved final local entity plat, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.5; and |
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upon the lieutenant governor’s issuance of a certificate of boundary action under Section 67-1a-6.5:
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if the school district is or, in the case of dissolution, was located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county:
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the original:
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notice of an impending boundary action; |
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certificate of boundary action; and |
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except in the case of dissolution, approved final local entity plat; and |
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if applicable, a certified copy of the resolution approving the boundary action; or |
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if the school district is or, in the case of a dissolution, was located within the boundaries of more than a single county:
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submit to the recorder of one of those counties:
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the original of the documents listed in Subsections (1)(b)(i)(A)(I), (II), and (III); and |
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if applicable, a certified copy of the resolution approving the boundary action; and |
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submit to the recorder of each other county:
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a certified copy of the documents listed in Subsections (1)(b)(i)(A)(I), (II), and (III); and |
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if applicable, a certified copy of the resolution approving the boundary action. |
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Upon the lieutenant governor’s issuance of the certificate under Section 67-1a-6.5, the creation, consolidation, division, dissolution, or other change affecting the boundary of a new or existing school district that was the subject of the action has legal effect. |
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As used in this Subsection (2)(b), “affected area” means:
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in the case of the creation of a school district, the area within the school district’s boundary; |
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in the case of the consolidation of multiple school districts, the area within the boundary of each school district that is consolidated into another school district; |
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in the case of the division of a school district, the area within the boundary of the school district created by the division; and |
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in the case of an addition to an existing school district, the area added to the school district. |
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The effective date of a boundary action, as defined in Section 17-23-20, for purposes of assessing property within the school district is governed by Section 59-2-305.5. |
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Until the documents listed in Subsection (1)(b) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the property is located, a school district may not levy or collect a property tax on property within the affected area. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session