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<leg xml:space="preserve" billnum="HB0554" sponsor="Jefferson S. Burton" designation="HB" otherSponsor="Keven J. Stratton" otherHouse="Senate" sess="2026GS" fileno="2026FL1361" date="2/12/2026 09:02:423" printDate="02-24 16:31" subVer="0" minVer="0" office="LEGISLATIVE GENERAL COUNSEL" actionDate="" impact="code"><info><nextbuid>19</nextbuid><aminfo anum="0" effdate="01/01/1800"><seclist><sect action="A" src="code" buid="7" uid="C59-7-S522_1800010118000101" fromuid="C59-7-S522_2018051620180721" sort="59 07 05220018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">59-7-522</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="2" uid="C63A-3-S301_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S301_2024050120240501" sort="63A03 03010018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-301</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="10" uid="C63A-3-S302_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S302_2022050420220504" sort="63A03 03020018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-302</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="3" uid="C63A-3-S307_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S307_2024050120240501" sort="63A03 03070018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-307</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="4" uid="C63A-3-S501_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S501_2021050520210701" sort="63A03 05010018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-501</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="15" uid="C63A-3-S502_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S502_2025050720250507" sort="63A03 05020018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-502</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="12" uid="C63A-3-S505_1800010118000101" fromuid="C63A-3-S505_2024050120240501" sort="63A03 05050018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">63A-3-505</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="17" uid="C78A-2-S214_1800010118000101" fromuid="C78A-2-S214_2025050720250507" sort="78A02 02140018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">78A-2-214</sect><sect action="A" src="code" buid="5" uid="C78B-5-S505_1800010118000101" fromuid="C78B-5-S505_2025101420251206" sort="78B05 05050018000101" mtype="section" effdate="01/01/1800">78B-5-505</sect><sect src="uncod" untype="effdate" buid="18" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" mtype="uncod" effdate="01/01/1800"/></seclist></aminfo></info><tbox><sinfo><nextpairid>0</nextpairid></sinfo><st numlevel="1" lineno="1" slineno="0-1">State Debt Collection Amendments</st><sessionhead>2026 GENERAL SESSION</sessionhead><statehead>STATE OF UTAH</statehead><sponsorhead>Chief Sponsor: Jefferson S. Burton</sponsorhead><otherSponsorhead>Senate Sponsor: Keven J. Stratton</otherSponsorhead></tbox><lt numlevel="1" lineno="2" slineno="0-2"><lthead lineno="3">LONG TITLE</lthead><gdhead lineno="4">General Description:</gdhead><gd numlevel="1" lineno="5" slineno="0-5">This bill modifies provisions related to government debt collection. </gd><hphead lineno="6">Highlighted Provisions:</hphead><hp numlevel="1" lineno="7" slineno="0-7">This bill:<hl numlevel="1" lineno="8" slineno="0-8" level="1">directs the State Tax Commission to apply an overpayment of corporate income tax to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="9" slineno="0-9"/>any amounts the taxpayer owes under the Crime Victims Restitution Act;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="10" slineno="0-10" level="1">provides that a governmental entity may engage in collection activity regardless of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="11" slineno="0-11"/>whether the amount due has been reduced to a judgment;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="12" slineno="0-12" level="1">makes consistent the definitions of certain terms related to collections;</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="13" slineno="0-13" level="1">allows the Office of State Debt Collection to maintain up to one year of expenses in the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="14" slineno="0-14"/>State Debt Collection Fund at the end of each fiscal year; and</hl><hl numlevel="1" lineno="15" slineno="0-15" level="1">makes technical and conforming changes.</hl></hp><moni numlevel="1" lineno="16" slineno="0-16" display="none">Money Appropriated in this Bill:</moni><moniNone lineno="17">None</moniNone><oc numlevel="1" lineno="18" slineno="0-18">Other Special Clauses:<ocl type="effdate" sort="2" numlevel="1" lineno="19" slineno="0-19">This bill provides a special effective date.</ocl></oc><sa numlevel="1" lineno="20" slineno="0-20">Utah Code Sections Affected:<saamd numlevel="1" lineno="21" slineno="0-21"><snhead>AMENDS:</snhead><sn num="59-7-522" src="code" uid="C59-7-S522_1800010118000101" buid="7" sort="59 07 05220018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="22" slineno="0-22"><bold>59-7-522</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2018, Second Special Session, Chapter 3</sn><sn num="63A-3-301" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S301_1800010118000101" buid="2" sort="63A03 03010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="23" slineno="0-23"><bold>63A-3-301</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 398</sn><sn num="63A-3-302" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S302_1800010118000101" buid="10" sort="63A03 03020018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="24" slineno="0-24"><bold>63A-3-302</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 261</sn><sn num="63A-3-307" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S307_1800010118000101" buid="3" sort="63A03 03070018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="25" slineno="0-25"><bold>63A-3-307</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 398</sn><sn num="63A-3-501" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S501_1800010118000101" buid="4" sort="63A03 05010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="26" slineno="0-26"><bold>63A-3-501</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2021, Chapter 260</sn><sn num="63A-3-502" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S502_1800010118000101" buid="15" sort="63A03 05020018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="27" slineno="0-27"><bold>63A-3-502</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapters 59, 526</sn><sn num="63A-3-505" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S505_1800010118000101" buid="12" sort="63A03 05050018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="28" slineno="0-28"><bold>63A-3-505</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 398</sn><sn num="78A-2-214" src="code" uid="C78A-2-S214_1800010118000101" buid="17" sort="78A02 02140018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="29" slineno="0-29"><bold>78A-2-214</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 526</sn><sn num="78B-5-505" src="code" uid="C78B-5-S505_1800010118000101" buid="5" sort="78B05 05050018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="30" slineno="0-30"><bold>78B-5-505</bold>, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, First Special Session, Chapter 11</sn></saamd></sa></lt><enacthead lineno="31"/><enact numlevel="1" lineno="32" slineno="0-32">Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:</enact><bdy><bsec buid="7" num="59-7-522" type="amend" src="code" uid="C59-7-S522_1800010118000101" sort="59 07 05220018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="33" slineno="1-1" sn="1"><section number="59-7-522" numlevel="1" lineno="34" slineno="1-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="33">Section 1. Section <bold>59-7-522</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="34"><bold>59-7-522<parens/>. Overpayments.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="7-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="35" slineno="1-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section, "overpayment" means the same as that term is defined in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="36" slineno="1-4"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="59-1-1409" start="0">59-1-1409</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-2" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="37" slineno="1-5" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="7-null-3" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Subject to Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-7-522(2)(b)" start="0">(2)(b)</xref>, a claim for credit or refund of an overpayment that is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="38" slineno="1-6"/>attributable to a Utah net loss carry forward shall be filed within three years from the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="39" slineno="1-7"/>due date of the return for the taxable year of the Utah net loss.</subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-4" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="40" slineno="1-8" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The three-year period described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-7-522(2)(a)" start="0">(2)(a)</xref> shall be extended by any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="41" slineno="1-9"/>extension of time provided in statute for filing the return described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-7-522(2)(a)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="42" slineno="1-10"/>(2)(a)</xref>.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-5" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="43" slineno="1-11" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The commission shall make a credit against or refund of any overpayment of a tax <ln numlevel="1" lineno="44" slineno="1-12"/>under this chapter for a taxable year if, in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="59-7-519" start="0">59-7-519</xref>:<subsection ssid="7-null-6" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="45" slineno="1-13" level="2" space="false"><display>(a)</display><subsection ssid="7-null-7" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>a corporation agrees with the commissioner of internal revenue for an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="46" slineno="1-14"/>extension, or a renewal of an extension, of the period for proposing and assessing <ln numlevel="1" lineno="47" slineno="1-15"/>a deficiency in federal income tax for that taxable year; or</subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-8" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="48" slineno="1-16" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>there is a change in or correction of federal taxable income for that taxable year; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="49" slineno="1-17"/>and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-9" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="50" slineno="1-18" level="2"><display>(b)</display>the corporation files a claim for the credit or refund before the expiration of the time <ln numlevel="1" lineno="51" slineno="1-19"/>period within which the commission may assess a deficiency.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="7-null-10" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="52" slineno="1-20" level="1"><display>(4)</display>The commission shall make a credit or refund within a 30-day period after the day on <ln numlevel="1" lineno="53" slineno="1-21"/>which a court's decision to require the commission to credit or refund the amount of an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="54" slineno="1-22"/>overpayment to a taxpayer is final.</subsection><subsection ssid="7-11" dnum="_-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="55" slineno="1-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1010" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(5)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">The commission shall credit an overpayment in the following order:</amend><subsection ssid="7-12" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="56" slineno="1-24" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1011" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="9" groupid="7" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">against the taxpayer's liability under this chapter; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="7-13" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="57" slineno="1-25" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1012" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="14" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">against the amount of a judgment against a taxpayer, including a final judgment or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="58" slineno="1-26"/>order requiring payment of a fine or of restitution to a victim under Title 77, Chapter <ln numlevel="1" lineno="59" slineno="1-27"/>38b, Crime Victims Restitution Act, obtained through due process of law by an entity <ln numlevel="1" lineno="60" slineno="1-28"/>of state or local government.</amend></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="7-14" dnum="_-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="61" slineno="1-29" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1013" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(6)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="20" groupid="16" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">If a balance remains after an overpayment is credited in accordance with Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="59-7-522(5)">(5)</xref><ln numlevel="1" lineno="62" slineno="1-30"/>,the balance shall be refunded to the taxpayer.