H.B. 90

1

REMOVING BARRIERS TO ELECTRONIC
2 GOVERNMENT SERVICES DELIVERY
3 2000 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Blake D. Chard
6 AN ACT RELATING TO PROVIDING GOVERNMENT SERVICES ELECTRONICALLY;
7 AMENDING CODE SECTIONS TO REMOVE STATUTORY BARRIERS TO FACILITATE
8 THE PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES ELECTRONICALLY; AND MAKING
9 CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
10 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
11 AMENDS:
12 13-1-6, as enacted by Chapter 322, Laws of Utah 1983
13 13-14-102, as last amended by Chapter 339, Laws of Utah 1998
14 13-14-302, as enacted by Chapter 277, Laws of Utah 1996
15 13-14-304, as enacted by Chapter 277, Laws of Utah 1996
16 17A-2-531, as last amended by Chapter 365, Laws of Utah 1999
17 17A-2-723, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186, Laws of Utah 1990
18 17A-3-208, as last amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
19 17A-3-308, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 186, Laws of Utah 1990
20 23-19-11, as last amended by Chapter 145, Laws of Utah 1996
21 23-19-11.5, as enacted by Chapter 120, Laws of Utah 1995
22 26-2-3, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
23 26-2-4, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
24 26-2-10, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
25 26-2-16, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
26 26-2-18, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
27 26-2-23, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995

28 26-2-28, as last amended by Chapter 202, Laws of Utah 1995
29 26-3-7, as last amended by Chapter 201, Laws of Utah 1996
30 26-4-12, as last amended by Chapter 38, Laws of Utah 1993
31 26-6-20, as enacted by Chapter 126, Laws of Utah 1981
32 26-6a-2, as last amended by Chapter 137, Laws of Utah 1999
33 26-6b-4, as enacted by Chapter 211, Laws of Utah 1996
34 26-8a-103, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 141, Laws of Utah 1999
35 26-8a-414, as enacted by Chapter 141, Laws of Utah 1999
36 26-15a-106, as enacted by Chapter 345, Laws of Utah 1998
37 26-21-9, as last amended by Chapter 114, Laws of Utah 1990
38 26-21-20, as last amended by Chapter 209, Laws of Utah 1997
39 26-39-105.5, as last amended by Chapter 77, Laws of Utah 1999
40 34-32-1, as enacted by Chapter 85, Laws of Utah 1969
41 41-1a-116, as last amended by Chapter 314, Laws of Utah 1995
42 41-1a-512, as last amended by Chapter 221, Laws of Utah 1993
43 41-3-105, as last amended by Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 1998
44 41-3-803, as enacted by Chapter 167, Laws of Utah 1993
45 53-7-305, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 234, Laws of Utah 1993
46 53A-14-104, as enacted by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1988
47 53A-20-101, as last amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 1998
48 57-11-5, as last amended by Chapter 199, Laws of Utah 1990
49 57-11-11, as enacted by Chapter 158, Laws of Utah 1973
50 57-11-12, as enacted by Chapter 158, Laws of Utah 1973
51 57-19-6, as last amended by Chapter 199, Laws of Utah 1990
52 57-19-9, as last amended by Chapter 199, Laws of Utah 1990
53 59-1-503, as last amended by Chapter 51, Laws of Utah 1991
54 59-1-504, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1987
55 59-2-212, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988
56 59-2-214, as enacted by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
57 59-2-306, as last amended by Chapter 237, Laws of Utah 1992
58 59-2-307, as last amended by Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 1994

59 59-2-311, as last amended by Chapter 271, Laws of Utah 1995
60 59-2-322, as last amended by Chapter 148, Laws of Utah 1987
61 59-2-325, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
62 59-2-326, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
63 59-2-329, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 4, Laws of Utah 1987
64 59-2-508, as last amended by Chapter 235, Laws of Utah 1992
65 59-2-1002, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988
66 59-2-1011, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988
67 59-2-1101, as last amended by Chapter 227, Laws of Utah 1993
68 59-2-1102, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988
69 59-2-1109, as last amended by Chapter 87, Laws of Utah 1996
70 59-2-1302, as last amended by Chapter 207, Laws of Utah 1999
71 59-2-1306, as repealed and reenacted by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1988
72 59-2-1307, as last amended by Chapter 360, Laws of Utah 1997
73 59-7-518, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 1993
74 59-7-519, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 1993
75 59-7-521, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 1993
76 59-10-524, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 1987
77 59-10-529, as last amended by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 1998
78 59-12-107, as last amended by Chapter 210, Laws of Utah 1999
79 59-12-111, as last amended by Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 1993, Second Special Session
80 59-13-202, as last amended by Chapter 161, Laws of Utah 1987
81 59-13-301, as last amended by Chapter 3, Laws of Utah 1997, First Special Session
82 59-13-313, as last amended by Chapter 299, Laws of Utah 1998
83 59-13-316, as last amended by Chapter 271, Laws of Utah 1997
84 61-2-7.1, as enacted by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1991
85 61-2-7.2, as enacted by Chapter 165, Laws of Utah 1991
86 61-2-8, as last amended by Chapter 182, Laws of Utah 1988
87 61-2a-5, as last amended by Chapters 225 and 227, Laws of Utah 1989
88 61-2b-6, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
89 61-2b-18, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999

90 61-2b-26, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
91 61-2b-27, as last amended by Chapter 117, Laws of Utah 1999
92 63-56-5, as last amended by Chapters 89 and 252, Laws of Utah 1997
93 72-1-102, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 270, Laws of Utah 1998
94 ENACTS:
95 53-7-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
96 78-7-34, Utah Code Annotated 1953
97 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
98 Section 1. Section 13-1-6 is amended to read:
99 13-1-6. Rules and regulations.
100 (1) The executive director shall prescribe rules and procedures for the management and
101 operation of the department, the conduct of its employees, and the custody, use, and preservation
102 of its records, papers, books, documents, and property.
103 (2) The department and its divisions, in contemplation, formulation, and passage of rules
104 pursuant to Subsection (1), shall acknowledge and consider the facilitation of commerce in all its
105 forms, including reliable electronic commerce, for the benefit of both consumers and businesses.
106 Section 2. Section 13-14-102 is amended to read:
107 13-14-102. Definitions.
108 As used in this chapter:
109 (1) "Board" means the Utah Motor Vehicle Franchise Advisory Board created in Section
110 13-14-103 .
111 (2) "Dealership" means a site or location in this state:
112 (a) at which a franchisee conducts the business of a new motor vehicle dealer; and
113 (b) that is identified as a new motor vehicle dealer's principal place of business for
114 licensing purposes under Section 41-3-204 .
115 (3) "Department" means the Department of Commerce.
116 (4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Commerce.
117 (5) "Franchise" or "franchise agreement" means a written agreement, for a definite or
118 indefinite period, in which:
119 (a) a person grants to another person a license to use a trade name, trademark, service
120 mark, or related characteristic; and

121 (b) a community of interest exists in the marketing of new motor vehicles, new motor
122 vehicle parts, and services related to the sale or lease of new motor vehicles at wholesale or retail.
123 (6) "Franchisee" means a person with whom a franchisor has agreed or permitted, in
124 writing or in practice, to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new motor vehicles manufactured,
125 produced, represented, or distributed by the franchisor.
126 (7) "Franchisor" means a person who has, in writing or in practice, agreed with or permits
127 a franchisee to purchase, sell, or offer for sale new motor vehicles manufactured, produced,
128 represented, or distributed by the franchisor, and includes:
129 (a) the manufacturer or distributor of the new motor vehicles;
130 (b) an intermediate distributor; and
131 (c) an agent, officer, or field or area representative of the franchisor.
132 (8) "Line-make" means the motor vehicles that are offered for sale, lease, or distribution
133 under a common name, trademark, service mark, or brand name of the franchisor, or manufacturer
134 of the motor vehicle.
135 (9) "Motor home" means a self-propelled vehicle, primarily designed as a temporary
136 dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use.
137 (10) "Motor vehicle" means:
138 (a) a travel trailer;
139 (b) a motor vehicle as defined in Section 41-3-102 ;
140 (c) a semitrailer as defined in Section 41-1a-102 ;
141 (d) a trailer as defined in Section 41-1a-102 ; and
142 (e) a recreational vehicle.
143 (11) "New motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in Section 41-3-102 .
144 (12) "New motor vehicle dealer" is a person who is licensed under Subsection
145 41-3-202 (1)(a).
146 (13) "Notice" or "notify" includes both traditional written communications and all reliable
147 forms of electronic communication unless expressly prohibited by statute or rule.
148 [(13)] (14) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular unit other than a mobile home,
149 primarily designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use, which is either
150 self-propelled or pulled by another vehicle. "Recreational vehicle" includes a travel trailer, a
151 camping trailer, a motor home, a fifth wheel trailer, and a van.

152 [(14)] (15) (a) "Relevant market area," except with respect to recreational vehicles, means:
153 (i) the county in which a dealership is to be established or relocated; and
154 (ii) the area within a ten aeronautical miles radius from the site of the new or relocated
155 dealership.
156 (b) "Relevant market area," with respect to recreational vehicles, means:
157 (i) the county in which the dealership is to be established or relocated; and
158 (ii) the area within a 35 aeronautical miles radius from the site of the new or relocated
159 dealership.
160 [(15)] (16) "Sale, transfer, or assignment" means any disposition of a franchise or an
161 interest in a franchise, with or without consideration, including a bequest, inheritance, gift,
162 exchange, lease, or license.
163 (17) "Serve" or "served," unless expressly indicated otherwise by statute or rule, includes
164 any reliable form of communication.
165 [(16)] (18) "Travel trailer," "camping trailer," or "fifth wheel trailer" means a portable
166 vehicle without motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or
167 vacation use that does not require a special highway movement permit when drawn by a
168 self-propelled motor vehicle.
169 (19) "Written," "write," "in writing," or other variations of those terms shall include all
170 reliable forms of electronic communication.
171 Section 3. Section 13-14-302 is amended to read:
172 13-14-302. Issuance of additional franchises -- Relocation of existing franchisees.
173 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a franchisor shall comply with Subsection
174 (1)(b) if the franchisor seeks to:
175 (i) enter into a franchise establishing a motor vehicle dealership within a relevant market
176 area where the same line-make is represented by another franchisee; or
177 (ii) relocate an existing motor vehicle dealership.
178 (b) (i) If a franchisor seeks to take an action listed Subsection (1)(a), prior to taking the
179 action, the franchisor shall in writing notify the board and each franchisee in that line-make in the
180 relevant market area that the franchisor intends to take an action described in Subsection (1)(a).
181 (ii) The notice required by Subsection (1)(b)(i) shall:
182 (A) specify the good cause on which it intends to rely for the action; and

183 (B) be delivered by registered or certified mail or by any form of reliable electronic
184 communication through which receipt is verifiable.
185 (c) Within 45 days of receiving notice required by Subsection (1)(b), any franchisee that
186 is required to receive notice under Subsection (1)(b) may protest to the board the establishing or
187 relocating of the dealership. When a protest is filed, the board shall inform the franchisor that:
188 (i) a timely protest has been filed;
189 (ii) a hearing is required;
190 (iii) the franchisor may not establish or relocate the proposed dealership until the board
191 has held a hearing; and
192 (iv) the franchisor may not establish or relocate a proposed dealership if the board
193 determines that there is not good cause for permitting the establishment or relocation of the
194 dealership.
195 (d) If multiple protests are filed under Subsection (1)(c), hearings may be consolidated to
196 expedite the disposition of the issue.
197 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a relocation that is:
198 (a) less than one aeronautical mile from the existing location of the franchisee's dealership;
199 and
200 (b) within the same county.
201 (3) For purposes of this section:
202 (a) relocation of an existing franchisee's dealership in excess of one mile from its existing
203 location is considered the establishment of an additional franchise in the line-make of the
204 relocating franchise; and
205 (b) the reopening in a relevant market area of a dealership that has not been in operation
206 for one year or more is considered the establishment of an additional motor vehicle dealership.
207 Section 4. Section 13-14-304 is amended to read:
208 13-14-304. Hearing regarding termination, relocation, or establishment of franchises.
209 (1) (a) Within ten days of receiving an application from a franchisee under Subsection
210 13-14-301 (3) challenging its franchisor's right to terminate or not continue a franchise, or an
211 application under Subsection 13-14-302 (1) challenging the establishment or relocation of a
212 franchise, the board shall:
213 (i) enter an order designating the time and place for the hearing; and

214 (ii) send a copy of the order by certified or registered mail, with return receipt requested,
215 [a copy of the order] or by any form of reliable electronic communication through which receipt
216 is verifiable to:
217 (A) the applicant;
218 (B) the franchisor; and
219 (C) if the application involves the establishment of a new franchise or the relocation of an
220 existing dealership, to all franchisees in the relevant market area engaged in the business of
221 offering to sell or lease the same line-make.
222 (b) A copy of an order mailed under Subsection (1)(a) shall be addressed to the franchisee
223 at the place where the franchisee's business is conducted.
224 (2) Any person who can establish to the board an interest in the application may intervene
225 as a party to the hearing, whether or not that person receives notice.
226 (3) Any person may appear and testify on the question of the public interest in the
227 termination or noncontinuation of a franchise or in the establishment of an additional franchise.
228 (4) (a) Any hearing ordered under Subsection (1) shall be conducted no later than 120 days
229 after the application for hearing is filed. A final decision on the challenge shall be made by the
230 board no later than 30 days after the hearing.
231 (b) Failure to comply with the time requirements of Subsection (4)(a) is considered a
232 determination that the franchisor acted with good cause or, in the case of a protest of a proposed
233 establishment or relocation of a dealer, that good cause exists for permitting the proposed
234 additional or relocated new motor vehicle dealer, unless:
235 (i) the delay is caused by acts of the franchisor or the additional or relocating franchisee;
236 or
237 (ii) the delay is waived by the parties.
238 (5) The franchisor has the burden of proof to establish that under the provisions of this
239 chapter it should be granted permission to:
240 (a) terminate or not continue the franchise;
241 (b) enter into a franchise agreement establishing an additional franchise; or
242 (c) relocate the dealership of an existing franchisee.
243 Section 5. Section 17A-2-531 is amended to read:
244 17A-2-531. Bids for construction -- Contracts -- Payment and performance bonds

245 -- Retainage.
246 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
247 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
248 sealed and submitted.
249 [(1)] (2) After adopting a plan and making an estimate of the cost of any drainage canal
250 or canals, drains, drain ditches, and works, the board of supervisors shall give notice by publication
251 for at least 20 days in at least one newspaper published or having a general circulation in each of
252 the counties comprising the district, and in any other publication they [deem] consider advisable,
253 calling for bids for the construction of such work or of any portion of it. If less than the whole
254 work is advertised, then the portion so advertised shall be particularly described in [such] the
255 notice. [Such] The notice shall state:
256 (a) that plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the board of supervisors;
257 (b) that the board of supervisors will receive sealed proposals for the work;
258 (c) that the contract will be let to the lowest responsible bidder; and
259 (d) the time and place appointed for opening bids. The bids shall be opened in public, and
260 as soon as convenient thereafter the supervisors shall let the work, either in portions or as a whole,
261 to the lowest responsible bidder, or they may reject any or all bids. Contracts for the purchase of
262 material shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Any person or persons to whom a
263 contract is awarded shall provide the board with bonds under Sections 14-1-18 and 63-56-38 . The
264 work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer, and subject to the
265 approval of the board of supervisors. This section does not apply in the case of any contract with
266 the United States.
267 [(2)] (3) If any payment on a contract with a private contractor for the construction of
268 works under this section is retained or withheld, it shall be retained or withheld and released as
269 provided in Section 13-8-5 .
270 Section 6. Section 17A-2-723 is amended to read:
271 17A-2-723. Construction -- Notice -- Awarding contracts -- Contractor's bonds.
272 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
273 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
274 sealed and submitted.
275 (2) After adopting a plan for the construction of canals, reservoirs, and works, the board

276 of directors shall give notice thereof by publication in the county in which the principal office of
277 the district is located at least once not less than ten days prior to the expiration of the period in
278 which bids shall be received, and [such] the other notice as they may [deem] consider advisable
279 calling for bids for the furnishing of material or construction of said work or any portion thereof.
280 (3) If less than the whole work is advertised, then the portion so advertised must be
281 particularly described in [such] the notice; said notice shall set forth that plans and specifications,
282 or specifications alone where there are no plans, may be seen at the office of the board, and that
283 the board will receive sealed proposals therefor, and that the contract will be let to the lowest
284 responsible bidder, stating the time and the place for opening the proposal which at said time and
285 place shall be opened in public, and as soon as convenient thereafter the board shall let said work,
286 either in portions or as a whole, or award and order for materials, to the lowest responsible bidder,
287 or it may reject any or all bids, and thereupon readvertise for proposals, or proceed to construct the
288 work under its own superintendence.
289 (4) Contracts for the purchase of material shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder
290 unless all bids are rejected or the board determines to readvertise for bids.
291 (5) The person or persons to whom a contract may be awarded shall enter into a bond, with
292 good and sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board, payable to said district for not less than
293 25% of the amount of the contract price and conditioned for the faithful performance of said
294 contract, but no such bond need be required by the board where materials are contracted for the
295 bond requirement.
296 (6) The work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer in
297 charge, and be approved by the board, and shall be paid for out of the general fund account;
298 provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply in the case of any contract between the
299 district and the United States.
300 (7) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the district from purchasing
301 material or doing any work required by it without advertising for bids and without the letting of
302 a contract where the estimated cost of [such] the work or [such] the material does not exceed
303 $30,000 or in cases of emergencies the board of directors may let contracts for the work required
304 in the emergency without advertising for bids or may cause [such] the work to be done by the
305 district itself.
306 Section 7. Section 17A-3-208 is amended to read:

307 17A-3-208. Contract required for improvement -- Bidding requirements --
308 Exceptions.
309 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
310 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
311 sealed and submitted.
312 [(1)] (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, improvements in a special
313 improvement district shall be made only under contract duly let to the lowest responsible bidder
314 for the kind of service or material or form of construction which may be desired. The
315 improvements may be divided into parts, and separate contracts let for each part, or several parts
316 may be combined in the same contract. A contract may be let on a unit basis. A contract shall not
317 be let until a notice to contractors that sealed bids for the construction of the improvements will
318 be received by the governing body at a specified time and place, and this notice has been published
319 at least one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the county at least 15 days before
320 the date specified for the receipt of bids.
321 (b) If by inadvertence or oversight, the notice is not published or is not published for a
322 sufficient period of time prior to the receipt of bids, the governing body, however, may still
323 proceed to let a contract for the improvements if at the time specified for the receipt of bids it has
324 received not less than three sealed and bona fide bids from contractors.
325 (c) If, under the construction contract, periodic payments for work performed are to be
326 made by the issuance of interim warrants, this fact shall be disclosed in the notice to contractors.
327 The notice to contractors may be published simultaneously with the notice of intention.
328 [(2)] (3) The governing body, or its designated agent, shall at the time specified in the
329 notice, open, examine, and publicly declare the bids. From these bids, the governing body may
330 award a contract to the lowest, responsible bidder if that party's bid is responsive to the request for
331 proposal or invitation to bid; but the governing body shall not be obligated or required to award
332 a contract to any bidder and may reject any or all bids. In the event no bids are received or no
333 responsive or acceptable bids are received after one public invitation to bid, the governing body
334 may take any of the following actions:
335 (a) publicly rebid the project using the original plans, specifications, cost estimates, and
336 contract documents;
337 (b) negotiate a contract privately using the original project plans, specifications, cost

