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CONSUMER LENDING AMENDMENTS

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2020 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Brad M. Daw

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

6     Cosponsor:
7     Melissa G. Ballard


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9     LONG TITLE
10     General Description:
11          This bill amends Title 7, Chapter 23, Check Cashing and Deferred Deposit Lending
12     Registration Act, Title 12, Collection Agencies, and Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 3,
13     Contempt.
14     Highlighted Provisions:
15          This bill:
16          ▸     amends registration requirements for deferred deposit lenders;
17          ▸     amends reporting requirements for deferred deposit lenders;
18          ▸     amends operational requirements for deferred deposit lenders;
19          ▸     amends reporting requirements for the Commissioner of Financial Institutions
20     regarding deferred deposit lenders;
21          ▸     amends provisions relating to bail bonds;
22          ▸     amends provisions related to damages to party aggrieved;
23          ▸     permits a third party debt collection agency that accepts a financial transaction card
24     for the transaction of business to charge a convenience fee under certain conditions;
25     and
26          ▸     makes technical and conforming changes.
27     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
28          None
29     Other Special Clauses:
30          This bill provides a coordination clause.
31     Utah Code Sections Affected:
32     AMENDS:
33          7-23-201, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 37
34          7-23-401, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2017, Chapter 37
35          7-23-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 323
36          12-1-11, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 350
37          78B-6-306, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 268
38          78B-6-311, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2014, Chapter 268
39     Utah Code Sections Affected by Coordination Clause:
40          13-38a-401, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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42     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
43          Section 1. Section 7-23-201 is amended to read:
44          7-23-201. Registration -- Rulemaking.
45          (1) (a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of cashing checks or the
46     business of deferred deposit lending in Utah or with a Utah resident unless the person:
47          (i) registers with the department in accordance with this chapter; and
48          (ii) maintains a valid registration.
49          (b) It is unlawful for a person to operate a mobile facility in this state to engage in the
50     business of:
51          (i) cashing checks; or
52          (ii) deferred deposit lending.
53          (c) An officer or employee of a person required to register under Subsection (1)(a) is
54     not required to register if the person for whom the individual is an officer or employee is
55     registered.
56          (2) (a) A registration and a renewal of a registration expires on December 31 of each
57     year unless on or before that date the person renews the registration.
58          (b) To register under this section, a person shall:
59          (i) pay an original registration fee established under Subsection 7-1-401(8);
60          (ii) submit a registration statement containing the information described in Subsection
61     (2)(d);
62          (iii) submit evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person is authorized to
63     conduct business in this state as a domestic or foreign entity pursuant to filings with the
64     Division of Corporations and Commercial Code under Title 16, Corporations, or Title 48,
65     Unincorporated Business Entity Act; and
66          (iv) if the person engages in the business of deferred deposit lending, submit evidence
67     satisfactory to the commissioner that the person is registered with the nationwide database.
68          (c) To renew a registration under this section, a person shall:
69          (i) pay the annual fee established under Subsection 7-1-401(5);
70          (ii) submit a renewal statement containing the information described in Subsection
71     (2)(d);
72          (iii) submit evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the person is authorized to
73     conduct business in this state as a domestic or foreign entity pursuant to filings with the
74     Division of Corporations and Commercial Code under Title 16, Corporations, or Title 48,
75     Unincorporated Business Entity Act;
76          (iv) if the person engages in the business of deferred deposit lending, submit evidence
77     satisfactory to the commissioner that the person is registered with the nationwide database; and
78          (v) if the person engages in the business of deferred deposit lending, submit an
79     operations statement containing the information described in [Subsection] Subsections (2)(e)
80     and (f).
81          (d) A registration or renewal statement shall state:
82          (i) the name of the person;
83          (ii) the name in which the business will be transacted if different from that required in
84     Subsection (2)(d)(i);
85          (iii) the address of the person's principal business office, which may be outside this
86     state;
87          (iv) the addresses of all offices in this state at which the person conducts the business
88     of:
89          (A) cashing checks; or
90          (B) deferred deposit lending;
91          (v) if the person conducts the business of cashing checks or the business of deferred
92     deposit lending in this state but does not maintain an office in this state, a brief description of
93     the manner in which the business is conducted;
94          (vi) the name and address in this state of a designated agent upon whom service of
95     process may be made;
96          (vii) whether there is a conviction of a crime:
97          (A) involving an act of fraud, dishonesty, breach of trust, or money laundering; and
98          (B) with respect to that person, an officer, director, manager, operator, or principal of
99     that person, or an employee of that person engaged in the business described in this chapter;
100     and
101          (viii) any other information required by the rules of the department.
