Utah Code § 53B-2-114

Current with legislation effective through 5/2/2024
Section 53B-2-114 - Degree-granting institution attorneys - Appointment - Duties
(1) Recognizing the status of institutions within the Utah System of Higher Education as bodies politic and corporate, the president of a degree-granting institution may appoint attorneys to:
(a) provide legal advice to the degree-granting institution's administration; and
(b) coordinate legal affairs within the degree-granting institution.
(2) An institution shall fund compensation costs and related office expenses for an attorney described in Subsection (1) within existing budgets.
(3) The board shall coordinate the activities of attorneys described in Subsection (1).
(4) An attorney described in Subsection (1):
(a) may not:
(i) conduct litigation;
(ii) settle a claim covered by the State Risk Management Fund; or
(iii) issue a formal legal opinion; and
(b) shall cooperate with the Office of the Attorney General in providing legal representation to a degree-granting institution.

Utah Code § 53B-2-114

Added by Chapter TBD, 2024 General Session ,§ 15, eff. 5/1/2024.