Utah County, UT Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

07, "Camping," defines a "campsite" as any place where bedding, a stove, or a fire is set up to sleep or dwell, whether or not a tent, vehicle, or other structure is involved; a private residence, hotel, or other legal dwelling does not count. 020 bars camping or establishing a campsite on any County property, inside or outside an incorporated city, unless the site sits in a County-designated campground operated under that campground's rules or the County or its agent has authorized the specific campsite in writing beforehand.

A violation is a trespass; inside an incorporated city, a peace officer enforces it under that city's own code, but failing or refusing to vacate County property in unincorporated Utah County is a class B misdemeanor. 030 lets a peace officer give reasonable notice to vacate a campsite that is a source of unreasonable noise, litter, danger, or suspected illegal activity beyond camping itself. 050, the County or its agents can remove an unauthorized campsite immediately, without waiting out that notice period, if the occupant refuses to remove personal property after reasonable notice, the property appears abandoned or unclaimed, the property is contraband, there is probable cause of other illegal activity at the site, or the property poses an immediate danger to health or safety, including unsanitary or hazardous conditions.

060 requires the County to discard litter and unsanitary items on the spot but to gather, retain, and release any other personal property to its owner, with notice, under the state's Forfeiture and Disposition of Property Act and Lost or Mislaid Personal Property statute. 040.