102          (e) An operations statement required for a deferred deposit lender to renew a
103     registration shall state for the immediately preceding calendar year:
104          (i) the average principal amount of the deferred deposit loans extended by the deferred
105     deposit lender;
106          (ii) for deferred deposit loans paid in full, the average number of days a deferred
107     deposit loan is outstanding for the duration of time that interest is charged;
108          [(iii) the minimum and maximum dollar amount of interest and fees charged by the
109     deferred deposit lender for a deferred deposit loan of $100 with a loan term of seven days;]
110          [(iv)] (iii) the total number of deferred deposit loans rescinded by the deferred deposit
111     lender at the request of the customer pursuant to Subsection 7-23-401(3)(b);
112          [(v)] (iv) of the persons to whom the deferred deposit lender extended a deferred
113     deposit loan, the percentage that entered into an extended payment plan under Section
114     7-23-403;
115          [(vi)] (v) the total dollar amount of deferred deposit loans rescinded by the deferred
116     deposit lender at the request of the customer pursuant to Subsection 7-23-401(3)(b);
117          [(vii)] (vi) the average annual percentage rate charged on deferred deposit loans;
118          (vii) the range of annual percentage rates charged on deferred deposit loans;
119          (viii) the average dollar amount of extended payment plans entered into under Section
120     7-23-403 by the deferred deposit lender;
121          (ix) the number of deferred deposit loans carried to the maximum 10 weeks after the
122     day on which the deferred deposit loan is extended;
123          (x) the total dollar amount of deferred deposit loans carried to the maximum 10 weeks
124     after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is extended;
125          (xi) the number of deferred deposit loans not paid in full at the end of 10 weeks after
126     the day on which the deferred deposit loan is extended;
127          (xii) the total dollar amount of deferred deposit loans not paid in full at the end of 10
128     weeks after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is extended;
129          (xiii) the percentage of deferred deposit loans against which the deferred deposit lender
130     initiates civil action to collect on the deferred deposit loan; and
131          (xiv) for the civil actions described in Subsection (2)(e)(xiii), the percentage of those
132     civil actions whose deferred deposit loans have the following payment history:
133          (A) no payments;
134          (B) one payment;
135          (C) two payments;
136          (D) three payments;
137          (E) four payments;
138          (F) five payments;
139          (G) six payments;
140          (H) seven payments;
141          (I) eight payments;
142          (J) nine payments; and
143          (K) 10 or more payments.
144          (f) In addition to the information in Subsection (2)(e), an operations statement required
145     for a deferred deposit lender to renew a registration shall state for the immediately preceding
146     calendar year:
147          (i) the total number of deferred deposit loans extended by the deferred deposit lender;
148          (ii) the total dollar amount of deferred deposit loans extended by the deferred deposit
149     lender;
150          (iii) the total number of individuals to whom the deferred deposit lender extended a
151     deferred deposit loan; and
152          (iv) the percentage of deferred deposit loans not repaid according to the terms of the
153     loan.
154          [(f)] (g) The commissioner may by rule, made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3,
155     Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, provide for the transition of persons registering with the
156     nationwide database.
157          (3) (a) Information provided by a deferred deposit lender under [Subsection]
158     Subsections (2)(e) and (f) is:
159          [(a)] (i) confidential in accordance with Section 7-1-802; and
160          [(b)] (ii) not subject to Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
161     Management Act.
162          (b) The department shall:
163          (i) only use information a deferred deposit lender provides to the department under
164     Subsection (2)(f) to determine compliance with this chapter; and
165          (ii) delete or otherwise destroy information a deferred deposit lender provides to the
166     department under Subsection (2)(f) within two years after the day on which the deferred
167     deposit lender provides the information.
