# Utah Code § 9-9-103: Purpose

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_103

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 9-9-103
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 9 / Chapter 9-9 / § 9-9-103

## Text

The division shall: (1) develop programs that will allow Indian citizens residing on or off reservations an opportunity to share in the progress of Utah; (2) promote an atmosphere in which Indian citizens are provided alternatives so that individual citizens may choose for themselves the kinds of lives they will live, both socially and economically; (3) promote programs to help the tribes and Indian communities find and implement solutions to their community problems; and (4) promote government-to-government relations between the state and tribal governments.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 9-9-101 § 9-9-101. Title -- Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-102 § 9-9-102. Division of Indian Affairs created -- Supervision by department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_102.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-103 § 9-9-103. Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_103.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-104 § 9-9-104. Duties and powers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_104.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-104.5 § 9-9-104.5. Meetings with Tribal Leaders and Native American Indian organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_104.5.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-104.6 § 9-9-104.6. Participation of state agencies in meetings with tribal leaders -- Contact information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_104.6.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-105 § 9-9-105. Division director.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_105.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-107 § 9-9-107. Division report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_107.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-108 § 9-9-108. Investments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_108.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-112 § 9-9-112. Bears Ears Visitor Center Advisory Committee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_112.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-113 § 9-9-113. Geographic place names -- Role of division -- Report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_113.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-201 § 9-9-201. Assumption by state of criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indians and Indian territory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-202 § 9-9-202. Special elections on acceptance or retrocession of state jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 9-9-203 § 9-9-203. Acceptance or rejection of cession of state jurisdiction -- Proclamation by governor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T9_S9_9_203.md)

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