338 estimates, and contract documents;
339 (c) publicly rebid the project after revising the original plans, specifications, cost estimates,
340 or contract documents;
341 (d) cancel the project;
342 (e) abandon or dissolve the improvement district; or
343 (f) perform the project work with the governing entity's work forces and be reimbursed for
344 this work out of the special assessments levied.
345 [(3)] (4) A contract need not be let for any improvement or part of any improvement the
346 cost of which or the making of which is donated or contributed by any individual, corporation, the
347 county, a municipality, the state of Utah, the United States, or any political subdivision of the state
348 of Utah or of the United States. These donations or contributions may be accepted by the
349 governing entity, but no assessments shall be levied against the property in the district for the
350 amount of the donations or contributions.
351 [(4)] (5) A contract need not be let as provided in this section where the improvements
352 consist of the furnishing of utility services or maintenance of improvements. This work may be
353 done by the governing entity itself. Assessments may be levied for the actual cost incurred by the
354 governing entity for the furnishing of these services or maintenance, or in case the work is done
355 by the governing entity, to reimburse the governing entity for the reasonable cost of supplying the
356 services or maintenance.
357 [(5)] (6) A contract need not be let as provided in this section where any labor, materials,
358 or equipment to make any of the improvements are supplied by the governing entity. Assessments
359 may be levied to reimburse the governing entity for the reasonable cost of supplying such labor,
360 materials or equipment. The provisions of Sections 17-15-3 and 72-6-108 shall not apply to the
361 improvements to be placed in a special improvement district created under this part.
362 Section 8. Section 17A-3-308 is amended to read:
363 17A-3-308. Contracting for improvements -- Bids, publication, and notice --
364 Improvements for which contracts need not be let.
365 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
366 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
367 sealed and submitted.
368 [(1)] (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, improvements in a special

369 improvement district shall be made only under contract duly let to the lowest responsible bidder
370 for the kind of service or material or form of construction which may be determined upon. The
371 improvements may be divided into parts and separate contracts let for each part or several such
372 parts may be combined in the same contract. A contract may be let on a unit basis. A contract
373 shall not be let until a notice to contractors that sealed bids for the construction of the
374 improvements will be received by the governing body at a specified time and place and such notice
375 has been published at least one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality
376 at least 15 days before the date specified for the receipt of bids[; provided, if].
377 (b) If by inadvertence or oversight, the notice is not published or is not published for a
378 sufficient period of time prior to the receipt of bids, the governing body may still proceed to let a
379 contract for [such] the improvements if at the time specified for the receipt of bids it has received
380 not less than three sealed and bona fide bids from contractors.
381 (c) The notice to contractors may be published simultaneously with the notice of intention.
382 (d) The governing body shall in open session at the time specified in the notice, open,
383 examine and publicly declare the bids and may reject any or all bids when [deemed] considered
384 for the public good and, at such or a later meeting, shall reject all bids other than the lowest and
385 best bid of a responsible bidder.
386 (e) If the price bid by the lowest and best responsible bidder exceeds the estimated costs
387 as determined by the engineer of the municipality, the governing body may nevertheless award a
388 contract for the price so bid.
389 (f) The governing body may in any case refuse to award a contract and may obtain new
390 bids after giving a new notice to contractors or may determine to abandon the district or not to
391 make some of the improvements proposed to be made.
392 [(2)] (3) A contract need not be let for any improvement or part of any improvement the
393 cost of which or the making of which is donated or contributed by any individual, corporation, the
394 municipality, [the] this state [of Utah], or the United States or any political subdivision of [the] this
395 state [of Utah] or of the United States. All such donations or contributions may be accepted by the
396 municipality, but no assessments shall be levied against the property in the district for the amount
397 of such donations or contributions.
398 [(3)] (4) A contract need not be let as provided in this section where the improvements
399 consist of the furnishing of utility services or maintenance of improvements. [Such] The work

400 may be done by the municipality itself. Assessments may be levied for the actual cost incurred by
401 the municipality for the furnishing of [such] the services or maintenance or, in case the work is
402 done by the municipality, to reimburse the municipality for the reasonable cost of supplying [such]
403 the services or maintenance.
404 [(4)] (5) A contract need not be let as provided in this section where any labor, materials
405 or equipment to make any of the improvements are supplied by the municipality. Assessments
406 may be levied to reimburse the municipality for the reasonable cost of supplying [such] the labor,
407 materials, or equipment.
408 Section 9. Section 23-19-11 is amended to read:
409 23-19-11. Age restriction -- Proof of hunter education required.
410 (1) The division may not issue a hunting license or permit to any person born after
411 December 31, 1965, unless proof is presented to the division or one of its authorized wildlife
412 license agents that the person has passed a division approved hunter education course offered by
413 a state, province, or country.
414 (2) For purposes of this section, "proof" means:
415 (a) a certificate of completion of a hunter education course;
416 (b) a preceding year's hunting license or permit issued by a state, province, or country with
417 the applicant's hunter education number noted on the hunting license or permit; or
418 (c) verification of completion of a hunter education course pursuant to Subsections (3) and
419 (4).
420 (3) If an applicant for a nonresident hunting license or permit is not able to present a
421 hunting license, permit, or a certificate of completion as provided in Subsections (1) and (2), the
422 division may contact another state, province, or country to verify the completion of a hunter
423 education course so that a nonresident hunting license or permit may be issued.
424 (4) [(a)] If an applicant for a resident or nonresident hunting license or permit has
425 completed a hunter education course in Utah but is not able to present a hunting license, permit,
426 or a certificate of completion as provided in Subsections (1) and (2), the division may research the
427 division's hunter education records to verify that the applicant has completed the hunter education
428 course.
429 (5) (a) If an applicant for a resident or nonresident hunting license has completed a hunter
430 education course and is applying for a hunting permit or license through the division's drawings,

431 Internet site, or other electronic means authorized by the division, the applicant's hunter education
432 number and the name of the state, province, or country that issued the number may constitute proof
433 of completion of a hunter education course under this section.
434 (b) The division may research the hunter education number to verify that the applicant has
435 completed a division approved hunter education course.
436 [(b)] (6) Upon issuance of the hunting license or permit, the division shall indicate the
437 applicant's hunter education number on the face of the hunting license or permit.
438 [(5)] (7) The division may charge a fee for any service provided in Subsection (3) or (4).
439 Section 10. Section 23-19-11.5 is amended to read:
440 23-19-11.5. Age restriction -- Proof of furharvester education required.
441 (1) (a) A resident born after December 31, 1984, may not purchase a resident furbearer
442 license unless the applicant presents:
443 (i) a certificate of completion of a division approved furharvester education course; or
444 (ii) an immediately preceding year's furbearer license with the furharvester education
445 number noted on the furbearer license.
446 (b) Upon issuance of the resident furbearer license, the division or authorized wildlife
447 license agent shall indicate the applicant's furharvester education number on the face of the
448 furbearer license.
449 (2) [(a)] If an applicant for a resident furbearer license has completed a furharvester
450 education course in Utah but is not able to present a furbearer license or a certificate of completion
451 as provided in Subsection (1), the division may research the division's furharvester education
452 records to verify that the applicant has completed a furharvester education course in Utah.
453 (3) (a) If an applicant for a resident furbearer license has completed a furharvester
454 education course and is applying for a furbearer license through the division's Internet site or other
455 electronic means authorized by the division, the applicant's Utah furharvester education number
456 may constitute proof of completion of a furharvester education course under this section.
457 (b) The division may research the furharvester education number to verify that the
458 applicant has completed a division approved furharvester education course.
459 [(b)] (4) The division may charge a fee for the service specified in Subsection [(a)] (2).
460 Section 11. Section 26-2-3 is amended to read:
461 26-2-3. Department duties and authority.

462 (1) The department shall:
463 (a) provide offices properly equipped for the preservation of vital records made or received
464 under this chapter;
465 (b) establish a statewide vital records system for the registration, collection, preservation,
466 amendment, and certification of vital records and other similar documents required by this chapter
467 and activities related to them, including the tabulation, analysis, and publication of vital statistics;
468 (c) prescribe forms for certificates, certification, reports, and other documents and records
469 necessary to establish and maintain a statewide system of vital records;
470 (d) prepare an annual compilation, analysis, and publication of statistics derived from vital
471 records; and
472 (e) appoint a state registrar to direct the statewide system of vital records.
473 (2) The department may:
474 (a) divide the state from time to time into registration districts; and
475 (b) appoint local registrars for registration districts who under the direction and
476 supervision of the state registrar shall perform all duties required of them by this chapter and
477 department rules.
478 Section 12. Section 26-2-4 is amended to read:
479 26-2-4. Content and format of certificates and reports.
480 (1) To promote and maintain nationwide uniformity in the vital records system, the forms
481 of certificates [and], certification, reports, and other documents and records required by this
482 chapter or the rules implementing this chapter shall include as a minimum the items recommended
483 by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval, additions, and
484 modifications by the department.
485 (2) [Each certificate, report, and other document] Certificates, certifications, forms,
486 reports, other documents and records, and the form of communications between persons required
487 by this chapter shall be prepared in the format prescribed by department rule.
488 (3) All vital records shall include the date of filing.
489 (4) [Information required in certificates] Certificates, certifications, forms, [records, or]
490 reports, other documents and records, and communications between persons required by this
491 chapter may be signed, filed, verified, registered, and stored by photographic, electronic, or other
492 means as prescribed by department rule.

493 Section 13. Section 26-2-10 is amended to read:
494 26-2-10. Supplementary certificate of birth.
495 (1) Any person born in this state who is legitimized by the subsequent marriage of his
496 natural parents, or whose parentage has been determined by any U.S. state court or Canadian
497 provincial court having jurisdiction, or who has been legally adopted under the law of this or any
498 other state or any province of Canada, may request the state registrar to register a supplementary
499 certificate of birth on the basis of that status.
500 (2) The application for registration of a supplementary certificate may be made by the
501 person requesting registration, if he is of legal age, by a legal representative, or by any agency
502 authorized to receive children for placement or adoption under the laws of this or any other state.
503 (3) (a) The state registrar shall require that an applicant submit identification and proof
504 according to department rules.
505 (b) In the case of an adopted person, that proof may be established by order of the court
506 in which the adoption proceedings were held.
507 (4) (a) After the supplementary certificate is registered, any information disclosed from
508 the record shall be from the supplementary certificate.
509 (b) Access to the original certificate and to the [documents filed] evidence submitted in
510 support of the supplementary certificate are not open to inspection except upon the order of a Utah
511 district court or as provided under Section 78-30-18 .
512 Section 14. Section 26-2-16 is amended to read:
513 26-2-16. Death certificate -- Filing by funeral director -- Medical certification --
514 Records of funeral director -- Information filed with local registrar.
515 (1) The funeral director or person acting as funeral director shall [obtain and] file a
516 certificate of death prior to any disposition of a dead body or dead fetus. Personal and statistical
517 information shall be obtained from the available persons best qualified to provide it. The names
518 and addresses of persons providing the information shall be included. The [certificate shall then
519 be presented] funeral director or person acting as funeral director shall present the certificate to the
520 attending physician, if any, or to the medical examiner [for completion of] who shall certify the
521 cause of death and other information required on the certificate. [The date and place of burial shall
522 be stated over the signature and address of the funeral director or person acting as funeral director.
523 The completed certificate shall then be filed] The funeral director, or person acting as funeral

524 director, shall:
525 (a) provide the address of the funeral director or person acting as funeral director;
526 (b) certify the date and place of burial; and
527 (c) file the certificate with the state or local registrar.
528 (2) A funeral director, embalmer, or other person who removes from the place of death or
529 transports or is in charge of final disposal of a dead body or dead fetus, shall keep a record
530 identifying the dead body or dead fetus, and containing information pertaining to receipt, removal,
531 and delivery of the dead body or dead fetus as prescribed by department rule.
532 (3) Not later than the tenth day of each month, every funeral director shall send to the local
533 registrar and the department a list of the information required in Subsection (2) for each casket
534 furnished and for funerals performed when no casket was furnished, during the preceding month.
535 The lists shall be on the forms [provided] prescribed by the state registrar.
536 Section 15. Section 26-2-18 is amended to read:
537 26-2-18. Interments -- Duties of sexton or person in charge -- Record of interments
538 -- Information filed with local registrar.
539 (1) A sexton or person in charge of any premises in which interments are made may not
540 inter or permit the interment of any dead body or dead fetus unless the interment is made by a
541 funeral director licensed under Title 58, Chapter 9, Funeral Services Licensing Act, or by a person
542 holding a burial-transit permit.
543 (2) The sexton or the person in charge of any premises where interments are made shall
544 keep a record of all interments made in the premises under his charge, stating the name of the
545 decedent, place of death, date of burial, and name and address of the funeral director or other
546 person making the interment. This record shall be open to public inspection. A city or county clerk
547 may, at the clerk's option, maintain the interment records on behalf of the sexton or person in
548 charge of any premises in which interments are made.
549 (3) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the sexton, person in charge of the
550 premises, or city or county clerk who maintains the interment records shall send to the local
551 registrar and the department a list of all interments made in the premises during the preceding
552 month. The list shall be on the forms [provided] prescribed by the state registrar.
553 Section 16. Section 26-2-23 is amended to read:
554 26-2-23. Records required to be kept by health care institutions -- Information filed

555 with local registrar and department.
556 (1) (a) All administrators or other persons in charge of hospitals, nursing homes, or other
557 institutions, public or private, to which persons resort for treatment of diseases, confinements, or
558 are committed by law, shall record all the personal and statistical information about patients of
559 their institutions as required in certificates prescribed by this chapter.
560 (b) This information shall be recorded for collection at the time of admission of the
561 patients and shall be obtained from the patient, if possible, and if not, the information shall be
562 secured in as complete a manner as possible from other persons acquainted with the facts.
563 (2) When a dead body or dead fetus is released or disposed of by an institution, the person
564 in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the deceased, date of death,
565 name and address of the person to whom the dead body or dead fetus is released, and date of
566 removal from the institution. If final disposal is by the institution, the date, place, manner of
567 disposition, and the name of the person authorizing disposition shall be recorded.
568 (3) Not later than the tenth day of each month, the administrator of each institution shall
569 cause to be sent to the local registrar and the department a list of all births, deaths, fetal deaths, and
570 induced abortions occurring in his institution during the preceding month. The lists shall be on the
571 forms [provided] prescribed by the state registrar.
572 Section 17. Section 26-2-28 is amended to read:
573 26-2-28. Birth certificate for foreign adoptees.
574 Upon presentation of a court order of adoption and an order establishing the fact, time, and
575 place of birth under Section 26-2-15 , the department shall prepare a birth certificate for any person
576 who:
577 (1) was born in a country that is not recognized by the department rule as having an
578 established vital records registration system;
579 (2) was adopted under the laws of this state; and
580 (3) was at the time of adoption considered an alien child for whom the court received
581 [written] documentary evidence of legal residence under Section 78-30-8.5 .
582 Section 18. Section 26-3-7 is amended to read:
583 26-3-7. Disclosure of health data -- Limitations.
584 The department may not disclose any identifiable health data unless:
585 (1) one of the following persons has consented to the disclosure:

586 (a) the individual;
587 (b) the next-of-kin if the individual is deceased;
588 (c) the parent or legal guardian if the individual is a minor or mentally incompetent; or
589 (d) a person holding a power of attorney covering such matters on behalf of the individual;
590 (2) the disclosure is to a governmental entity in this or another state or the federal
591 government, provided that:
592 (a) the data will be used for a purpose for which they were collected by the department;
593 and
594 (b) the recipient enters into a written agreement satisfactory to the department agreeing to
595 protect such data in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and department rule and not
596 permit further disclosure without prior approval of the department;
597 (3) the disclosure is to an individual or organization, for a specified period, solely for bona
598 fide research and statistical purposes, determined in accordance with department rules, and the
599 department determines that the data are required for the research and statistical purposes proposed
600 and the requesting individual or organization enters into a written agreement satisfactory to the
601 department to protect the data in accordance with this chapter and department rule and not permit
602 further disclosure without prior approval of the department;
603 (4) the disclosure is to a governmental entity for the purpose of conducting an audit,
604 evaluation, or investigation of the department and such governmental entity agrees not to use those
605 data for making any determination affecting the rights, benefits, or entitlements of any individual
606 to whom the health data relates;
607 (5) the disclosure is of specific medical or epidemiological information to authorized
608 personnel within the department, local health departments, official health agencies in other states,
609 the United States Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
610 or agencies responsible to enforce quarantine, when necessary to continue patient services or to
611 undertake public health efforts to control communicable, infectious, acute, chronic, or any other
612 disease or health hazard that the department considers to be dangerous or important or that may
613 affect the public health;
614 (6) the disclosure is of specific medical or epidemiological information to a "health care
615 provider" as defined in Section 78-14-3 , health care personnel, or public health personnel who has
616 a legitimate need to have access to the information in order to assist the patient or to protect the

617 health of others closely associated with the patient. This Subsection (6) does not create a duty to
618 warn third parties;
619 (7) the disclosure is necessary to obtain payment from an insurer or other third-party payor
620 in order for the department to obtain payment or to coordinate benefits for a patient; or
621 (8) the disclosure is to the subject of the identifiable health data.
622 Section 19. Section 26-4-12 is amended to read:
623 26-4-12. Order to exhume body -- Procedure.
624 (1) In case of any death described in Section 26-4-7 , when a body is buried without an
625 investigation by the medical examiner as to the cause and manner of death, it shall be the duty of
626 the medical examiner, upon being advised of the fact, to notify the district attorney or county
627 attorney having criminal jurisdiction where the body is buried or death occurred. Upon
628 notification, the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction may file an action
629 in the district court to obtain an order to exhume the body. A district judge may order the body
630 exhumed upon an ex parte hearing.
631 (2) (a) A body shall not be exhumed until notice of the order has been served upon the
632 executor or administrator of the deceased's estate, or if no executor or administrator has been
633 appointed, upon the nearest heir of the deceased, determined as if the deceased had died intestate.
634 If the nearest heir of the deceased cannot be located within the jurisdiction, then the next heir in
635 succession within the jurisdiction may be served.
636 (b) The executor, administrator, or heir shall have 24 hours to notify the issuing court of
637 any objection to the order prior to the time the body is exhumed. If no heirs can be located within
638 the jurisdiction within 24 hours, the facts shall be reported to the issuing court which may order
639 that the body be exhumed forthwith.
640 (c) Notification to the executor, administrator, or heir shall specifically state the nature of
641 the action and the fact that objection must be filed with the issuing court within 24 hours of the
642 time of service.
643 (d) In the event an heir files an objection, the court shall set hearing on the matter at the
644 earliest possible time and issue an order on the matter immediately at the conclusion of the hearing.
645 Upon the receipt of notice of objection, the court shall immediately notify the county attorney who
646 requested the order, so that the interest of the state may be represented at the hearing.
647 (e) When there is reason to believe that death occurred in a manner described in Section

648 26-4-7 , the district attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction may make a motion that
649 the court, upon ex parte hearing, order the body exhumed forthwith and without notice. Upon a
650 showing of exigent circumstances the court may order the body exhumed forthwith and without
651 notice. In any event, upon motion of the district attorney or county attorney having criminal
652 jurisdiction and upon the personal appearance of the medical examiner, the court for good cause
653 may order the body exhumed forthwith and without notice.
654 (3) An order to exhume a body shall be directed to the medical examiner, commanding
655 him to cause the body to be exhumed, perform the required autopsy, and properly cause the body
656 to be reburied upon completion of the examination.
657 (4) The examination shall be completed and [a return of the order to exhume shall be made
658 to the issuing court within ten days. The] the complete autopsy report shall be made to the district
659 attorney or county attorney having criminal jurisdiction for any action the attorney [deems]
660 considers appropriate. The district attorney or county attorney shall submit the return of the order
661 to exhume within ten days in the manner prescribed by the issuing court.
662 Section 20. Section 26-6-20 is amended to read:
663 26-6-20. Serological testing of pregnant or recently delivered women.
664 (1) Every licensed physician and surgeon attending a pregnant or recently delivered woman
665 for conditions relating to her pregnancy shall take or cause to be taken a sample of blood of the
666 woman at the time of first examination or within [10] ten days thereafter. [Such] The blood
667 sample shall be submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis. The
668 provisions of this section shall not apply to any female who objects thereto on the grounds that she
669 is a bona fide member of a specified, well recognized religious organization whose teachings are
670 contrary to [such] the tests.
671 (2) Every other person attending a pregnant or recently delivered woman, who is not
672 permitted by law to take blood samples, shall within ten days from the time of first attendance
673 cause a sample of blood to be taken by a licensed physician. [Such] The blood sample shall be
674 submitted to an approved laboratory for a standard serological test for syphilis.
675 (3) An approved laboratory is a laboratory approved by the department according to its
676 rules governing the approval of laboratories for the purpose of this title. In submitting [such] the
677 sample to the laboratory the physician shall designate whether it is a prenatal test or a test
678 following recent delivery.