168          (4) (a) The commissioner may impose an administrative fine determined under
169     Subsection (4)(b) on a person if:
170          (i) the person is required to be registered under this chapter;
171          (ii) the person fails to register or renew a registration in accordance with this chapter;
172          (iii) the department notifies the person that the person is in violation of this chapter for
173     failure to be registered; and
174          (iv) the person fails to register within 30 days after the day on which the person
175     receives the notice described in Subsection (4)(a)(iii).
176          (b) Subject to Subsection (4)(c), the administrative fine imposed under this section is:
177          (i) $500 if the person:
178          (A) has no office in this state at which the person conducts the business of:
179          (I) cashing checks; or
180          (II) deferred deposit lending; or
181          (B) has one office in this state at which the person conducts the business of:
182          (I) cashing checks; or
183          (II) deferred deposit lending; or
184          (ii) if the person has two or more offices in this state at which the person conducts the
185     business of cashing checks or the business of deferred deposit lending, $500 for each office at
186     which the person conducts the business of:
187          (A) cashing checks; or
188          (B) deferred deposit lending.
189          (c) The commissioner may reduce or waive a fine imposed under this Subsection (4) if
190     the person shows good cause.
191          (5) If the information in a registration, renewal, or operations statement required under
192     Subsection (2) becomes inaccurate after filing, a person is not required to notify the department
193     until:
194          (a) that person is required to renew the registration; or
195          (b) the department specifically requests earlier notification.
196          (6) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
197     department may make rules consistent with this section providing for:
198          (a) the form, content, and filing of a registration and renewal statement described in
199     Subsection (2)(d); and
200          (b) the form and filing of an operations statement described in Subsection (2)(e).
201          (7) A deferred deposit loan that is made by a person who is required to be registered
202     under this chapter but who is not registered is void, and the person may not collect, receive, or
203     retain any principal or other interest or fees in connection with the deferred deposit loan.
204          (8) (a) At the time a person registers under this section, the person shall disclose a
205     conviction of a crime described in Subsection (2)(d)(vii) that is:
206          (i) known to the person; or
207          (ii) included in:
208          (A) a Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification report; or
209          (B) a background check acceptable to the department that provides information similar
210     to a Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification report.
211          (b) To comply with Subsection (8)(a), a person registered under this chapter shall, for
212     each individual described in Subsection (2)(d)(vii):
213          (i) obtain a Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification report; or
214          (ii) conduct a background check acceptable to the commissioner that provides
215     information similar to a Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification report.
216          (c) A person registered under this section shall keep a record of the information
217     described in Subsection (8)(b) for the time period required by the department by rule made in
218     accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
219          Section 2. Section 7-23-401 is amended to read:
220          7-23-401. Operational requirements for deferred deposit loans.
221          (1) If a deferred deposit lender extends a deferred deposit loan, the deferred deposit
222     lender shall:
223          (a) post in a conspicuous location on its premises that can be viewed by a person
224     seeking a deferred deposit loan:
225          (i) a complete schedule of any interest or fees charged for a deferred deposit loan that
226     states the interest and fees using dollar amounts;
227          (ii) a number the person can call to make a complaint to the department regarding the
228     deferred deposit loan; and
229          (iii) a list of states where the deferred deposit lender is registered or authorized to offer
230     deferred deposit loans through the Internet or other electronic means;
231          (b) enter into a written contract for the deferred deposit loan;
232          (c) conspicuously disclose in the written contract:
233          (i) that under Subsection (3)(a), a person receiving a deferred deposit loan may make a
234     partial payment in increments of at least $5 on the principal owed on the deferred deposit loan
235     without incurring additional charges above the charges provided in the written contract;
236          (ii) that under Subsection (3)(b), a person receiving a deferred deposit loan may rescind
