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Utah Code § 68-3-8 (2026)

When a day appointed is a holiday

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Whenever any act of a secular nature, other than a work of necessity or mercy, is appointed by law or contract to be performed upon a particular day, which day falls upon a legal holiday, such act may be performed upon the next succeeding business day with the same effect as if it had been performed upon the day appointed.

Amended by Chapter 236, 2012 General Session

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2015 · leading case: Goebel v. Salt Lake City S. R.R., 2004 UT 80, 104 P.3d 1185.
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Goebel v. Salt Lake City S. R.R., 2004 UT 80, 104 P.3d 1185. “They argue, however, that the amended notice provision was inapplicable to their claim because applying it to them would constitute improper retroactive application of the law.”
State v. Johnson, 2012 UT 68, 290 P.3d 21. · cites it 2× “He noted that Utah Code section 68-3-8 prohibits the retroactive application of Amended Section 402 to his motion because the legislature did not expressly declare the amendments to be retroactive.”
Wasatch Cnty. v. Okelberry, 2015 UT App 192, 357 P.3d 586. · cites it 2× “" Utah Code Ann. § 68-3-8 (LexisNexis 2011).”
Braun v. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 30 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (D. Utah 2014). · cites it 2× “The court further notes that this approach is consistent with the Legislature’s adoption of Utah Code Section 68-3-8. Under this statute, the Utáh Legislature barred courts from applying any provision of the Utah Code retroactively, “unless the provision is expressly declared to…”
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