{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1209","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 63G-6a-1209","heading":"Leases.","body":"(1) As used in this section, \"lease\" means for a procurement unit to lease or lease-purchase a procurement item from a person.\n(2) This section does not apply to the lease of real property.\n(3) A procurement unit may not lease a procurement item unless the procurement unit complies with the requirements of this section.\n(4) A procurement unit may lease a procurement item if:\n(a) the procurement officer determines that it is in the best interest of the procurement unit to lease the procurement item, after the procurement officer:\n(i) investigates alternative means of obtaining the procurement item; and\n(ii) considers the costs and benefits of the alternative means of obtaining the procurement item;\n(b) all conditions for renewal and cost are included in the lease;\n(c) the lease is awarded through a standard procurement process, or an exception to a standard procurement process described in Part 8, Exceptions to Procurement Requirements;\n(d) for a standard procurement process, the invitation for bids, request for proposals, or request for quotes states:\n(i) that the procurement unit is seeking, or willing to consider, a lease; and\n(ii) for a lease purchase, that the procurement unit is seeking, or willing to consider, a lease-purchase;\n(e) the lease is not used to avoid competition; and\n(f) the lease complies with all other provisions of law or rule applicable to the lease.","path":["Title 63G General Government","Chapter 63G-6a Utah Procurement Code","Part 63G-6a-12 Contracts and Change Orders"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title63G/Chapter6a/63G-6a-S1209.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:34Z","sha256":"1514bd912386f926311bc921f8e220d7b518461c26f514560fefc2f408fdf9fc","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1208","next":"us-ut/utah-code-63g-6a-1210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}