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Utah Code Title 78A. Judiciary and Judicial Administration § 78A-2-310. Report by Judicial Council on court fees

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Cost” means the direct and indirect costs and expenses for providing the good or service for which a fee is charged, including:

(i) salaries, benefits, contracted labor costs, travel expenses, training expenses, equipment and material costs, depreciation expenses, utility costs, and other overhead costs; and

(ii) costs and expenses for administering the fee.

(b)(i) “Judiciary” means the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.

(ii) “Judiciary” includes any board, committee, or staff office of the Judicial Council, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, a district court, or a juvenile court.

(2) Before November 30 of each year, the Judicial Council shall submit a report to the Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee of the Legislature that:

(a) includes details on:

(i) the types of fees charged and collected by the Judiciary;

(ii) the methods used to determine the amount of each fee charged and collected by the Judiciary;

(iii) the Judiciary's estimated cost related to each fee;

(iv) whether each fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee; and

(v) the number of fee waivers granted by the Judiciary for each type of fee charged and collected by the Judiciary; and

(b) include any recommendations regarding fees charged and collected by the Judiciary.

(3) If the Judicial Council recommends that the Legislature create a fee or modify an existing fee under Subsection (2)(b), the Judicial Council shall include the following information with the recommendation:

(a) the title or purpose of the fee;

(b) the present amount of the fee;

(c) the proposed amount of the fee;

(d) the percent that the fee will have increased or decreased if the Legislature approves the modification of the fee;

(e) the estimated total annual revenue and total estimated annual revenue change that will result from the creation or modification of the fee;

(f) the account or fund into which the fee will be deposited;

(g) the reason for the creating or modifying the fee;

(h) the estimated number of persons to be charged the fee;

(i) the Judiciary's estimated cost related to the fee; and

(j) whether the fee is intended to cover the Judiciary's cost related to the fee.

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