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Ex. DUT-UT-010 Standing duty Primary source read

Utah Code section 53-2a-206

State of emergency -- Declaration -- Termination -- Commander in chief of military forces

Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2) · Utah (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Utah
Level
State
Authority
Utah Code Title 53, Chapter 2a, Part 2
Issued
2021-05-05 May 5, 2021
Effective
standing (read as 2021-05-05)
End
standing (this version superseded May 5, 2021) (read as 2021-05-05)
In force
Standing since May 5, 2021 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Emergency declaration
Addressees
  • the Governor and the Legislature; persons generally through the orders the declaration authorizes
Character
statutory authority
Collection
Standing duties: Utah DUT-UT

Operative words

A state of emergency may be declared by executive order of the governor if the governor finds a disaster has occurred or the occurrence or threat of a disaster is imminent... (3) A state of emergency may not continue for longer than 30 days unless extended by joint resolution of the Legislature, which may also terminate a state of emergency by joint resolution at any time.

Penalty

None in the section; see Exs. DUT-UT-008 and DUT-UT-009

What it required

The predicate for every gubernatorial order in the library: a state of emergency declared by executive order, limited to 30 days unless extended by joint resolution (the extensions in Exs. UT-062, UT-063 and the successive declarations in Exs. UT-001, UT-022, UT-024, UT-028 track this section). Character as recorded: statutory_authority (enabling power; binds through the orders issued under it).

Retrieval note

Official versioned PDF (header: 'Superseded 5/5/2021'). Recorded as the predicate instrument; the operative duties are in Exs. DUT-UT-008 and DUT-UT-009.