Full text of Utah Utah Code § 13-34-201 — Registration statement -- Registration certificate -- Renewal., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
Unless exempt under Section 13-34-111, a person shall file a registration statement and obtain a registration certificate before operating a postsecondary school in this state.
(2)
Before the division issues a registration certificate for a postsecondary school, the postsecondary school shall file with the division a registration statement that complies with:
A postsecondary school that submits a registration statement shall pay a non-refundable fee the division establishes in accordance with Sections 13-34-102 and 63J-1-504.
(6)
(a)
The division may require a postsecondary school's principal to:
(i)
submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the division; and
(ii)
consent to a criminal background check by:
(A)
the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; or
(B)
another state or federal agency that performs criminal background checks.
(b)
The postsecondary school or the postsecondary school's principal who is the subject of the background check shall pay the cost of:
(i)
the fingerprint card described in Subsection (6)(a)(i); and
(ii)
the criminal background check described in Subsection (6)(a)(ii).
(7)
(a)
A person shall submit a separate registration statement for each postsecondary school the person operates.
(b)
Notwithstanding Subsection (7)(a), a longstanding nonprofit accredited postsecondary school that obtains and holds an active registration certificate is not required to submit a separate registration statement for a postsecondary school that:
(i)
is wholly owned and operated by the longstanding nonprofit accredited postsecondary school;
(ii)
is disclosed on the longstanding nonprofit accredited postsecondary school's registration statement; and
(iii)
operates as a nonprofit organization.
(8)
A registration certificate expires:
(a)
one year after it is issued to a postsecondary school that is not an accredited postsecondary school; or
(b)
two years after it is issued to an accredited postsecondary school.
(9)
A registration statement, and any certificate issued in accordance with this chapter, are not transferable.
(10)
Notwithstanding Subsection (8), the division may extend the period for which a registration certificate is effective so that expiration dates are staggered throughout the year.
(11)
To renew a registration certificate under this section, a postsecondary school shall submit a registration renewal application to the division at least 30 days before the day on which the postsecondary school's registration expires.
Section 13-34-201 ("Registration statement -- Registration certificate -- Renewal.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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