</amend></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="2" num="63A-3-301" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S301_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 03010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="63" slineno="2-1" sn="2"><section number="63A-3-301" numlevel="1" lineno="64" slineno="2-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="63">Section 2. Section <bold>63A-3-301</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="64"><bold>63A-3-301<parens/>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="65"><tab/>As used in this part:</sectionText><subsection ssid="2-null-1" dnum="1-o:_-i" numlevel="1" lineno="66" slineno="2-4" ea="erase" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="2" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1014" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="23" groupid="16" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="end">"Account receivable" or "receivable" means any amount due the state or any other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="67" slineno="2-5"/>governmental entity within the state as a result of a judgment, citation, tax, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="68" slineno="2-6"/>administrative order, or for which materials or services have been provided but for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="69" slineno="2-7"/>which payment has not been received by the servicing unit.</amend><amendoutend style="2"/></subsection><subsection ssid="2-10" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="70" slineno="2-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1015" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><subsection ssid="2-15" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1016" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Accounts receivable" or "receivables" means any amount due to a governmental <ln numlevel="1" lineno="71" slineno="2-9"/>entity from an entity for which payment has not been received by the governmental <ln numlevel="1" lineno="72" slineno="2-10"/>entity that is servicing the debt, regardless of whether the amount due has been <ln numlevel="1" lineno="73" slineno="2-11"/>reduced to a judgment.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-11" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="74" slineno="2-12" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1017" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="9" groupid="7" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Accounts receivable" or "receivables" includes:</amend><subsection ssid="2-12" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="75" slineno="2-13" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1018" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">unpaid fees, licenses, taxes, loans, overpayments, fines, restitution, forfeitures, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="76" slineno="2-14"/>surcharges, costs, contracts, interest, penalties, third-party claims, sale of goods, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="77" slineno="2-15"/>sale of services, claims, and damages;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-13" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="78" slineno="2-16" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1019" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a civil accounts receivable;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-14" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="79" slineno="2-17" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1020" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="13" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a civil judgment of restitution; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-16" dnum="_-o:iv-i" numlevel="1" lineno="80" slineno="2-18" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1021" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iv)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="31" groupid="21" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a criminal accounts receivable.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="2-17" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="81" slineno="2-19" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1022" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="46" groupid="33" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Civil accounts receivable" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="82" slineno="2-20"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-18" dnum="_-o:3-i" numlevel="1" lineno="83" slineno="2-21" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1023" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(3)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="47" groupid="34" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Civil judgment of restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="84" slineno="2-22"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-19" dnum="_-o:4-i" numlevel="1" lineno="85" slineno="2-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1024" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(4)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="48" groupid="35" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Criminal accounts receivable" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="86" slineno="2-24"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-2" dnum="2-o:5-i" numlevel="1" lineno="87" slineno="2-25" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1025" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(2)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1026" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(5)</amend></display>"Debtor" means a party that owes, or is alleged to owe, an <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="96" groupid="73" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="95" groupid="72" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="88" slineno="2-26"/>receivable.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-3" dnum="3-o:6-i" numlevel="1" lineno="89" slineno="2-27" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1026" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(3)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1027" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(6)</amend></display>"Division" means the Division of Finance, created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-101">63A-3-101</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-33" dnum="_-o:7-i" numlevel="1" lineno="90" slineno="2-28" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1" space="false"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1027" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(7)</amend></display><subsection ssid="2-35" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1028" style="1" owner="i" level="1">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="54" groupid="40" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Governmental entity" means any federal, state, or local government entity, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="91" slineno="2-29"/>including any agency, department, division, board, commission, committee, council, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="92" slineno="2-30"/>or similar government subdivision.</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-34" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="93" slineno="2-31" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1029" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="68" groupid="50" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">"Governmental entity" includes:</amend><subsection ssid="2-36" dnum="_-o:i-i" numlevel="1" lineno="94" slineno="2-32" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1030" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(i)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="67" groupid="49" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">an institution of higher education listed in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="53H-1-102">53H-1-102</xref>;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-39" dnum="_-o:ii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="95" slineno="2-33" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1031" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(ii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="83" groupid="62" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">an interlocal entity, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="11-13-103">11-13-103</xref>; and</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="2-41" dnum="_-o:iii-i" numlevel="1" lineno="96" slineno="2-34" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="3"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1032" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(iii)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="93" groupid="70" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">a local building authority, as defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="17D-2-102">17D-2-102</xref>.</amend></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-4" dnum="4-o:8-i" numlevel="1" lineno="97" slineno="2-35" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1033" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(4)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1034" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(8)</amend></display>"Lien" means the lien described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-307">63A-3-307</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-5" dnum="5-o:9-i" numlevel="1" lineno="98" slineno="2-36" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1034" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(5)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1035" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(9)</amend></display>"Local agency" means a nonprofit entity organized by participating political <ln numlevel="1" lineno="99" slineno="2-37"/>subdivisions to act on behalf of the participating political subdivisions with respect to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="100" slineno="2-38"/>the office's efforts to collect accounts receivable of participating political subdivisions <ln numlevel="1" lineno="101" slineno="2-39"/>through administrative offsets.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-6" dnum="6-o:10-i" numlevel="1" lineno="102" slineno="2-40" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1035" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(6)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1036" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(10)</amend></display>"Mail" means United States Postal Service first class mail to the intended <ln numlevel="1" lineno="103" slineno="2-41"/>recipient's last known address.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-7" dnum="7-o:11-i" numlevel="1" lineno="104" slineno="2-42" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1036" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(7)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1037" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(11)</amend></display>"Participating political subdivision" means a political subdivision that has entered <ln numlevel="1" lineno="105" slineno="2-43"/>into an agreement with a local agency authorizing the local agency to act on behalf of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="106" slineno="2-44"/>the political subdivision with respect to the office's efforts to collect accounts receivable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="107" slineno="2-45"/>of the political subdivision through administrative offsets.</subsection><subsection ssid="2-null-8" dnum="8-o:12-i" numlevel="1" lineno="108" slineno="2-46" level="1"><display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="1037" style="2" owner="o" level="1" deltag="both">(8)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1038" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(12)</amend></display>"Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63G-7-102"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="109" slineno="2-47"/>63G-7-102</xref>.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="10" num="63A-3-302" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S302_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 03020018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="110" slineno="3-1" sn="3"><section number="63A-3-302" numlevel="1" lineno="111" slineno="3-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="110">Section 3. Section <bold>63A-3-302</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="111"><bold>63A-3-302<parens/>. Unpaid accounts receivable -- Political subdivision agreement with <ln numlevel="1" lineno="112" slineno="3-3"/>local agency.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="10-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="113" slineno="3-4" level="1" placement="noreturn" space="false"><display>(1)</display><subsection ssid="10-null-2" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Except as provided in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-302(1)(b)" start="0">(1)(b)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-302(1)(c)" start="0">(c)</xref>, if any <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="9" groupid="9" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="114" slineno="3-5"/>receivable at any point has been unpaid for 90 days or more, any agency or other <ln numlevel="1" lineno="115" slineno="3-6"/>authority of the state, or any political subdivision responsible for collection of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="116" slineno="3-7"/>account may proceed under this part to collect the delinquent amount.</subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="117" slineno="3-8" level="2"><display>(b)</display>A governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider may not proceed <ln numlevel="1" lineno="118" slineno="3-9"/>under this part when the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="10" groupid="10" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> receivable is for a medical material or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="119" slineno="3-10"/>service and the debtor:<subsection ssid="10-null-4" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="120" slineno="3-11" level="3"><display>(i)</display>has made a payment arrangement with the health care provider; and</subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-5" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="121" slineno="3-12" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>is current on payments under the payment arrangement.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-6" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="122" slineno="3-13" level="2"><display>(c)</display>The state, a governmental entity within the state, or a local agency acting on behalf <ln numlevel="1" lineno="123" slineno="3-14"/>of a political subdivision within the state may proceed under this part on an <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="11" groupid="11" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="7" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="124" slineno="3-15"/>accounts</amend> receivable that is for a property tax imposed under <xref depth="1" refnumber="59-2" start="0">Title 59, Chapter 2, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="125" slineno="3-16"/>Property Tax Act</xref>, only if the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="12" groupid="12" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> receivable is three or more years <ln numlevel="1" lineno="126" slineno="3-17"/>delinquent.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-7" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="127" slineno="3-18" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="10-null-8" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>A political subdivision may enter into an agreement with a local agency under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="128" slineno="3-19"/>which the local agency, for a reasonable fee that the political subdivision and local <ln numlevel="1" lineno="129" slineno="3-20"/>agency agree upon, prepares and submits the political subdivision's accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="130" slineno="3-21"/>receivable for collection as provided in this part.</subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-9" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="131" slineno="3-22" level="2"><display>(b)</display>Notwithstanding an agreement under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-302(2)(a)" start="0">(2)(a)</xref>, a participating political <ln numlevel="1" lineno="132" slineno="3-23"/>subdivision shall:<subsection ssid="10-null-10" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="133" slineno="3-24" level="3"><display>(i)</display>establish an agreement with the division for submitting delinquent accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="134" slineno="3-25"/>receivable under this part; and</subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-11" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="135" slineno="3-26" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>with respect to the accounts receivable that the participating political subdivision <ln numlevel="1" lineno="136" slineno="3-27"/>submits through a local agency for collection under this part:<subsection ssid="10-null-12" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="137" slineno="3-28" level="4"><display>(A)</display>receive and respond to an administrative hearing requested under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-305" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="138" slineno="3-29"/>63A-3-305</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="10-null-13" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="139" slineno="3-30" level="4"><display>(B)</display>administer an adjudicative proceeding required under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-306" start="0">63A-3-306</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="3" num="63A-3-307" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S307_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 03070018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="140" slineno="4-1" sn="4"><section number="63A-3-307" numlevel="1" lineno="141" slineno="4-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="140">Section 4. Section <bold>63A-3-307</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="141"><bold>63A-3-307<parens/>. Liens.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="3-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="142" slineno="4-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>The following shall constitute a lien in the amount of the receivable plus interest, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="143" slineno="4-4"/>penalties, and collection costs allowed by law against any state income tax overpayment, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="144" slineno="4-5"/>refund, or other funds in possession of the state or other governmental entity, that are <ln numlevel="1" lineno="145" slineno="4-6"/>due or to become due the debtor:<subsection ssid="3-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="146" slineno="4-7" level="2"><display>(a)</display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">a</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">an accounts receivable,</amend> judgment, citation, tax, or administrative order issued by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="147" slineno="4-8"/>any agency, court, or other authority of the state, or by any political subdivision; </subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="148" slineno="4-9" level="2"><display>(b)</display>an amount, that has at any point been unpaid for 90 days or more, due the state or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="149" slineno="4-10"/>other governmental entity for which materials or services have been provided but for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="150" slineno="4-11"/>which payment has not been received by the servicing unit; or</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-4" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="151" slineno="4-12" level="2"><display>(c)</display>an amount, that:<subsection ssid="3-null-5" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="152" slineno="4-13" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the debtor is statutorily required to pay to the state or other governmental entity; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="153" slineno="4-14"/>and</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-6" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="154" slineno="4-15" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>has, at any point, been unpaid for at least 90 days.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-7" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="155" slineno="4-16" level="1"><display>(2)</display>The lien created by this section shall, for the purposes of <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="6" groupid="6" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">Section</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="59-7-522">59-7-522</xref> and</amend> <xref depth="3" refnumber="59-10-529"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="156" slineno="4-17"/>59-10-529</xref> only, be considered a judgment.</subsection><subsection ssid="3-null-8" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="157" slineno="4-18" level="1"><display>(3)</display>Nothing under Title 63G, Chapter 7, Part 6, Legal Actions Under this Chapter - <ln numlevel="1" lineno="158" slineno="4-19"/>Procedures, Requirements, Damages, and Limitations on Judgments, prohibits the state <ln numlevel="1" lineno="159" slineno="4-20"/>or other governmental entity from executing on a lien under this section.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="4" num="63A-3-501" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S501_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 05010018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="160" slineno="5-1" sn="5"><section number="63A-3-501" numlevel="1" lineno="161" slineno="5-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="160">Section 5. Section <bold>63A-3-501</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="161"><bold>63A-3-501<parens/>. Definitions.</bold></catline><sectionText lineno="162"><tab/>As used in this part:</sectionText><subsection ssid="4-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="163" slineno="5-4" level="1" space="false"><display>(1)</display><subsection ssid="4-null-2" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"Accounts receivable" or "receivables" means any amount due to a state agency <ln numlevel="1" lineno="164" slineno="5-5"/>from an entity for which payment has not been received by the state agency that is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="165" slineno="5-6"/>servicing the debt<amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">, regardless of whether the amount due has been reduced to a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="166" slineno="5-7"/>judgment</amend>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="167" slineno="5-8" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Accounts receivable" <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="15" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">or "receivables" </amend>includes:<subsection ssid="4-null-4" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="168" slineno="5-9" level="3"><display>(i)</display>unpaid fees, licenses, taxes, loans, overpayments, fines, <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="6" groupid="6" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">restitution, </amend>forfeitures, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="169" slineno="5-10"/>surcharges, costs, contracts, interest, penalties, third-party claims, sale of goods, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="170" slineno="5-11"/>sale of services, claims, and damages;</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-5" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="171" slineno="5-12" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>a civil accounts receivable; and</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-6" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="172" slineno="5-13" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>a civil judgment of restitution.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-7" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="173" slineno="5-14" level="2"><display>(c)</display>"Accounts receivable" <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="18" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">or "receivables" </amend>does not include a criminal accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="174" slineno="5-15"/>receivable.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-8" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="175" slineno="5-16" level="1"><display>(2)</display>"Administrative offset" means:<subsection ssid="4-null-9" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="176" slineno="5-17" level="2"><display>(a)</display>a reduction of an individual's tax refund or other payments due to the individual to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="177" slineno="5-18"/>reduce or eliminate accounts receivable that the individual owes to a state agency; and</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-10" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="178" slineno="5-19" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a reduction of an entity's tax refund or other payments due to the entity to reduce or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="179" slineno="5-20"/>eliminate accounts receivable that the entity owes to a state agency.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-11" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="180" slineno="5-21" level="1"><display>(3)</display>"Civil accounts receivable" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="181" slineno="5-22"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-12" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="182" slineno="5-23" level="1"><display>(4)</display>"Civil judgment of restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="183" slineno="5-24"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-13" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="184" slineno="5-25" level="1"><display>(5)</display>"Criminal accounts receivable" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-32b-102" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="185" slineno="5-26"/>77-32b-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-14" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="186" slineno="5-27" level="1"><display>(6)</display>"Entity" means an individual, a corporation, <amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="19" groupid="19" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">a </amend>partnership, or other organization that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="187" slineno="5-28"/>pays taxes to, or does business<amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="13" groupid="13" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">, with</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="12" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"> within</amend> the state.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-15" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="188" slineno="5-29" level="1"><display>(7)</display>"Office" means the Office of State Debt Collection created in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-502" start="0">63A-3-502</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-16" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="189" slineno="5-30" level="1"><display>(8)</display>"Past due" means any accounts receivable that the state has not received by the payment <ln numlevel="1" lineno="190" slineno="5-31"/>due date.