Utah Code Ann. § 10-3-1311 – Municipal ethics commission -- Complaints charging violations.

(1) A municipality may establish by ordinance an ethics commission to review a complaint against an officer or employee subject to this part for a violation of a provision of this part.
(2)
1. (a) A person filing a complaint for a violation of this part shall file the complaint:
  1. (i) with the municipal ethics commission, if a municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
  2. (ii) with the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission in accordance with Title 11, Chapter 49, Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission, if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.
2. (b) A municipality that receives a complaint described in Subsection (2)(a) may:
  1. (i) accept the complaint if the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission in accordance with Subsection (1); or
  2. (ii) forward the complaint to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission established in Section 11-49-201:
    1. (A) regardless of whether the municipality has established a municipal ethics commission; or
    2. (B) if the municipality has not established a municipal ethics commission.
(3) If the alleged ethics complaint is against a person who is a member of the municipal ethics commission, the complaint shall be filed with or forwarded to the Political Subdivisions Ethics Review Commission.