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Purpose and legislative effect
“The municipal recorder must record ordinances, number them if needed, and certify their passage and publication/posting details.”
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Enacted 1977. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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The municipal recorder must record ordinances, number them if needed, and certify their passage and publication/posting details.
Section 10-3-713
The municipal recorder must record all ordinances passed by the governing body in a book used exclusively for that purpose.
Section 10-3-713(1)
The recorder must number each ordinance if the governing body has not already done so.
Section 10-3-713(2)
The recorder must make or cause to be made a certificate after each ordinance or codification of ordinances.
Section 10-3-713(3)
The record and memorandum, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents, passage, and publication or posting of the ordinance or codification.
Section 10-3-713(4)
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In force source record
Source record from le.utah.gov · Enacted 1977
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