Utah Code § 10-2a-508

Processing of petition by lieutenant governor -- Certification or rejection --
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Petition modification.
(1) Within 45 days after the day on which a petition for incorporation is filed under Section
10-2a-507, the lieutenant governor shall:
(a) determine whether the petition for incorporation complies with Section 10-2a-507; and
(b)
(i) if the lieutenant governor determines that the petition for incorporation complies with Section
10-2a-507, incorporate the preliminary municipality, issue a certificate of incorporation,
and appoint the board chair and three board members designated under Subsection
10-2a-507(1)(f); or
(ii) if the lieutenant governor determines that the petition for incorporation fails to comply with
Section 10-2a-507, reject the petition for incorporation and notify the primary sponsor
contact in writing of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection.
(2)
(a) If the lieutenant governor rejects a petition for incorporation under Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the
sponsors of the petition for incorporation may correct the deficiencies for which the petition
for incorporation was rejected and refile the petition for incorporation with the lieutenant
governor.
(b) Notwithstanding the deadline described in Subsection 10-2a-507(1), the sponsors of the
petition for incorporation may file a modified petition for incorporation under Subsection (2)
(a) no later than 30 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor notifies the primary
sponsor contact of the rejection under Subsection (1)(b)(ii).
(3)
(a) Within 20 days after the day on which the lieutenant governor receives a modified petition
for incorporation under Subsection (2)(a), the lieutenant governor shall review the modified
petition for incorporation in accordance with Subsection (1).
(b) The sponsors of a petition for incorporation may not modify the petition for incorporation more
than once.

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