{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-304","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63A-5b-304","heading":"Agencies authorized to hold title -- Transfer of real property to a government entity.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Agency property\" means real property, as described in Subsection (2), that:\n(i) is owned by a title agency; and\n(ii) the title agency no longer uses or needs.\n(b) \"Government entity\" means:\n(i) a local government entity, as defined in Section 63A-5b-901; or\n(ii) a state agency, as defined in Section 63A-5b-901.\n(c) \"Title agency\" means an agency listed in Subsection (2).\n(2) Notwithstanding Section 63A-5b-303, an agency may hold title to real property that the agency occupies for a purpose other than the agency's administrative offices, if the agency is:\n(a) the Department of Transportation;\n(b) the Department of Natural Resources;\n(c) the Department of Workforce Services;\n(d) the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands;\n(e) the Utah National Guard;\n(f) an area vocational center or other institution administered by the State Board of Education;\n(g) the trust lands administration; or\n(h) an institution of higher education.\n(3) A title agency is not required to obtain an appraisal of agency property the title agency intends to transfer to a government entity if:\n(a) the director of the title agency determines that the transfer is in the best interest of the title agency and the state; and\n(b) the government entity to which ownership of the agency property is transferred will use the property for a public purpose.\n(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the title agency is required by law to receive fair market value in exchange for a transfer of agency property to a government entity.","path":["Title 63A Utah Government Operations Code","Chapter 63A-5b Administration of State Facilities","Part 63A-5b-3 Division of Facilities Construction and Management"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63A/Chapter5b/63A-5b-S304.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"47c082d5bfbef10884682746f210e40d0f4fc819798899957ea78f6d75a13e45","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-303","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63a-5b-305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}