679 (4) For the purpose of this chapter, a "standard serological test" means a test for syphilis
680 approved by the department and made at an approved laboratory.
681 (5) [Upon a separate form furnished by the department,] The laboratory shall transmit a
682 detailed report of the standard serological test, showing the result thereof[, shall be transmitted by
683 the laboratory] to the physician[, and a copy submitted to the department. The copy submitted to
684 the department shall be held in absolute confidence and not open to public inspection, provided
685 that it shall be produced as evidence at a trial or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction,
686 involving issues in which it may be material and relevant, on order of a judge of the court, and
687 provided that it may be used in the compilation of aggregate figures and reports, without disclosing
688 the identities of the persons involved].
689 Section 21. Section 26-6a-2 is amended to read:
690 26-6a-2. Emergency medical services provider's significant exposure --
691 Documentation -- Request for testing -- Refusal or consent.
692 (1) Whenever an emergency medical services provider has a significant exposure in the
693 process of caring for a patient, he shall document that exposure. That documentation shall be [in
694 writing, on forms approved] on the form prescribed by the department, and in the manner and time
695 designated by the department.
696 (2) (a) Upon notification of a significant exposure, or upon receipt of the documentation
697 described in Subsection (1), the hospital, health care facility, or other facility that receives the
698 patient or individual shall request that he consent to testing of his blood to determine the presence
699 of any disease as defined in Section 26-6a-1 . The patient shall be informed that he may refuse to
700 consent to the test and, if he refuses, the fact of his refusal will be forwarded to the designated
701 agent and to the department, and the emergency medical services provider may seek a court order,
702 pursuant to Section 78-29-102 , requiring the patient to undergo testing. The designated agent shall
703 forward that information to the emergency medical services provider. The right to refuse a blood
704 test under the circumstances described in this section does not apply to an individual who has been
705 convicted of a crime and is in the custody or under the jurisdiction of the Department of
706 Corrections, or to any person who is otherwise legally required to submit to testing.
707 (b) If consent is given, the facility shall obtain and test, or provide for testing of, the
708 patient's blood to determine the presence of any disease, in accordance with the provisions of this
709 chapter.

710 (c) If consent is not given, the emergency medical services provider may petition the
711 district court for an order requiring the patient to submit to testing, pursuant to Section 78-29-102 .
712 Section 22. Section 26-6b-4 is amended to read:
713 26-6b-4. Required notice -- Representation by counsel -- Conduct of proceedings.
714 (1) (a) If the individual who is subject to supervision is in custody, the department or the
715 local health department, whichever is the petitioner, shall provide to the individual written notice
716 of commencement of all proceedings and hearings held pursuant to Sections 26-6b-5 through
717 26-6b-7 as soon as practicable, and shall [mail] send the notice to the legal guardian, any
718 immediate adult family members, legal counsel for the parties involved, and any other persons
719 whom the individual or the district court designates. The notice shall advise these persons that a
720 hearing may be held within the time provided by this chapter.
721 (b) If the individual has refused to permit release of information necessary for the
722 provision of notice under this subsection, the extent of notice shall be determined by the district
723 court.
724 (2) (a) If the individual who is subject to supervision is in custody, he shall be afforded an
725 opportunity to be represented by counsel. If neither the individual nor others provide for counsel,
726 the district court shall appoint counsel and allow counsel sufficient time to consult with the
727 individual prior to the hearing. If the individual is indigent, the payment of reasonable attorneys'
728 fees for counsel, as determined by the district court, shall be made by the county in which the
729 individual resides or was found.
730 (b) The individual, the petitioner, and all other persons to whom notice is required to be
731 given shall be afforded an opportunity to appear at the hearings, to testify, and to present and
732 cross-examine witnesses. The district court may, in its discretion, receive the testimony of any
733 other individual.
734 (c) The district court may allow a waiver of the individual's right to appear only for good
735 cause shown, and that cause shall be made a part of the court record.
736 (d) The district court may order that the individual participate in the hearing by telephonic
737 means if the individual's condition poses a health threat to those who physically attend the hearing
738 or to others if the individual is transported to the court.
739 (3) The district court may, in its discretion, order that the individual be moved to a more
740 appropriate treatment, quarantine, or isolation facility outside of its jurisdiction, and may transfer

741 the proceedings to any other district court within this state where venue is proper, provided that
742 the transfer will not be adverse to the legal interests of the individual.
743 (4) The district court may exclude from the hearing all persons not necessary for the
744 conduct of the proceedings.
745 (5) All hearings shall be conducted in as informal a manner as may be consistent with
746 orderly procedure, and in a physical setting that is not likely to have a harmful effect on the health
747 of the individual or others required to participate in the hearing.
748 (6) The district court shall receive all relevant and material evidence which is offered,
749 subject to Utah Rules of Evidence.
750 Section 23. Section 26-8a-103 is amended to read:
751 26-8a-103. State Emergency Medical Services Committee -- Membership -- Expenses.
752 (1) The State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26-1-7 shall be
753 composed of the following 16 members appointed by the governor, at least five of whom must
754 reside in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, or sixth class:
755 (a) five physicians licensed under Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or
756 Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act, as follows:
757 (i) one surgeon who actively provides trauma care at a hospital;
758 (ii) one rural physician involved in emergency medical care;
759 (iii) two physicians who practice in the emergency department of a general acute hospital;
760 and
761 (iv) one pediatrician who practices in the emergency department or critical care unit of a
762 general acute hospital or a children's specialty hospital;
763 (b) one representative from a private ambulance provider;
764 (c) one representative from an ambulance provider that is neither privately owned nor
765 operated by a fire department;
766 (d) two chief officers from fire agencies operated by the following classes of licensed or
767 designated emergency medical services providers: municipality, county, and fire district, provided
768 that no class of medical services providers may have more than one representative under this
769 Subsection (1)(d);
770 (e) one director of a law enforcement agency that provides emergency medical services;
771 (f) one hospital administrator;

772 (g) one emergency care nurse;
773 (h) one paramedic in active field practice;
774 (i) one emergency medical technician in active field practice;
775 (j) one certified emergency medical dispatcher affiliated with an emergency medical
776 dispatch center; and
777 (k) one consumer.
778 (2) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), members shall be appointed to a four-year
779 term beginning July 1.
780 (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the governor shall, at the time of appointment or
781 reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of committee members are
782 staggered so that approximately half of the committee is appointed every two years.
783 (c) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
784 appointed by the governor for the unexpired term.
785 (3) (a) Each January, the committee shall organize and select one of its members as chair
786 and one member as vice chair. The committee may organize standing or ad hoc subcommittees,
787 which shall operate in accordance with guidelines established by the committee.
788 (b) The chair shall convene a minimum of four meetings per year. The chair may call
789 special meetings. The chair shall call a meeting upon [receipt of a written request signed by]
790 request of five or more members of the committee.
791 (c) Nine members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and
792 the action of a majority of the members present is the action of the committee.
793 (4) (a) Members shall receive no compensation or benefits for their services, but may
794 receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties at the
795 rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107 .
796 (b) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
797 (5) Administrative services for the committee shall be provided by the department.
798 Section 24. Section 26-8a-414 is amended to read:
799 26-8a-414. Annexations.
800 (1) If a licensee is a municipality that desires to provide service to an area that it has
801 annexed, the municipality may apply to the department to amend its license to include the annexed
802 area. Upon receipt of a completed application to amend the license, the department shall [issue

803 written notice of the municipality's application to] notify in writing all other licensed providers
804 who serve any portion of the annexed area of the municipality's application.
805 (2) If the department does not receive an objection from a licensed provider that serves
806 some portion of the annexed area within 30 days of issuing the notice that identifies an adverse
807 impact to the provider or the public, the department shall:
808 (a) review the application to amend the license to determine whether the applicant can
809 adequately provide services to the proposed area and whether the public interest in the areas of
810 cost, quality, and access would be harmed; and
811 (b) if the application meets the requirements of Subsection (2)(a), amend the municipality's
812 license and all other affected licenses to reflect the municipality's new boundaries.
813 (3) If an objection is received under Subsection (2), the municipality shall file a standard
814 application for a license with the department under the provisions of Sections 26-8a-404 through
815 26-8a-409 .
816 Section 25. Section 26-15a-106 is amended to read:
817 26-15a-106. Certified food safety manager.
818 (1) Before a person may manage a food service establishment as a certified food safety
819 manager, that person shall submit documentation in the format prescribed by the department to the
820 appropriate local health department indicating a passing score on a department-approved
821 examination.
822 (2) To continue to manage a food service establishment, a certified food safety manager
823 shall:
824 (a) successfully complete, every three years, renewal requirements established by
825 department rule which are consistent with original certification requirements; and
826 (b) submit documentation in the format prescribed by the department within 30 days of
827 the completion of renewal requirements to the appropriate local health department.
828 (3) A local health department may deny, revoke, or suspend the authority of a certified
829 food safety manager to manage a food service establishment or require the completion of
830 additional food safety training courses for any one of the following reasons:
831 (a) submitting information required under Subsection (1) or (2) that is false, incomplete,
832 or misleading;
833 (b) repeated violations of department or local health department food safety rules; or

834 (c) operating a food service establishment in a way that causes or creates a health hazard
835 or otherwise threatens the public health, safety, or welfare.
836 (4) A determination of a local health department made pursuant to Subsection (3) may be
837 appealed by a certified food safety manager in the same manner provided for in Subsection
838 26-15a-104 (4).
839 (5) No person may use the title "certified food safety manager," or any other similar title,
840 unless the person has satisfied the requirements of this chapter.
841 Section 26. Section 26-21-9 is amended to read:
842 26-21-9. Application for license -- Information required -- Public records.
843 (1) An application for license shall be made to the department [on a form supplied] in the
844 format prescribed by the department. The [form and other documents] application and other
845 documentation requested by the department as part of the application process shall require such
846 information as the committee determines necessary to ensure compliance with established rules.
847 (2) Information received by the department in reports and inspections shall be public
848 records, except the information shall not be disclosed if it directly or indirectly identifies any
849 individual other than the owner or operator of a health facility (unless disclosure is required by
850 law) or if its disclosure would otherwise constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
851 (3) Information received by the department from a health care facility, pertaining to that
852 facility's accreditation by a voluntary accrediting organization, shall be private data except for a
853 summary prepared by the department related to licensure standards.
854 Section 27. Section 26-21-20 is amended to read:
855 26-21-20. Requirement for hospitals to provide statements of itemized charges to
856 patients.
857 (1) Each hospital, as defined in Section 26-21-2 , shall provide a statement of itemized
858 charges to any patient receiving medical care or other services from that hospital.
859 (2) The statement shall be provided to the patient or his personal representative or agent
860 at the hospital's expense, [either] personally [or], by mail, or by verifiable electronic delivery at
861 the time any statement is provided to any person or entity for billing purposes. If the statement is
862 not provided to a third party, it shall be provided to the patient as soon as possible and practicable.
863 (3) The statement shall itemize each of the charges actually provided by the hospital to the
864 patient.

865 (4) The statement may not include charges of physicians who bill separately.
866 (5) The requirements of this section do not apply to patients who receive services from a
867 hospital under Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
868 (6) A statement of charges to be paid by a third party and related information provided to
869 a patient pursuant to this section shall be marked in bold: "DUPLICATE: DO NOT PAY" or other
870 appropriate language.
871 Section 28. Section 26-39-105.5 is amended to read:
872 26-39-105.5. Residential child care certificate.
873 (1) (a) A residential child care provider of five to eight children shall obtain a Residential
874 Child Care Certificate from the department unless Section 26-39-106 applies.
875 (b) The qualifications for a Residential Child Care Certificate are limited to:
876 (i) the submission of:
877 (A) an application [on a form prepared] in the format prescribed by the department;
878 (B) a certification and criminal background fee established in accordance with Section
879 26-1-6 ; and
880 (C) identifying information described in Subsection 26-39-107 (1) for each adult person
881 who resides in the provider's home:
882 (I) for processing by the Department of Public Safety to determine whether any such
883 person has been convicted of a crime; and
884 (II) to screen for a substantiated finding of child abuse or neglect pursuant to Section
885 62A-4a-116 ;
886 (ii) an initial and annual inspection of the provider's home within 90 days of sending an
887 intent to inspect notice to:
888 (A) check the immunization record of each child who receives child care in the provider's
889 home;
890 (B) identify serious sanitation, fire, and health hazards to children; and
891 (C) make appropriate recommendations; and
892 (iii) for new providers, completion of:
893 (A) five hours of department-approved training; and
894 (B) a department-approved CPR and first aid course.
895 (c) If a serious sanitation, fire, or health hazard has been found during an inspection

896 conducted pursuant to Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the department may, at the option of the residential
897 care provider:
898 (i) require corrective action for the serious hazards found and make an unannounced
899 follow up inspection to determine compliance; or
900 (ii) inform the parents of each child in the care of the provider of the results of the
901 department's inspection and the failure of the provider to take corrective action.
902 (d) In addition to an inspection conducted pursuant to Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the department
903 may inspect the home of a residential care provider of five to eight children in response to a
904 complaint of:
905 (i) child abuse or neglect;
906 (ii) serious health hazards in or around the provider's home; or
907 (iii) providing residential child care without the appropriate certificate or license.
908 (2) Notwithstanding this section:
909 (a) a license under Section 26-39-105 is required of a residential child care provider who
910 cares for nine or more children;
911 (b) a certified residential child care provider may not provide care to more than two
912 children under the age of two; and
913 (c) an inspection may be required of a residential child care provider in connection with
914 a federal child care program.
915 (3) With respect to residential child care, the department may only make and enforce rules
916 necessary to implement this section.
917 Section 29. Section 34-32-1 is amended to read:
918 34-32-1. Assignments to labor unions -- Effect.
919 Whenever an employee of any person, firm, school district, private or municipal
920 corporation within [the] this state [of Utah executes and delivers to] desires his employer [an
921 instrument in writing whereby such employer is directed] to deduct a sum at the rate not exceeding
922 3% per month from his wages [and to pay the same] for payment to a labor organization or union
923 or any other organization of employees as assignee, upon notification in writing or verifiable
924 electronic means, it shall be the duty of [such] the employer to make [such] the deduction and to
925 pay [the same monthly or as designated by employee] to [such] the assignee and to continue to do
926 so until otherwise directed [by the employee through an instrument in writing].

927 Section 30. Section 41-1a-116 is amended to read:
928 41-1a-116. Records -- Telephone requests for records -- Search fee.
929 (1) All records of the division are public unless the division determines based upon a
930 written request by the subject of the record that the record is protected.
931 (2) Access to public records is determined by Section 63-2-201 .
932 (3) Access to protected records, except as provided in Subsection (4), is determined by
933 Section 63-2-202 .
934 (4) In addition to those persons granted access to protected records under Section
935 63-2-202 , the division may disclose a protected record to a licensed private investigator with a
936 legitimate business need, a person with a bona fide security interest, or for purposes of safety,
937 product recall, advisory notices, or statistical reports only upon receipt of a signed
938 acknowledgment that the person receiving that protected record may not:
939 (a) disclose information from that record to any other person; or
940 (b) use information from that record for advertising or solicitation purposes.
941 (5) The division may provide protected information to a statistic gathering entity under
942 Subsection (4) only in summary form.
943 (6) A person allowed access to protected records under Subsection (4) may request motor
944 vehicle title or registration information from the division regarding any person, entity, or motor
945 vehicle by submitting [in person or by mail] a written application on a form provided by the
946 division.
947 (7) If a person regularly requests information for business purposes, the division may by
948 rule allow the information requests to be made by telephone and fees as required under Subsection
949 (8) charged to a division billing account to facilitate division service. The rules shall require that
950 the:
951 (a) division determine if the nature of the business and the volume of requests merit the
952 dissemination of the information by telephone;
953 (b) division determine if the credit rating of the requesting party justifies providing a
954 billing account; and
955 (c) the requestor submit to the division an application that includes names and signatures
956 of persons authorized to request information by telephone and charge the fees to the billing
957 account.

958 (8) (a) The division shall charge a reasonable search fee determined under Section
959 63-38-3.2 for the research of each record requested.
960 (b) Fees may not be charged for furnishing information to persons necessary for their
961 compliance with this chapter.
962 (c) Law enforcement agencies have access to division records free of charge.
963 Section 31. Section 41-1a-512 is amended to read:
964 41-1a-512. Application for title.
965 (1) The application for a certificate of title shall include:
966 (a) the signature [in ink] of each person to be recorded on the certificate as owner;
967 (b) the name, bona fide residence and mailing address of the owner, or business address
968 of the owner if the owner is a firm, association, or corporation;
969 (c) a description of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, including the make, model, type
970 of body, the model year as specified by the manufacturer, the number of cylinders, the
971 identification number of the vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor, as applicable, and other
972 information the division may require;
973 (d) other information required by the division to enable it to determine whether the owner
974 is entitled to a certificate of title;
975 (e) a statement of one lien or encumbrance, if any, upon the vehicle, vessel, or outboard
976 motor; and
977 (f) the names and addresses of all persons having any ownership interest in the vehicle,
978 vessel, or outboard motor and the nature of the ownership interest.
979 (2) An application for a certificate of title for a new vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor
980 purchased from a dealer shall be accompanied by a statement by the dealer or a bill of sale showing
981 any lien retained by the dealer.
982 Section 32. Section 41-3-105 is amended to read:
983 41-3-105. Administrator's powers and duties -- Administrator and investigators to
984 be law enforcement officers.
985 (1) The administrator may make rules to carry out the purposes of this chapter and Sections
986 41-1a-1001 through 41-1a-1007 according to the procedures and requirements of Title 63, Chapter
987 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
988 (2) (a) The administrator may employ clerks, deputies, and assistants necessary to

989 discharge the duties under this chapter and may designate the duties of those clerks, deputies, and
990 assistants.
991 (b) The administrator, assistant administrator, and all investigators shall be law
992 enforcement officers certified by peace officer standards and training as required by Section
993 53-13-103 .
994 (3) (a) The administrator may investigate any suspected or alleged violation of:
995 (i) this chapter;
996 (ii) Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act;
997 (iii) any law concerning motor vehicle fraud; or
998 (iv) any rule made by the administrator.
999 (b) The administrator may bring an action in the name of the state against any person to
1000 enjoin a violation found under Subsection (3)(a).
1001 (4) (a) The administrator may prescribe forms to be used for applications for licenses.
1002 (b) The administrator may require information from the applicant concerning the
1003 applicant's fitness to be licensed.
1004 (c) Each application for a license shall contain:
1005 (i) if the applicant is an individual, the name and residence address of the applicant and
1006 the trade name, if any, under which he intends to conduct business;
1007 (ii) if the applicant is a partnership, the name and residence address of each partner,
1008 whether limited or general, and the name under which the partnership business will be conducted;
1009 (iii) if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation, and the name and
1010 residence address of each of its principal officers and directors;
1011 (iv) a complete description of the principal place of business, including:
1012 (A) the municipality, with the street and number, if any;
1013 (B) if located outside of any municipality, a general description so that the location can
1014 be determined; and
1015 (C) any other places of business operated and maintained by the applicant in conjunction
1016 with the principal place of business; and
1017 (v) if the application is for a new motor vehicle dealer's license, the name of each motor
1018 vehicle the applicant has been enfranchised to sell or exchange, the name and address of the
1019 manufacturer or distributor who has enfranchised the applicant, and the names and addresses of

