63G-7-701.  Payment of claim or judgment against state — Presentment for payment.

(1)  Each claim that is approved by the state or any final judgment obtained against the state shall be presented for payment to:

Terms Used In Utah Code 63G-7-701

  • 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
  • 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
(a)  the state risk manager; or

(b)  the office, agency, institution, or other instrumentality involved, if payment by that instrumentality is otherwise permitted by law.

(2)  If payment of the claim is not authorized by law, the judgment or claim shall be presented to the board of examiners for action as provided in Section 63G-9-301.

(3)  If a judgment against the state is reduced by the operation of Section 63G-7-604, the claimant may submit the excess claim to the board of examiners.

Amended by Chapter 4, 2020 Special Session 5