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Utah Code § 67-5-39: Sheriff Node Program.

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  1. Title 67 State Officers and Employees
  2. Chapter 67-5 Attorney General

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.

(b) "Reversible blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.

(c) "Sheriff node" means a computer that:

(i) is connected to a reversible blockchain;

(ii) is administered by the Office of the Attorney General; and

(iii) allows the Office of the Attorney General to reverse a mistaken or fraudulent transaction upon receipt of:

(A) a court order issued under Section 78B-3-112; or

(B) an award issued in a valid and binding arbitration.

(d) "Transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.

(2)

(a) There is created a program known as the "Sheriff Node Program" within the Office of the Attorney General to operate a sheriff node on a reversible blockchain.

(b) The attorney general shall administer the program with funds available for this purpose.

(3) The attorney general shall operate the program only to reverse a transaction on a reversible blockchain upon receipt of:

(a) a court order issued under Section 78B-3-112; or

(b) an award issued in a valid and binding arbitration.

(4) The attorney general may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the program, including to:

(a) establish the number of reversible blockchains for which the attorney general may administer a sheriff node;

(b) charge and assess fees and costs for the operation of a sheriff node on a reversible blockchain;

(c) establish criteria for determining the validity of an arbitration award; and

(d) establish other rules reasonably necessary to efficiently carry out the sheriff node program.

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