237     the deferred deposit loan on or before 5 p.m. of the next business day without incurring any
238     charges;
239          (iii) that under Subsection (4)(b), the deferred deposit loan may not be rolled over
240     without the person receiving the deferred deposit loan requesting the rollover of the deferred
241     deposit loan;
242          (iv) that under Subsection (4)(c), the deferred deposit loan may not be rolled over if the
243     rollover requires the person to pay the amount owed by the person under the deferred deposit
244     loan in whole or in part more than 10 weeks after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is
245     executed; and
246          (v) (A) the name and address of a designated agent required to be provided the
247     department under Subsection 7-23-201(2)(d)(vi); and
248          (B) a statement that service of process may be made to the designated agent;
249          (d) provide the person seeking the deferred deposit loan:
250          (i) a copy of the written contract described in Subsection (1)(c); and
251          (ii) written notice that the person seeking the deferred deposit loan is eligible to enter
252     into an extended payment plan described in Section 7-23-403;
253          (e) orally review with the person seeking the deferred deposit loan the terms of the
254     deferred deposit loan including:
255          (i) the amount of any interest rate or fee;
256          (ii) the date on which the full amount of the deferred deposit loan is due;
257          (iii) that under Subsection (3)(a), a person receiving a deferred deposit loan may make
258     a partial payment in increments of at least $5 on the principal owed on the deferred deposit
259     loan without incurring additional charges above the charges provided in the written contract;
260          (iv) that under Subsection (3)(b), a person receiving a deferred deposit loan may
261     rescind the deferred deposit loan on or before 5 p.m. of the next business day without incurring
262     any charges;
263          (v) that under Subsection (4)(b), the deferred deposit loan may not be rolled over
264     without the person receiving the deferred deposit loan requesting the rollover of the deferred
265     deposit loan; and
266          (vi) that under Subsection (4)(c), the deferred deposit loan may not be rolled over if the
267     rollover requires the person to pay the amount owed by the person under the deferred deposit
268     loan in whole or in part more than 10 weeks after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is
269     executed;
270          (f) comply with the following as in effect on the date the deferred deposit loan is
271     extended:
272          (i) Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq., and its implementing federal
273     regulations;
274          (ii) Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1691, and its implementing federal
275     regulations;
276          (iii) Bank Secrecy Act, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 1951 through 1959, and
277     31 U.S.C. Sec. 5311 through 5332, and its implementing regulations; and
278          (iv) Title 70C, Utah Consumer Credit Code;
279          (g) in accordance with Subsection (6), make an inquiry to determine whether a person
280     attempting to receive a deferred deposit loan has the ability to repay the deferred deposit loan
281     in the ordinary course, which may include rollovers or extended payment plans as allowed
282     under this chapter;
283          (h) in accordance with Subsection (7), receive a signed acknowledgment from a person
284     attempting to receive a deferred deposit loan that the person has the ability to repay the
285     deferred deposit loan, which may include rollovers or extended payment plans as allowed by
286     this chapter; and
287          (i) report the original loan amount, payment in full, or default of a deferred deposit
288     loan to a consumer reporting agency, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a, in accordance with
289     procedures established by the consumer reporting agency.
290          (2) If a deferred deposit lender extends a deferred deposit loan through the Internet or
291     other electronic means, the deferred deposit lender shall provide the information described in
292     Subsection (1)(a) to the person receiving the deferred deposit loan:
293          (a) in a conspicuous manner; and
294          (b) prior to the person entering into the deferred deposit loan.
295          (3) A deferred deposit lender that engages in a deferred deposit loan shall permit a
296     person receiving a deferred deposit loan to:
297          (a) make partial payments in increments of at least $5 on the principal owed on the
298     deferred deposit loan at any time prior to maturity without incurring additional charges above
299     the charges provided in the written contract; and
300          (b) rescind the deferred deposit loan without incurring any charges by returning the
301     deferred deposit loan amount to the deferred deposit lender on or before 5 p.m. the next
302     business day following the deferred deposit loan transaction.
