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Utah Code § 34A-2-201 (2026)

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An employer shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by:

insuring, and keeping insured, the payment of this compensation with an insurer authorized under Title 31A, Insurance Code, to transact the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state; or
obtaining approval from the division in accordance with Section 34A-2-201.5 to pay direct compensation as a self-insured employer in the amount, in the manner, and when due as provided for in this chapter or Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: Vigos v. Mountainland Builders, Inc., 2000 UT 2 (Utah 2000).
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Vigos v. Mountainland Builders, Inc., 2000 UT 2 (Utah 2000). · cites it 4× “§ 35-1-46 (1) (now codified at section 34A-2-201(1) (1997)) permitted employers to select any one of three insurance options: (1) they may insure themselves with the Fund; (2) they may obtain insurance from a private insurer authorized by the state; or (3) they may self-insure…”
Nichols v. Jacobsen Constr. Co., 2016 UT 19 (Utah 2016). · cites it 2× “" In turn, section 34A-2-201 provides three alternative methods of securing the payment, one of which states that "[aln employer shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by .”
Touchard v. La-Z-Boy Inc., 2006 UT 71 (Utah 2006). · cites it 2× “In accordance with the Act’s requirement that an employee injured in the course of employment has- the right to compensation, the Act requires an employer to “secure the payment of workers’ compensation benefits for its employees,” Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201 (2005), and imposes…”
Anabasis, Inc. v. Labor Comm'n, 2001 UT App 239 (Utah Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 17× “(Anabasis) seeks judicial review of the Utah Labor Commission Appeals Board (Appeals Board) decision affirming the penalty imposed on Anabasis for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201 (Supp.2000) (the Insurance Statute) 1…”
Workers' Comp. Fund v. Wadman Corp., 2009 UT 18 (Utah 2009). · cites it 4× “a valid certification of the contractor's or subcontractor's compliance with Section 34A-2-201." Section 34A-2-201 provides, *287 An employer shall secure the payment of workers' compensation benefits for its employees by: (1) insuring, and keeping insured, the payment of this…”
Workers Comp. Fund v. Utah Bus. Ins. Co., 2013 UT 4 (Utah 2013). “§ 34A-2-201. The Act "imposes criminal penalties on employers who fail to comply.”
Workers' Comp. Fund v. State, 2005 UT 52 (Utah 2005). · cites it 2× “Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201 (Supp.2004). ¶ 3 Notwithstanding this continuity in purpose, the Legislature has periodically modified the State’s relationship with the workers’ compensation system.”
Farman-Rava v. Blu Auto Transp., 2021 UT App 93 (Utah Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “” See Utah Code Ann. §§ 34A-2-201 (LexisNexis 2019), -207; see also Thomas A.”
Ukau v. Wang (D. Guam 2013). “§ 5 501(a)(2) (West); Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201(3) (West); see also Colo.”
— Utah Code § 34A-2-201(1) — 2 cases
Vigos v. Mountainland Builders, Inc., 2000 UT 2 (Utah 2000). “§ 35-1-46 (1) (now codified at section 34A-2-201(1) (1997)) permitted employers to select any one of three insurance options: (1) they may insure themselves with the Fund; (2) they may obtain insurance from a private insurer authorized by the state; or (3) they may self-insure…”
Anabasis, Inc. v. Labor Comm'n, 2001 UT App 239 (Utah Ct. App. 2001). “(Anabasis) seeks judicial review of the Utah Labor Commission Appeals Board (Appeals Board) decision affirming the penalty imposed on Anabasis for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201 (Supp.2000) (the Insurance Statute) 1…”
— Utah Code § 34A-2-201(3) — 2 cases
Anabasis, Inc. v. Labor Comm'n, 2001 UT App 239 (Utah Ct. App. 2001). “(Anabasis) seeks judicial review of the Utah Labor Commission Appeals Board (Appeals Board) decision affirming the penalty imposed on Anabasis for failure to provide workers' compensation insurance in violation of Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201 (Supp.2000) (the Insurance Statute) 1…”
Ukau v. Wang (D. Guam 2013). “§ 5 501(a)(2) (West); Utah Code Ann. § 34A-2-201(3) (West); see also Colo.”
— Utah Code § 34A-2-201(l) — 1 case
Vigos v. Mountainland Builders, Inc., 2000 UT 2 (Utah 2000). “§ 35-1-46 (1) (now codified at section 34A-2-201(1) (1997)) permitted employers to select any one of three insurance options: (1) they may insure themselves with the Fund; (2) they may obtain insurance from a private insurer authorized by the state; or (3) they may self-insure…”
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