{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1207","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17B-1-1207","heading":"Findings, conclusions, and judgment -- Costs -- Effect of judgment -- Appeal.","body":"(1) After the hearing under Section 17B-1-1203 on a validation petition, the district court shall:\n(a) make and enter written findings of fact and conclusions of law; and\n(b) render a judgment as warranted.\n(2) A district court may apportion costs among the parties as the court determines appropriate.\n(3) A district court judgment adjudicating matters raised by a validation petition:\n(a) is binding and conclusive as to the special district and all other parties to the validation proceedings; and\n(b) constitutes a permanent injunction against any action or proceeding to contest any matter adjudicated in the validation proceedings.\n(4)\n(a) Each appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings shall be filed with the Supreme Court.\n(b) An appeal of a final judgment in validation proceedings may be filed only by a party to the validation proceedings.\n(c) The appellate court hearing an appeal under this section shall expedite the hearing of the appeal.","path":["Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts","Chapter 17B-1 Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts","Part 17B-1-12 Special District Validation Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17B/Chapter1/17B-1-S1207.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"6f8665b81282e17d2f6a545178e3762f45ad2c87fae0b6f94a1265ccc55b7976","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1206","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}