Esheria Esheria Statutes
Ask AI Sign in

United States — Utah Act or statute

United States — Utah legislation

Utah Code § 10-5-133, 2026

A town generally may not impose a general fee for a public safety service, except in the stated circumstances.

Source excerpt

administrative costsfee classificationfeeslocal governmentmunicipal feesmunicipal financeprogram chargesproperty tax exemptionpublic safety feespublic safety servicesservice chargestown-sponsored activities
Jurisdiction
United States — Utah
Status
In force
Official identity
Year 2026
Dates
Enacted 2026
More statute details
Dates
Enacted 2026
On this page

Professional statute overview

Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance

Official source

01

Purpose and legislative effect

“A town generally may not impose a general fee for a public safety service, except in the stated circumstances.”

Use this record to locate individual provisions, understand the instrument’s recorded structure, and move from a research summary to the exact source text.

02

How the instrument operates

  1. 01

    Start with the recorded version

    Enacted 2026. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.

  2. 02

    Locate the controlling provision

    Use the provision map, part headings and full-text filter to move from the broad subject to the exact legal language.

  3. 03

    Read conditions and exceptions together

    Keep subsections, definitions, provisos and cross-references in context before drawing a legal conclusion.

  4. 04

    Verify currency and official wording

    Confirm later legislation, commencement notices and corrections with the official publisher before advice, filing or reliance.

03

Research entry points

Selected provisions across the instrument. Open any row to continue with the exact stored text.

Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(A)

A town may charge an identifiable user a fee for using a town service or facility to cover the town’s cost.

Section 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(A)

Subsection 10-5-133(3)

A town may impose a general fee for a public safety service if specified timing, revenue, reauthorization, or volunteer-service conditions are met.

Section 10-5-133(3)

Subsection 10-5-133(5)(b)

If a court treats the authorized fee as a property tax under Article XIII, Section 3, a town may not require payment of that fee for property exempt from property tax.

Section 10-5-133(5)(b)

04

Source and current-law status

In force source record

Source record from le.utah.gov · Enacted 2026

In force

This source records the instrument as in force. Confirm subsequent amendments, commencement notices, and judicial treatment before relying on it.

For advice, pleadings, or compliance decisions, retain the official source and confirm the current consolidated provision.

Official record

Source-indexed provision map

Sections and provisions

Search by section, heading, part or exact legal wording. Every result remains linked to the stored source record.

Showing 19 of 19 provisions

Provision 16Repeal 2Interpretation
§ 10-5-133General fee for public safety service prohibited -- Exception.Repeal

Source excerpt

A town generally may not impose a general fee for a public safety service, except in the stated circumstances.

General fee for public safety service prohibited -- Exception. As used in this section: "General fee" means a fee imposed generally on the public at large or on a segment of the public. "General fee" does not include: a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or a registration or similar fee that a town charges a participant in an activity or program sponsored by the town to offset the town's administrative cost of sponsoring the activity or program. "Public safety service" means law enforcement service, fire protection service, 911 ambulance or paramedic service, or emergency service. Except as provided in Subsection (3) , a town may not impose a general fee for a public safety service. A town may impose a general fee for a public safety service if: the fee is imposed before January 1, 2026; the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and after January 1, 2026, the fee is reauthorized by a vote of the town council at least every three years; or the public safety service the town offers is volunteer public safety service. A town that, before May 6, 2026, imposes a general fee for a public safety service that is prohibited under Subsection (2) shall repeal the general fee no later than July 1, 2027. Nothing in this section precludes or abrogates the property tax exemptions provided for in Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3. To the extent that a court determines a fee authorized in this section is a property tax for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3, a town may not require a person to pay that fee with respect to property or the use of property that is exempt from property tax under Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.
Section 10-5-133Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)Subsection 10-5-133(1)Interpretation

Source excerpt

This subsection defines “general fee” and “public safety service,” and excludes certain town charges from the definition of “general fee.”

As used in this section: "General fee" means a fee imposed generally on the public at large or on a segment of the public. "General fee" does not include: a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or a registration or similar fee that a town charges a participant in an activity or program sponsored by the town to offset the town's administrative cost of sponsoring the activity or program. "Public safety service" means law enforcement service, fire protection service, 911 ambulance or paramedic service, or emergency service.
Section 10-5-133(1)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(a)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)Provision

Source excerpt

A “general fee” is a fee imposed on the public generally, but it excludes certain town charges tied to a user’s use of a town service or facility and certain town-sponsored activity or program fees.

"General fee" means a fee imposed generally on the public at large or on a segment of the public. "General fee" does not include: a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or a registration or similar fee that a town charges a participant in an activity or program sponsored by the town to offset the town's administrative cost of sponsoring the activity or program.
Section 10-5-133(1)(a)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(a)(i)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)(i)Provision

Source excerpt

“General fee” means a fee imposed generally on the public at large or a segment of the public.

