A public official may accept a gift on behalf of the state if the public official, after accepting the gift, promptly:
Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-23-103
Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
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
(a)
notifies the propertyadministrator appointed under Subsection (2) for the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated of the public official’s acceptance of the gift; and
(b)
remits the gift to the branch of state government with which the public official is affiliated.
(2)
The following persons shall select a property administrator for the person’s branch of state government:
(a)
for the executive branch, the governor or the governor’s designee;
(b)
for the legislative branch, the Legislative Management Committee or the Legislative Management Committee’s designee; and
(c)
for the judicial branch, the chief justice of the Supreme Court or the chief justice’s designee.
(3)
A property administrator appointed under Subsection (2):
(a)
shall manage the retention or disposal of a gift that a public official remits to the state under Subsection (1); and
(b)
may reject a gift that a public official accepts on behalf of the state.
(4)
If a property administrator rejects a gift under Subsection (3)(b), the public official who accepted the gift shall promptly:
(a)
return the gift; or
(b)
dispose of the gift in a manner authorized by law.
