2010 Utah Code
Title 68 - Statutes
Chapter 04 - Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws
68-4-5 - Creation -- Members -- Terms -- General counsel -- Vacancies -- Per diem and expenses.

68-4-5. Creation -- Members -- Terms -- General counsel -- Vacancies -- Per diem and expenses.
(1) The "Utah Commission on Uniform State Laws" consists of the following members of the Utah Bar in good standing:
(a) (i) Two members shall serve in the Legislature at the time of the appointment and during the legislator's service on the commission. The governor shall appoint one member from the Senate and one member from the House of Representatives. The service of the legislative members of the commission shall be a four-year term as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(iii), or when the term of office as a legislator ends, whichever occurs first.
(ii) Two members of the Utah Bar shall be appointed by the governor.
(iii) Except as required by Subsection (1)(a)(iv), as terms of current commission members expire, the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term with the consent of the Senate.
(iv) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (1)(a)(ii), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of commission members are staggered so that approximately half of the commission is appointed every two years.
(v) Each commissioner shall serve until his successor is appointed.
(b) In addition to the members appointed under Subsection (1)(a), the Legislature's general counsel shall serve as a commissioner during the appointment as general counsel. The Legislature's general counsel may appoint a designee from the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to serve in the place of the Legislature's general counsel. The designee shall serve at the will of the Legislature's general counsel.
(c) Any commissioner who has been elected as a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws because of long service as a commissioner with the National Conference shall continue as a commissioner as provided in Subsection 68-4-6(3).
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the membership as outlined in Section 68-4-6, the replacement shall be appointed for the unexpired term.
(3) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

Amended by Chapter 286, 2010 General Session