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-17" dnum="9-o" numlevel="1" lineno="191" slineno="5-32" level="1"><display>(9)</display>"Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63G-7-102" start="0">63G-7-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-18" dnum="10-o" numlevel="1" lineno="192" slineno="5-33" level="1"><display>(10)</display>"Restitution" means the same as that term is defined in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-38b-102" start="0">77-38b-102</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-19" dnum="11-o" numlevel="1" lineno="193" slineno="5-34" level="1" space="false"><display>(11)</display><subsection ssid="4-null-20" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>"State agency" includes:<subsection ssid="4-null-21" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="194" slineno="5-35" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>an executive branch agency;</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-22" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="195" slineno="5-36" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>the legislative branch of state government; and</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-23" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="196" slineno="5-37" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iii)</display>the judicial branches of state government, including justice courts.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-24" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="197" slineno="5-38" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"State agency" does not include:<subsection ssid="4-null-25" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="198" slineno="5-39" level="3"><display>(i)</display>any institution of higher education;</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-26" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="199" slineno="5-40" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>except in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(7)(g)" start="0">63A-3-502(7)(g)</xref>, the State Tax Commission; or</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-27" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="200" slineno="5-41" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>the administrator of the Uninsured Employers' Fund appointed by the Labor <ln numlevel="1" lineno="201" slineno="5-42"/>Commissioner under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34A-2-704" start="0">34A-2-704</xref>, solely for the purposes of collecting <ln numlevel="1" lineno="202" slineno="5-43"/>money required to be deposited into the Uninsured Employers' Fund under:<subsection ssid="4-null-28" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="203" slineno="5-44" level="4"><display>(A)</display>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="34A-1-405" start="0">34A-1-405</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-29" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="204" slineno="5-45" level="4"><display>(B)</display><xref depth="1" refnumber="34A-2" start="0">Title 34A, Chapter 2, Workers' Compensation Act</xref>; or</subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-30" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="205" slineno="5-46" level="4"><display>(C)</display><xref depth="1" refnumber="34A-3" start="0">Title 34A, Chapter 3, Utah Occupational Disease Act</xref>.</subsection></subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="4-null-31" dnum="12-o" numlevel="1" lineno="206" slineno="5-47" level="1"><display>(12)</display>"Writing-off" means the removal of an accounts receivable from an agency's accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="207" slineno="5-48"/>receivable records but does not necessarily eliminate further collection efforts.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="15" num="63A-3-502" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S502_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 05020018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="208" slineno="6-1" sn="6"><section number="63A-3-502" numlevel="1" lineno="209" slineno="6-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="208">Section 6. Section <bold>63A-3-502</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="209"><bold>63A-3-502<parens/>. Office of State Debt Collection created -- Duties.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="15-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="210" slineno="6-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>The state and each state agency shall comply with:<subsection ssid="15-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="211" slineno="6-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the requirements of this chapter; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="212" slineno="6-5" level="2"><display>(b)</display>any rules established by the Office of State Debt Collection.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-4" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="213" slineno="6-6" level="1"><display>(2)</display>There is created the Office of State Debt Collection in the Division of Finance.</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-5" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="214" slineno="6-7" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The office shall:<subsection ssid="15-null-6" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="215" slineno="6-8" level="2"><display>(a)</display>have overall responsibility for collecting and managing state receivables;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-7" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="216" slineno="6-9" level="2"><display>(b)</display>oversee and monitor state receivables to ensure that state agencies are:<subsection ssid="15-null-8" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="217" slineno="6-10" level="3"><display>(i)</display>implementing all appropriate collection methods;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-9" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="218" slineno="6-11" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>following established receivables guidelines; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-10" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="219" slineno="6-12" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>accounting for and reporting receivables in the appropriate manner;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-11" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="220" slineno="6-13" level="2"><display>(c)</display>assist the Division of Finance to develop policies, procedures, and guidelines for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="221" slineno="6-14"/>accounting, reporting, and collecting money owed to the state;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-12" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="222" slineno="6-15" level="2"><display>(d)</display>write an inclusive receivables management and collection manual for use by each <ln numlevel="1" lineno="223" slineno="6-16"/>state agency;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-13" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="224" slineno="6-17" level="2"><display>(e)</display>prepare quarterly and annual reports of the state's receivables;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-14" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="225" slineno="6-18" level="2"><display>(f)</display>create or coordinate a state accounts receivable database;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-15" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="226" slineno="6-19" level="2"><display>(g)</display>assist the Division of Finance to establish procedures for writing off accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="227" slineno="6-20"/>receivable for accounting and collection purposes;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-16" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="228" slineno="6-21" level="2"><display>(h)</display>establish standard time limits after which an agency will delegate responsibility to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="229" slineno="6-22"/>collect state receivables to the office or the office's designee;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-17" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="230" slineno="6-23" level="2"><display>(i)</display>be a real party in interest for:<subsection ssid="15-null-18" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="231" slineno="6-24" level="3"><display>(i)</display>an <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="11" groupid="12" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="7" groupid="8" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> receivable referred to the office by any state agency; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-19" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="232" slineno="6-25" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>a civil judgment of restitution entered on a civil judgment docket by a court;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-20" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="233" slineno="6-26" level="2"><display>(j)</display>allocate money collected for a judgment entered on the civil judgment docket under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="234" slineno="6-27"/>Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-18-114">77-18-114</xref> in accordance with Sections <xref depth="3" refnumber="51-9-402">51-9-402</xref>, <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-506">63A-3-506</xref>, and <xref depth="3" refnumber="78A-5-110">78A-5-110</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-21" dnum="k-o" numlevel="1" lineno="235" slineno="6-28" level="2"><display>(k)</display>if a criminal accounts receivable is transferred to the office under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-32b-103(2)(a)(ii)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="236" slineno="6-29"/>77-32b-103(2)(a)(ii)</xref>, receive, process, and distribute payments for the criminal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="237" slineno="6-30"/>accounts receivable;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-22" dnum="l-o" numlevel="1" lineno="238" slineno="6-31" level="2"><display>(l)</display>provide a debtor online access to the debtor's accounts receivable or criminal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="239" slineno="6-32"/>accounts receivable in accordance with Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-502.5">63A-3-502.5</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-23" dnum="m-o" numlevel="1" lineno="240" slineno="6-33" level="2"><display>(m)</display>establish a written policy for each of the following:<subsection ssid="15-null-24" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="241" slineno="6-34" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the settling of an accounts receivable, including any amount of restitution owed to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="242" slineno="6-35"/>a victim in a civil judgment of restitution if the victim approves of the settlement;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-25" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="243" slineno="6-36" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>allowing a debtor to pay off a single debt as part of an accounts receivable even if <ln numlevel="1" lineno="244" slineno="6-37"/>the debtor has a balance on another debt as part of an accounts receivable or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="245" slineno="6-38"/>criminal accounts receivable;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-26" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="246" slineno="6-39" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>setting a payment deadline for settlement agreements and for obtaining an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="247" slineno="6-40"/>extension of a settlement agreement deadline; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-27" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="248" slineno="6-41" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>reducing administrative costs when a settlement has been reached;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-28" dnum="n-o" numlevel="1" lineno="249" slineno="6-42" level="2"><display>(n)</display>consult with a state agency on whether:<subsection ssid="15-null-29" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="250" slineno="6-43" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the office may agree to a settlement for an amount that is less than the debtor's <ln numlevel="1" lineno="251" slineno="6-44"/>principal amount; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-30" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="252" slineno="6-45" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the state agency may retain authority to negotiate a settlement with a debtor; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-31" dnum="o-o" numlevel="1" lineno="253" slineno="6-46" level="2"><display>(o)</display>provide the terms and conditions of any payment arrangement that the debtor has <ln numlevel="1" lineno="254" slineno="6-47"/>made with a state agency or the office when:<subsection ssid="15-null-32" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="255" slineno="6-48" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the payment arrangement is created; or</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-33" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="256" slineno="6-49" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>the debtor requests a copy of the terms and conditions.