{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1303","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 17B-1-1303","heading":"Initiation of dissolution process.","body":"The process to dissolve a special district may be initiated by:\n(1) for an inactive special district:\n(a)\n(i) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, a petition signed by the owners of 25% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district; or\n(ii) for all other districts:\n(A) a petition signed by the owners of private real property that:\n(I) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;\n(II) covers at least 25% of the private land area within the special district; and\n(III) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or\n(B) a petition signed by registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved equal in number to at least 25% of the number of votes cast in the district for the office of governor at the last regular general election before the filing of the petition; or\n(b) a resolution adopted by the administrative body;\n(2) for an active special district, a petition signed by:\n(a) for a special district whose board of trustees is elected by electors based on the acre-feet of water allotted to the land owned by the elector, the owners of 33% of the acre-feet of water allotted to the land within the special district;\n(b) for a special district created to acquire or assess a groundwater right for the development and execution of a groundwater management plan in coordination with the state engineer in accordance with Section 73-5-15, the owners of groundwater rights that:\n(i) are diverted within the district; and\n(ii) cover at least 33% of the total amount of groundwater diverted in accordance with the groundwater rights within the district as a whole; or\n(c) for all other districts:\n(i) the owners of private real property that:\n(A) is located within the special district proposed to be dissolved;\n(B) covers at least 33% of the private land area within the special district; and\n(C) is equal in assessed value to at least 25% of the assessed value of all private real property within the special district; or\n(ii) 33% of registered voters residing within the special district proposed to be dissolved; or\n(3) for an infrastructure financing district, a resolution adopted by the board of trustees.","path":["Title 17B Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts","Chapter 17B-1 Provisions Applicable to All Special Districts","Part 17B-1-13 Dissolution of a Special District"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title17B/Chapter1/17B-1-S1303.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"fa353c5aac44d3835a0bf34abc584b7c07b76e9357e9f1a880a8bf57fb66c557","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1302","next":"us-ut/utah-code-17b-1-1304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}