17B-1-404. Petition requirements.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)Each petition under Subsection 17B-1-403

(2)shall:

(a)indicate the typed or printed name and current residence address of each person signing the petition;

(b)separately group signatures by county and municipality, so that all signatures of the owners of real property located within or of registered voters residing within each county whose unincorporated area includes and each municipality whose boundaries include part of the area proposed for annexation are grouped separately;

(c)if it is a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (2)(a) or (2)(c)(i) or (ii), indicate the address of the property as to which the owner is signing the petition;

(d)designate up to three signers of the petition as sponsors, one of whom shall be designated the contact sponsor, with the mailing address and telephone number of each;

(e)be filed with the board of trustees of the proposed annexing special district; and

(f)for a petition under Subsection 17B-1-403 (2)(a), state the proposed method of supplying water to the area proposed to be annexed.

(2)By submitting a written withdrawal or reinstatement with the board of trustees of the proposed annexing special district, a signer of a petition may withdraw, or once withdrawn, reinstate the signer's signature at any time:

(i)before the public hearing under Section 17B-1-409 is held; or

(ii)if a hearing is not held because of Subsection 17B-1-413

(1)or because no hearing is requested under Subsection 17B-1-413 (2)(a)(ii)(B), until 20 days after the special district provides notice under Subsection 17B-1-413 (2)(a)(i); or

(b)for an infrastructure financing district, before the board of trustees adopts a resolution approving the annexation.

Amended by Chapter 388 , 2024 General Session