{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-5-505","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53G-5-505","heading":"Tort liability.","body":"(1) An employee of a charter school is a public employee and the charter school governing board is a public employer in the same manner as a local school board for purposes of tort liability.\n(2) The charter school governing board, the nonprofit corporation under which the charter school is organized and managed, and the school are solely liable for any damages resulting from a legal challenge involving the operation of the school.","path":["Title 53G Public Education System -- Local Administration","Chapter 53G-5 Charter Schools","Part 53G-5-5 Noncompliance, Charter Termination, and Liability"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53G/Chapter5/53G-5-S505.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"1705e5bb8c47fc67669445ca47b7376c456d41e8380b3032292685f7e5b5778d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-5-504","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53g-5-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}