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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) There is established within the Department of Commerce the Division of Consumer Protection.
(2) The division shall administer and enforce the following:
(a) Chapter 10a, Music Licensing Practices Act;
(b) Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act;
(c) Chapter 15, Business Opportunity Disclosure Act;
(d) Chapter 20, New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act;
(e) Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
(f) Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
(g) Chapter 23, Health Spa Services Protection Act;
(h) Chapter 25a, Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act;
(i) Chapter 26, Telephone Fraud Prevention Act;
(j) Chapter 28, Prize Notices Regulation Act;
(k) Chapter 32a, Pawnshop, Secondhand Merchandise, and Catalytic Converter Transaction Information Act;
(l) Chapter 34, Utah Postsecondary School and State Authorization Act;
(m) Chapter 41, Price Controls During Emergencies Act;
(n) Chapter 42, Uniform Debt-Management Services Act;
(o) Chapter 49, Immigration Consultants Registration Act;
(p) Chapter 51, Transportation Network Company Registration Act;
(q) Chapter 52, Residential Solar Energy Disclosure Act;
(r) Chapter 53, Residential, Vocational and Life Skills Program Act;
(s) Chapter 54, Ticket Website Sales Act;
(t) Chapter 56, Ticket Transferability Act;
(u) Chapter 57, Maintenance Funding Practices Act;
(v) Chapter 61, Utah Consumer Privacy Act;
(w) Chapter 63, Utah Social Media Regulation Act;
(x) Chapter 64, Vehicle Value Protection Agreement Act;
(y) Chapter 65, Utah Commercial Email Act;
(z) Chapter 67, Online Dating Safety Act;
(aa) Chapter 68, Lawyer Referral Consultants Registration Act;
(bb) Chapter 70, Automatic Renewal Contracts Act; and
(cc) Chapter 71, Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules to establish:
(a) a public list that identifies a person who:
(i) violates a chapter described in Subsection (2);
(ii) without proper legal justification, fails to comply with an order, subpoena, judgment, or other legal process issued by:
(A) the division; or
(B) a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(iii) breaches a settlement agreement, stipulation, assurance of voluntary compliance, or similar instrument signed by the person and the division; and
(b) a process by which a person may be removed from the list the division establishes as described in Subsection (3)(a).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 13. Commerce and Trade § 13-2-1. Consumer protection division established--Functions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-13-commerce-and-trade/ut-code-sect-13-2-1/
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