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2025 Utah Code
Title 11 - Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units
Chapter 61 - Expressive Activity Regulation by Local Government Act
Section 102 - Definitions.
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UT Code § 11-61-102 (2025)
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Effective 5/1/2024
11-61-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
Amended by Chapter 438, 2024 General Session
11-61-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
- (1)"Expressive activity" means:
- (a)peacefully assembling, protesting, or speaking;
- (b)distributing literature;
- (c)carrying a sign; or
- (d)signature gathering or circulating a petition.
- (2)"Generally applicable time, place, and manner restriction" means a content-neutral ordinance, policy, practice, or other action that:
- (a)by its clear language and intent, restricts or infringes on expressive activity;
- (b)applies generally to any person; and
- (c)is not an individually applicable time, place, and manner restriction.
- (3)
- (a)"Individually applicable time, place, and manner restriction" means a content-neutral policy, practice, or other action:
- (i)that restricts or infringes on expressive activity; and
- (ii)that a political subdivision applies:
- (A)on a case-by-case basis;
- (B)to a specifically identified person or group of persons; and
- (C)regarding a specifically identified place and time.
- (b)"Individually applicable time, place, and manner restriction" includes a restriction placed on expressive activity as a condition to obtain a permit.
- (a)"Individually applicable time, place, and manner restriction" means a content-neutral policy, practice, or other action:
- (4)
- (a)"Political subdivision" means a county, city, or town.
- (b)"Political subdivision" does not mean:
- (i)a special district under Title 17B, Limited Purpose Local Government Entities - Special Districts;
- (ii)a special service district under Title 17D, Chapter 1, Special Service District Act; or
- (iii)a school district under Title 53G, Chapter 3, School District Creation and Change.
- (5)
- (a)"Public building" means a building or permanent structure that is:
- (i)owned, leased, or occupied by a political subdivision or a subunit of a political subdivision;
- (ii)open to public access in whole or in part; and
- (iii)used for public education or political subdivision activities.
- (b)"Public building" does not mean:
- (i)a building owned or leased by a political subdivision or a subunit of a political subdivision:
- (A)that is closed to public access;
- (B)where state or federal law restricts expressive activity; or
- (C)when the building is used by a person, in whole or in part, for a private function; or
- (ii)a public school.
- (i)a building owned or leased by a political subdivision or a subunit of a political subdivision:
- (a)"Public building" means a building or permanent structure that is:
- (6)
- (a)"Public grounds" means the area outside a public building that is a traditional public forum where members of the public may safely gather to engage in expressive activity.
- (b)"Public grounds" includes sidewalks, streets, and parks.
- (c)"Public grounds" does not include the interior of a public building.
Amended by Chapter 438, 2024 General Session
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