Statutes

Utah Code, Title 9, Chapter 8

The following, from the Utah Code, constitutes the main statutory authority for the Utah Division of State History and
the Utah State Historical Society.

Other sections of the Code may contain other references to the Division or assign it additional responsibilities. Search the full code for these other references and for code annotations.

Additional legal authority is found in Utah's Administrative Code.

Part 1 -- General Provisions
9-8-101. Reserved.
9-8-102. Definitions.

Part 2 -- Division of State History
9-8-201. Division of State History - Creation - Purpose.
9-8-202. Appointment of director.
9-8-203. Division duties.
9-8-204. Board of State History.
9-8-205. Board duties and powers.
9-8-206. Historical magazine, books, documents, and microfilms - Proceeds
9-8-207. Historical Society - Donations - Accounting.

Part 3 -- Antiquities.
9-8-301. Purpose.
9-8-302. Definitions.
9-8-304. Antiquities Section created -- Duties.
9-8-305. Permit required to survey or excavate on state lands -- Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office to issue
permits and make rules -- Ownership of collections and resources -- Revocation or suspension of permits -- Criminal penalties.
9-8-306. Archaeological or anthropological landmarks.
9-8-307. Report of discovery on state or private lands.
9-8-308. Forgery or false labeling of specimens unlawful.
9-8-309. Ancient human remains on nonfederal lands that are not state lands.


Part 4 -- Historic Sites.
9-8-401. Purpose.
9-8-402. State register - Division duties.
9-8-403. Placement on State or National Register.
9-8-404. Agency responsibilities -- State historic preservation officer to comment on undertaking -- Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office may require joint analysis.
9-8-405. Federal funds - Agreements on standards and procedures.

Part 5 -- Historical Preservation Act.
9-8-501. Short title.
9-8-502. Legislative finding.
9-8-503. Preservation easement.
9-8-504. Preservation easement - Subject to other laws.
9-8-505. Rule Against Perpetuities and Rule Restricting Unreasonable
Restraints on Alienation not applicable.
9-8-506. Charitable contribution for tax purposes.

Part 6 -- Centennial History Project.
9-8-601. Definitions.
9-8-602. Authority to write and publish county history - Administration of project.
9-8-603. Standards - Publication.
9-8-604. Centennial History Fund.

Part 7 -- Funding for History Organizations.
9-8-701. Definitions.
9-8-702. Utah History Endowment Fund.
9-8-703. History organization endowment funds.
9-8-704. Division duties.
9-8-705. Eligibility requirements of qualifying history organizations - Allocation limitations - Matching requirements.
9-8-706. Unallocated monies.
9-8-707. Spending restrictions - Return of endowment.
9-8-708. Federal match.

Part 8 -- Ownership of Reposited Materials.
9-8-801. Short title.
9-8-802. Definitions.
9-8-803. Ownership of reposited materials -- Rebuttable presumption.
9-8-804. Statute of limitations for claiming reposited materials from a collecting institution.
9-8-805. Collecting institutions -- Perfecting title -- Notice.
9-8-806. Claiming reposited materials held by a collecting institution.