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Utah Code § 13-26-106

Penalties and enforcement

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 95, 2026 General Session

(1) In addition to the division's enforcement powers described in Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection:

(a) the director may impose an administrative fine of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter; and

(b) the division may bring an action in a court with jurisdiction to enforce a provision of this chapter.

(2) If the division brings an action in accordance with Subsection (1)(b):

(a) the court may:

(i) declare that an act or practice violates a provision of this chapter;

(ii) issue an injunction for a violation of this chapter;

(iii) order disgorgement of any money received in violation of this chapter;

(iv) order payment of disgorged money to an injured purchaser or consumer;

(v) impose a fine of up to $2,500 for each violation of this chapter; or

(vi) award any other relief that the court deems reasonable and necessary; and

(b) if the court grants judgment or injunctive relief to the division, the court shall award the division:

(i) reasonable attorney fees;

(ii) court costs; and

(iii) investigative fees.

(3)

(a) A person that violates an administrative or court order issued for a violation of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of no more than $5,000 for each violation.

(b) A court may impose a civil penalty authorized under this section in a civil action brought by the division.

(4)

(a) A seller or solicitor who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of:

(i) a class B misdemeanor for a first violation;

(ii) if the seller or solicitor has one prior violation of this chapter, a class A misdemeanor; and

(iii) if the seller or solicitor has two prior violations of this chapter, a third-degree felony.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (5)(a), a prior violation includes:

(i) a final prior conviction;

(ii) a final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(iii) a final determination in an administrative adjudicative proceeding.

(5) For purposes of this section, each telephone solicitation a person makes in violation of this chapter is a separate violation.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.