303          (4) A deferred deposit lender that engages in a deferred deposit loan may not:
304          (a) collect additional interest on a deferred deposit loan with an outstanding principal
305     balance 10 weeks after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is executed;
306          (b) roll over a deferred deposit loan without the person receiving the deferred deposit
307     loan requesting the rollover of the deferred deposit loan;
308          (c) roll over a deferred deposit loan if the rollover requires a person to pay the amount
309     owed by the person under a deferred deposit loan in whole or in part more than 10 weeks from
310     the day on which the deferred deposit loan is first executed;
311          (d) extend a new deferred deposit loan to a person on the same business day that the
312     person makes a payment on another deferred deposit loan if:
313          (i) the payment results in the principal of that deferred deposit loan being paid in full;
314     and
315          (ii) the combined terms of the original deferred deposit loan and the new deferred
316     deposit loan total more than 10 weeks of consecutive interest;
317          (e) avoid the limitations of Subsections (4)(a) and (4)(c) by extending a new deferred
318     deposit loan whose proceeds are used to satisfy or refinance any portion of an existing deferred
319     deposit loan;
320          (f) threaten to use or use the criminal process in any state to collect on the deferred
321     deposit loan;
322          (g) in connection with the collection of money owed on a deferred deposit loan,
323     communicate with a person who owes money on a deferred deposit loan at the person's place of
324     employment if the person or the person's employer communicates, orally or in writing, to the
325     deferred deposit lender that the person's employer prohibits the person from receiving these
326     communications; [or]
327          (h) modify by contract the venue provisions in Title 78B, Chapter 3, Actions and
328     Venue[.]; or
329          (i) avoid the requirements of Subsection 7-23-403(1)(c) by extending an
330     interest-bearing loan within seven calendar days before the day on which the 10-week period
331     ends.
332          (5) Notwithstanding Subsections (4)(a) and (f), a deferred deposit lender that is the
333     holder of a check used to obtain a deferred deposit loan that is dishonored may use the
334     remedies and notice procedures provided in Chapter 15, Dishonored Instruments, except that
335     the issuer, as defined in Section 7-15-1, of the check may not be:
336          (a) asked by the holder to pay the amount described in Subsection 7-15-1(6)(a)(iii) as a
337     condition of the holder not filing a civil action; or
338          (b) held liable for the damages described in Subsection 7-15-1(7)(b)(vi).
339          (6) (a) The inquiry required by Subsection (1)(g) applies solely to the initial period of a
340     deferred deposit loan transaction with a person and does not apply to any rollover or extended
341     payment plan of a deferred deposit loan.
342          (b) Subject to Subsection (6)(c), a deferred deposit lender is in compliance with
343     Subsection (1)(g) if the deferred deposit lender, at the time of the initial period of the deferred
344     deposit loan transaction:
345          (i) obtains one of the following regarding the person seeking the deferred deposit loan:
346          (A) a consumer report, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a, from a consumer reporting
347     agency, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a; or
348          (B) written proof or verification of income from the person seeking the deferred
349     deposit loan; or
350          (ii) relies on the prior repayment history with the deferred deposit lender from the
351     records of the deferred deposit lender.
352          (c) If a person seeking a deferred deposit loan has not previously received a deferred
353     deposit loan from that deferred deposit lender, to be in compliance with Subsection (1)(g), the
354     deferred deposit lender, at the time of the initial period of the deferred deposit loan transaction,
355     shall obtain a consumer report, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a, from a consumer reporting
356     agency, as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681a.
357          (7) A deferred deposit lender is in compliance with Subsection (1)(h) if the deferred
358     deposit lender obtains from the person seeking the deferred deposit loan a signed
359     acknowledgment that is in 14-point bold font, that the person seeking the deferred deposit loan
360     has:
361          (a) reviewed the payment terms of the deferred deposit loan agreement;
362          (b) received a disclosure that a deferred deposit loan may not be rolled over if the
363     rollover requires the person to pay the amount owed by the person under the deferred deposit
364     loan in whole or in part more than 10 weeks after the day on which the deferred deposit loan is
365     first executed;
366          (c) received a disclosure explaining the extended payment plan options; and
367          (d) acknowledged the ability to repay the deferred deposit loan in the ordinary course,
368     which may include rollovers, or extended payment plans as allowed under this chapter.
369          (8) (a) Before initiating a civil action against a person who owes money on a deferred
370     deposit loan, a deferred deposit lender shall provide the person at least [10] 30 days notice of
371     default, describing that:
372          (i) the person must remedy the default; and
373          (ii) the deferred deposit lender may initiate a civil action against the person if the
374     person fails to cure the default within the [10] 30-day period or through an extended payment
375     plan meeting the requirements of Section 7-23-403 .
376          (b) A deferred deposit lender may provide the notice required under this Subsection
377     (8):
378          (i) by sending written notice to the address provided by the person to the deferred
379     deposit lender;
380          (ii) by sending an electronic transmission to a person if electronic contact information
381     is provided to the deferred deposit lender; or
382          (iii) pursuant to the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure.