1020 the individuals who will act as salespersons under authority of the license.
1021 (5) The administrator may adopt a seal with the words "Motor Vehicle Enforcement
1022 Administrator, State of Utah," to authenticate the acts of his office.
1023 (6) (a) The administrator may require that the licensee erect or post signs or devices on his
1024 principal place of business and any other sites, equipment, or locations operated and maintained
1025 by the licensee in conjunction with his business.
1026 (b) The signs or devices shall state the licensee's name, principal place of business, type
1027 and number of licenses, and any other information that the administrator considers necessary to
1028 identify the licensee.
1029 (c) The administrator may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
1030 Administrative Rulemaking Act, determining allowable size and shape of signs or devices, their
1031 lettering and other details, and their location.
1032 (7) (a) The administrator shall provide for quarterly meetings of the advisory board and
1033 may call special meetings.
1034 (b) Notices of all meetings shall be [mailed] sent to each member [at his last-known
1035 address] not fewer than five days prior to the meeting.
1036 (8) The administrator, the officers and inspectors of the division designated by the
1037 commission, and peace officers shall:
1038 (a) make arrests upon view and without warrant for any violation committed in their
1039 presence of any of the provisions of this chapter, or Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act;
1040 (b) when on duty, upon reasonable belief that a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is
1041 being operated in violation of any provision of Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act, require
1042 the driver of the vehicle to stop, exhibit his driver's license and the registration card issued for the
1043 vehicle and submit to an inspection of the vehicle, the license plates, and registration card;
1044 (c) serve all warrants relating to the enforcement of the laws regulating the operation of
1045 motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers;
1046 (d) investigate traffic accidents and secure testimony of witnesses or persons involved; and
1047 (e) investigate reported thefts of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers.
1048 Section 33. Section 41-3-803 is amended to read:
1049 41-3-803. Consignment sales.
1050 (1) A consignor may take possession of his consigned vehicle at any time the consigned

1051 vehicle is in the possession of a consignee, provided that the consignor:
1052 (a) has notified the consignee in writing that he will take possession of the consigned
1053 vehicle; and
1054 (b) has paid all outstanding charges owing to the consignee that have been agreed to by
1055 the consignor in accordance with Subsection (2).
1056 (2) The agreed upon charges under Subsection (1)(b) shall be:
1057 [(a) in writing;]
1058 [(b)] (a) stated on a form designed by the department; and
1059 [(c) attached to] (b) included with the written consignment agreement.
1060 (3) A consignee who sells a consigned vehicle shall report to the consignor in writing the
1061 exact selling price of the consigned vehicle under either of the following circumstances:
1062 (a) the consignor and consignee agree in writing that the consignor shall receive a
1063 percentage of the selling price upon the sale of the vehicle; or
1064 (b) the consignor and consignee renegotiate in writing the selling price of the vehicle.
1065 (4) When a consignee sells a consigned vehicle:
1066 (a) the consignee, within seven calendar days of the date of sale, must give written notice
1067 to the consignor that the consigned vehicle has been sold; and
1068 (b) the consignee, within 21 calendar days of the date of sale, or within 15 calendar days
1069 of receiving payment in full for the consigned vehicle, whichever date is earlier, shall remit the
1070 payment received to the consignor, unless the agreement to purchase the consigned vehicle has
1071 been rescinded before expiration of the 21 days.
1072 (5) If the agreement to purchase the consigned vehicle has for any reason been rescinded
1073 before the expiration of 21 calendar days of the date of sale, the consignee shall within five
1074 calendar days thereafter give written notice to the consignor that the agreement to purchase has
1075 been rescinded.
1076 (6) Vehicles on consignment shall be driven with the consignee's dealer plates. All other
1077 license plates or registration indicia must be removed from the vehicle.
1078 (7) Prior to driving a consigned vehicle on the consignee's dealer plates, the consignee and
1079 the consignor shall execute a written consignment agreement that states:
1080 (a) the party responsible for damage or misuse to a consigned vehicle; and
1081 (b) the permitted uses a consignee may make of a consigned vehicle.

1082 (8) The consignee shall keep the written consignment agreement on file at his principal
1083 place of business.
1084 Section 34. Section 53-7-107 is enacted to read:
1085 53-7-107. Electronic writing.
1086 (1) Any writing required or permitted by this chapter may be filed or prepared in an
1087 electronic medium and by electronic transmission subject to the ability of the recipient to accept
1088 and process the electronic writing.
1089 (2) Any writing required by this chapter to be signed that is in an electronic medium shall
1090 be signed by digital signature in accordance with Title 46, Chapter 3, Utah Digital Signature Act.
1091 Section 35. Section 53-7-305 is amended to read:
1092 53-7-305. Board rulemaking -- Notice.
1093 (1) (a) The board shall make rules as reasonably necessary for the protection of the health,
1094 welfare, and safety of the public and persons using LPG.
1095 (b) The rules shall be in substantial conformity with the generally accepted standards of
1096 safety concerning LPG, and shall include the following conditions:
1097 (i) the rules relating to safety in the storage, distribution, dispensing, transporting, and use
1098 of LPG in this state and in the manufacture, fabrication, assembly, sale, installation, and use of
1099 LPG systems, containers, apparatus, or appliances shall be reasonable; and
1100 (ii) the rules shall conform as nearly as possible to the standards of the National Fire
1101 Protection Association, relating to the design, construction, installation, and use of systems,
1102 containers, apparatus, appliances, and pertinent equipment for the storage, transportation,
1103 dispensation, and use of LPG.
1104 (2) The board may make rules:
1105 (a) setting minimum general standards covering the design, construction, location,
1106 installation, and operation of equipment for storing, handling, transporting by tank truck or tank
1107 trailer, or using LPG;
1108 (b) specifying the odorization of the gases and the degree of odorization;
1109 (c) governing LPG distributors and installers and the installation of LPG systems,
1110 carburetion systems, and fueling systems; and
1111 (d) prescribing maximum container removal rates.
1112 (3) (a) When a proposed rule is filed, the board shall give at least ten days' notice to all

1113 license applicants and licensees under this chapter by [mailing] sending a notice of the proposed
1114 new, revised, or amended rule together with a notice of hearing to the licensee's current address
1115 on file with the board.
1116 (b) Any person affected by rulemaking under this part may submit written comment on the
1117 rule.
1118 (c) A certificate citing the adoption and the effective date of a rule shall be signed by the
1119 members comprising a majority of the board.
1120 (d) Within ten days after the adoption of the rule, the board shall [cause to be mailed] send
1121 to each license applicant or licensee, at his current address on file, a notice of the adoption of the
1122 rule, including its effective date.
1123 (e) A facsimile of any member's signature may be used under this section if authorized by
1124 the member.
1125 Section 36. Section 53A-14-104 is amended to read:
1126 53A-14-104. Sealed proposals for textbook contracts -- Sample copies -- Price of
1127 textbooks.
1128 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
1129 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
1130 sealed and submitted.
1131 [(1)] (2) A person seeking a contract to furnish textbooks for use in the public schools shall
1132 submit a sealed proposal to the commission.
1133 [(2)] (3) Each proposal must be accompanied by sample copies of the textbooks proposed
1134 to be furnished and the wholesale price at which the publisher agrees to furnish each textbook
1135 during the adoption period.
1136 Section 37. Section 53A-20-101 is amended to read:
1137 53A-20-101. Construction and alteration of schools and plants -- Advertising for bids
1138 -- Payment and performance bonds -- Contracts -- Bidding limitations on local school boards
1139 -- Interest of local school board members.
1140 (1) As used in this section, the word "sealed" does not preclude acceptance of
1141 electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually
1142 sealed and submitted.
1143 [(1)] (2) (a) Prior to the construction of any school or the alteration of any existing school

1144 plant, if the total estimated accumulative building project cost exceeds $80,000, a local school
1145 board shall advertise for bids on the project at least ten days before the bid due date.
1146 (b) The board shall have the advertisement published in a newspaper having general
1147 circulation throughout the state and in appropriate construction trade publications that offer free
1148 listings.
1149 (c) A similar advertisement is required in a newspaper published or having general
1150 circulation in any city or county that would be affected by the proposed project.
1151 (d) The advertisement shall:
1152 (i) require sealed proposals for the building project in accordance with plans and
1153 specifications furnished by the local school board;
1154 (ii) state where and when the proposals will be opened and shall reserve the right of the
1155 board to reject any and all proposals; and
1156 (iii) require a certified check or bid bond of not less than 5% of the bid to accompany the
1157 bid.
1158 [(2)] (3) (a) The board shall meet at the time and place specified in the advertisement and
1159 publicly open and read all received proposals.
1160 (b) If satisfactory bids are received, the board shall award the contract to the lowest
1161 responsible bidder.
1162 (c) If none of the proposals are satisfactory, all shall be rejected.
1163 (d) The board shall again advertise in the manner provided in this section.
1164 (e) If, after advertising a second time no satisfactory bid is received, the board may proceed
1165 under its own direction with the required project.
1166 [(3)] (4) (a) The check or bond required under Subsection (1)(d) shall be drawn in favor
1167 of the local school board.
1168 (b) If the successful bidder fails or refuses to enter into the contract and furnish the
1169 additional bonds required under this section, then the bidder's check or bond is forfeited to the
1170 district.
1171 [(4)] (5) A local school board shall require payment and performance bonds of the
1172 successful bidder as required in Section 63-56-38 .
1173 [(5)] (6) (a) A local school board may require in the proposed contract that at least 10%
1174 of the contract price be withheld until the project is completed and accepted by the board.

1175 (b) If money is withheld, the board shall place it in an interest bearing account, and the
1176 interest accrues for the benefit of the contractor and subcontractors.
1177 (c) This money shall be paid upon completion of the project and acceptance by the board.
1178 [(6)] (7) (a) A local school board may not bid on projects within the district if the total
1179 accumulative estimated cost exceeds $80,000.
1180 (b) The board may use its resources if no satisfactory bids are received under this section.
1181 [(7)] (8) A local school board member may not have a direct or indirect financial interest
1182 in the construction project contract.
1183 Section 38. Section 57-11-5 is amended to read:
1184 57-11-5. Registration, public offering statement, and receipt required for sale of
1185 subdivided land -- Temporary permit -- Right of rescission.
1186 Unless the subdivided lands or the transaction is exempt under Section 57-11-4 , all of the
1187 following apply:
1188 (1) No person may offer or dispose of any interest in subdivided lands located in this state
1189 nor offer or dispose in this state of any interest in subdivided lands located outside of this state
1190 prior to the time the subdivided lands are registered in accordance with this chapter.
1191 (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the division may grant a temporary permit allowing
1192 the developer to begin a sales program while the registration is in process. In order to obtain a
1193 temporary permit the developer must:
1194 (a) submit [a formal written request] an application to the division for a temporary permit
1195 in the form required by the division;
1196 (b) submit a substantially complete application for registration to the division, including
1197 all appropriate fees and exhibits required under Sections 57-11-6 and 57-11-7 in addition to a
1198 temporary permit fee of $100;
1199 (c) provide evidence acceptable to the division that all funds received by the developer or
1200 marketing agent will be placed into an independent escrow with instructions that funds will not
1201 be released until a final registration has been granted;
1202 (d) give to each purchaser and potential purchaser a copy of the proposed property report
1203 which the developer has submitted to the division with the original application; and
1204 (e) give to each purchaser the opportunity to rescind the purchase in accordance with this
1205 section. The purchaser must be granted an additional opportunity to rescind upon the issuance of

1206 an approved registration if the division determines that there is a substantial difference in the
1207 disclosures contained in the final property report and those given to the purchaser in the proposed
1208 property report.
1209 (3) Any contract or agreement of disposition for an interest in subdivided lands may be
1210 rescinded by the purchaser without cause by midnight of the fifth calendar day after the execution
1211 of the contract or agreement of disposition. This right of rescission may not be waived by
1212 agreement. The contract or agreement of disposition shall state in boldface type on the signature
1213 page above all signatures: YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT OR
1214 AGREEMENT OF DISPOSITION BY NOTICE TO THE SELLER UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF THE
1215 FIFTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT OR
1216 AGREEMENT. WRITTEN NOTICE OF CANCELLATION MUST BE PERSONALLY
1217 DELIVERED OR SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTMARKED BY MIDNIGHT OF THE
1218 FIFTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF THE CONTRACT OR
1219 AGREEMENT, TO THE SELLER AT: (Address of Seller).
1220 (4) No person may dispose of any interest in subdivided lands without delivering to the
1221 purchaser an effective, current public offering statement and obtaining a dated, signed receipt for
1222 the public offering statement in a form to be approved by the division from each purchaser. The
1223 subdivider shall retain each receipt for two years from the date of its execution. All receipts shall
1224 be made available for inspection upon request by the division. Failure to comply with this
1225 subsection shall not constitute a cause of action under Section 57-11-17 but shall be grounds for
1226 appropriate action by the division under Sections 57-11-13 and 57-11-14 .
1227 Section 39. Section 57-11-11 is amended to read:
1228 57-11-11. Rules of division -- Filing advertising material -- Injunctions --
1229 Intervention by division in suits -- General powers of division.
1230 (1) The division shall prescribe reasonable rules which shall be adopted, amended, or
1231 repealed only after a public hearing with notice thereof published once in a newspaper or
1232 newspapers with statewide circulation and [mailed] sent to any nonprofit organization which files
1233 a written request for notice with the division; said notice shall be published and [mailed] sent not
1234 less than [twenty] 20 days prior to the hearing. The rules shall include but need not be limited to:
1235 (a) provisions for advertising standards to assure full and fair disclosure;
1236 (b) provisions for escrow or trust agreements, performance bonds, or other means

1237 reasonably necessary to assure that all improvements referred to in the application for registration
1238 and advertising will be completed and that purchasers will receive the interest in land contracted
1239 for. These provisions, however, shall not be required if the city or county in which the subdivision
1240 is located requires similar means of assurance of a nature and in an amount no less adequate than
1241 is required under said rules;
1242 (c) provisions for operating procedures;
1243 (d) provisions for a shortened form of registration in cases where the division determines
1244 that the purposes of this act do not require a subdivision to be registered pursuant to an application
1245 containing all the information required by Section 57-11-6 or do not require that the public offering
1246 statement contain all the information required by Section 57-11-7 ; and
1247 (e) other rules necessary and proper to accomplish the purpose of this act.
1248 (2) The division by rule or order, after reasonable notice, may require the filing of
1249 advertising material relating to subdivided lands prior to its distribution, provided that the division
1250 must approve or reject any [such] advertising material within [fifteen] 15 days from the receipt
1251 thereof or the material shall be [deemed] considered approved.
1252 (3) If it appears that a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice
1253 constituting a violation of a provision of this act or a rule or order hereunder, the agency, with or
1254 without prior administrative proceedings, may bring an action in the district court of the district
1255 where said person maintains his residence or a place of business or where said act or practice has
1256 occurred or is about to occur, to enjoin the acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this
1257 act or any rule or order hereunder. Upon proper showing, injunctive relief or temporary restraining
1258 orders shall be granted, and a receiver or conservator may be appointed. The division shall not be
1259 required to post a bond in any court proceedings.
1260 (4) The division shall be allowed to intervene in a suit involving subdivided lands, either
1261 as a party or as an amicus curiae, where it appears that the interpretation or constitutionality of any
1262 provision of law will be called into question. In any suit by or against a subdivider involving
1263 subdivided lands, the subdivider promptly shall furnish the agency notice of the suit and copies
1264 of all pleadings. Failure to do so may, in the discretion of the division, constitute grounds for the
1265 division withholding any approval required by this act.
1266 (5) The division may:
1267 (a) accept registrations filed in other states or with the federal government;

1268 (b) contract with public agencies or qualified private persons in this state or other
1269 jurisdictions to perform investigative functions;
1270 (c) accept grants-in-aid from any source.
1271 (6) The division shall cooperate with similar agencies in other jurisdictions to establish
1272 uniform filing procedures and forms, uniform public offering statements, advertising standards,
1273 rules, and common administrative practices.
1274 Section 40. Section 57-11-12 is amended to read:
1275 57-11-12. Investigatory powers and proceedings of division.
1276 (1) The division may:
1277 (a) make necessary public or private investigations within or outside of this state to
1278 determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate this act or any rule or order
1279 hereunder or to aid in the enforcement of this act or in the prescribing of rules and forms
1280 hereunder;
1281 (b) require or permit any person to file a [statement in writing, under oath or otherwise as
1282 the division determines,] complaint in the form required by the division as to all the facts and
1283 circumstances concerning the matter to be investigated.
1284 (2) For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this act, the division or any
1285 officer designated by rule may administer oaths or affirmations, and upon its own motion or upon
1286 request of any party may subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require
1287 the production of any matter which is relevant to the investigation, including the existence,
1288 description, nature, custody, condition and location of any books, documents, or other tangible
1289 things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts, or any other
1290 matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence.
1291 (3) Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the
1292 investigating officer and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected thereby, the division may
1293 apply to any district court for an order compelling compliance.
1294 Section 41. Section 57-19-6 is amended to read:
1295 57-19-6. Effective date of application.
1296 (1) An application for registration filed pursuant to Section 57-19-5 is effective upon the
1297 expiration of 30 business days following its filing with the director, unless:
1298 (a) an order denying the application pursuant to Section 57-19-13 is in effect;

1299 (b) a prior effective date has been ordered by the director; or
1300 (c) the director has, prior to that date, notified the applicant of a defect in the registration
1301 application.
1302 (2) An applicant may consent to the delay of effectiveness until the director by order
1303 declares the registration to be effective.
1304 (3) Notwithstanding Section 57-19-4 , the division may grant a temporary permit allowing
1305 the developer to begin a sales program while the registration is in process. To obtain a temporary
1306 permit, the developer shall:
1307 (a) submit [a formal written request] an application to the division for a temporary permit
1308 in the form required by the division;
1309 (b) submit a substantially complete application for registration to the division, including
1310 all appropriate fees and exhibits required under Section 57-19-5 , plus a temporary permit fee of
1311 $100;
1312 (c) provide evidence acceptable to the division that all funds received by the developer or
1313 marketing agent will be placed into an independent escrow with instructions that funds will not
1314 be released until a final registration has been granted;
1315 (d) give to each purchaser and potential purchaser a copy of the proposed property report
1316 that the developer has submitted to the division with the initial application; and
1317 (e) give to each purchaser the opportunity to cancel the purchase in accordance with
1318 Section 57-19-12 . The purchaser shall have an additional opportunity to cancel upon the issuance
1319 of an approved registration if the division determines that there is a substantial difference in the
1320 disclosures contained in the final property report and those given to the purchase in the proposed
1321 property report.
1322 Section 42. Section 57-19-9 is amended to read:
1323 57-19-9. Duration of registration -- Amendment and renewal -- Supplemental
1324 disclosure -- Notice of amendment.
1325 (1) Registration of a project is effective for a period of one year and may, upon application,
1326 be renewed for successive periods of one year each.
1327 (2) A registration may be amended at any time, for any reason, by filing an amended
1328 application for registration, which amended registration shall become effective in the manner
1329 provided in Section 57-19-6 .

