Elected and appointed positions in accordance with Utah Code Ann. 67-22-2 who file a formal request to be excluded from coverage. A Request for Exemption (Form MERQ-5) must be completed and filed with our office;

Executive department heads of the state or legislative directors, senior executives employed by the governor's office, members of the State Tax Commission, members of the Public Service Commission, and members of full-time or part-time boards or commissions who file a formal request to be excluded from coverage. A Request for Exemption (Form MERQ-3) must be completed and filed with our office;

An at-will employee appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, the House of Representatives minority leader, the president of the Senate, or the Senate minority leader, or an employee of the Governor's Office of Economic Development who has been hired directly from a position not covered by a system who files a formal request to be excluded from coverage.