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H.B. 302

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LAND USE PENALTIES

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Michael T. Morley

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Senate Sponsor: Wayne L. Niederhauser

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions related to certain civil penalties established by a
             10      municipality or county.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    requires that a municipality or county provide:
             14              .    notice of an ordinance violation to the owner of record;
             15              .    the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure an ordinance violation; and
             16              .    a schedule of the civil penalties for an ordinance violation; and
             17          .    makes technical corrections.
             18      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      AMENDS:
             24          10-9a-803, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             25          17-27a-803, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 254
             26     
             27      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:


             28          Section 1. Section 10-9a-803 is amended to read:
             29           10-9a-803. Penalties -- Notice.
             30          (1) The municipality may, by ordinance, establish civil penalties for violations of any
             31      of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this
             32      chapter.
             33          (2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted
             34      under the authority of this chapter is punishable as a class C misdemeanor upon conviction
             35      either:
             36          (a) as a class C misdemeanor; or
             37          (b) by imposing the appropriate civil penalty adopted under the authority of this
             38      section.
             39          (3) Prior to imposing upon an owner of record a civil penalty established by ordinance
             40      under authority of this chapter, a municipality shall provide:
             41          (a) written notice, by mail or hand delivery, of each ordinance violation to the address
             42      of the:
             43          (i) owner of record on file in the office of the county recorder; or
             44          (ii) person designated, in writing, by the owner of recorder as the owner's agent for the
             45      purpose of receiving notice of an ordinance violation;
             46          (b) the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure a noticed violation; and
             47          (c) a schedule of the civil penalties that may be imposed upon the expiration of a time
             48      certain.
             49          Section 2. Section 17-27a-803 is amended to read:
             50           17-27a-803. Penalties -- Notice.
             51          (1) The county may, by ordinance, establish civil penalties for violations of any of the
             52      provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter.
             53          (2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted
             54      under the authority of this chapter is punishable as a class C misdemeanor upon conviction
             55      either:
             56          (a) as a class C misdemeanor; or
             57          (b) by imposing the appropriate civil penalty adopted under the authority of this
             58      section.


             59          (3) Prior to imposing upon an owner of record a civil penalty established by ordinance
             60      under authority of this chapter, a county shall provide:
             61          (a) written notice, by mail or hand delivery, of each ordinance violation to the address
             62      of the:
             63          (i) owner of record on file in the office of the county recorder; or
             64          (ii) person designated, in writing, by the owner of recorder as the owner's agent for the
             65      purpose of receiving notice of an ordinance violation;
             66          (b) the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure a noticed violation; and
             67          (c) a schedule of the civil penalties that may be imposed upon the expiration of a time
             68      certain.




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