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Utah Code Title 68. Statutes § 68-4-5. Creation--Members--Terms

Current as of May 05, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) There is established the “Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws,” which consists of members of the Utah State Bar who are appointed as commissioners to the Uniform Law Commission as follows:

(a) one commissioner, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be a member of the Senate at the time of appointment;

(b) one commissioner, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be a member of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment;

(c) two commissioners, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be active members of the Utah State Bar;

(d) one commissioner who is the Legislature's general counsel or, alternatively, an attorney from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel who is appointed by the general counsel;

(e) any commissioner that has previously served as a member of the commission and has been elected as a life member of the Uniform Law Commission according to the conference's constitution, bylaws, and rules of procedure; and

(f) up to one associate commissioner, appointed by the Legislature's general counsel, who is an attorney from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

(2) Commissioners appointed by the governor shall be appointed for four-year terms commencing on the date of their confirmation by the Senate.

(3) A commissioner continues to serve:

(a) unless the commissioner dies or resigns;

(b) unless the commissioner ceases to be a member of the Utah State Bar in good standing; or

(c)(i) for a commissioner appointed by the governor and notwithstanding expiration of the commissioner's term under Subsection (2), until the governor:

(A) reappoints the commissioner to a new term; or

(B) appoints a successor commissioner;

(ii) for the general counsel, until the general counsel ceases to serve as general counsel or appoints an attorney to serve in the general counsel's place;

(iii) for a commissioner appointed to serve in the place of the general counsel, until the general counsel chooses to serve as a commissioner or appoints a successor commissioner; or

(iv) for an associate commissioner, until the general counsel appoints a successor commissioner or elects not to fill the position of associate commissioner.

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