"General fee" means a fee imposed generally on the public at large or on a segment of the public.
Section 10-5-133(1)(a)(i)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)Provision

Source excerpt

"General fee" does not include: a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or a registration or similar fee that a

"General fee" does not include: a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or a registration or similar fee that a town charges a participant in an activity or program sponsored by the town to offset the town's administrative cost of sponsoring the activity or program.
Section 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(A)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(A)Provision

Source excerpt

A town may charge an identifiable user a fee for using a town service or facility to cover the town’s cost.

a fee that a town charges an identifiable user of a town-provided service or a town facility to cover the town's cost of the user's use of the service or facility; or
Section 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(A)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(B)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(B)Provision

Source excerpt

A town may charge a registration or similar fee to a participant in a town-sponsored activity or program to cover the town’s administrative cost.

a registration or similar fee that a town charges a participant in an activity or program sponsored by the town to offset the town's administrative cost of sponsoring the activity or program.
Section 10-5-133(1)(a)(ii)(B)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(1)(b)Subsection 10-5-133(1)(b)Provision

Source excerpt

“Public safety service” means law enforcement service, fire protection service, 911 ambulance or paramedic service, or emergency service.

"Public safety service" means law enforcement service, fire protection service, 911 ambulance or paramedic service, or emergency service.
Section 10-5-133(1)(b)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(2)Subsection 10-5-133(2)Provision

Source excerpt

Except as provided in Subsection (3), a town may not impose a general fee for a public safety service.

Except as provided in Subsection (3) , a town may not impose a general fee for a public safety service.
Section 10-5-133(2)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)Subsection 10-5-133(3)Provision

Source excerpt

A town may impose a general fee for a public safety service if specified timing, revenue, reauthorization, or volunteer-service conditions are met.

A town may impose a general fee for a public safety service if: the fee is imposed before January 1, 2026; the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and after January 1, 2026, the fee is reauthorized by a vote of the town council at least every three years; or the public safety service the town offers is volunteer public safety service.
Section 10-5-133(3)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)(a)Subsection 10-5-133(3)(a)Provision

Source excerpt

the fee is imposed before January 1, 2026; the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and after January

the fee is imposed before January 1, 2026; the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and after January 1, 2026, the fee is reauthorized by a vote of the town council at least every three years; or
Section 10-5-133(3)(a)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)(a)(i)Subsection 10-5-133(3)(a)(i)Provision

Source excerpt

The fee is imposed before January 1, 2026.

the fee is imposed before January 1, 2026;
Section 10-5-133(3)(a)(i)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)(a)(ii)Subsection 10-5-133(3)(a)(ii)Provision

Source excerpt

the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and

the fee is to generate revenue to pay for the town's obligation under an agreement with one or more other political subdivisions for a public safety service provided to the town; and
Section 10-5-133(3)(a)(ii)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)(a)(iii)Subsection 10-5-133(3)(a)(iii)Provision

Source excerpt

after January 1, 2026, the fee is reauthorized by a vote of the town council at least every three years; or

after January 1, 2026, the fee is reauthorized by a vote of the town council at least every three years; or
Section 10-5-133(3)(a)(iii)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(3)(b)Subsection 10-5-133(3)(b)Provision

Source excerpt

The town’s public safety service is volunteer-based.

the public safety service the town offers is volunteer public safety service.
Section 10-5-133(3)(b)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(4)Subsection 10-5-133(4)Repeal

Source excerpt

A town that, before May 6, 2026, imposes a general fee for a public safety service that is prohibited under Subsection (2) shall repeal the general fee no later than July 1, 2027.

A town that, before May 6, 2026, imposes a general fee for a public safety service that is prohibited under Subsection (2) shall repeal the general fee no later than July 1, 2027.
Section 10-5-133(4)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(5)Subsection 10-5-133(5)Provision

Source excerpt

This subsection says it does not affect certain property tax exemptions, and a town may not require payment of a fee if a court treats that fee as a property tax for exempt property.

Nothing in this section precludes or abrogates the property tax exemptions provided for in Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3. To the extent that a court determines a fee authorized in this section is a property tax for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3, a town may not require a person to pay that fee with respect to property or the use of property that is exempt from property tax under Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.
Section 10-5-133(5)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(5)(a)Subsection 10-5-133(5)(a)Provision

Source excerpt

This section does not limit or отменate the property tax exemptions in Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.

Nothing in this section precludes or abrogates the property tax exemptions provided for in Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.
Section 10-5-133(5)(a)Verify source
§ 10-5-133(5)(b)Subsection 10-5-133(5)(b)Provision

Source excerpt

If a court treats the authorized fee as a property tax under Article XIII, Section 3, a town may not require payment of that fee for property exempt from property tax.

To the extent that a court determines a fee authorized in this section is a property tax for purposes of Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3, a town may not require a person to pay that fee with respect to property or the use of property that is exempt from property tax under Utah Constitution, Article XIII, Section 3.
Section 10-5-133(5)(b)Verify source

Legislative relationships

0 referenced instruments

Names are derived from the stored provision headings and citation-enrichment layer. Treat this as a research index and verify each relationship against the source text.

No structured legislative relationships were detected

The statute remains fully searchable by provision. Consult the source text for amendments and cross-references that have not yet been indexed.

Recorded versions and source checkpoint

1 version available in this collection

Current-law checkpoint
  • Undated version · currentEnglish · In force

This relationship view does not by itself establish whether another instrument remains in force.

Check official source

Source-linked research

Ask AI about this statute

The overview, provisions, and source records above are public. Continue in a separate conversation with this statute’s jurisdiction and source version attached.

About this LexChat collection

Statute information is organised from identified legislative sources for professional research. Corrections can be reported to hello@esheria.ai.