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-34" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="257" slineno="6-50" level="1"><display>(4)</display>The office may:<subsection ssid="15-null-35" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="258" slineno="6-51" level="2"><display>(a)</display>recommend to the Legislature new laws to enhance collection of past-due accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="259" slineno="6-52"/>by state agencies;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-36" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="260" slineno="6-53" level="2"><display>(b)</display>collect <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="2" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">accounts receivables for higher education entities, if the higher education <ln numlevel="1" lineno="261" slineno="6-54"/>entity</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts receivables for an institution of higher education as though the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="262" slineno="6-55"/>institution of higher education were a state agency, if the institution of higher <ln numlevel="1" lineno="263" slineno="6-56"/>education</amend> agrees;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-37" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="264" slineno="6-57" level="2"><display>(c)</display>prepare a request for proposal for consulting services to:<subsection ssid="15-null-38" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="265" slineno="6-58" level="3"><display>(i)</display>analyze the state's receivable management and collection efforts; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-39" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="266" slineno="6-59" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>identify improvements needed to further enhance the state's effectiveness in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="267" slineno="6-60"/>collecting the state's receivables;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-40" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="268" slineno="6-61" level="2"><display>(d)</display>contract with private or state agencies to collect past-due accounts;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-41" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="269" slineno="6-62" level="2"><display>(e)</display>perform other appropriate and cost-effective coordinating work directly related to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="270" slineno="6-63"/>collection of state receivables;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-42" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="271" slineno="6-64" level="2"><display>(f)</display>provide information, training, and technical assistance to each state agency on <ln numlevel="1" lineno="272" slineno="6-65"/>various collection-related topics;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-43" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="273" slineno="6-66" level="2"><display>(g)</display>prepare a written receivables management and collection policy and make the policy <ln numlevel="1" lineno="274" slineno="6-67"/>available for use by state agencies;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-44" dnum="h-o" numlevel="1" lineno="275" slineno="6-68" level="2"><display>(h)</display>develop reasonable criteria to gauge state agencies' efforts in maintaining an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="276" slineno="6-69"/>effective accounts receivable program;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-45" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="277" slineno="6-70" level="2"><display>(i)</display>identify any state agency that is not making satisfactory progress toward <ln numlevel="1" lineno="278" slineno="6-71"/>implementing collection techniques and improving accounts receivable collections;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-46" dnum="j-o" numlevel="1" lineno="279" slineno="6-72" level="2"><display>(j)</display>coordinate information, systems, and procedures for each state agency to maximize <ln numlevel="1" lineno="280" slineno="6-73"/>the collection of past-due accounts receivable;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-47" dnum="k-o" numlevel="1" lineno="281" slineno="6-74" level="2"><display>(k)</display>obtain access to records and databases of any state agency that are necessary to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="282" slineno="6-75"/>duties of the office by following the procedures and requirements of Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63G-2-206"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="283" slineno="6-76"/>63G-2-206</xref>, including the financial declaration form described in Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="77-38b-204">77-38b-204</xref>;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-48" dnum="l-o" numlevel="1" lineno="284" slineno="6-77" level="2"><display>(l)</display>at rates authorized by the Legislature or set in statute, assess and collect the following <ln numlevel="1" lineno="285" slineno="6-78"/>interest and fees:<subsection ssid="15-null-49" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="286" slineno="6-79" level="3"><display>(i)</display>a fee to cover the administrative costs of collection on accounts administered by <ln numlevel="1" lineno="287" slineno="6-80"/>the office;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-50" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="288" slineno="6-81" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>a late penalty fee that may not be more than 10% of the <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="12" groupid="13" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="8" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts</amend> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="289" slineno="6-82"/>receivable on accounts administered by the office;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-51" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="290" slineno="6-83" level="3"><display>(iii)</display>an interest charge that is:<subsection ssid="15-null-52" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="291" slineno="6-84" level="4"><display>(A)</display>the postjudgment interest rate established by Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15-1-4">15-1-4</xref> in judgments <ln numlevel="1" lineno="292" slineno="6-85"/>established by the courts; or</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-53" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="293" slineno="6-86" level="4"><display>(B)</display>not more than 2% above the prime rate as of July 1 of each fiscal year for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="294" slineno="6-87"/>accounts receivable for which no court judgment has been entered; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-54" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="295" slineno="6-88" level="3"><display>(iv)</display>fees to collect accounts receivable for higher education;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-55" dnum="m-o" numlevel="1" lineno="296" slineno="6-89" level="2"><display>(m)</display>collect reasonable attorney fees and reasonable costs of collection that are related to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="297" slineno="6-90"/>the collection of receivables under this chapter;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-56" dnum="n-o" numlevel="1" lineno="298" slineno="6-91" level="2"><display>(n)</display>for a case that is referred to the office or in which the office is a judgment creditor, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="299" slineno="6-92"/>file a motion or other document related to the office or the accounts receivable in that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="300" slineno="6-93"/>case, including a satisfaction of judgment, in accordance with the Utah Rules of Civil <ln numlevel="1" lineno="301" slineno="6-94"/>Procedure;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-57" dnum="o-o" numlevel="1" lineno="302" slineno="6-95" level="2"><display>(o)</display>ensure that judgments for which the office is the judgment creditor are renewed, as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="303" slineno="6-96"/>necessary;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-58" dnum="p-o" numlevel="1" lineno="304" slineno="6-97" level="2"><display>(p)</display>notwithstanding Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63G-2-206">63G-2-206</xref>, share records obtained under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(k)">(4)(k)</xref> <ln numlevel="1" lineno="305" slineno="6-98"/>with private sector vendors under contract with the state to assist state agencies in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="306" slineno="6-99"/>collecting debts owed to the state agencies without changing the classification of any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="307" slineno="6-100"/>private, controlled, or protected record into a public record;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-59" dnum="q-o" numlevel="1" lineno="308" slineno="6-101" level="2"><display>(q)</display>enter into written agreements with other governmental agencies to obtain and share <ln numlevel="1" lineno="309" slineno="6-102"/>information for the purpose of collecting state accounts receivable;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-60" dnum="r-o" numlevel="1" lineno="310" slineno="6-103" level="2"><display>(r)</display>collect accounts receivable for a political subdivision of the state if the political <ln numlevel="1" lineno="311" slineno="6-104"/>subdivision enters into an agreement or contract with the office under Title 11, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="312" slineno="6-105"/>Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, for the office to collect the political <ln numlevel="1" lineno="313" slineno="6-106"/>subdivision's accounts receivable; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-61" dnum="s-o" numlevel="1" lineno="314" slineno="6-107" level="2"><display>(s)</display>notwithstanding Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-5b-303">63A-5b-303</xref>, hold title to real property if doing so is <ln numlevel="1" lineno="315" slineno="6-108"/>incidental to execution or collection proceedings.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-62" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="316" slineno="6-109" level="1"><display>(5)</display>The office shall ensure that:<subsection ssid="15-null-63" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="317" slineno="6-110" level="2"><display>(a)</display>a record obtained by the office or a private sector vendor under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(p)">(4)(p)</xref>:<subsection ssid="15-null-64" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="318" slineno="6-111" level="3"><display>(i)</display>is used only for the limited purpose of collecting accounts receivable; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-65" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="319" slineno="6-112" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>is subject to federal, state, and local agency records restrictions; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-66" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="320" slineno="6-113" level="2"><display>(b)</display>any individual employed by, or formerly employed by, the office or a private sector <ln numlevel="1" lineno="321" slineno="6-114"/>vendor as referred to in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(p)">(4)(p)</xref> is subject to:<subsection ssid="15-null-67" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="322" slineno="6-115" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the same duty of confidentiality with respect to the record imposed by law on <ln numlevel="1" lineno="323" slineno="6-116"/>officers and employees of the state agency from which the record was obtained; <ln numlevel="1" lineno="324" slineno="6-117"/>and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-68" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="325" slineno="6-118" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>any civil or criminal penalties imposed by law for violations of lawful access to a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="326" slineno="6-119"/>private, controlled, or protected record.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-69" dnum="6-o" numlevel="1" lineno="327" slineno="6-120" level="1" space="false"><display>(6)</display><subsection ssid="15-null-70" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The office shall have authority to collect a civil accounts receivable or a civil <ln numlevel="1" lineno="328" slineno="6-121"/>judgment of restitution ordered by a court as a result of prosecution for a criminal <ln numlevel="1" lineno="329" slineno="6-122"/>offense that have been transferred to the office under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-18-114(1)">77-18-114(1)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(2)">(2)</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-71" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="330" slineno="6-123" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The office may not assess:<subsection ssid="15-null-72" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="331" slineno="6-124" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the interest charge established by the office under Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="13" groupid="14" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(g)(iii)(b)">(4)(g)(iii)(B)</xref> on an <ln numlevel="1" lineno="332" slineno="6-125"/>account</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="9" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">(4)(l)(iii)(B) on accounts</amend> receivable that <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="15" groupid="16" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">is</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="10" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">are</amend> subject to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="333" slineno="6-126"/>postjudgment interest rate established by Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15-1-4">15-1-4</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-73" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="334" slineno="6-127" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>an interest charge on an amount from a criminal accounts receivable until the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="335" slineno="6-128"/>amount is entered on the civil judgment docket.