R37-4. Adjusted Utah Governmental Immunity Act Limitations on Judgments


R37-4-1. Authority and Calculation Process
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  Pursuant to UCA 63G-7-605(4) the Risk Manager hereby establishes new limitations of judgments, based upon the adjustments communicated by the Legislative Fiscal Analyst.


R37-4-2. New Limitation of Judgment Amounts
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  The new limitation of judgment amounts currently required by UCA 63G-7-604(3) are increased as follows, pursuant to UCA 63G-7-605, and are effective July 1, 2018 for claims occurring on or after that date:

  1) The limit for damages for personal injury against a governmental entity, or an employee who a governmental entity has a duty to indemnify, is $745,200 for one person in any one occurrence, and $2,552,000 aggregate amount of individual awards that be may awarded in relation to a single occurrence; and

  2) The limit for property damages (excluding damages awarded as compensation when a governmental entity has taken or damaged private property for public use without just compensation) against a governmental entity, or an employee whom a governmental entity has a duty to indemnify is $295,000 in any one occurrence.


R37-4-3. Limitations of Judgments by Calendar Date
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  The limitations on judgments are established by the date of the occurrence. The dates and dollar amounts are as follows:

  1) Incident(s) occurring before July 1, 2001 - $250,000 for one person in an occurrence, $500,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence; and $100,000 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  2) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2001 - $500,000 for one person in an occurrence, $1,000,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence; and $200,000 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  3) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2002 - $532,500 for one person in an occurrence, $1,065,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence; and $213,000 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  4) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2004 - $553,500 for one person in an occurrence, $1,107,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $221,400 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  5) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2006 - $583,900 for one person in an occurrence, $1,167,900 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $233,600 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  6) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2007 - $583,900 for one person in an occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $233,600 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  7) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2008 - $620,700 for one person in an occurrence, $2,126,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $248,300 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  8) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2010 - $648,700 for one person in an occurrence, $2,221,700 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $259,500 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  9) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2012 - $674,000 for one person in an occurrence, $2,308,400 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $269,700 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  10) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2014 - $703,000 for one person in an occurrence, $2,407,700 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $281,300 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  11) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2016 - $717,100 for one person in an occurrence, $2,455,900 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $286,900 for property damage for any one occurrence.

  12) Incident(s) occurring on or after July 1, 2018 - $745,200 for one person in an occurrence, $2,552,000 aggregate for two or more persons in an occurrence, and $295,000 for property damage for any one occurrence as explained in R37-4-2(2).