1330 (3) The written disclosure required to be furnished to prospective purchasers pursuant to
1331 Section 57-19-11 shall be supplemented [in writing] as often as is necessary to keep the required
1332 information reasonably current. These [written] supplements shall be filed with the director as
1333 provided in Section 57-19-8 .
1334 (4) Every developer shall provide timely [written] notice sent to the director of any event
1335 which has occurred which may have a material adverse effect on the conduct of the operation of
1336 the project. In addition to this notification, the developer shall, within 30 days of the occurrence
1337 of that event, file an amendment to the registration disclosing the information previously provided.
1338 (5) Each application for renewal of a registration and each supplementary filing as
1339 provided in this section shall be accompanied by a fee of $200.
1340 Section 43. Section 59-1-503 is amended to read:
1341 59-1-503. Assessment and payment of amount determined.
1342 (1) Following a redetermination of a deficiency by the commission, the entire amount
1343 redetermined as the deficiency by the decision of the commission, which has become final, shall
1344 be assessed and shall be paid within 30 days from the date [of mailing of] the notice and demand
1345 is sent from the commission.
1346 (2) If the taxpayer does not file a petition with the commission within the time prescribed
1347 for filing the petition, the deficiency, notice of which has been [mailed] sent to the taxpayer shall
1348 be assessed, and shall be paid within 30 days from the date [of mailing of] the notice and demand
1349 is sent from the commission.
1350 Section 44. Section 59-1-504 is amended to read:
1351 59-1-504. Time determination final.
1352 The action of the commission on the taxpayer's petition for redetermination of deficiency
1353 shall be final 30 days after the date [of mailing] of the commission's notice of agency action is sent.
1354 All tax, interest, and penalties are due 30 days from the date [of mailing] the commission's
1355 decision or order is sent, unless the taxpayer seeks judicial review.
1356 Section 45. Section 59-2-212 is amended to read:
1357 59-2-212. Equalization of values -- Hearings.
1358 (1) The commission shall adjust and equalize the valuation of the taxable property in all
1359 counties of the state for the purpose of taxation; and may order or make an assessment or
1360 reassessment of any property which the commission determines has been overassessed or

1361 underassessed or which has not been assessed.
1362 (2) If the commission intends to make an assessment or reassessment under this section,
1363 the commission shall give at least 15 days written notice [and] of the time and place fixed for the
1364 determination of the assessment [shall be given by the commission by letter deposited in the post
1365 office at least 15 days before the date so fixed,] to the owner of the property and to the auditor of
1366 the county in which the property is located. Upon the date so fixed the commission shall assess
1367 or reassess the property and shall notify the county auditor of the assessment made, and every
1368 assessment has the same force and effect as if made by the county assessor before the delivery of
1369 the assessment book to the county treasurer.
1370 (3) The county auditor shall record the assessment upon the assessment books in the same
1371 manner provided under Section 59-2-1011 in the case of a correction made by the county board
1372 of equalization, and no county board of equalization or assessor may change any assessment so
1373 fixed by the commission.
1374 (4) All hearings upon assessments made or ordered by the commission pursuant to this
1375 section shall be held in the county in which the property involved is located.
1376 (5) One or more members of the commission may conduct the hearing, and any assessment
1377 made after a hearing before any number of the members of the commission shall be as valid as if
1378 made after a hearing before the full commission.
1379 Section 46. Section 59-2-214 is amended to read:
1380 59-2-214. Commission to furnish forms for taxpayers' statements.
1381 (1) The commission shall furnish the assessor of each county with blank forms of
1382 statements provided under Section 59-2-306 , affixing [thereto an affidavit] to the form a statement
1383 substantially as follows to be signed by the party completing the form:
1384 I, ____, do swear that I am a resident of the county of ____, and that my post office address
1385 is ____; that the above list contains a full and correct statement of all property subject to taxation,
1386 which I, or any firm of which I am a member, or any corporation, association, or company of
1387 which I am president, cashier, secretary, or managing agent, owned, claimed, possessed, or
1388 controlled at 12 o'clock [m.] midnight on the preceding January 1 and which is not already
1389 assessed this year.
1390 (2) The [affidavit to the] signed statement made on behalf of a firm or corporation shall
1391 state the principal place of business of the firm or corporation, and in other respects shall conform

1392 substantially to the preceding form.
1393 Section 47. Section 59-2-306 is amended to read:
1394 59-2-306. Statements by taxpayers -- Power of assessors respecting statements.
1395 (1) The county assessor may request a signed statement [in affidavit form] from any person
1396 setting forth all the real and personal property assessable by the assessor which is owned,
1397 possessed, managed, or under the control of the person at 12 o'clock noon on January 1. This
1398 statement shall be filed within 30 days after requested by the assessor.
1399 (2) The [affidavit] signed statement shall include the following:
1400 (a) all property belonging to, claimed by, or in the possession, control, or management of
1401 the person, any firm of which the person is a member, or any corporation of which the person is
1402 president, secretary, cashier, or managing agent;
1403 (b) the county in which the property is located or in which it is taxable; and, if taxable in
1404 the county in which the [affidavit] signed statement was made, also the city, town, school district,
1405 road district, or other taxing district in which it is located or taxable; and
1406 (c) all lands in parcels or subdivisions not exceeding 640 acres each, the sections and
1407 fractional sections of all tracts of land containing more than 640 acres which have been sectionized
1408 by the United States Government, and the improvements on those lands.
1409 (3) Every assessor may subpoena and examine any person in any county in relation to any
1410 [affidavit] signed statement but may not require that person to appear in any county other than the
1411 county in which the subpoena is served.
1412 Section 48. Section 59-2-307 is amended to read:
1413 59-2-307. Refusal by taxpayer to file signed statement -- Penalty -- Assessor to
1414 estimate value -- Reporting of information to other counties.
1415 (1) Any person who does not:
1416 (a) file the [affidavit] signed statement required by Section 59-2-306 ;
1417 (b) file the [affidavit] signed statement with respect to name and place of residence; or
1418 (c) appear and testify when requested by the assessor, shall pay a penalty equal to 10% of
1419 the estimated tax due; but not less than $100 for each failure to file a signed and completed
1420 [affidavit] statement, to be collected in the manner provided by Sections 59-2-1302 and 59-2-1303 ,
1421 except as otherwise provided for in this section, or by a judicial proceeding brought in the name
1422 of the assessor. All money recovered by any assessor under this section shall be paid into the

1423 county treasury.
1424 (2) (a) The penalty imposed by Subsection (1) may not be waived or reduced by the
1425 assessor, county, county Board of Equalization, or commission except pursuant to a procedure for
1426 the review and approval of reductions and waivers adopted by county ordinance, or by
1427 administrative rule adopted in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
1428 Rulemaking Act.
1429 (b) The penalty under Subsection (1)(c) may not be imposed until 30 days after the
1430 taxpayer's receipt of a subsequent certified notice.
1431 (3) (a) If any owner neglects or refuses to file the [affidavit] signed statement within 30
1432 days of the date the first county request was sent as required under Section 59-2-306 , the assessor
1433 shall make:
1434 (i) a subsequent request by certified mail for the [affidavit] signed statement. The
1435 subsequent request shall also inform the owner of the consequences of not filing [an affidavit] a
1436 signed statement; and
1437 (ii) a record of the failure to file and an estimate of the value of the property of the owner
1438 based on known facts and circumstances.
1439 (b) The value fixed by the assessor may not be reduced by the county board of equalization
1440 or by the commission.
1441 (4) If the [affidavit] signed statement discloses property in any other county, the assessor
1442 shall file the [affidavit] signed statement and [mail] send a certified copy to the assessor of each
1443 county in which the property is located.
1444 Section 49. Section 59-2-311 is amended to read:
1445 59-2-311. Completion and delivery of assessment book -- Signed statement required
1446 -- Contents of signed statement.
1447 Prior to May 22 each year, the assessor shall complete and deliver the assessment book to
1448 the county auditor. The assessor shall subscribe [an affidavit] and sign a statement in the
1449 assessment book substantially as follows:
1450 I, ____, the assessor of ____ County, do swear that before May 22, 19__, I made diligent
1451 inquiry and examination, and either personally or by deputy, established the value of all of the
1452 property within the county subject to assessment by me; that the property has been assessed on the
1453 assessment book equally and uniformly according to the best of my judgment, information, and

1454 belief at its fair market value; that I have faithfully complied with all the duties imposed on the
1455 assessor under the revenue laws including the requirements of Section 59-2-303.1 ; and that I have
1456 not imposed any unjust or double assessments through malice or ill will or otherwise, or allowed
1457 anyone to escape a just and equal assessment through favor or reward, or otherwise.
1458 Section 50. Section 59-2-322 is amended to read:
1459 59-2-322. Transmittal of statement to commission.
1460 (1) The county auditor shall, before June 8 of each year, prepare from the assessment book
1461 of that year a statement showing in separate columns:
1462 [(1)] (a) the total value of all property;
1463 [(2)] (b) the value of real estate, including patented mining claims, stated separately;
1464 [(3)] (c) the value of the improvements;
1465 [(4)] (d) the value of personal property exclusive of money; and
1466 [(5)] (e) the number of acres of land and the number of patented mining claims, stated
1467 separately.
1468 (2) As soon as the statement is prepared the county auditor shall transmit the statement [by
1469 mail] to the commission.
1470 Section 51. Section 59-2-325 is amended to read:
1471 59-2-325. Statement transmitted to commission and state auditor.
1472 The county auditor shall, before November 1 of each year, prepare from the assessment
1473 rolls of that year a statement showing the amount and value of all property in the county, as
1474 classified by the county assessment rolls, and the value of each class; the total amount of taxes
1475 remitted by the county board of equalization; the state's share of the taxes remitted; the county's
1476 share of the taxes remitted; the rate of county taxes; and any other information requested by the
1477 state auditor. The statement shall be made in duplicate, upon [blanks furnished] forms provided
1478 by the state auditor, and as soon as prepared shall be transmitted, [by mail,] one copy to the state
1479 auditor and one copy to the commission.
1480 Section 52. Section 59-2-326 is amended to read:
1481 59-2-326. Assessment roll delivered to county treasurer.
1482 Before November 1, the county auditor must deliver the corrected assessment roll to the
1483 county treasurer, together with [an affidavit] a signed statement subscribed by him in a form
1484 substantially as follows:

1485 I, ____ county auditor of the county of ____, do swear that I received the accompanying
1486 assessment roll of the taxable property of the county from the assessor, and that I have corrected
1487 it and made it conform to the requirements of the county board of equalization and commission,
1488 that I have reckoned the respective sums due as taxes and have added up the columns of
1489 valuations, taxes, and acreage as required by law.
1490 Section 53. Section 59-2-329 is amended to read:
1491 59-2-329. Verification of auditor's statements.
1492 The county auditor shall verify all statements made by the auditor under the provisions of
1493 this title [by an affidavit attached to the statement] and attach a signed statement of verification.
1494 Section 54. Section 59-2-508 is amended to read:
1495 59-2-508. Application -- Consent to audit and review -- Purchaser's or lessee's signed
1496 statement.
1497 (1) The owner of land eligible for valuation as land in agricultural use must submit an
1498 application to the county assessor of the county in which the land is located.
1499 (2) Any application for valuation, assessment, and taxation of land in agricultural use shall:
1500 (a) be on a form prescribed by the commission and provided for the use of the applicants
1501 by the county assessor;
1502 (b) provide for the reporting of information pertinent to this part;
1503 (c) be filed prior to March 1 of the tax year in which valuation under this part is requested;
1504 however, any application submitted after January 1 is subject to a $25 late fee;
1505 (d) be accompanied by the prescribed fees made payable to the county treasurer; and
1506 (e) be recorded by the county recorder.
1507 (3) Once the application for valuation as land in agricultural use has been approved, the
1508 county may elect to either:
1509 (a) require the owner to submit a new application or [an affidavit] a signed statement
1510 verifying that the land qualifies for valuation under this part every five years if requested in writing
1511 by the county assessor; or
1512 (b) require no additional [affidavit] signed statement or application for valuation as
1513 agricultural land, but require that the assessor be notified when a change in the land use or land
1514 ownership occurs.
1515 (4) A certification by the owner that the facts set forth in the application or signed

1516 statement are true is considered as if made under oath and subject to the same penalties as provided
1517 by law for perjury.
1518 (5) All owners applying for participation under this part and all purchasers or lessees
1519 signing [affidavits] statements under Subsection (6) are considered to have given their consent to
1520 field audit and review by both the commission and the county assessor. This consent is a condition
1521 to the acceptance of any application or [affidavit] signed statement.
1522 (6) Any owner of lands eligible for valuation, assessment, and taxation under this part due
1523 to the use of that land by, and the agricultural production qualifications of, a purchaser or lessee,
1524 may qualify those lands by submitting, together with the application under Subsection (2), [an
1525 affidavit] a signed statement from that purchaser or lessee certifying those facts relative to the use
1526 of the land and the purchaser's or lessee's agricultural production of the land which would be
1527 necessary for qualification of those lands under this part.
1528 Section 55. Section 59-2-1002 is amended to read:
1529 59-2-1002. Change in assessment -- Force and effect -- Additional assessments --
1530 Notice to interested persons.
1531 (1) The county board of equalization shall use all information it may gain from the records
1532 of the county or elsewhere in equalizing the assessment of the property in the county or in
1533 determining any exemptions. The board may require the assessor to enter upon the assessment roll
1534 any taxable property which has not been assessed and any assessment made has the same force and
1535 effect as if made by the assessor before the delivery of the assessment roll to the county treasurer.
1536 (2) During its sessions, the county board of equalization may direct the assessor to:
1537 (a) assess any taxable property which has escaped assessment;
1538 (b) add to the amount, number, or quantity of property when a false or incomplete list has
1539 been rendered; and
1540 (c) make and enter new assessments, at the same time cancelling previous entries, when
1541 any assessment made by the assessor is considered by the board to be incomplete or incorrect.
1542 (3) The clerk of the board of equalization shall [notify] give written notice to all interested
1543 persons of the day fixed for the investigation of any assessment under consideration by the board
1544 [by letter deposited in the post office, postpaid, and addressed to the interested person,] at least 30
1545 days before action is taken.
1546 Section 56. Section 59-2-1011 is amended to read:

1547 59-2-1011. Record of changes -- Form and contents of signed statement.
1548 The county auditor shall make a record of all changes, corrections, and orders and before
1549 October 15 shall affix [an affidavit] a signed statement to the record, subscribed by the auditor, in
1550 a form substantially as follows:
1551 I, ____, do swear that, as county auditor of ____ county, I have kept correct minutes of all
1552 acts of the county board of equalization regarding alterations to the assessment rolls, that all
1553 alterations agreed to or directed to be made have been made and entered on the rolls, and that no
1554 changes or alterations have been made except those authorized by the board or the commission.
1555 Section 57. Section 59-2-1101 is amended to read:
1556 59-2-1101. Exemption of property devoted to public, religious, or charitable uses --
1557 Proportional payments for government-owned property -- Intangibles exempt -- Signed
1558 statement required.
1559 (1) The exemptions authorized by this part may be allowed only if the claimant is the
1560 owner of the property as of January 1 of the year the exemption is claimed, unless the claimant is
1561 a federal, state, or political subdivision entity under Subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c), in which case the
1562 entity shall collect and pay a proportional tax based upon the length of time that the property was
1563 not owned by the entity.
1564 (2) The following property is exempt from taxation:
1565 (a) property exempt under the laws of the United States;
1566 (b) property of the state, school districts, and public libraries;
1567 (c) property of counties, cities, towns, special districts, and all other political subdivisions
1568 of the state, except as provided in Title 11, Chapter 13, the Interlocal Cooperation Act;
1569 (d) property owned by a nonprofit entity which is used exclusively for religious, charitable,
1570 or educational purposes;
1571 (e) places of burial not held or used for private or corporate benefit;
1572 (f) farm equipment and machinery; and
1573 (g) intangible property.
1574 (3) (a) The owner who receives exempt status for property, if required by the commission,
1575 shall file [an affidavit] a signed statement, on or before March 1 each year, certifying the use to
1576 which the property has been placed during the past year. The [affidavit] signed statement shall
1577 contain the following information in summary form:

1578 (i) identity of [affiant] the individual who signed the statement;
1579 (ii) the basis of the [affiant's] signer's knowledge of the use of the property;
1580 (iii) authority to make the [affidavit] signed statement on behalf of the owner;
1581 (iv) county where property is located; and
1582 (v) nature of use of the property.
1583 (b) If the [affidavit] signed statement is not filed within the time limits prescribed by the
1584 county board of equalization, the exempt status may, after notice and hearing, be revoked and the
1585 property then placed on the tax rolls.
1586 (4) The county legislative body may adopt rules to effectuate the exemptions provided in
1587 this part.
1588 Section 58. Section 59-2-1102 is amended to read:
1589 59-2-1102. Determination of exemptions by board of equalization -- Appeal.
1590 (1) The county board of equalization may, after giving notice in a manner prescribed by
1591 rule, determine whether certain property within the county is exempt from taxation. The decision
1592 of the county board of equalization shall be in writing and shall include a statement of facts and
1593 the statutory basis for its decision. A copy of the decision shall be [mailed] sent on or before May
1594 15 to the person or organization applying for the exemption.
1595 (2) The board shall notify an exempt property owner who has previously received an
1596 exemption but failed to file the annual [affidavit] statement as required under Section 59-2-1101
1597 of the board's intent to revoke the exemption on or before April 1.
1598 (3) No reduction may be made in the value of property and no exemption may be granted
1599 unless the party affected or the party's agent makes and files with the board a written application
1600 for the reduction or exemption, verified by [oath] signed statement, and appears before the board
1601 and shows facts upon which it is claimed the reduction should be made, or exemption granted.
1602 The board may waive the application or personal appearance requirements.
1603 (4) Before the board grants any application for exemption or reduction, it may examine
1604 on oath the person or agent making the application. No reduction may be made or exemption
1605 granted unless the person or the agent making the application attends and answers all questions
1606 pertinent to the inquiry.
1607 (5) Upon the hearing of the application the board may subpoena any witnesses, and hear
1608 and take any evidence in relation to the pending subject.

1609 (6) The county board of equalization shall hold hearings and render a written decision to
1610 determine any exemption on or before May 1 in each year.
1611 (7) Any property owner dissatisfied with the decision of the county board of equalization
1612 regarding any exemption may appeal to the commission under Section 59-2-1006 .
1613 Section 59. Section 59-2-1109 is amended to read:
1614 59-2-1109. Indigent persons -- Tax relief, deferral, or abatement -- Application.
1615 (1) No person under the age of 65 years is eligible for tax relief, deferral, or abatement
1616 provided for poor people under Sections 59-2-1107 and 59-2-1108 unless:
1617 (a) the county legislative body finds that extreme hardship would prevail if the grants were
1618 not made; or
1619 (b) the person is disabled.
1620 (2) An application for the exemption shall be filed on or before September 1 with the
1621 county legislative body of the county in which the property is located. The application shall set
1622 forth adequate facts to support the person's eligibility to receive the exemption.
1623 (a) The application shall include [an affidavit] a signed statement setting forth the
1624 eligibility of the applicant for the exemption.
1625 (b) Both husband and wife shall sign the application if they seek an exemption on a
1626 residence in which they both reside and which they own as joint tenants.
1627 (3) For purposes of this section:
1628 (a) A poor person is any person:
1629 (i) whose total household income as defined in Section 59-2-1202 is less than the
1630 maximum household income certified to a homeowner's credit under Subsection 59-2-1208 (1);
1631 (ii) who resides for not less than ten months of each year in the residence for which the tax
1632 relief, deferral, or abatement is requested; and
1633 (iii) who is unable to meet the tax assessed on the person's residential property as the tax
1634 becomes due.
1635 (b) "Residence" includes a mobile home as defined under Section 59-2-601 .
1636 (4) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.
1637 (5) Any poor person may qualify for the deferral of taxes under Section 59-2-1108 , or if
1638 the person meets the requisites of this section, for the abatement of taxes under Section 59-2-1107 ,
1639 or both.

1640 Section 60. Section 59-2-1302 is amended to read:
1641 59-2-1302. Assessor or treasurer's duties -- Collection of uniform fees and taxes on
1642 personal property -- Unpaid tax on uniform fee is a lien -- Delinquency interest -- Rate.
1643 (1) After the assessor assesses taxes or uniform fees on personal property, the assessor or,
1644 if this duty has been reassigned in an ordinance under Section 17-16-5.5 , the treasurer shall:
1645 (a) list the personal property tax or uniform fee as provided in Subsection (3) with the real
1646 property of the owner in the manner required by law if the assessor or treasurer, as the case may
1647 be, determines that the real property is sufficient to secure the payment of the personal property
1648 taxes or uniform fees;
1649 (b) immediately collect the taxes or uniform fees due on the personal property; or
1650 (c) on or before the day on which the tax or uniform fee on personal property is due, obtain
1651 from the taxpayer a bond that is:
1652 (i) payable to the county in an amount equal to the amount of the tax or uniform fee due,
1653 plus 20% of the amount of the tax or uniform fee due; and
1654 (ii) conditioned for the payment of the tax or uniform fee on or before November 30.
1655 (2) (a) An unpaid tax as defined in Section 59-1-705 , or unpaid uniform fee upon personal
1656 property listed with the real property is a lien upon the owner's real property as of 12 o'clock noon
1657 of January 1 of each year.
1658 (b) An unpaid tax as defined in Section 59-1-705 , or unpaid uniform fee upon personal
1659 property not listed with the real property is a lien upon the owner's personal property as of 12
1660 o'clock noon of January 1 of each year.
1661 (3) The assessor or treasurer, as the case may be, shall make the listing under this section:
1662 (a) on the record of assessment of the real property; or
1663 (b) by entering a reference showing the record of the assessment of the personal property
1664 on the record of assessment of the real property.
1665 (4) (a) The amount of tax or uniform fee assessed upon personal property is delinquent if
1666 the tax or uniform fee is not paid within 30 days after the day on which the tax notice or the
1667 combined [affidavit] signed statement and tax notice due under Section 59-2-306 is mailed.
1668 (b) Delinquent taxes or uniform fees under Subsection (4)(a) shall bear interest from the
1669 date of delinquency until the day on which the delinquent tax or uniform fee is paid at a rate that
1670 is 600 basis points above the "Federal Discount Rate" as of the preceding January 1.

