{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-10-2a-214","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 10-2a-214","heading":"Notice of number of commission or council members to be elected and of district boundaries -- Declaration of candidacy for municipal office.","body":"(1) Within 20 days after the day on which a county legislative body receives the determination described in Subsection 10-2a-213(1)(b)(ii), the county clerk shall provide a notice, in accordance with Subsection (2), containing:\n(a) the number of municipal council members to be elected for the new municipality;\n(b) except as provided in Subsection (3), if some or all of the municipal council members are to be elected by district, a description of the boundaries of those districts;\n(c) information about the deadline for an individual to file a declaration of candidacy to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council; and\n(d) information about the length of the initial term of each of the municipal officers.\n(2) The county clerk shall provide the notice described in Subsection (1) for the future municipality, as a class B notice under Section 63G-30-102, for two weeks.\n(3) Instead of including a description of the district boundaries under Subsection (1)(b), the notice may include a statement that specifies the following sources where a resident of the future municipality may view or obtain a copy of the district boundaries:\n(a) the county website;\n(b) the physical address of the county clerk's office; and\n(c) a mailing address and telephone number.\n(4) Each individual seeking to become a candidate for mayor or municipal council of a municipality incorporating under this part shall, in the year in which a final election described in Section 10-2a-215 is held, file a declaration of candidacy with the clerk of the county in which the future municipality is located and in accordance with:\n(a) for an election of officers of a new municipality held on the date of a regular general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-202; or\n(b) for an election of officers of a new municipality held on the date of a municipal general election, the deadlines for filing a declaration of candidacy under Section 20A-9-203.","path":["Title 10 Utah Municipal Code","Chapter 10-2a Municipal Incorporation","Part 10-2a-2 Incorporation of a Municipality"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title10/Chapter2a/10-2a-S214.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"b106c6efea6354be29372194df149b379cc9d6d6e07dfd1e371c8cf436634036","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-10-2a-213","next":"us-ut/utah-code-10-2a-215"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}