{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-19-6-422","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 19-6-422","heading":"Participation by state risk manager in suit, claim, or settlement.","body":"(1) If a suit is filed or a claim is made against a responsible party who is eligible for payments from the fund for bodily injury or property damage connected with a release of petroleum from a petroleum storage tank, the state risk manager and the state risk manager's legal counsel may participate with the responsible party and the responsible party's legal counsel in:\n(a) the defense of any suit;\n(b) determination of legal strategy and any other decisions affecting the defense of any suit; and\n(c) any settlement negotiations.\n(2) The state risk manager shall approve any settlement between the responsible party and a third party before payment of fund money is made.","path":["Title 19 Environmental Quality Code","Chapter 19-6 Hazardous Substances","Part 19-6-4 Petroleum Storage Tank Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title19/Chapter6/19-6-S422.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"8518b06ad1a04b0d6a097ea49010cd1309e19498588805e148dc502d232ed044","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-19-6-421","next":"us-ut/utah-code-19-6-423"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}