Utah § 13-2-102 - Consumer protection division established -- Functions. (Effective 1/1/2027)

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§ 13-2-102. Consumer protection division established -- Functions. (Effective 1/1/2027)

Effective 1/1/2027
13-2-102.  Consumer protection division established -- Functions.
(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, Fitness Center 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 Consumer Protection 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 64, Vehicle Value Protection Agreement Act;
(x)Chapter 65, Utah Commercial Email Act;
(y)Chapter 67, Online Dating Safety Act;
(z)Chapter 68, Lawyer Referral Consultants Registration Act;
(aa)Chapter 70, Automatic Renewal Contracts Act;
(bb)Chapter 71, Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act;
(cc)Chapter 72a, Artificial Intelligence Applications Relating to Mental Health;
(dd)Chapter 72c, Digital Content Provenance Standards Act;
(ee)Chapter 77, Generative Artificial Intelligence - Consumer Disclosures and Enforcement;
(ff)Chapter 78, Earned Wage Access Services Act;
(gg)Title 78B, Chapter 3, Part 10, Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors;
(hh)Chapter 81, Utah Digital Choice Act;
(ii)Chapter 82, Feminine Hygiene Products;
(jj)Chapter 83, Virtual Currency Kiosk Regulation; and
(kk)Title 78B, Chapter 3, Part 10, Liability for Publishers and Distributors of Material Harmful to Minors.
(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 that:
(i)violates a chapter or section 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).


Amended by Chapter 95, 2026 General Session

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