17B-1-105. Name of special district -- Name change.

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Effective 11/6/2025

(a)The name of each special district created on or after May 1, 2000, shall comply with Section 17-60-103 .

(b)The board of each special district affected by Section 17-60-103 shall ensure that after January 1, 2005, the special district name complies with the requirements of Section 17-60-103 .

(2)The name of a special district created after April 30, 2007, may not include the name of a county or municipality.

(3)The name of a special district may include words descriptive of the type of service that the district provides.

(4)The name of an infrastructure financing district shall comply with Subsection 17B-1-208 (1)(b)(ii).

(a)A special district board may change the name of that special district as provided in this Subsection

(5).

(b)To initiate a name change, the special district board shall:

(i)hold a public hearing on the proposed name change;

(ii)adopt a resolution approving the name change; and

(iii)file with the lieutenant governor a notice of an impending name change, as defined in Section 67-1a-6.7 , that meets the requirements of Subsection 67-1a-6.7 (3).

(c)Upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of name change under Section 67-1a-6.7 , the special district board shall:

(i)if the special district is located within the boundary of a single county, submit to the recorder of that county:

(A)the original:

(I)notice of an impending name change; and

(II)certificate of name change; and

(B)a certified copy of the resolution approving the name change; or

(ii)if the special district is located within the boundaries of more than a single county:

(A)submit to the recorder of one of those counties:

(I)the original of the documents listed in Subsections (5)(c)(i)(A)(I) and

(II); and

(II)a certified copy of the resolution approving the name change; and

(B)submit to the recorder of each other county:

(I)a certified copy of the documents listed in Subsections (5)(c)(i)(A)(I) and

(II); and

(II)a certified copy of the resolution approving the name change.

(i)A name change under this Subsection

(5)becomes effective upon the lieutenant governor's issuance of a certificate of name change under Section 67-1a-6.7 .

(ii)Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(d)(i) , the special district may not operate under the new name until the documents listed in Subsection (5)(c) are recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which the special district is located.

Amended by Chapter 16 , 2025 Special Session 1