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Title 63G - General Government
Chapter 7 - Governmental Immunity Act of Utah
Part 5 - Legal Actions Under this Chapter - Jurisdiction and Venue
Section 502 - Venue of actions.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 63G-7-502 (2018)
Effective 5/10/2016
63G-7-502. Venue of actions.
Amended by Chapter 33, 2016 General Session
63G-7-502. Venue of actions.
- (1) Actions against the state may be brought in the county in which the claim arose or in Salt Lake County.
- (2)
- (a) Actions against a county may be brought in the county in which the claim arose, or in the defendant county.
- (b)
- (i) A district court judge of the defendant county may transfer venue to any county contiguous to the defendant county.
- (ii) A motion to transfer may be filed ex parte.
- (3) Actions against all other political subdivisions, including cities and towns, shall be brought in the county in which the political subdivision is located or in the county in which the claim arose.
Amended by Chapter 33, 2016 General Session
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