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Utah Code § 10-1-202 (2026)

Power to sue, contract, adopt municipal name and seal

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Municipalities may sue and be sued, enter into contracts and by ordinance adopt a municipal name and seal which may be changed from time to time.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Utah Cnty. v. Ivie, 2006 UT 33 (Utah 2006).
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Utah Cnty. v. Ivie, 2006 UT 33 (Utah 2006). · cites it 4× “8 (1957) (citing various constitutional and statutory provisions that conferred authority for Layton City to contract with North Davis County Sewer District); Utah Code Ann. § 10-1-202 (20083) ("Municipalities may .”
Salt Lake City Corp. v. Prop. Tax Div. of the Utah State Tax Comm'n, 1999 UT 41 (Utah 1999). · cites it 2× “Both Utah Code Ann. § 10-1-202 (1996), governing municipalities, and Utah Code Ann.”
Wallingford v. Moab City, 2020 UT App 12 (Utah Ct. App. 2020). “§ 10-8-84 (1) (LexisNexis 2015). And specifically, as relevant here, our legislature has granted municipalities power to “sue and be sued” and to “enter into contracts,” see id.”
Fraga v. Sandy City Police Dep't (D. Utah 2025). · cites it 2× “36 Utah Code § 10-1-202. 37 See Kojima v. Lehi City, No.”
Carter v. Weber Cnty. Strike Force (D. Utah 2025). · cites it 2× “68 Some courts have construed pro se complaints against a governmental subdivision as asserting a claim against the main governmental entity.”
Fletcher (D. Utah 2026). · cites it 2× “19 Utah Code Ann. § 10-1-202 . E. CLAIMS THAT ARE NOT SEPARATE CAUSES OF ACTION Finally, Plaintiff asserts separate causes of action for declaratory and injunctive relief.”
Harden (D. Utah 2026). · cites it 2× “80 Utah Code Ann. § 10-1-202 . municipal subdivisions such as police departments.”
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