63G-7-502.  Venue of actions.

(1)  Actions against the state may be brought in the county in which the claim arose or in Salt Lake County.

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-7-502

  • Claim: means any asserted demand for or cause of action for money or damages, whether arising under the common law, under state constitutional provisions, or under state statutes, against a governmental entity or against an employee in the employee's personal capacity. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Political subdivision: means any county, city, town, school district, community reinvestment agency, special improvement or taxing district, special district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public corporation. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
  • State: means the state of Utah, and includes each office, department, division, agency, authority, commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, Children's Justice Center, or other instrumentality of the state. See Utah Code 63G-7-102
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(2) 

(a)  Actions against a county may be brought in the county in which the claim arose, or in the defendant county.

(b) 

(i)  A district court judge of the defendant county may transfer venue to any county contiguous to the defendant county.

(ii)  A motion to transfer may be filed ex parte.

(3)  Actions against all other political subdivisions, including cities and towns, shall be brought in the county in which the political subdivision is located or in the county in which the claim arose.

Amended by Chapter 33, 2016 General Session