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Utah Code § 13-34-105

Penalties and remedies

Amended by Chapter 95, 2026 General Session

(1) In addition to the division's enforcement powers under Chapter 2, Division of Consumer Protection, and elsewhere in this chapter, the division director may, for a violation of this chapter:

(a) issue a cease and desist order; and

(b) impose an administrative fine of up to:

(i) $250 per day that a postsecondary school operates without an effective registration certificate;

(ii) $1,000 for each violation of Section 13-34-203;

(iii) $2,500 for each violation of this chapter that is not:

(A) described in Subsections (1)(b)(i) or (ii); or

(B) an intentional violation; or

(iv) $5,000 for each intentional violation of this chapter.

(2) A person intentionally violates this chapter if:

(a)

(i) the violation occurs after one of the following notifies the person that the person has violated or is violating this chapter:

(A) the division;

(B) the attorney general; or

(C) a district attorney or county attorney; and

(ii) the violation is the same as the violation of which the person was notified under Subsection (2)(a)(i); or

(b) a person violates a cease and desist order the division issues under Subsection (1)(a).

(3) An intentional violation of this chapter is a class B misdemeanor.

(4) The division shall deposit all money the division receives as payment for administrative fines imposed under Subsection (1)(b) into the Consumer Protection Education and Training Fund created in Section 13-2-109.

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