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S.B. 273 Enrolled

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EMERGENCY RESPONDER FEES
             2      2011 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams
             5      House Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes
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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 10, Utah Municipal Code, and Title 11, Cities, Counties, and
             10      Local Taxing Units, by prohibiting a municipality or political subdivision from
             11      charging a first responder fee.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    defines the term "political subdivision"; and
             15          .    prohibits a municipality or political subdivision from charging an individual a flat
             16      fee for responding to a traffic incident.
             17      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             18          None
             19      Other Special Clauses:
             20          None
             21      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             22      ENACTS:
             23          10-8-55.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             24          11-46-101, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25          11-46-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             28          Section 1. Section 10-8-55.5 is enacted to read:
             29          10-8-55.5. Prohibition of flat response fee.

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             30          (1) A municipality, or a person who contracts with a municipality to provide
             31      emergency services:
             32          (a) may not impose a flat fee, or collect a flat fee, from an individual involved in a
             33      traffic incident; and
             34          (b) may only charge the individual for the actual cost of services provided in
             35      responding to the traffic incident, limited to:
             36          (i) medical costs for:
             37          (A) transporting an individual from the scene of a traffic accident; or
             38          (B) treatment of a person injured in a traffic accident;
             39          (ii) repair to damaged public property, if the individual is legally liable for the damage;
             40          (iii) the cost of materials used in cleaning up the traffic accident, if the individual is
             41      legally liable for the traffic accident; and
             42          (iv) towing costs.
             43          (2) If a municipality, or a person who contracts with a municipality to provide
             44      emergency services, imposes a charge on more than one individual for the actual cost of
             45      responding to a traffic incident, the municipality or person contracting with the municipality
             46      shall apportion the charges so that it does not receive more for responding to the traffic incident
             47      than the actual response cost.
             48          Section 2. Section 11-46-101 is enacted to read:
             49      CHAPTER 46. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
             50          11-46-101. Title.
             51          This chapter is known as "Emergency Response."
             52          Section 3. Section 11-46-102 is enacted to read:
             53          11-46-102. Prohibition of response fees.
             54          (1) As used in this section, "political subdivision" means a county, city, town, local
             55      district, or special district.
             56          (2) A political subdivision, or a person who contracts with a political subdivision to
             57      provide emergency services:

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             58          (a) may not impose a flat fee, or collect a flat fee, from an individual involved in a
             59      traffic incident; and
             60          (b) may only charge the individual for the actual cost of services provided in
             61      responding to the traffic incident, limited to:
             62          (i) medical costs for:
             63          (A) transporting an individual from the scene of a traffic accident; or
             64          (B) treatment of a person injured in a traffic accident;
             65          (ii) repair to damaged public property, if the individual is legally liable for the damage;
             66          (iii) the cost of materials used in cleaning up the traffic accident, if the individual is
             67      legally liable for the traffic accident; and
             68          (iv) towing costs.
             69          (3) If a political subdivision, or a person who contracts with a political subdivision to
             70      provide emergency services, imposes a charge on more than one individual for the actual cost
             71      of responding to a traffic incident, the political subdivision or person contracting with the
             72      political subdivision shall apportion the charges so that it does not receive more for responding
             73      to the traffic incident than the actual response cost.

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