383          (c) A notice under this Subsection (8), in addition to complying with Subsection (8)(a),
384     shall:
385          (i) be in English, if the initial transaction is conducted in English;
386          (ii) state the date by which the person must act to enter into an extended payment plan;
387          (iii) explain the procedures the person must follow to enter into an extended payment
388     plan;
389          (iv) subject to Subsection 7-23-403(7), if the deferred deposit lender requires the
390     person to make an initial payment to enter into an extended payment plan:
391          (A) explain the requirement; and
392          (B) state the amount of the initial payment and the date the initial payment shall be
393     made;
394          (v) state that the person has the opportunity to enter into an extended payment plan for
395     a time period meeting the requirements of Subsection 7-23-403(2)(b); and
396          (vi) include the following amounts:
397          (A) the remaining balance on the original deferred deposit loan;
398          (B) the total payments made on the deferred deposit loan;
399          (C) any charges added to the deferred deposit loan amount allowed pursuant to this
400     chapter; and
401          (D) the total amount due if the person enters into an extended payment plan.
402          Section 3. Section 7-23-503 is amended to read:
403          7-23-503. Reporting by commissioner.
404          (1) Subject to Subsection (2), as part of the commissioner's annual report to the
405     governor and Legislature under Section 7-1-211, the commissioner shall report to the governor
406     and Legislature on the operations on an aggregate basis of deferred deposit lenders operating in
407     the state.
408          (2) In preparing the report required by Subsection (1), the commissioner:
409          (a) shall include in the report for the immediately preceding calendar year aggregate
410     information from the one or more operations statements filed under Subsection 7-23-201(2)(e)
411     by deferred deposit lenders for that calendar year;
412          (b) shall include in the report:
413          (i) the total number of written complaints concerning issues material to deferred
414     deposit loan transactions received by the department in a calendar year from persons who have
415     entered into a deferred deposit loan with a deferred deposit lender;
416          (ii) for deferred deposit lenders who are registered with the department:
417          (A) the number of the complaints described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) that the department
418     considers resolved; and
419          (B) the number of the complaints described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) that the department
420     considers unresolved; and
421          (iii) for deferred deposit lenders who are not registered with the department:
422          (A) the number of the complaints described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) that the department
423     considers resolved; and
424          (B) the number of the complaints described in Subsection (2)(b)(i) that the department
425     considers unresolved; [and]
426          (c) may not include in the report information from an operations statement filed with
427     the department that could identify a specific deferred deposit lender[.]; and
428          (d) may not include in the report information from an operations statement filed under
429     Subsection 7-23-201(2)(f).
430          Section 4. Section 12-1-11 is amended to read:
431          12-1-11. Collection fee -- Convenience fees.
432          (1) As used in this section:
433          (a) "Creditor" is as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692a.
434          (b) "Debt" means an obligation or alleged obligation to pay money arising out of a
435     transaction for money, property, insurance, or services.
436          (c) "Debtor" means a person obligated or allegedly obligated to pay a debt.
437          (d) "Financial transaction card" means the same as that term is defined in Section
438     13-38a-102.
439          [(d)] (e) "Third party debt collection agency" means:
440          (i) a debt collector as defined in 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692a; or
441          (ii) a person who would be a debt collector under 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692a, except that the
442     person does not use an instrumentality of interstate commerce or the mail.
443          (2) (a) A creditor may require a debtor to pay a collection fee in addition to any other
444     amount owed to the creditor for a debt if:
445          [(a)] (i) imposing a collection fee on the debtor or in relation to the debt is not
446     prohibited or otherwise restricted by another federal or state law;
447          [(b)] (ii) the creditor contracts with a third party debt collection agency or licensed
448     attorney to collect the debt;
449          [(c)] (iii) the third party debt collection agency with which the creditor contracts is
450     registered under this title;
451          [(d)] (iv) there is a written agreement between the creditor and the debtor that:
452          [(i)] (A) creates the debt; and
453          [(ii)] (B) provides for the imposition of the collection fee in accordance with this
454     section; and
455          [(e)] (v) the obligation to pay the collection fee is imposed at the time of assignment of
456     the debt to a third party debt collection agency or licensed attorney in accordance with an
457     agreement described in Subsection (2)[(d)] (a)(iv).