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-74" dnum="7-o" numlevel="1" lineno="336" slineno="6-129" level="1"><display>(7)</display>The office may require a state agency to:<subsection ssid="15-null-75" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="337" slineno="6-130" level="2"><display>(a)</display>transfer collection responsibilities to the office or the office's designee according to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="338" slineno="6-131"/>time limits established by the office;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-76" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="339" slineno="6-132" level="2"><display>(b)</display>make annual progress towards implementing collection techniques and improved <ln numlevel="1" lineno="340" slineno="6-133"/>accounts receivable collections;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-77" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="341" slineno="6-134" level="2"><display>(c)</display>use the state's accounts receivable system or develop systems that are adequate to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="342" slineno="6-135"/>properly account for and report the state's receivables;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-78" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="343" slineno="6-136" level="2"><display>(d)</display>develop and implement internal policies and procedures that comply with the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="344" slineno="6-137"/>collections policies and guidelines established by the office;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-79" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="345" slineno="6-138" level="2"><display>(e)</display>provide internal accounts receivable training to staff involved in the management and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="346" slineno="6-139"/>collection of receivables as a supplement to statewide training;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-80" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="347" slineno="6-140" level="2"><display>(f)</display>bill for and make initial collection efforts of the state agency's receivables up to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="348" slineno="6-141"/>time the accounts must be transferred; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-81" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="349" slineno="6-142" level="2"><display>(g)</display>submit quarterly receivable reports to the office that identify the age, collection <ln numlevel="1" lineno="350" slineno="6-143"/>status, and funding source of each receivable.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-82" dnum="8-o" numlevel="1" lineno="351" slineno="6-144" level="1"><display>(8)</display>All interest, fees, and other amounts authorized to be collected by the office under <ln numlevel="1" lineno="352" slineno="6-145"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(l)">(4)(l)</xref>:<subsection ssid="15-null-83" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="353" slineno="6-146" level="2"><display>(a)</display>are penalties that may be charged by the office;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-84" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="354" slineno="6-147" level="2"><display>(b)</display>do not require an order from a court for the office to assess or collect;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-85" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="355" slineno="6-148" level="2"><display>(c)</display>are not compensation for actual pecuniary loss;</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-86" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="356" slineno="6-149" level="2"><display>(d)</display>for a civil accounts receivable:<subsection ssid="15-null-87" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="357" slineno="6-150" level="3"><display>(i)</display>begin to accrue on the day on which the civil accounts receivable is entered on the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="358" slineno="6-151"/>civil judgment docket under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-18-114(1)">77-18-114(1)</xref> or <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(2)">(2)</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-88" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="359" slineno="6-152" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>may be collected as part of the civil accounts receivable;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-89" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="360" slineno="6-153" level="2"><display>(e)</display>for a civil judgment of restitution:<subsection ssid="15-null-90" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="361" slineno="6-154" level="3"><display>(i)</display>begin to accrue on the day on which the civil judgment of restitution is entered on <ln numlevel="1" lineno="362" slineno="6-155"/>the civil judgment docket under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="77-18-114(1)">77-18-114(1)</xref>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-91" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="363" slineno="6-156" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>may be collected as part of the civil judgment of restitution;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-92" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="364" slineno="6-157" level="2"><display>(f)</display>for all other accounts receivable:<subsection ssid="15-null-93" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="365" slineno="6-158" level="3"><display>(i)</display>begin to accrue on the day on which the accounts receivable is transferred to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="366" slineno="6-159"/>office, even if there is no court order on the day on which the accounts receivable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="367" slineno="6-160"/>is transferred; and</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-94" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="368" slineno="6-161" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>may be collected as part of the accounts receivable; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-95" dnum="g-o" numlevel="1" lineno="369" slineno="6-162" level="2"><display>(g)</display>may be waived by:<subsection ssid="15-null-96" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="370" slineno="6-163" level="3"><display>(i)</display>the office; or</subsection><subsection ssid="15-null-97" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="371" slineno="6-164" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>if the interest, fee, or other amount is charged in error, the court.</subsection></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="12" num="63A-3-505" type="amend" src="code" uid="C63A-3-S505_1800010118000101" sort="63A03 05050018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="372" slineno="7-1" sn="7"><section number="63A-3-505" numlevel="1" lineno="373" slineno="7-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="372">Section 7. Section <bold>63A-3-505</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="373"><bold>63A-3-505<parens/>. State Debt Collection Fund.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="12-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="374" slineno="7-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>There is created an expendable special revenue fund entitled the "State Debt Collection <ln numlevel="1" lineno="375" slineno="7-4"/>Fund."</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-2" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="376" slineno="7-5" level="1"><display>(2)</display>The fund consists of:<subsection ssid="12-null-3" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="377" slineno="7-6" level="2"><display>(a)</display>all amounts appropriated to the fund under this chapter;</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-4" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="378" slineno="7-7" level="2"><display>(b)</display>fees and interest described in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="6" groupid="4" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="3" refnumber="63A-3-502">63A-3-502</xref>(4)(g)</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(l)">63A-3-502(4)(l)</xref></amend>; and</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-5" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="379" slineno="7-8" level="2"><display>(c)</display>except as otherwise provided by law, all postjudgment interest collected by the office <ln numlevel="1" lineno="380" slineno="7-9"/>or the state, except postjudgment interest on a civil judgment of restitution.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-6" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="381" slineno="7-10" level="1"><display>(3)</display>Money in this fund shall be overseen by the office and may be used to pay for:<subsection ssid="12-null-7" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="382" slineno="7-11" level="2"><display>(a)</display>the costs of the office in the performance of the office's duties;</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-8" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="383" slineno="7-12" level="2"><display>(b)</display>a civil judgment of restitution for which debt is owed;</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-9" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="384" slineno="7-13" level="2"><display>(c)</display>interest accrued that is associated with the debt;</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-10" dnum="d-o" numlevel="1" lineno="385" slineno="7-14" level="2"><display>(d)</display>principal on the debt to the state agencies or other entities that placed the receivable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="386" slineno="7-15"/>for collection; </subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-11" dnum="e-o" numlevel="1" lineno="387" slineno="7-16" level="2"><display>(e)</display>other legal obligations including those ordered by a court; and</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-12" dnum="f-o" numlevel="1" lineno="388" slineno="7-17" level="2"><display>(f)</display>deputy court clerks who work exclusively on debt collection activities.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-13" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="389" slineno="7-18" level="1" space="false"><display>(4)</display><subsection ssid="12-null-14" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The fund may collect interest.</subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-15" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="390" slineno="7-19" level="2"><display>(b)</display>All interest earned from the fund shall be deposited into the General Fund.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="12-null-16" dnum="5-o" numlevel="1" lineno="391" slineno="7-20" level="1" space="false"><display>(5)</display><subsection ssid="12-17" dnum="_-o:a-i" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2" placement="sameline"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1203" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="both">(a)</amend></display><amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="14" groupid="11" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">The</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="13" groupid="10" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">Except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-505(5)(b)">(5)(b)</xref>, the</amend> office shall ensure that money <ln numlevel="1" lineno="392" slineno="7-21"/>remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year that is not committed under the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="393" slineno="7-22"/>priorities established under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-505(3)">(3)</xref> is deposited into the General Fund.</subsection><subsection ssid="12-18" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="394" slineno="7-23" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1204" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">At the end of each fiscal year, the office may retain in the fund an amount equal to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="395" slineno="7-24"/>up to one year of the office's operating expenses.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="17" num="78A-2-214" type="amend" src="code" uid="C78A-2-S214_1800010118000101" sort="78A02 02140018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="396" slineno="8-1" sn="8"><section number="78A-2-214" numlevel="1" lineno="397" slineno="8-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="396">Section 8. Section <bold>78A-2-214</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="397"><bold>78A-2-214<parens/>. Collection of accounts receivable.