Utah Statutes
§ 31A-1-201 — Construction.
Utah § 31A-1-201
JurisdictionUtah
Title 31AInsurance Code
Ch. 31A-1General Provisions
Part 31A-1-2Construction and Interpretation
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Bluebook
Utah Code Ann. § 31A-1-201 (2026).
Text
(1)This code shall be liberally construed to achieve the purposes stated in Section 31A-1-102 and under other chapters of the Insurance Code. The statements of purpose shall aid and guide interpretation but are not independent sources of power.
(2)A provision of the Insurance Code relating to a particular kind of insurance or a particular type of insurer prevails over a provision relating to insurance or insurers in general if there is inconsistency between them.
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Legislative History
Enacted by Chapter 242, 1985 General Session
Nearby Sections
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§ 31A-1-101
Short title.§ 31A-1-102
Purposes.§ 31A-1-103
Scope and applicability of title.§ 31A-1-104
Authorization to do insurance business.§ 31A-1-105
Presumption of jurisdiction.§ 31A-1-106
Residual unlicensed domestic insurers.§ 31A-1-107
Licensees under former Title 31.§ 31A-1-108
Corporations in the process of organizing.§ 31A-1-109
Name of licensee.§ 31A-1-110
Scope of a license.§ 31A-1-201
Construction.§ 31A-1-202
Effect of repeal of former provisions.§ 31A-1-203
Interpretive rules.§ 31A-1-205
Severability.§ 31A-1-301
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Bluebook (online)
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