458          [(3)] (b) The creditor shall establish the amount of the collection fee imposed under
459     this [section] Subsection (2), except that the amount may not exceed the lesser of:
460          [(a)] (i) the actual amount a creditor is required to pay a third party debt collection
461     agency or licensed attorney, regardless of whether that amount is a specific dollar amount or a
462     percentage of the principal amount owed to the creditor for a debt; or
463          [(b)] (ii) 40% of the principal amount owed to the creditor for a debt.
464          [(4)] (c) An obligation to pay a collection fee imposed under this [section] Subsection
465     (2) is in addition to any obligation to pay attorney fees that may otherwise exist.
466          (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), a third party debt collection agency that accepts a
467     financial transaction card for the transaction of business may charge a convenience fee for a
468     transaction processed over:
469          (i) the phone;
470          (ii) text or similar short message service; or
471          (iii) the Internet.
472          (b) Before a third party debt collection agency charges a convenience fee as described
473     in Subsection (3)(a), the third party debt collection agency shall:
474          (i) clearly disclose to the debtor that the third party debt collection agency will charge
475     the debtor a convenience fee, in a time and manner that allows the debtor to accept or reject the
476     convenience fee;
477          (ii) disclose to the debtor the amount of the convenience fee; and
478          (iii) give the debtor an alternative payment method option for which a convenience fee
479     does not apply.
480          Section 5. Section 78B-6-306 is amended to read:
481          78B-6-306. Bail bond -- Form.
482          [(1)] When a direction to allow the person arrested to post bail is contained in the
483     warrant of attachment, the person shall be released if bond is posted and the person executes a
484     written promise to appear on the return of the warrant, and abide by the order of the court or
485     judge.
486          [(2) Any bail posted is subject to the provisions of Section 78B-6-311.]
487          Section 6. Section 78B-6-311 is amended to read:
488          78B-6-311. Damages to party aggrieved.
489          (1) If an actual loss or injury to a party in an action or special proceeding is caused by
490     the contempt, the court[,]:
491          (a) in lieu of or in addition to the fine or imprisonment imposed for the contempt, may
492     order the person proceeded against to pay the party aggrieved a sum of money sufficient to
493     indemnify and satisfy the aggrieved party's costs and expenses[. The court:]; and
494          (b) may order that any bail posted by the person proceeded against be used to satisfy all
495     or part of the money ordered to be paid to the aggrieved party.
496          (2) The order described in Subsection (1)(b), and the acceptance of money under [it]
497     the order, is a bar to an action by the aggrieved party for the loss and injury.
498          [(2) A judgment creditor may request that the court pay bail posted by a judgment
499     debtor to the judgment creditor if:]
500          [(a) the judgment debtor owes the judgment creditor funds pursuant to a court-ordered
501     judgment;]
502          [(b) the judgment creditor provides the court with a copy of the valid judgment; and]
503          [(c) bail was posted in cash, or by credit or debit card.]
504          [(3) Upon receipt of a request by a judgment creditor, the court shall require the
505     judgment debtor to provide either proof of payment or good cause why the court should not
506     order the forfeiture of bail to then be paid to the judgment creditor. The court shall find that
507     good cause exists if the judgment debtor provides admissible evidence that the bail was paid by
508     a third party.]
509          [(4) The court may, in its discretion, order all or a portion of the funds deposited with
510     the court as bail to be paid to the judgment creditor towards the amount of the judgment. If the
511     amount paid to the court exceeds the amount of the judgment, the court shall refund the excess
512     to the judgment debtor.]
513          [(5) Within seven days of the receipt of funds, the judgment creditor shall provide to
514     the judgment debtor an accounting of amounts received and the balance still due, if any.]
515          Section 7. Coordinating H.B. 319 with H.B. 113 -- Substantive amendment.
516          If this H.B. 319 and H.B. 113, Consumer Sales Practices Amendments, both pass and
517     become law, it is the intent of the Legislature that the Office of Legislative Research and
518     General Counsel, in preparing the Utah Code database for publication, not enact Section
519     13-38a-401 in H.B. 113.