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="17-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="398" slineno="8-3" level="1" placement="noreturn"><display>(1)</display>As used in this section:<subsection ssid="17-null-2" dnum="a-o" numlevel="1" lineno="399" slineno="8-4" level="2"><display>(a)</display>"Accounts receivable" means any amount due the state from an entity for which <ln numlevel="1" lineno="400" slineno="8-5"/>payment has not been received by the state agency that is servicing the debt.</subsection><subsection ssid="17-null-3" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="401" slineno="8-6" level="2"><display>(b)</display>"Accounts receivable" includes unpaid fees, licenses, taxes, loans, overpayments, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="402" slineno="8-7"/>fines, forfeitures, surcharges, costs, contracts, interest, penalties, restitution to <ln numlevel="1" lineno="403" slineno="8-8"/>victims, third party claims, sale of goods, sale of services, claims, and damages.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="17-null-4" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="404" slineno="8-9" level="1"><display>(2)</display>If a defendant is sentenced before July 1, 2021, and the Department of Corrections, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="405" slineno="8-10"/>the Office of State Debt Collection, is not responsible for collecting an accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="406" slineno="8-11"/>receivable for the defendant, the district court shall collect the accounts receivable for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="407" slineno="8-12"/>the defendant.</subsection><subsection ssid="17-null-5" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="408" slineno="8-13" level="1" space="false"><display>(3)</display><subsection ssid="17-null-6" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>In the juvenile court, money collected by the court from past-due accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="409" slineno="8-14"/>receivable may be used to offset system, administrative, legal, and other costs of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="410" slineno="8-15"/>collection.</subsection><subsection ssid="17-null-7" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="411" slineno="8-16" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The juvenile court shall allocate money collected above the cost of collection on a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="412" slineno="8-17"/>pro rata basis to the various revenue types that generated the accounts receivable.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="17-null-8" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="413" slineno="8-18" level="1"><display>(4)</display>The interest charge described in Subsection <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="3" groupid="3" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both"><xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(g)(iii)(b)">63A-3-502(4)(g)(iii)(B)</xref></amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true"><xref depth="4" refnumber="63A-3-502(4)(l)(iii)(b)"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="414" slineno="8-19"/>63A-3-502(4)(l)(iii)(B)</xref></amend> may not be assessed on <amendoutstart style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="erase" pairid="6" groupid="6" style="2" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" deltag="both">an account receivable that is</amend><amendoutend style="2"/><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="5" groupid="5" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both" space="true">accounts <ln numlevel="1" lineno="415" slineno="8-20"/>receivable that are</amend> subject to the postjudgment interest rate established by Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="15-1-4">15-1-4</xref>.</subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="5" num="78B-5-505" type="amend" src="code" uid="C78B-5-S505_1800010118000101" sort="78B05 05050018000101" numlevel="1" lineno="416" slineno="9-1" sn="9"><section number="78B-5-505" numlevel="1" lineno="417" slineno="9-2" type="amend"><secline lineno="416">Section 9. Section <bold>78B-5-505</bold> is amended to read:</secline><catline lineno="417"><bold>78B-5-505<parens/>. Property exempt from execution.</bold></catline><subsection ssid="5-null-1" dnum="1-o" numlevel="1" lineno="418" slineno="9-3" level="1" placement="noreturn" space="false"><display>(1)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-2" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>An individual is entitled to exemption of the following property:<subsection ssid="5-null-3" dnum="i-o" numlevel="1" lineno="419" slineno="9-4" level="3" tab="1"><display>(i)</display>a burial plot for the individual and the individual's family;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-4" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="420" slineno="9-5" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ii)</display>health aids reasonably necessary to enable the individual or a dependent to work <ln numlevel="1" lineno="421" slineno="9-6"/>or sustain health;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-5" dnum="iii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="422" slineno="9-7" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iii)</display>benefits that the individual or the individual's dependent have received or are <ln numlevel="1" lineno="423" slineno="9-8"/>entitled to receive from any source because of:<subsection ssid="5-null-6" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="424" slineno="9-9" level="4"><display>(A)</display>disability;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-7" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="425" slineno="9-10" level="4"><display>(B)</display>illness; or</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-8" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="426" slineno="9-11" level="4"><display>(C)</display>unemployment;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-9" dnum="iv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="427" slineno="9-12" level="3" tab="1"><display>(iv)</display>benefits paid or payable for medical, surgical, or hospital care to the extent that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="428" slineno="9-13"/>the benefits are used by an individual or the individual's dependent to pay for that <ln numlevel="1" lineno="429" slineno="9-14"/>care;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-10" dnum="v-o" numlevel="1" lineno="430" slineno="9-15" level="3" tab="1"><display>(v)</display>veterans benefits;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-11" dnum="vi-o" numlevel="1" lineno="431" slineno="9-16" level="3" tab="1"><display>(vi)</display>money or property received, and rights to receive money or property for child <ln numlevel="1" lineno="432" slineno="9-17"/>support;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-12" dnum="vii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="433" slineno="9-18" level="3" tab="1"><display>(vii)</display>money or property received, and rights to receive money or property for alimony <ln numlevel="1" lineno="434" slineno="9-19"/>or separate maintenance, to the extent reasonably necessary for the support of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="435" slineno="9-20"/>individual and the individual's dependents;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-13" dnum="viii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="436" slineno="9-21" level="3" tab="1" space="false"><display>(viii)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-14" dnum="A-o" level="4" placement="sameline"><display>(A)</display>one:<subsection ssid="5-null-15" dnum="I-o" numlevel="1" lineno="437" slineno="9-22" level="5" tab="1"><display>(I)</display>clothes washer and dryer;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-16" dnum="II-o" numlevel="1" lineno="438" slineno="9-23" level="5" tab="1"><display>(II)</display>refrigerator;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-17" dnum="III-o" numlevel="1" lineno="439" slineno="9-24" level="5" tab="1"><display>(III)</display>freezer;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-18" dnum="IV-o" numlevel="1" lineno="440" slineno="9-25" level="5" tab="1"><display>(IV)</display>stove;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-19" dnum="V-o" numlevel="1" lineno="441" slineno="9-26" level="5" tab="1"><display>(V)</display>microwave oven; and</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-20" dnum="VI-o" numlevel="1" lineno="442" slineno="9-27" level="5" tab="1"><display>(VI)</display>sewing machine;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-21" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="443" slineno="9-28" level="4"><display>(B)</display>all carpets in use;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-22" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="444" slineno="9-29" level="4"><display>(C)</display>provisions sufficient for 12 months actually provided for individual or family <ln numlevel="1" lineno="445" slineno="9-30"/>use;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-23" dnum="D-o" numlevel="1" lineno="446" slineno="9-31" level="4"><display>(D)</display>all wearing apparel of every individual and dependent, not including jewelry <ln numlevel="1" lineno="447" slineno="9-32"/>or furs; and</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-24" dnum="E-o" numlevel="1" lineno="448" slineno="9-33" level="4"><display>(E)</display>all beds and bedding for every individual or dependent;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-25" dnum="ix-o" numlevel="1" lineno="449" slineno="9-34" level="3" tab="1"><display>(ix)</display>except for works of art held by the debtor as part of a trade or business, works of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="450" slineno="9-35"/>art:<subsection ssid="5-null-26" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="451" slineno="9-36" level="4"><display>(A)</display>depicting the debtor or the debtor and the debtor's resident family; or</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-27" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="452" slineno="9-37" level="4"><display>(B)</display>produced by the debtor or the debtor and the debtor's resident family;</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-28" dnum="x-o" numlevel="1" lineno="453" slineno="9-38" level="3" tab="1"><display>(x)</display>proceeds of insurance, a judgment, or a settlement, or other rights accruing as a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="454" slineno="9-39"/>result of bodily injury of the individual or of the wrongful death or bodily injury <ln numlevel="1" lineno="455" slineno="9-40"/>of another individual of whom the individual was or is a dependent to the extent <ln numlevel="1" lineno="456" slineno="9-41"/>that those proceeds are compensatory;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-29" dnum="xi-o" numlevel="1" lineno="457" slineno="9-42" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xi)</display>the proceeds or benefits of any life insurance contracts or policies paid or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="458" slineno="9-43"/>payable to the debtor or any trust of which the debtor is a beneficiary upon the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="459" slineno="9-44"/>death of the spouse or children of the debtor, provided that the contract or policy <ln numlevel="1" lineno="460" slineno="9-45"/>has been owned by the debtor for a continuous unexpired period of one year;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-30" dnum="xii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="461" slineno="9-46" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xii)</display>the proceeds or benefits of any life insurance contracts or policies paid or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="462" slineno="9-47"/>payable to the spouse or children of the debtor or any trust of which the spouse or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="463" slineno="9-48"/>children are beneficiaries upon the death of the debtor, provided that the contract <ln numlevel="1" lineno="464" slineno="9-49"/>or policy has been in existence for a continuous unexpired period of one year;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-31" dnum="xiii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="465" slineno="9-50" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xiii)</display>proceeds and avails of any unmatured life insurance contracts owned by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="466" slineno="9-51"/>debtor or any revocable grantor trust created by the debtor, excluding any <ln numlevel="1" lineno="467" slineno="9-52"/>payments made on the contract during the one year immediately preceding a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="468" slineno="9-53"/>creditor's levy or execution;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-32" dnum="xiv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="469" slineno="9-54" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xiv)</display>except as provided in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(b)" start="0">(1)(b)</xref>, and except for a judgment described in <ln numlevel="1" lineno="470" slineno="9-55"/>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="75B-2-503(2)(c)">75B-2-503(2)(c)</xref><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="2" groupid="2" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both"> or (d)</amend>, any money or other assets held for or payable <ln numlevel="1" lineno="471" slineno="9-56"/>to the individual as an owner, participant, or beneficiary from or an interest of the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="472" slineno="9-57"/>individual as an owner, participant, or beneficiary in a fund or account, including <ln numlevel="1" lineno="473" slineno="9-58"/>an inherited fund or account, in a retirement plan or arrangement that is described <ln numlevel="1" lineno="474" slineno="9-59"/>in Section 401(a), 401(h), 401(k), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A, 