(1) A postsecondary school required to obtain a registration certificate in accordance with this chapter shall maintain, in a form and amount approved by the division:

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Terms Used In Utah Code 13-34-202

  • Division: means the Division of Consumer Protection. See Utah Code 13-34-101
  • Person: means :
         (24)(a) an individual;
         (24)(b) an association;
         (24)(c) an institution;
         (24)(d) a corporation;
         (24)(e) a company;
         (24)(f) a trust;
         (24)(g) a limited liability company;
         (24)(h) a partnership;
         (24)(i) a political subdivision;
         (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
         (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Postsecondary school: means a person that offers postsecondary education:
         (14)(a) in exchange for payment of tuition, fees, or other consideration; and
         (14)(b) for the purpose of attaining educational, professional, or vocational objectives. See Utah Code 13-34-101
  • Registration certificate: means approval from the division to operate a postsecondary school in accordance with this chapter, and with rules adopted in accordance with this chapter. See Utah Code 13-34-101
  • Student: means :
         (21)(a) a person who pays or is obligated to pay a postsecondary school for postsecondary education; or
         (21)(b) a legal guardian of a person described in Subsection (21)(a). See Utah Code 13-34-101
     (1)(a) a surety bond;
     (1)(b) a certificate of deposit;
     (1)(c) an irrevocable letter of credit; or
     (1)(d) other proof of financial viability specified in rules the division makes under Section 13-34-103.
(2) The surety bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit shall be used as protection against loss of unearned tuition, tuition paid for credits that a student earned but that are not transferrable to a comparable postsecondary school, book fees, supply fees, or equipment fees:

     (2)(a) collected by the postsecondary school from a student or another person on a student’s behalf; or
     (2)(b) that the student is obligated to pay.
(3) A surety bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit obtained in accordance with this section may not expire:

     (3)(a) earlier than 60 days after the first day on which no student is enrolled in the postsecondary school; and
     (3)(b) while students are enrolled in the postsecondary school.