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Title 67 - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 5 - Attorney General
Section 39 - Sheriff Node Program.
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UT Code § 67-5-39 (2025)
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Effective 5/3/2023
67-5-39. Sheriff Node Program.
Enacted by Chapter 365, 2023 General Session
67-5-39. Sheriff Node Program.
- (1) As used in this section:
- (a) "Blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.
- (b) "Reversible blockchain" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.
- (c) "Sheriff node" means a computer that:
- (i) is connected to a reversible blockchain;
- (ii) is administered by the Office of the Attorney General; and
- (iii) allows the Office of the Attorney General to reverse a mistaken or fraudulent transaction upon receipt of:
- (A) a court order issued under Section 78B-3-112; or
- (B) an award issued in a valid and binding arbitration.
- (d) "Transaction" means the same as that term is defined in Section 78B-3-112.
- (2)
- (a) There is created a program known as the "Sheriff Node Program" within the Office of the Attorney General to operate a sheriff node on a reversible blockchain.
- (b) The attorney general shall administer the program with funds available for this purpose.
- (3) The attorney general shall operate the program only to reverse a transaction on a reversible blockchain upon receipt of:
- (a) a court order issued under Section 78B-3-112; or
- (b) an award issued in a valid and binding arbitration.
- (4) The attorney general may make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to carry out the program, including to:
- (a) establish the number of reversible blockchains for which the attorney general may administer a sheriff node;
- (b) charge and assess fees and costs for the operation of a sheriff node on a reversible blockchain;
- (c) establish criteria for determining the validity of an arbitration award; and
- (d) establish other rules reasonably necessary to efficiently carry out the sheriff node program.
Enacted by Chapter 365, 2023 General Session
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