409, 414(d), 414(e), <ln numlevel="1" lineno="475" slineno="9-60"/>or 457, Internal Revenue Code, including an owner's, a participant's, or a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="476" slineno="9-61"/>beneficiary's interest that arises by inheritance, designation, appointment, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="477" slineno="9-62"/>otherwise;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-33" dnum="xv-o" numlevel="1" lineno="478" slineno="9-63" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xv)</display>the interest of or any money or other assets payable to an alternate payee under a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="479" slineno="9-64"/>qualified domestic relations order as those terms are defined in Section 414(p), <ln numlevel="1" lineno="480" slineno="9-65"/>Internal Revenue Code;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-34" dnum="xvi-o" numlevel="1" lineno="481" slineno="9-66" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xvi)</display>unpaid earnings of the household of the filing individual due as of the date of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="482" slineno="9-67"/>the filing of a bankruptcy petition in the amount of 1/24 of the Utah State annual <ln numlevel="1" lineno="483" slineno="9-68"/>median family income for the household size of the filing individual as <ln numlevel="1" lineno="484" slineno="9-69"/>determined by the Utah State Annual Median Family Income reported by the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="485" slineno="9-70"/>United States Census Bureau and as adjusted based upon the Consumer Price <ln numlevel="1" lineno="486" slineno="9-71"/>Index for All Urban Consumers for an individual whose unpaid earnings are paid <ln numlevel="1" lineno="487" slineno="9-72"/>more often than once a month or, if unpaid earnings are not paid more often than <ln numlevel="1" lineno="488" slineno="9-73"/>once a month, then in the amount of 1/12 of the Utah State annual median family <ln numlevel="1" lineno="489" slineno="9-74"/>income for the household size of the individual as determined by the Utah State <ln numlevel="1" lineno="490" slineno="9-75"/>Annual Median Family Income reported by the United States Census Bureau and <ln numlevel="1" lineno="491" slineno="9-76"/>as adjusted based upon the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-35" dnum="xvii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="492" slineno="9-77" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xvii)</display>except for curio or relic firearms, any three of the following:<subsection ssid="5-null-36" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="493" slineno="9-78" level="4"><display>(A)</display>one handgun and ammunition for the handgun not exceeding 1,000 rounds;</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-37" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="494" slineno="9-79" level="4"><display>(B)</display>one shotgun and ammunition for the shotgun not exceeding 1,000 rounds; and</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-38" dnum="C-o" numlevel="1" lineno="495" slineno="9-80" level="4"><display>(C)</display>one shoulder arm and ammunition for the shoulder arm not exceeding 1,000 <ln numlevel="1" lineno="496" slineno="9-81"/>rounds; and</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-39" dnum="xviii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="497" slineno="9-82" level="3" tab="1"><display>(xviii)</display>money, not exceeding $200,000, in the aggregate, that an individual deposits, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="498" slineno="9-83"/>more than 18 months before the day on which the individual files a petition for <ln numlevel="1" lineno="499" slineno="9-84"/>bankruptcy or an action is filed by a creditor against the individual, as applicable, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="500" slineno="9-85"/>in all tax-advantaged accounts for saving for higher education costs on behalf of a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="501" slineno="9-86"/>particular individual that meets the requirements of Section 529, Internal Revenue <ln numlevel="1" lineno="502" slineno="9-87"/>Code.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-40" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="503" slineno="9-88" level="2" space="false"><display>(b)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-41" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>Any money, asset, or other interest in a fund or account that is exempt from a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="504" slineno="9-89"/>claim of a creditor of the owner, beneficiary, or participant under Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiv)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="505" slineno="9-90"/>(1)(a)(xiv)</xref> does not cease to be exempt after the owner's, participant's, or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="506" slineno="9-91"/>beneficiary's death by reason of a direct transfer or eligible rollover to an inherited <ln numlevel="1" lineno="507" slineno="9-92"/>individual retirement account as defined in Section 408(d)(3), Internal Revenue <ln numlevel="1" lineno="508" slineno="9-93"/>Code.</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-42" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="509" slineno="9-94" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiv)" start="0">(1)(a)(xiv)</xref> and <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(b)(i)" start="0">(1)(b)(i)</xref> apply to all inherited individual retirement <ln numlevel="1" lineno="510" slineno="9-95"/>accounts without regard to the date on which the account was created.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-43" dnum="c-o" numlevel="1" lineno="511" slineno="9-96" level="2" space="false"><display>(c)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-44" dnum="i-o" level="3" placement="sameline"><display>(i)</display>The exemption granted by Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiv)" start="0">(1)(a)(xiv)</xref> does not apply to:<subsection ssid="5-null-45" dnum="A-o" numlevel="1" lineno="512" slineno="9-97" level="4" tab="1"><display>(A)</display>an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as those terms <ln numlevel="1" lineno="513" slineno="9-98"/>are defined in Section 414(p), Internal Revenue Code; or</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-46" dnum="B-o" numlevel="1" lineno="514" slineno="9-99" level="4" tab="1"><display>(B)</display>amounts contributed or benefits accrued by or on behalf of a debtor within one <ln numlevel="1" lineno="515" slineno="9-100"/>year before the debtor files for bankruptcy, except amounts directly rolled over <ln numlevel="1" lineno="516" slineno="9-101"/>from other funds that are exempt from attachment under this section.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-47" dnum="ii-o" numlevel="1" lineno="517" slineno="9-102" level="3"><display>(ii)</display>The exemptions in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xi)" start="0">(1)(a)(xi)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xii)" start="0">(xii)</xref>, and <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiii)" start="0">(xiii)</xref> do not apply to the <ln numlevel="1" lineno="518" slineno="9-103"/>secured creditor's interest in proceeds and avails of any matured or unmatured life <ln numlevel="1" lineno="519" slineno="9-104"/>insurance contract assigned or pledged as collateral for repayment of a loan or <ln numlevel="1" lineno="520" slineno="9-105"/>other legal obligation.</subsection></subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-48" dnum="2-o" numlevel="1" lineno="521" slineno="9-106" level="1" space="false"><display>(2)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-49" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>Disability benefits, as described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(iii)(A)" start="0">(1)(a)(iii)(A)</xref>, and veterans benefits, <ln numlevel="1" lineno="522" slineno="9-107"/>as described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(v)" start="0">(1)(a)(v)</xref>, may be garnished on behalf of a victim who is a <ln numlevel="1" lineno="523" slineno="9-108"/>child if the person receiving the benefits has been convicted of a felony sex offense <ln numlevel="1" lineno="524" slineno="9-109"/>against the victim and ordered by the sentencing court to pay restitution to the victim.</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-50" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="525" slineno="9-110" level="2"><display>(b)</display>The exemption from execution under this Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(2)" start="0">(2)</xref> shall be reinstated upon <ln numlevel="1" lineno="526" slineno="9-111"/>payment of the restitution in full.</subsection></subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-51" dnum="3-o" numlevel="1" lineno="527" slineno="9-112" level="1"><display>(3)</display>The exemptions under this section do not limit items that may be claimed as exempt <ln numlevel="1" lineno="528" slineno="9-113"/>under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="78B-5-506" start="0">78B-5-506</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-52" dnum="4-o" numlevel="1" lineno="529" slineno="9-114" level="1" space="false"><display>(4)</display><subsection ssid="5-null-53" dnum="a-o" level="2" placement="sameline"><display>(a)</display>The exemptions described in Subsections <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(iii)" start="0">(1)(a)(iii)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(iv)" start="0">(iv)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(vi)" start="0">(vi)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(vii)" start="0">(vii)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(x)" start="0">(x)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xii)" start="0">(xii)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiii)" start="0">(xiii)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xiv)" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="530" slineno="9-115"/>(xiv)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xv)" start="0">(xv)</xref>, <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xvii)" start="0">(xvii)</xref>, and <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(xviii)" start="0">(xviii)</xref> do not apply to a civil accounts receivable or a civil <ln numlevel="1" lineno="531" slineno="9-116"/>judgment of restitution for an individual who is found in contempt under Section <xref depth="3" refnumber="78B-6-317" start="0"><ln numlevel="1" lineno="532" slineno="9-117"/>78B-6-317</xref>.</subsection><subsection ssid="5-null-54" dnum="b-o" numlevel="1" lineno="533" slineno="9-118" level="2"><display>(b)</display>Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(4)(a)" start="0">(4)(a)</xref> does not apply to the benefits described in Subsection <xref depth="4" refnumber="78B-5-505(1)(a)(iii)" start="0">(1)(a)(iii)</xref> if <ln numlevel="1" lineno="534" slineno="9-119"/>the individual's dependent received, or is entitled to receive, the benefits.</subsection></subsection></section></bsec><bsec buid="18" type="uncod" untype="effdate" src="uncod" uid="EF0000" sort="UZEFF" langlock="true" numlevel="1" lineno="535" slineno="10-1" sn="10"><section type="uncod" untype="effdate" display="false" src="uncod"><secline lineno="535">Section 10.  <bold>Effective Date.</bold></secline><sectionText lineno="536"><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1" groupid="1" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="both">This bill takes effect:</amend></sectionText><subsection ssid="18-1" dnum="_-o:1-i" numlevel="1" lineno="537" slineno="10-3" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1267" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(1)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="4" groupid="3" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" m-anum="0" m-ea="amend" m-pairid="6" m-groupid="5" m-style="1" m-owner="jchristopherson" m-level="1" amendtag="end">except as provided in Subsection (2), <effdate uid="code" date="5/6/2026">May 6, 2026</effdate>; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="18-2" dnum="_-o:2-i" numlevel="1" lineno="538" slineno="10-4" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="1"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1268" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(2)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="9" groupid="7" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:</amend><subsection ssid="18-3" dnum="_-o:a-i" numlevel="1" lineno="539" slineno="10-5" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1269" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(a)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="12" groupid="9" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">upon approval by the governor;</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="18-4" dnum="_-o:b-i" numlevel="1" lineno="540" slineno="10-6" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1270" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(b)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="15" groupid="11" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of <ln numlevel="1" lineno="541" slineno="10-7"/>Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or</amend></subsection><subsection ssid="18-5" dnum="_-o:c-i" numlevel="1" lineno="542" slineno="10-8" ea="amend" anum="0" owner="jchristopherson" style="1" level="2"><display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="1271" style="1" owner="i" level="1" amendtag="start">(c)</amend></display><amend anum="0" ea="amend" pairid="18" groupid="13" style="1" owner="jchristopherson" level="1" amendtag="end">in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.</amend></subsection></subsection></section></bsec></bdy><foot><rev><tm>2-12-26 9:56 AM</tm></rev></foot></leg>