{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-34-51-201","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 34-51-201","heading":"Non-compete agreements.","body":"(1)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2) and in addition to any requirements imposed under common law, for a non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 10, 2016, an employer and an employee may not enter into a non-compete agreement for a period of more than one year from the day on which the employee is no longer employed by the employer.\n(b) On or after May 6, 2026, a person and a healthcare worker may not enter into a healthcare non-compete agreement.\n(c) A non-compete agreement that violates this Subsection (1) is void.\n(2)\n(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), a non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee is valid only if:\n(i) the broadcasting employee is an exempt broadcasting employee;\n(ii) the non-compete agreement is part of a written employment contract of reasonable duration, based on industry standards, the position, the broadcasting employee's experience, geography, and the parties' unique circumstances; and\n(iii)\n(A) the broadcasting company terminates the broadcasting employee for cause; or\n(B) the broadcasting employee breaches the employment contract in a manner that results in the broadcasting employee no longer being employed by the broadcasting company.\n(b) A non-compete agreement described in Subsection (2)(a) is enforceable for no longer than the earlier of:\n(i) one year after the day on which the broadcasting employee is no longer employed by the broadcasting company; or\n(ii) the day on which the original term of the employment contract containing the non-compete agreement ends.\n(c) A non-compete agreement between a broadcasting company and a broadcasting employee that does not comply with this Subsection (2) is void.\n(3)\n(a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), on or after May 6, 2026, a person and a veterinarian may not enter into a veterinarian non-compete agreement.\n(b) Subsection (3)(a) does not apply if the veterinarian has at least a 5% ownership interest in the person's business.\n(c) A veterinarian non-compete agreement that violates this Subsection (3) is void.\n(4) If a provision in a veterinarian non-compete agreement entered into on or after May 6, 2026, requires that the parties to a dispute arising under the veterinarian non-compete agreement resolve the dispute in a forum outside of this state, the provision:\n(a) is void and unenforceable; and\n(b) is considered against the public policy of this state.\n(5) Nothing in this section affects an agreement that is not a:\n(a) non-compete agreement;\n(b) healthcare non-compete agreement; or\n(c) veterinarian non-compete agreement.","path":["Title 34 Labor in General","Chapter 34-51 Post-employment Restrictions Act","Part 34-51-2 Scope of Post-employment Restrictions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title34/Chapter51/34-51-S201.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"3766c63277c64b42295ccbc36aea1a7bc4d456c0d9f10f9f07fc7cb203126073","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-34-51-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-34-51-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}