Title 58 Occupations and Professions Chapter 22 Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Act Section 103 Education and enforcement fund.
58-22-103.Education and enforcement fund.
(1) There is created a restricted special revenue fund known as the "Professional
Engineer, Professional Structural Engineer, and Professional Land Surveyor Education and
Enforcement Fund."
(2) The fund consists of monies from:
(a) a surcharge fee placed on initial, renewal, and reinstatement licensure fees under this
chapter in accordance with the following:
(i) the surcharge fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section
63J-1-504; and
(ii) the surcharge fee shall not exceed 50% of the respective initial, renewal, or
reinstatement licensure fee; and
(b) administrative penalties collected pursuant to this chapter.
(3) The fund shall earn interest and all interest earned on fund monies shall be deposited
into the fund.
(4) The director may, with concurrence of the board, make distributions from the fund
for the following purposes:
(a) education and training of licensees under this chapter;
(b) education and training of the public or other interested persons in matters concerning
engineering, structural engineering, and land surveying laws and practices; and
(c) enforcement of this chapter by:
(i) investigating unprofessional or unlawful conduct; and
(ii) providing legal representation to the division when the division takes legal action
against a person engaging in unprofessional or unlawful conduct.
(5) If the balance in the fund exceeds $100,000 at the close of any fiscal year, the excess
shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(6) The division shall report annually to the appropriate appropriations subcommittee of
the Legislature concerning the fund.
Amended by Chapter 183, 2009 General Session
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