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Utah Code § 17B-2a-902: Provisions applicable to service areas.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts
  2. Chapter 17B-2a Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Special Districts
  3. Part 17B-2a-9 Service Area Act

(1) Each service area is governed by and has the powers stated in:

(a) this part; and

(b) except as provided in Subsection (5), Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts.

(2) This part applies only to service areas.

(3) A service area is not subject to the provisions of any other part of this chapter.

(4) If there is a conflict between a provision in Chapter 1, Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts, and a provision in this part, the provision in this part governs.

(5)

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), on or after December 31, 2012, a service area may not charge or collect a fee under Section 17B-1-643 for:

(i) law enforcement services;

(ii) fire protection services;

(iii) 911 ambulance or paramedic services as defined in Section 53-2d-101 that are provided under a contract in accordance with Section 53-2d-505.2; or

(iv) emergency services.

(b) Subsection (5)(a) does not apply to:

(i) a fee charged or collected on an individual basis rather than a general basis;

(ii) a non-911 service as defined in Section 53-2d-101 that is provided under a contract in accordance with Section 53-2d-505.2;

(iii) an impact fee charged or collected for a public safety facility as defined in Section 11-36a-102; or

(iv) a service area that includes within the boundary of the service area a county of the fifth or sixth class.

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