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2017 Utah Code
Title 10 - Utah Municipal Code
Chapter 11 - Inspection and Cleaning
Section 4 - Costs of removal to be included in tax notice.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 10-11-4 (2017)
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Effective 1/1/2018
10-11-4. Costs of removal to be included in tax notice.
  • (1) A municipality may certify to the treasurer of the county in which a property described in Section 10-11-3 is located, the unpaid costs and expenses that the municipality has incurred under Section 10-11-3 with regard to the property.
  • (2) If the municipality certifies with the treasurer of the county any costs or expenses incurred for a property under Section 10-11-3, the treasurer shall enter the amount of the costs and expenses on the assessment and tax rolls of the county in the column prepared for that purpose.
  • (3) If current tax notices have been mailed, the treasurer of the county may carry the costs and expenses described in Subsection (2) on the assessment and tax rolls to the following year.
  • (4) After entry by the treasurer of the county, the amount entered:
    • (a) shall have the force and effect of a valid judgment of the district court;
    • (b) is a lien upon the property; and
    • (c) shall be collected by the treasurer of the county in which the property is located at the time of the payment of general taxes.
  • (5) Upon payment of the costs and expenses:
    • (a) the judgement is satisfied;
    • (b) the lien is released from the property; and
    • (c) receipt shall be acknowledged upon the general tax receipt issued by the treasurer.
  • (6)
    • (a) If a municipality certifies unpaid costs and expenses under this section, the treasurer of the county shall provide a notice, in accordance with this Subsection (6), to the owner of the property for which the municipality has incurred the unpaid costs and expenses.
    • (b) In providing the notice required in Subsection (6)(a), the treasurer of the county shall:
      • (i) include the amount of unpaid costs and expenses that a municipality has certified on or before July 15 of the current year;
      • (ii) provide contact information, including a phone number, for the property owner to contact the municipality to obtain more information regarding the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i); and
      • (iii) notify the property owner that:
        • (A) if the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) is not paid in full by September 15 of the current year, any unpaid amount will be included on the property tax notice required by Section 59-2-1317; and
        • (B) the failure to pay the amount described in Subsection (6)(b)(i) has resulted in a lien on the property in accordance with this section.
    • (c) The treasurer of the county shall provide the notice required by this Subsection (6) to a property owner on or before August 1.
  • (7) This section does not apply to any public building, public structure, or public improvement.


Amended by Chapter 460, 2017 General Session
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