1671 Section 61. Section 59-2-1306 is amended to read:
1672 59-2-1306. Collection after taxpayer moves from county -- Evidence of tax due --
1673 Costs of collection.
1674 (1) If any person moves from one county to another after being assessed on personal
1675 property, the county in which the person was assessed may sue for and collect the tax in the name
1676 of the county where the assessment was made.
1677 (2) At the trial, a certified copy of the assessment from the county where the assessment
1678 was made, with [an affidavit] a signed statement attached that the tax has not been paid, describing
1679 it as on the assessment book or delinquent list, is prima facie evidence that the tax and the interest
1680 are due, and entitles the county to judgment, unless the defendant proves that the tax was paid.
1681 (3) The county treasurer shall be credited and the county auditor shall allow the expenses
1682 of collecting the tax and permit a deduction from the amount collected, not to exceed [one-third]
1683 1/3 of the amount of the tax collected.
1684 Section 62. Section 59-2-1307 is amended to read:
1685 59-2-1307. Entries of tax payments made on rail cars or state-assessed commercial
1686 vehicles.
1687 (1) The commission, upon apportionment of the property of rail car companies and
1688 state-assessed commercial vehicles, shall proceed to collect the taxes from the owners of the
1689 property, and shall [furnish] send to each owner[, by mail postage prepaid, a] notice of the amount
1690 of the tax assessed against it, when and where payable, when delinquent, and the penalty provided
1691 by law.
1692 (a) The commission shall remit taxes collected from owners of state-assessed commercial
1693 vehicles to each county treasurer at least quarterly.
1694 (b) On or before the first Monday in January following in each year, the commission shall
1695 remit to the state treasurer all other taxes collected and due the state, and to each county the taxes
1696 collected and due to it and to the various taxing entities included in the county. The state treasurer
1697 and the treasurers of the several taxing entities shall make proper entries in their records of the
1698 receipt of the taxes.
1699 (2) All railroads doing business in this state shall furnish the commission with any
1700 information required by the commission, within the knowledge of the railroad companies, which
1701 will aid the commission in the collection of taxes from rail car companies.

1702 Section 63. Section 59-7-518 is amended to read:
1703 59-7-518. Sufficiency of notice.
1704 Any notice required to be [mailed] sent to a taxpayer under the provisions of this chapter,
1705 if [mailed] sent to it at its last-known address as shown on the records of the commission, shall be
1706 sufficient for the purposes of this chapter.
1707 Section 64. Section 59-7-519 is amended to read:
1708 59-7-519. Period of limitation for making assessments -- Change, correction, or
1709 amendment of federal income tax -- Duty of corporation to notify state.
1710 (1) Except as provided in Section 59-7-520 , the amount of taxes imposed by this chapter
1711 shall be assessed within three years after the return was filed, and no proceeding in the court
1712 without assessment for the collection of such taxes shall be begun after the expiration of such
1713 period.
1714 (2) In the case of a deficiency attributable to the application of a net loss carryback, this
1715 deficiency may be assessed at any time before the expiration of the period within which a
1716 deficiency for the taxable year of the net loss which results in the carryback may be assessed.
1717 (3) If the amount of federal taxable income for any year of any corporation as returned to
1718 the United States treasury department is changed or corrected by the commissioner of internal
1719 revenue or other officer of the United States or other competent authority, or where a renegotiation
1720 of a contract or subcontract with the United States results in a change of federal taxable income,
1721 that taxpayer shall report [such] the change or corrected net income within 90 days after the final
1722 determination of [such] the change or correction as required to the commission and shall concede
1723 the accuracy of [such] the determination or state wherein it is erroneous. Any corporation filing
1724 an amended return with [such] the department shall also file, within 90 days thereafter, an amended
1725 return with the commission which shall contain [such] the information as it shall require.
1726 (4) If a corporation fails to report a change or correction by the commissioner of internal
1727 revenue, other officer of the United States, or other competent authority or fails to file an amended
1728 return, any deficiency resulting from [such] the adjustments may be assessed and collected within
1729 three years after said change, correction, or amended return is reported to or filed with the federal
1730 government.
1731 (5) If any corporation agrees with the commissioner of internal revenue for an extension,
1732 or renewals thereof, of the period for proposing and assessing deficiencies in federal income tax

1733 for any year, the period for [mailing] sending notices of proposed Utah tax deficiencies for such
1734 year shall be three years after the return was filed or six months after the date of the expiration of
1735 the agreed period for assessing deficiencies in federal income tax, whichever period expires the
1736 later.
1737 Section 65. Section 59-7-521 is amended to read:
1738 59-7-521. Suspension of running of statute of limitations.
1739 The running of the statute of limitations provided in Section 59-7-519 or 59-7-520 , on the
1740 making of assessments and the beginning of a proceeding for collection by warrant and levy, or
1741 a proceeding in court for collection, in respect of any deficiency, shall (after [the mailing of] a
1742 notice is sent under Section 59-7-517 ) be suspended for the period during which the commission
1743 is prohibited from making the assessment or beginning proceedings for collection and for 60 days
1744 thereafter.
1745 Section 66. Section 59-10-524 is amended to read:
1746 59-10-524. Notice of deficiency.
1747 (1) If the commission determines that there is a deficiency in respect of the tax imposed
1748 by this chapter, it shall send notice of [such] the deficiency to the taxpayer [in the manner and with
1749 the content provided in Subsection (2)] at the taxpayer's last-known address.
1750 (2) The notice of deficiency shall set forth the details of the deficiency and the manner of
1751 its computation. [It shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the taxpayer at his last known address.]
1752 (3) In the case of a joint return filed by husband and wife, [such] the notice of deficiency
1753 may be a single joint notice, except that in any case where the commission has been notified in
1754 writing by either spouse that separate residences have been established, then in lieu of the single
1755 joint notice, a duplicate [original] of the joint notice shall be sent to each spouse at last-known
1756 address.
1757 Section 67. Section 59-10-529 is amended to read:
1758 59-10-529. Overpayment of tax -- Credits -- Refunds.
1759 (1) In cases where there has been an overpayment of any tax imposed by this chapter, the
1760 amount of overpayment is credited as follows:
1761 (a) against any income tax then due from the taxpayer;
1762 (b) against:
1763 (i) the amount of any judgment against the taxpayer, including one ordering the payment

1764 of a fine or of restitution to a victim under Section 76-3-201 , obtained through due process of law
1765 by any entity of state government; or
1766 (ii) any child support obligation which is delinquent, as determined by the Office of
1767 Recovery Services in the Department of Human Services and after notice and an opportunity for
1768 an adjudicative proceeding, as provided in Subsection (2);
1769 (c) as bail, to ensure the appearance of the taxpayer before the appropriate authority to
1770 resolve an outstanding warrant against the taxpayer for which bail is due, if a court of competent
1771 jurisdiction has not approved an alternative form of payment. This bail may be applied to any fine
1772 or forfeiture which is due and related to a warrant which is outstanding on or after February 16,
1773 1984, and in accordance with Subsections (3) and (4).
1774 (2) (a) Subsection (1)(b)(ii) may be exercised only if the Office of Recovery Services has
1775 [mailed] sent written notice to the taxpayer's last-known address or the address on file under
1776 Section 62A-11-304.4 , stating:
1777 (i) the amount of child support that is past-due as of the date of the notice or other
1778 specified date;
1779 (ii) that any overpayment shall be applied to reduce the amount of past-due child support
1780 specified in the notice; and
1781 (iii) that the taxpayer may contest the amount of past-due child support specified in the
1782 notice by filing a written request for an adjudicative proceeding with the office within 15 days of
1783 the notice being sent.
1784 (b) If an overpayment of tax is credited against a past-due child support obligation in
1785 accordance with Subsection (1)(b)(ii) in noncash assistance cases, the Office of Recovery Services
1786 shall inform the obligee parent in advance if it will first use any portion of the overpayment to
1787 satisfy unreimbursed cash assistance or foster care maintenance payments which have been
1788 provided to that family.
1789 (c) The Department of Human Services shall establish rules to implement this subsection,
1790 including procedures, in accordance with the other provisions of this section, to ensure prompt
1791 reimbursement to the taxpayer of any amount of an overpayment of taxes which was credited
1792 against a child support obligation in error, and to ensure prompt distribution of properly credited
1793 funds to the obligee parent.
1794 (3) Subsection (1)(c) may be exercised only if:

1795 (a) a court has issued a warrant for the arrest of the taxpayer for failure to post bail, appear,
1796 or otherwise satisfy the terms of a citation, summons, or court order; and
1797 (b) a notice of intent to apply the overpayment as bail on the issued warrant has been
1798 [mailed] sent to the person's current address on file with the commission.
1799 (4) (a) The commission shall deliver the overpayment applied as bail to the court that
1800 issued the warrant of arrest. The clerk of the court is authorized to endorse the check or
1801 commission warrant of payment on behalf of the payees and deposit the monies in the court
1802 treasury.
1803 (b) The court receiving the overpayment applied as bail shall order withdrawal of the
1804 warrant for arrest of the taxpayer if the case is one for which a personal appearance of the taxpayer
1805 is not required and if the dollar amount of the overpayment represents the full dollar amount of
1806 bail. In all other cases, the court receiving the overpayment applied as bail is not required to order
1807 the withdrawal of the warrant of arrest of the taxpayer during the 40-day period, and the taxpayer
1808 may be arrested on the warrant. However, the bail amount shall be reduced by the amount of tax
1809 overpayment received by the court.
1810 (c) If the taxpayer fails to respond to the notice described in Subsection (3), or to resolve
1811 the warrant within 40 days after the [mailing] notice was sent under that subsection, the
1812 overpayment applied as bail is forfeited and notice of the forfeiture shall be mailed to the taxpayer
1813 at the current address on file with the commission. The court may then issue another warrant or
1814 allow the original warrant to remain in force if:
1815 (i) the taxpayer has not complied with an order of the court;
1816 (ii) the taxpayer has failed to appear and respond to a criminal charge for which a personal
1817 appearance is required; or
1818 (iii) the taxpayer has paid partial but not full bail in a case for which a personal appearance
1819 is not required.
1820 (5) If the alleged violations named in the warrant are later resolved in favor of the
1821 taxpayer, the bail amount shall be remitted to the taxpayer.
1822 (6) Any balance shall be refunded immediately to the taxpayer.
1823 (7) (a) If a refund or credit is due because the amount of tax deducted and withheld from
1824 wages exceeds the actual tax due, a refund or credit may not be made or allowed unless the
1825 taxpayer or his legal representative files with the commission a tax return claiming the refund or

1826 credit:
1827 (i) within three years from the due date of the return, plus the period of any extension of
1828 time for filing the return provided for in Subsection (7)(c); or
1829 (ii) within two years from the date the tax was paid, whichever period is later.
1830 (b) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(d), in other instances where a refund or credit of
1831 tax which has not been deducted and withheld from income is due, a credit or refund may not be
1832 allowed or made after three years from the time the tax was paid, unless, before the expiration of
1833 the period, a claim is filed by the taxpayer or his legal representative.
1834 (c) Beginning on July 1, 1998, the commission shall extend the period for a taxpayer to
1835 file a claim under Subsection (7)(a)(i) if:
1836 (i) the time period for filing a claim under Subsection (7)(a) has not expired; and
1837 (ii) the commission and the taxpayer sign a written agreement:
1838 (A) authorizing the extension; and
1839 (B) providing for the length of the extension.
1840 (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(b), beginning on July 1, 1998, the commission shall
1841 extend the period for a taxpayer to file a claim under Subsection (7)(b) if:
1842 (i) the three-year period under Subsection (7)(b) has not expired; and
1843 (ii) the commission and the taxpayer sign a written agreement:
1844 (A) authorizing the extension; and
1845 (B) providing for the length of the extension.
1846 (8) The fine and bail forfeiture provisions of this section apply to all warrants and fines
1847 issued in cases charging the taxpayer with a felony, a misdemeanor, or an infraction described in
1848 this section which are outstanding on or after February 16, 1984.
1849 (9) If the amount allowable as a credit for tax withheld from the taxpayer exceeds the tax
1850 to which the credit relates, the excess is considered an overpayment.
1851 (10) A claim for credit or refund of an overpayment which is attributable to the application
1852 to the taxpayer of a net operating loss carryback shall be filed within three years from the time the
1853 return was due for the taxable year of the loss.
1854 (11) If there has been an overpayment of the tax which is required to be deducted and
1855 withheld under Section 59-10-402 , a refund shall be made to the employer only to the extent that
1856 the amount of overpayment was not deducted and withheld by the employer.

1857 (12) If there is no tax liability for a period in which an amount is paid as income tax, the
1858 amount is an overpayment.
1859 (13) If an income tax is assessed or collected after the expiration of the applicable period
1860 of limitation, that amount is an overpayment.
1861 (14) (a) If a taxpayer is required to report a change or correction in federal taxable income
1862 reported on his federal income tax return, or to report a change or correction which is treated in
1863 the same manner as if it were an overpayment for federal income tax purposes, or to file an
1864 amended return with the commission, a claim for credit or refund of any resulting overpayment
1865 of tax shall be filed by the taxpayer within two years from the date the notice of the change,
1866 correction, or amended return was required to be filed with the commission.
1867 (b) If the report or amended return is not filed within 90 days, interest on any resulting
1868 refund or credit ceases to accrue after the 90-day period.
1869 (c) The amount of the credit or refund may not exceed the amount of the reduction in tax
1870 attributable to the federal change, correction, or items amended on the taxpayer's amended federal
1871 income tax return.
1872 (d) Except as specifically provided, this section does not affect the amount or the time
1873 within which a claim for credit or refund may be filed.
1874 (15) No credit or refund may be allowed or made if the overpayment is less than $1.
1875 (16) The amount of the credit or refund may not exceed the tax paid during the three years
1876 immediately preceding the filing of the claim, or if no claim is filed, then during the three years
1877 immediately preceding the allowance of the credit or refund.
1878 (17) In the case of an overpayment of tax by the employer under the withholding
1879 provisions of this chapter, a refund or credit shall be made to the employer only to the extent that
1880 the amount of the overpayment was not deducted and withheld from wages under the provisions
1881 of this chapter.
1882 (18) If a taxpayer who is entitled to a refund under this chapter dies, the commission may
1883 make payment to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the taxpayer's estate. If there is
1884 no executor or administrator, payment may be made to those persons who establish entitlement to
1885 inherit the property of the decedent in the proportions set out in Title 75, Uniform Probate Code.
1886 (19) Where an overpayment relates to adjustments to net income referred to in Subsection
1887 59-10-536 (3)(c), credit may be allowed or a refund paid any time before the expiration of the

1888 period within which a deficiency may be assessed.
1889 (20) An overpayment of a tax imposed by this chapter shall accrue interest at the rate and
1890 in the manner prescribed in Section 59-1-402 .
1891 Section 68. Section 59-12-107 is amended to read:
1892 59-12-107. Collection, remittance, and payment of tax by vendors and consumers --
1893 Returns -- Direct payment by purchaser of vehicle -- Other liability for collection -- Credits
1894 -- Deposit and sale of security -- Penalties.
1895 (1) (a) Each vendor shall pay or collect and remit the sales and use taxes imposed by this
1896 chapter if within this state the vendor:
1897 (i) has or utilizes an office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, service enterprise,
1898 or other place of business;
1899 (ii) maintains a stock of goods;
1900 (iii) engages in regular or systematic solicitation of sale of tangible personal property,
1901 whether or not accepted in this state, by the distribution of catalogs, periodicals, advertising flyers,
1902 or other advertising by means of print, radio, or television, or by mail, telegraphy, telephone,
1903 computer data base, optic, microwave, or other communication system for the purpose of selling,
1904 at retail, tangible personal property;
1905 (iv) regularly engages in the delivery of property in this state other than by common carrier
1906 or United States mail; or
1907 (v) regularly engages in any activity in connection with the leasing or servicing of property
1908 located within this state.
1909 (b) If none of the conditions listed under Subsection (1)(a) exist, the vendor is not
1910 responsible for the collection of the use tax but each person storing, using, or consuming tangible
1911 personal property is responsible for remitting the use tax.
1912 (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (1)(a), the ownership of property that is
1913 located at the premises of a printer's facility with which the retailer has contracted for printing and
1914 that consists of the final printed product, property that becomes a part of the final printed product,
1915 or copy from which the printed product is produced, shall not result in the retailer being considered
1916 to have or maintain an office, distribution house, sales house, warehouse, service enterprise, or
1917 other place of business, or to maintain a stock of goods, within this state.
1918 (2) (a) Each vendor shall collect the sales or use tax from the purchaser.

