2025 Utah Code
Title 49 - Utah State Retirement and Insurance Benefit Act
Chapter 23 - New Public Safety and Firefighter Tier II Contributory Retirement Act
Part 2 - Membership Eligibility
Section 202 - Participation of employers -- Admission requirements.

Universal Citation:
UT Code § 49-23-202 (2025)
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Effective 5/5/2021
49-23-202. Participation of employers -- Admission requirements.
  • (1)
    • (a) An employer is a participating employer and may not withdraw from participation in this system.
    • (b) A participating employer shall cover the participating employer's:
      • (i) public safety service employees in accordance with Section 49-15-202; and
      • (ii) firefighter service employees in accordance with Section 49-16-202.
  • (2)
    • (a) An employer may, by resolution of the employer's governing body, apply for admission to this system.
    • (b) Upon approval of the resolution by the board, the employer is a participating employer in this system and is subject to this title.
  • (3) If a participating employer purchases service credit on behalf of a public safety service employee or a firefighter service employee for service rendered prior to the participating employer's admission to this system, the participating employer shall:
    • (a) purchase service credit in a nondiscriminatory manner on behalf of all current and former public safety service employees or firefighter service employees who were eligible for service credit at the time service was rendered; and
    • (b) comply with the provisions of Section 49-11-403.


Amended by Chapter 193, 2021 General Session
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