{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-103","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63A-15-103","heading":"Local ethics commission permitted -- Filing requirements.","body":"(1) A political subdivision, other than a municipality described in Section 10-3-1311, a county described in Section 17-70-511, or a school district may establish a local political subdivision ethics commission within the political subdivision to review a complaint against a political subdivision officer or employee subject to Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.\n(2) A political subdivision other than a school district may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision, in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, to establish a local political subdivision ethics commission to review a complaint against a political subdivision officer or employee subject to Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act.\n(3)\n(a) A person filing a complaint for an ethics violation of Title 67, Chapter 16, Utah Public Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act, shall file the complaint with:\n(i) a local political subdivision ethics commission, if the political subdivision has established a local political subdivision ethics commission under Subsection (1) or (2); or\n(ii) the commission if the political subdivision has not established a local political subdivision ethics commission or is a school district.\n(b) A political subdivision that receives a complaint described in Subsection (3)(a) may:\n(i) accept the complaint if the political subdivision has established a local political subdivision ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1) or (2); or\n(ii) forward the complaint to the commission:\n(A) regardless of whether the political subdivision has established a local political subdivision ethics commission;\n(B) if the political subdivision has not established a local political subdivision ethics commission; or\n(C) if the complaint is regarding a member of a local school board as defined in Section 53E-1-102.","path":["Title 63A Utah Government Operations Code","Chapter 63A-15 Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission","Part 63A-15-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63A/Chapter15/63A-15-S103.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"c525436f9c7772e9b42d6b3453e63716346ea1cfe439e6eba73714f3571bf215","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-102","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-15-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}