1919 (b) A vendor may not collect as tax an amount, without regard to fractional parts of one
1920 cent, in excess of the tax computed at the rates prescribed by this chapter.
1921 (c) (i) Each vendor shall:
1922 (A) give the purchaser a receipt for the use tax collected; or
1923 (B) bill the use tax as a separate item and declare the name of this state and the vendor's
1924 use tax license number on the invoice for the sale.
1925 (ii) The receipt or invoice is prima facie evidence that the vendor has collected the use tax
1926 and relieves the purchaser of the liability for reporting the use tax to the commission as a
1927 consumer.
1928 (d) A vendor is not required to maintain a separate account for the tax collected, but is
1929 considered to be a person charged with receipt, safekeeping, and transfer of public moneys.
1930 (e) Taxes collected by a vendor pursuant to this chapter shall be held in trust for the benefit
1931 of the state and for payment to the commission in the manner and at the time provided for in this
1932 chapter.
1933 (f) If any vendor, during any reporting period, collects as a tax an amount in excess of the
1934 lawful state and local percentage of total taxable sales allowed under this part and Part 2, the
1935 vendor shall remit to the commission the full amount of the tax imposed under this part and Part
1936 2 plus any excess.
1937 (g) If the accounting methods regularly employed by the vendor in the transaction of the
1938 vendor's business are such that reports of sales made during a calendar month or quarterly period
1939 will impose unnecessary hardships, the commission may accept reports at intervals that will, in its
1940 opinion, better suit the convenience of the taxpayer or vendor and will not jeopardize collection
1941 of the tax.
1942 (3) Each person storing, using, or consuming tangible personal property under Subsection
1943 59-12-103 (1) is liable for the use tax imposed under this chapter.
1944 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5) and in Section 59-12-108 , the sales or use tax
1945 imposed by this chapter is due and payable to the commission quarterly on or before the last day
1946 of the month next succeeding each calendar quarterly period.
1947 (b) Each vendor shall, on or before the last day of the month next succeeding each calendar
1948 quarterly period, file with the commission a return for the preceding quarterly period. The vendor
1949 shall remit with the return the amount of the tax required under this chapter to be collected or paid

1950 for the period covered by the return.
1951 (c) Each return shall contain information and be in a form the commission prescribes by
1952 rule.
1953 (d) The sales tax as computed in the return shall be based upon the total nonexempt sales
1954 made during the period, including both cash and charge sales.
1955 (e) The use tax as computed in the return shall be based upon the total amount of sales or
1956 purchases for storage, use, or other consumption in this state made during the period, including
1957 both by cash and by charge.
1958 (f) The commission may by rule extend the time for making returns and paying the taxes.
1959 No extension may be for more than 90 days.
1960 (g) The commission may require returns and payment of the tax to be made for other than
1961 quarterly periods if it considers it necessary in order to ensure the payment of the tax imposed by
1962 this chapter.
1963 (5) On each vehicle sale made by other than a regular licensed vehicle dealer, the purchaser
1964 shall pay the sales or use tax directly to the commission if the vehicle is subject to titling or
1965 registration under the laws of this state. The commission shall collect the tax when the vehicle is
1966 titled or registered.
1967 (6) If any sale of tangible personal property or any other taxable item or service under
1968 Subsection 59-12-103 (1), is made by a wholesaler to a retailer, the wholesaler is not responsible
1969 for the collection or payment of the tax imposed on the sale if the retailer represents that the
1970 personal property is purchased by the retailer for resale and the personal property thereafter is not
1971 resold. Instead, the retailer is solely liable for the tax.
1972 (7) If any sale of property or service subject to the tax is made to a person prepaying sales
1973 or use tax in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 51, Resource Development, or to a contractor or
1974 subcontractor of that person, the person to whom such payment or consideration is payable is not
1975 responsible for the collection or payment of the sales or use tax if the person prepaying the sales
1976 or use tax represents that the amount prepaid as sales or use tax has not been fully credited against
1977 sales or use tax due and payable under the rules promulgated by the commission. Instead, the
1978 person prepaying the sales or use tax is solely liable for the tax.
1979 (8) Credit is allowed for prepaid taxes and for taxes paid on that portion of an account
1980 determined to be worthless and actually charged off for income tax purposes or on the portion of

1981 the purchase price remaining unpaid at the time of a repossession made under the terms of a
1982 conditional sales contract.
1983 (9) (a) The commission may require any person subject to the tax imposed under this
1984 chapter to deposit with it security as the commission determines, if the commission considers it
1985 necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
1986 (b) The commission may sell the security at public sale if it becomes necessary to do so
1987 in order to recover any tax, interest, or penalty due.
1988 (c) The commission shall serve notice of the sale upon the person who deposited the
1989 securities [either personally or by mail. If the notice is by mail, notice]. Notice sent to the
1990 last-known address as it appears in the records of the commission is sufficient for the purposes of
1991 this requirement.
1992 (d) The commission shall return to the person who deposited the security any amount of
1993 the sale proceeds that exceed the amounts due under this chapter.
1994 (10) (a) A vendor may not, with intent to evade any tax, fail to timely remit the full amount
1995 of tax required by this chapter. A violation of this section is punishable as provided in Section
1996 59-1-401 .
1997 (b) Each person who fails to pay any tax to the state or any amount of tax required to be
1998 paid to the state, except amounts determined to be due by the commission under Sections
1999 59-12-110 and 59-12-111 , within the time required by this chapter, or who fails to file any return
2000 as required by this chapter, shall pay, in addition to the tax, penalties and interest as provided in
2001 Section 59-12-110 .
2002 (c) For purposes of prosecution under this section, each quarterly tax period in which a
2003 vendor, with intent to evade any tax, collects a tax and fails to timely remit the full amount of the
2004 tax required to be remitted, constitutes a separate offense.
2005 Section 69. Section 59-12-111 is amended to read:
2006 59-12-111. Licensee to keep records -- Failure to make return -- Penalties.
2007 (1) Each person engaging or continuing in any business in this state for the transaction of
2008 which a license is required under this chapter shall:
2009 (a) keep and preserve suitable records of all sales made by the person and other books or
2010 accounts necessary to determine the amount of tax for the collection of which the person is liable
2011 under this chapter in a form prescribed by the commission;

2012 (b) keep and preserve for a period of three years all such books, invoices, and other
2013 records; and
2014 (c) open such records for examination at any time by the commission or its duly authorized
2015 agent.
2016 (2) If no return is made by any person required to make returns as provided in this chapter,
2017 the commission shall give written notices [by mail postpaid] to [such] the person to make [such]
2018 the return within a reasonable time to be designated by the commission or, alternatively, the
2019 commission may make an estimate for the period or periods or any part thereof in respect to which
2020 [such] the person failed to make a return, based upon any information in its possession or that may
2021 come into its possession of the total sales subject to the tax imposed by this chapter. Upon the
2022 basis of this estimate the commission may compute and determine the amount of tax required to
2023 be paid to the state. [Such] The return shall be prima facie correct for the purposes of this chapter
2024 and the amount of the tax due thereon shall be subject to the penalties and interest as provided in
2025 Sections 59-1-401 and 59-1-402 . Promptly thereafter the commission shall give to [such] the
2026 person written notice [by mail postpaid] of [such] the estimate, determination, penalty, and
2027 interest.
2028 [(2)] (3) If any person not holding a sales tax license under Section 59-12-106 or a valid
2029 use tax registration certificate makes a purchase of tangible personal property for storage, use, or
2030 other consumption in this state and fails to file a return or pay the tax due within 170 days from
2031 the time the return is due, this person shall pay a penalty as provided in Section 59-1-401 plus
2032 interest at the rate and in the manner prescribed in Section 59-1-402 and all other penalties and
2033 interest as provided by this title.
2034 Section 70. Section 59-13-202 is amended to read:
2035 59-13-202. Refund of tax for agricultural uses on income and corporate franchise
2036 tax returns -- Application for permit for refund -- Division of Finance to pay claims -- Rules
2037 permitted to enforce part -- Penalties.
2038 (1) Any person who purchases and uses any motor fuel within the state for the purpose of
2039 operating or propelling stationary farm engines and self-propelled farm machinery used for
2040 nonhighway agricultural uses, and who has paid the tax on the motor fuel as provided by this part,
2041 is entitled to a refund of the tax subject to the conditions and limitations provided under this part.
2042 (2) Every person desiring a nonhighway agricultural use refund under this part shall claim

2043 the refundable credit on the state income tax return or corporate franchise tax return. A person not
2044 subject to filing a Utah income tax return or corporate franchise tax return shall obtain a permit
2045 and file claims on a calendar year basis. Any person claiming a refundable motor fuel tax credit
2046 is required to furnish any or all of the information outlined in this section upon request of the
2047 commission. Credit is allowed only on purchases on which tax is paid during the taxable year
2048 covered by the tax return.
2049 (3) In order to obtain a permit for a refund of motor fuel tax paid, an application shall be
2050 filed containing:
2051 (a) the name of applicant;
2052 (b) the applicant's address;
2053 (c) location and number of acres owned and operated, location and number of acres rented
2054 and operated, the latter of which shall be verified by [affidavit] a signed statement from the legal
2055 owner;
2056 (d) number of acres planted to each crop, type of soil, and whether irrigated or dry; and
2057 (e) make, size, type of fuel used, and power rating of each piece of equipment using fuel.
2058 If the applicant is an operator of self-propelled or tractor-pulled farm machinery with which the
2059 applicant works for hire doing custom jobs for other farmers, the application shall include
2060 information the commission requires and shall all be contained in, and be considered part of, the
2061 original application. The applicant shall also file with the application a certificate from the county
2062 assessor showing each piece of equipment using fuel. This original application and all information
2063 contained in it constitutes a permanent file with the commission in the name of the applicant.
2064 (4) Any person claiming the right to a refund of motor fuel tax paid shall file a claim with
2065 the commission by April 15 of each year for the refund for the previous calendar year. The claim
2066 shall state the name and address of the claimant, the number of gallons of motor fuel purchased
2067 for nonhighway agricultural uses, and the amount paid for the motor fuel. The applicant shall
2068 [support the claim by submitting] retain the original invoice [or copy of the original invoice] to
2069 support the claim. No more than one claim for a tax refund may be filed annually by each user of
2070 motor fuel purchased for nonhighway agricultural uses.
2071 (5) Upon commission approval of the claim for a refund, the Division of Finance shall pay
2072 the amount found due to the claimant. The total amount of claims for refunds shall be paid from
2073 motor fuel taxes.

2074 (6) The commission may promulgate rules to enforce this part, and may refuse to accept
2075 as evidence of purchase or payment any instruments which show alteration or which fail to indicate
2076 the quantity of the purchase, the price of the motor fuel, a statement that it is purchased for
2077 purposes other than transportation, and the date of purchase and delivery. If the commission is not
2078 satisfied with the evidence submitted in connection with the claim, it may reject the claim or
2079 require additional evidence.
2080 (7) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commission with respect to a credit or
2081 refund may file a request for agency action, requesting a hearing before the commission.
2082 (8) Any person who makes any false claim, report, or statement, either as claimant, agent,
2083 or creditor, with intent to defraud or secure a refund to which the claimant is not entitled, is subject
2084 to the criminal penalties provided under Section 59-1-401 , and the commission shall initiate the
2085 filing of a complaint for alleged violations of this part. In addition to these penalties, the person
2086 may not receive any refund as a claimant or as a creditor of a claimant for refund for a period of
2087 five years.
2088 (9) Refunds to which taxpayers are entitled under this part shall be paid from the
2089 Transportation Fund.
2090 Section 71. Section 59-13-301 is amended to read:
2091 59-13-301. Tax basis -- Rate -- Exemptions -- Revenue deposited with treasurer and
2092 credited to Transportation Fund.
2093 (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3) and Section 59-13-304 , a tax is
2094 imposed at the same rate imposed under Subsection 59-13-201 (1)(a) on the:
2095 (i) removal of undyed diesel fuel from any refinery;
2096 (ii) removal of undyed diesel fuel from any terminal;
2097 (iii) entry into the state of any undyed diesel fuel for consumption, use, sale, or
2098 warehousing;
2099 (iv) sale of undyed diesel fuel to any person who is not registered as a supplier under this
2100 part unless the tax has been collected under this section;
2101 (v) any untaxed special fuel blended with undyed diesel fuel; or
2102 (vi) use of untaxed special fuel, other than a clean special fuel.
2103 (b) The tax imposed under this section shall only be imposed once upon any special fuel.
2104 (2) (a) No special fuel tax is imposed or collected upon dyed diesel fuel which:

2105 (i) is sold or used for any purpose other than to operate or propel a motor vehicle upon the
2106 public highways of the state, but this exemption applies only in those cases where the purchasers
2107 or the users of special fuel establish to the satisfaction of the commission that the special fuel was
2108 used for purposes other than to operate a motor vehicle upon the public highways of the state; or
2109 (ii) is sold to this state or any of its political subdivisions.
2110 (b) No special fuel tax is imposed on undyed diesel fuel which:
2111 (i) is sold to the United States government or any of its instrumentalities or to this state
2112 or any of its political subdivisions;
2113 (ii) is exported from this state if proof of actual exportation on forms prescribed by the
2114 commission is made within 180 days after exportation;
2115 (iii) is used in a vehicle off-highway;
2116 (iv) is used to operate a power take-off unit of a vehicle;
2117 (v) is used for off-highway agricultural uses;
2118 (vi) is used in a separately fueled engine on a vehicle that does not propel the vehicle upon
2119 the highways of the state; or
2120 (vii) is used in machinery and equipment not registered and not required to be registered
2121 for highway use.
2122 (3) No tax is imposed or collected on special fuel if it is:
2123 (a) purchased for business use in machinery and equipment not registered and not required
2124 to be registered for highway use; and
2125 (b) used pursuant to the conditions of a state implementation plan approved under Title
2126 19, Chapter 2, Air Conservation Act.
2127 (4) Upon request of a buyer meeting the requirements under Subsection (3), the Division
2128 of Air Quality shall issue an exemption certificate that may be shown to a seller.
2129 (5) The special fuel tax shall be paid by the supplier.
2130 (6) (a) The special fuel tax shall be paid by every user who is required by Sections
2131 59-13-303 and 59-13-305 to obtain a special fuel permit and file special fuel tax reports.
2132 (b) The user shall receive a refundable credit for special fuel taxes paid on purchases
2133 which are delivered into vehicles and for which special fuel tax liability is reported.
2134 (7) (a) All revenue received by the commission from taxes and license fees under this part
2135 shall be deposited daily with the state treasurer and credited to the Transportation Fund.

2136 (b) An appropriation from the Transportation Fund shall be made to the commission to
2137 cover expenses incurred in the administration and enforcement of this part and the collection of
2138 the special fuel tax.
2139 (8) The commission may either collect no tax on special fuel exported from the state or,
2140 upon application, refund the tax paid.
2141 (9) (a) The United States government or any of its instrumentalities, this state, or a political
2142 subdivision of this state that has purchased special fuel from a supplier or from a retail dealer of
2143 special fuel and has paid the tax on the special fuel as provided in this section is entitled to a
2144 refund of the tax and may file with the commission for a quarterly refund in a manner prescribed
2145 by the commission.
2146 (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2147 commission shall make rules governing the application and refund provided for in Subsection
2148 (9)(a).
2149 (10) (a) The purchaser shall pay the tax on diesel fuel purchased for uses under
2150 Subsections (2)(b)(i), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), and (vii) and apply for a refund for the tax paid as
2151 provided in Subsections (9) and (10).
2152 (b) In accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
2153 commission shall make rules governing the application and refund for off-highway and
2154 nonhighway uses provided under Subsections (2)(b)(iii), (iv), (vi), and (vii).
2155 (c) A refund of tax paid under this part on diesel fuel used for nonhighway agricultural
2156 uses shall be made in accordance with the tax return procedures under Section 59-13-202 .
2157 Section 72. Section 59-13-313 is amended to read:
2158 59-13-313. Commission to enforce the laws -- Estimations of tax -- Penalties -- Notice
2159 of determinations -- Information sharing with other states -- Assessment procedures.
2160 (1) (a) The commission is charged with the enforcement of this part and may prescribe
2161 rules relating to administration and enforcement of this part.
2162 (b) The commission may coordinate with state and federal agencies in the enforcement of
2163 this part.
2164 (c) Enforcement procedures may include checking diesel fuel dye compliance of storage
2165 facilities and tanks of vehicles, in a manner consistent with state and federal law.
2166 (2) (a) If the commission has reason to question the report filed or the amount of special

2167 fuel tax paid to the state by any user or supplier, it may compute and determine the amount to be
2168 paid based upon the best information available to it.
2169 (b) Any added amount of special fuel tax determined to be due under this section shall
2170 have added to it a penalty as provided under Section 59-1-401 , and shall bear interest at the rate
2171 and in the manner prescribed in Section 59-1-402 .
2172 (c) The commission shall give to the user or supplier written notice of its determination.
2173 The notice may be served personally or [by mail when addressed] sent to the user or supplier at
2174 the user or supplier's last-known address as it appears in the records of the commission.
2175 (3) The commission may, upon the duly received request of the officials to whom the
2176 enforcement of the special fuel laws of any other state are entrusted, forward to those officials any
2177 information which the commission may have in its possession relative to the delivery, removal,
2178 production, manufacture, refining, compounding, receipt, sale, use, transportation, or shipment of
2179 special fuel by any person.
2180 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(c) through (f), the commission shall assess
2181 the amount of taxes imposed under this part, and any penalties and interest, within three years after
2182 a taxpayer files a return.
2183 (b) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(c) through (f), if the commission does not make
2184 an assessment under Subsection (4)(a) within three years, the commission may not commence a
2185 proceeding for the collection of the taxes after the expiration of the three-year period.
2186 (c) Notwithstanding Subsections (4)(a) and (b), the commission may make an assessment
2187 or commence a proceeding to collect a tax at any time if a deficiency is due to:
2188 (i) fraud; or
2189 (ii) failure to file a return.
2190 (d) Notwithstanding Subsections (4)(a) and (b), beginning on July 1, 1998, the commission
2191 may extend the period to make an assessment or to commence a proceeding to collect the tax under
2192 this part if:
2193 (i) the three-year period under this Subsection (4) has not expired; and
2194 (ii) the commission and the taxpayer sign a written agreement:
2195 (A) authorizing the extension; and
2196 (B) providing for the length of the extension.
2197 (e) If the commission delays an audit at the request of a taxpayer, the commission may

2198 make an assessment as provided in Subsection (4)(f) if:
2199 (i) the taxpayer subsequently refuses to agree to an extension request by the commission;
2200 and
2201 (ii) the three-year period under this Subsection (4) expires before the commission
2202 completes the audit.
2203 (f) An assessment under Subsection (4)(e) shall be:
2204 (i) for the time period for which the commission could not make an assessment because
2205 of the expiration of the three-year period; and
2206 (ii) in an amount equal to the difference between:
2207 (A) the commission's estimate of the amount of taxes the taxpayer would have been
2208 assessed for the time period described in Subsection (4)(f)(i); and
2209 (B) the amount of taxes the taxpayer actually paid for the time period described in
2210 Subsection (4)(f)(i).
2211 Section 73. Section 59-13-316 is amended to read:
2212 59-13-316. Neglect or refusal to report -- Estimations -- Penalties -- Notice to user or
2213 supplier.
2214 (1) If any user or supplier neglects or refuses to make a report required by this part, the
2215 commission shall make an estimate based on the best information available to it, for the months
2216 in which the user or supplier failed to make a report, or for the amount of special fuel sold or used
2217 by the user or supplier subject to the special fuel tax.
2218 (2) On the basis of the estimate, the commission shall compute and determine the amount
2219 required to be paid to the state, adding to this sum a penalty as provided under Section 59-1-401 ,
2220 and interest at the rate and in the manner prescribed in Section 59-1-402 .
2221 (3) The commission shall give to the user or supplier written notice of the estimate [and
2222 determination personally, or by mail when addressed to the user or supplier at the user or supplier's
2223 last-known address]. The notice may be served personally or sent to the user or supplier at the user
2224 or supplier's last-known address as it appears in the records of the commission.
2225 Section 74. Section 61-2-7.1 is amended to read:
2226 61-2-7.1. Change of address -- Failure to notify.
2227 Each licensee or certificate holder shall [notify] send the division [in writing] a signed
2228 statement notifying the division of any change of principal business location or home street address

2229 within ten business days of the change. In providing an address to the division a physical location
2230 or street address must be provided. Failure to notify the division of a change of business location
2231 is separate grounds for disciplinary action against the licensee or certificate holder. A licensee or
2232 certificate holder will be considered to have received any notification which has been [mailed] sent
2233 to the last address furnished to the division by the licensee.
2234 Section 75. Section 61-2-7.2 is amended to read:
2235 61-2-7.2. Reporting requirements.
2236 [The following must be reported in writing to the division] Principal brokers, associate
2237 brokers, and sales agents shall send the division a signed statement notifying the division of the
2238 following within ten business days:
2239 (1) conviction of any criminal offense; or
2240 (2) filing a personal or brokerage bankruptcy.
2241 Section 76. Section 61-2-8 is amended to read:
2242 61-2-8. Discharge of associate broker or sales agent by principal broker -- Notice.
2243 If an associate broker or sales agent is discharged by a principal broker, the principal broker
2244 shall, within three days, [notify] send the division [in writing] a signed statement notifying the
2245 division of the discharge. The principal broker shall address a communication to the last-known
2246 residence address of that associate broker or sales agent advising him that notice of his termination
2247 has been delivered or [mailed] sent to the division. It is unlawful for any associate broker or sales
2248 agent to perform any of the acts under this chapter, directly or indirectly, from and after the date
2249 of receipt of the termination notice until affiliation with a principal broker has been established.
2250 Section 77. Section 61-2a-5 is amended to read:
2251 61-2a-5. Notice to division -- Judgment against real estate licensee -- Fraud,
2252 misrepresentation, or deceit -- Verified petition for order directing payment from fund --
2253 Limitations and procedure.
2254 (1) A person may bring a claim against the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery
2255 Fund only if he [provides written notice] sends a signed notification to the Division of Real Estate
2256 at the time he files an action against a real estate licensee alleging fraud, misrepresentation, or
2257 deceit. Within 30 days of receipt of the notice, the division shall have an unconditional right to
2258 intervene in the action. If the person making a claim against the fund obtains a final judgment in
2259 a court of competent jurisdiction in this state against the licensee based upon fraud,

2260 misrepresentation, or deceit in any real estate transaction, the person making the claim may, upon
2261 termination of all proceedings including appeals, file a verified petition in the court where the
2262 judgment was entered for an order directing payment from the Real Estate Education, Research,
2263 and Recovery Fund for the uncollected actual damages included in the judgment and unpaid.
2264 Recovery from the fund may not include punitive damages, attorney's fees, interest, or court costs.
2265 Regardless of the number of claimants or parcels of real estate involved in a transaction, the
2266 liability of the fund may not exceed $10,000 for a single transaction and $50,000 for any one
2267 licensee.
2268 (2) A copy of the petition shall be served upon the Division of Real Estate of the
2269 Department of Commerce, and an affidavit of the service shall be filed with the court.
2270 (3) The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition within 30 days after service. The
2271 petitioner shall recover from the fund only if he shows all of the following:
2272 (a) He is not the spouse of the judgment debtor or the personal representative of the
2273 spouse.
2274 (b) He has complied with this chapter.
2275 (c) He has obtained a final judgment in the manner prescribed under this section,
2276 indicating the amount of the judgment awarded.
2277 (d) He has proved the amount still owing on the judgment at the date of the petition.
2278 (e) He has had a writ of execution issued upon the judgment, and the officer executing the
2279 writ has made a return showing that no property subject to execution in satisfaction of the
2280 judgment could be found. If execution is levied against the property of the judgment debtor, the
2281 petitioner shall show that the amount realized was insufficient to satisfy the judgment, and shall
2282 indicate the amount realized and the balance remaining on the judgment after application of the
2283 amount realized.
2284 (f) He has made reasonable searches and inquiries to ascertain whether the judgment
2285 debtor has any interest in property, real or personal, that may satisfy the judgment, and he has
2286 exercised reasonable diligence to secure payment of the judgment from the assets of the judgment
2287 debtor.
2288 (4) If the petitioner satisfies the court that it is not practicable for him to comply with one
2289 or more of the requirements enumerated in Subsections (3) (e) and (f), the court may waive those
2290 requirements.

2291 (5) A judgment that is the basis for a claim against the fund may not have been discharged
2292 in bankruptcy. In the case of a bankruptcy proceeding that is still open or that is commenced
2293 during the pendency of the claim, the claimant shall obtain an order from the bankruptcy court
2294 declaring the judgment and debt to be nondischargeable.
2295 Section 78. Section 61-2b-6 is amended to read:
2296 61-2b-6. Duties and powers of division.
2297 (1) The division shall have the following powers and duties:
2298 (a) The division shall:
2299 (i) receive applications for licensing as a state-licensed appraiser;
2300 (ii) establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of licensing
2301 applications;
2302 (iii) issue licenses to qualified applicants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and
2303 (iv) maintain a registry of the names and addresses of individuals who are currently
2304 licensed as state-licensed appraisers under this chapter.
2305 (b) The division shall:
2306 (i) receive applications for certification as a state-certified general appraiser or
2307 state-certified residential appraiser under this chapter;
2308 (ii) establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of certification
2309 applications;
2310 (iii) issue certificates to qualified applicants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and
2311 (iv) maintain a registry of the names and addresses of individuals who are currently
2312 registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter.
2313 (c) The division shall hold public hearings under the direction of the board.
2314 (d) (i) The division shall, at its option, solicit bids and enter into contracts with one or
2315 more educational testing services or organizations for the preparation of a bank of questions and
2316 answers approved by the board for licensing and certification examinations; and
2317 (ii) administer or contract for the administration of licensing and certification examinations
2318 as may be required to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.
2319 (e) The division shall provide administrative assistance to the board by providing to the
2320 board the facilities, equipment, supplies, and personnel that are required to enable the board to
2321 carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.

2322 (f) The division shall assist the board in upgrading and improving the quality of the
2323 education and examinations required under this chapter.
2324 (g) The division shall assist the board in improving the quality of the continuing education
2325 available to persons registered, licensed, and certified under this chapter.
2326 (h) The division shall assist the board with respect to the proper interpretation or
2327 explanation of the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as required by Section
2328 61-2b-27 when an interpretation or explanation becomes necessary in the enforcement of this
2329 chapter.
2330 (i) The division shall collect all registration, licensing, and certification fees required or
2331 permitted by this chapter.
2332 (j) The division may:
2333 (i) investigate complaints against persons registered, licensed, or certified under this
2334 chapter;
2335 (ii) subpoena witnesses and the production of books, documents, records, and other papers;
2336 (iii) administer oaths; and
2337 (iv) take testimony and receive evidence concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.
2338 (k) The division may promote research and conduct studies relating to the profession of
2339 real estate appraising and sponsor real estate appraisal educational activities.
2340 (l) The division shall adopt, with the concurrence of the board, rules for the administration
2341 of this chapter pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that are
2342 not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or the constitution and laws of this state or of
2343 the United States.
2344 (m) The division shall employ an appropriate staff to investigate allegations that persons
2345 registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter failed to comply with the terms and provisions
2346 of this chapter.
2347 (n) The division may employ such other professional, clerical, and technical staff as may
2348 be necessary to properly administer the work of the division under this chapter.
2349 (2) (a) The division shall register expert witnesses who are not otherwise registered,
2350 licensed, or certified under this chapter to appear in all administrative and judicial tax proceedings
2351 to provide evidence related to the valuation of real property that is assessed by the tax commission,
2352 provided that the:

2353 (i) registration is limited to a specific proceeding;
2354 (ii) registration is valid until the proceeding becomes final;
2355 (iii) applicant pays a registration fee to the division;
2356 (iv) applicant provides the applicant's name, address, occupation, and professional
2357 credentials; and
2358 (v) applicant [signs] provides a [sworn] notarized statement that:
2359 (A) the applicant is competent to render an appraisal and to testify as an expert witness in
2360 the proceeding; and
2361 (B) the appraisal and testimony to be offered shall be in accordance with the Uniform
2362 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice adopted by the board.
2363 (b) The provisions of Subsection (2)(a) shall be effective for all administrative and judicial
2364 property tax proceedings related to the valuation of real property that is assessed by the tax
2365 commission, including those filed but which are not final as of May 3, 1994.
2366 (3) The division shall be immune from any civil action or criminal prosecution for
2367 initiating or assisting in any lawful investigation of the actions of or participating in any
2368 disciplinary proceeding concerning a person registered, licensed, or certified pursuant to this
2369 chapter if the action is taken without malicious intent and in the reasonable belief that the action
2370 was taken pursuant to the powers and duties vested in the members of the division under this
2371 chapter.
2372 Section 79. Section 61-2b-18 is amended to read:
2373 61-2b-18. Application for certification, registration, or licensure.
2374 (1) Applications for original certification, registration as an expert witness, or licensure
2375 and renewal of certification, registration, or licensure shall be [made in writing] sent to the division
2376 on forms approved by the division.
2377 (2) The payment of the appropriate fee, as fixed by the division with the concurrence of
2378 the board in accordance with Section 63-38-3.2 , must accompany all applications for original
2379 certification, registration as an expert witness, or licensure and renewal of certification,
2380 registration, or licensure.
2381 (3) (a) At the time of filing an application for original certification, registration as an
2382 expert witness, or licensure or for renewal of certification, registration, or licensure, each applicant
2383 shall sign a pledge to comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and

2384 the ethical rules to be observed by an appraiser that are established under Section 61-2b-27 for
2385 certified, registered, or licensed appraisers under this chapter.
2386 (b) Each applicant shall also certify that he understands the types of misconduct, as set
2387 forth in this chapter, for which disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against persons certified,
2388 registered, or licensed under this chapter.
2389 Section 80. Section 61-2b-26 is amended to read:
2390 61-2b-26. Principal place of business -- Display of documents.
2391 (1) Each person registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter shall designate and
2392 maintain a principal place of business and shall conspicuously display his registration, license, or
2393 certification.
2394 (2) Upon any change of his principal business location or home address, a person
2395 registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter shall promptly [give notice in writing to] send
2396 the division a signed statement notifying the division of any change within ten business days of
2397 the change.
2398 (3) A nonresident registrant, licensee, or certificate holder is not required to maintain a
2399 place of business in this state if he maintains an active place of business in his state of domicile.
2400 Section 81. Section 61-2b-27 is amended to read:
2401 61-2b-27. Professional conduct -- Uniform standards.
2402 (1) (a) Each person registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter must comply with
2403 generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice and generally accepted ethical rules
2404 to be observed by a real estate appraiser.
2405 (b) Generally accepted standards of professional appraisal practice are currently evidenced
2406 by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice promulgated by the Appraisal
2407 Foundation.
2408 (c) After a public hearing held in accordance with the provisions of Title 63, Chapter 46a,
2409 Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the board shall adopt and may make modifications of or
2410 additions to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice as the board considers
2411 appropriate to comply with the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of
2412 1989.
2413 (2) If the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation modifies the Uniform
2414 Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, issues supplemental appraisal standards which it

2415 considers appropriate for residential real estate appraisers or for general real estate appraisers, or
2416 issues ethical rules to be observed by a real estate appraiser and requests the board to consider the
2417 adoption of the modified or supplemental standards or ethical rules, the board shall schedule a
2418 public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
2419 Rulemaking Act, for the purpose of deciding whether or not it should require the modified or
2420 supplemental standards or the ethical rules to be observed by persons registered, licensed, or
2421 certified under this chapter.
2422 (3) If, after the notice and public hearing the board finds that the modified or supplemental
2423 standards or the ethical rules issued by the Appraisal Standards Board of the Appraisal Foundation
2424 are appropriate for persons registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter, the board shall
2425 recommend rules requiring all persons registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter to
2426 observe the modified or supplemental standards or the ethical rules.
2427 (4) A copy of each such rule adopted by the division shall be [mailed] sent to the business
2428 address of each person currently registered, licensed, or certified under this chapter.
2429 Section 82. Section 63-56-5 is amended to read:
2430 63-56-5. Definitions.
2431 As used in this chapter:
2432 (1) "Architect-engineer services" are those professional services within the scope of the
2433 practice of architecture as defined in Section 58-3a-102, or professional engineering as defined in
2434 Section 58-22-102 .
2435 (2) "Business" means any corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint
2436 stock company, joint venture, or any other private legal entity.
2437 (3) "Change order" means a written order signed by the procurement officer, directing the
2438 contractor to suspend work or make changes, which the appropriate clauses of the contract
2439 authorize the procurement officer to order without the consent of the contractor or any written
2440 alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, price, quantity,
2441 or other provisions of any contract accomplished by mutual action of the parties to the contract.
2442 (4) (a) "Construction" means the process of building, renovation, alteration, improvement,
2443 or repair of any public building or public work.
2444 (b) "Construction" does not mean the routine operation, routine repair, or routine
2445 maintenance of existing structures, buildings, or real property.

2446 (5) (a) "Construction Manager/General Contractor" means any contractor who enters into
2447 a contract for the management of a construction project when that contract allows the contractor
2448 to subcontract for additional labor and materials that were not included in the contractor's cost
2449 proposal submitted at the time of the procurement of the Construction Manager/General
2450 Contractor's services.
2451 (b) "Construction Manager/General Contractor" does not mean a contractor whose only
2452 subcontract work not included in the contractor's cost proposal submitted as part of the
2453 procurement of construction is to meet subcontracted portions of change orders approved within
2454 the scope of the project.
2455 (6) "Contract" means any state agreement for the procurement or disposal of supplies,
2456 services, or construction.
2457 (7) "Cooperative purchasing" means procurement conducted by, or on behalf of, more than
2458 one public procurement unit, or by a public procurement unit with an external procurement unit.
2459 (8) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a contractor is
2460 reimbursed for costs which are allowed and allocated in accordance with the contract terms and
2461 the provisions of this chapter, and a fee, if any.
2462 (9) (a) "Design-build" means the procurement of architect-engineer services and
2463 construction by the use of a single contract with the design-build provider.
2464 (b) This method of design and construction can include the design-build provider
2465 supplying the site as part of the contract.
2466 (10) "Established catalogue price" means the price included in a catalogue, price list,
2467 schedule, or other form that:
2468 (a) is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or contractor;
2469 (b) is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers; and
2470 (c) states prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of
2471 any category of buyers or buyers constituting the general buying public for the supplies or services
2472 involved.
2473 (11) "External procurement unit" means any buying organization not located in this state
2474 which, if located in this state, would qualify as a public procurement unit. An agency of the United
2475 States is an external procurement unit.
2476 (12) "Grant" means the furnishing by the state or by any other public or private source

2477 assistance, whether financial or otherwise, to any person to support a program authorized by law.
2478 It does not include an award whose primary purpose is to procure an end product, whether in the
2479 form of supplies, services, or construction. A contract resulting from the award is not a grant but
2480 a procurement contract.
2481 (13) "Invitation for bids" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by
2482 reference, utilized for soliciting bids.
2483 (14) "Local public procurement unit" means any political subdivision or institution of
2484 higher education of the state or public agency of any subdivision, public authority, educational,
2485 health, or other institution, and to the extent provided by law, any other entity which expends
2486 public funds for the procurement of supplies, services, and construction, but not counties,
2487 municipalities, political subdivisions created by counties or municipalities under the Interlocal
2488 Cooperation Act, the Utah Housing Finance Agency, the Utah Technology Finance Corporation,
2489 or the Legislature and its staff offices. It includes two or more local public procurement units
2490 acting under legislation which authorizes intergovernmental cooperation.
2491 (15) "Person" means any business, individual, union, committee, club, other organization,
2492 or group of individuals, not including a state agency or a local public procurement unit.
2493 (16) "Policy board" means the procurement policy board created by Section 63-56-6 .
2494 (17) "Preferred bidder" means a bidder that is entitled to receive a reciprocal preference
2495 under the requirements of this chapter.
2496 (18) "Procurement" means buying, purchasing, renting, leasing, leasing with an option to
2497 purchase, or otherwise acquiring any supplies, services, or construction. It also includes all
2498 functions that pertain to the obtaining of any supply, service, or construction, including description
2499 of requirements, selection, and solicitation of sources, preparation, and award of a contract, and
2500 all phases of contract administration.
2501 (19) "Procurement officer" means any person or board duly authorized to enter into and
2502 administer contracts and make written determinations with respect thereto. It also includes an
2503 authorized representative acting within the limits of authority.
2504 (20) "Public procurement unit" means either a local public procurement unit or a state
2505 public procurement unit.
2506 (21) "Purchase description" means the words used in a solicitation to describe the supplies,
2507 services, or construction to be purchased, and includes specifications attached to or made a part

2508 of the solicitation.
2509 (22) "Purchasing agency" means any state agency other than the Division of Purchasing
2510 and General Services that is authorized by this chapter or its implementing regulations, or by
2511 delegation from the chief procurement officer, to enter into contracts.
2512 (23) "Request for proposals" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by
2513 reference, used for soliciting proposals.
2514 (24) "Responsible bidder or offeror" means a person who has the capability in all respects
2515 to perform fully the contract requirements and who has the integrity and reliability which will
2516 assure good faith performance.
2517 (25) "Responsive bidder" means a person who has submitted a bid which conforms in all
2518 material respects to the invitation for bids.
2519 (26) "Sealed" does not preclude acceptance of electronically sealed and submitted bids or
2520 proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually sealed and submitted.
2521 [(26)] (27) "Services" means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not
2522 involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports which are merely incidental to
2523 the required performance. It does not include employment agreements or collective bargaining
2524 agreements.
2525 [(27)] (28) "Specification" means any description of the physical or functional
2526 characteristics, or of the nature of a supply, service, or construction item. It may include a
2527 description of any requirement for inspecting, testing, or preparing a supply, service, or
2528 construction item for delivery.
2529 [(28)] (29) "State agency" means any department, division, commission, council, board,
2530 bureau, committee, institution, government corporation, or other establishment or official of this
2531 state.
2532 [(29)] (30) "State public procurement unit" means the Division of Purchasing and General
2533 Services and any other purchasing agency of this state.
2534 [(30)] (31) "Supplies" means all property, including equipment, materials, and printing.
2535 [(31)] (32) "Using agency" means any state agency which utilizes any supplies, services,
2536 or construction procured under this chapter.
2537 Section 83. Section 72-1-102 is amended to read:
2538 72-1-102. Definitions.

2539 As used in this title:
2540 (1) "Commission" means the Transportation Commission created under Section 72-1-301 .
2541 (2) "Construction" means the construction, reconstruction, replacement, and improvement
2542 of the highways, including the acquisition of rights-of-way and material sites.
2543 (3) "Department" means the Department of Transportation created in Section 72-1-201 .
2544 (4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department appointed under
2545 Section 72-1-202 .
2546 (5) "Farm tractor" has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2547 (6) "Federal aid primary highway" means that portion of connected main highways located
2548 within this state officially designated by the department and approved by the United States
2549 Secretary of Transportation under Title 23, Highways, U.S.C.
2550 (7) "Highway" means any public road, street, alley, lane, court, place, viaduct, tunnel,
2551 culvert, bridge, or structure laid out or erected for public use, or dedicated or abandoned to the
2552 public, or made public in an action for the partition of real property, including the entire area
2553 within the right-of-way.
2554 (8) "Highway authority" means the department or the legislative, executive, or governing
2555 body of a county or municipality.
2556 (9) "Implement of husbandry" has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2557 (10) "Interstate system" means any highway officially designated by the department and
2558 included as part of the national interstate and defense highways, as provided in the Federal Aid
2559 Highway Act of 1956 and any supplemental acts or amendments.
2560 (11) "Limited-access facility" means a highway especially designated for through traffic,
2561 and over, from, or to which neither owners nor occupants of abutting lands nor other persons have
2562 any right or easement, or have only a limited right or easement of access, light, air, or view.
2563 (12) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2564 (13) "Municipality" has the same meaning set forth in Section 10-1-104 .
2565 (14) "National highway systems highways" means that portion of connected main
2566 highways located within this state officially designated by the department and approved by the
2567 United States Secretary of Transportation under Title 23, Highways, U.S.C.
2568 (15) (a) "Port-of-entry" means a fixed or temporary facility constructed, operated, and
2569 maintained by the department where drivers, vehicles, and vehicle loads are checked or inspected

2570 for compliance with state and federal laws as specified in Section 72-9-501 .
2571 (b) "Port-of-entry" includes inspection and checking stations and weigh stations.
2572 (16) "Port-of-entry agent" means a person employed at a port-of-entry to perform the
2573 duties specified in Section 72-9-501 .
2574 (17) "Right-of-way" means real property or an interest in real property, usually in a strip,
2575 acquired for or devoted to a highway.
2576 (18) "Sealed" does not preclude acceptance of electronically sealed and submitted bids or
2577 proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually sealed and submitted.
2578 [(18)] (19) "Semitrailer" has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2579 [(19)] (20) "SR" means state route and has the same meaning as state highway as defined
2580 in this section.
2581 [(20)] (21) "State highway" means those highways designated as state highways in Title
2582 72, Chapter 4, Designation of State Highways.
2583 [(21)] (22) "State highway purposes" has the meaning set forth in Section 72-5-102 .
2584 [(22)] (23) "State transportation systems" means all streets, alleys, roads, highways, and
2585 thoroughfares of any kind, including connected structures, airports, and all other modes and forms
2586 of conveyance used by the public.
2587 [(23)] (24) "Trailer" has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2588 [(24)] (25) "Truck tractor" has the meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2589 [(25)] (26) "UDOT" means the Utah Department of Transportation.
2590 [(26)] (27) "Vehicle" has the same meaning set forth in Section 41-1a-102 .
2591 Section 84. Section 78-7-34 is enacted to read:
2592 78-7-34. Electronic writing.
2593 (1) Except as restricted by the Constitution of the United States or of this state, any writing
2594 required or permitted by this code to be filed with or prepared by a court may be filed or prepared
2595 in an electronic medium and by electronic transmission subject to the ability of the recipient to
2596 accept and process the electronic writing.
2597 (2) Any writing required to be signed that is filed with or prepared by a court in an
2598 electronic medium or by electronic transmission shall be signed by digital signature in accordance
2599 with Title 46, Chapter 3, Utah Digital Signature Act.

Legislative Review Note
as of 1-24-00 11:58 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel