Utah Code 13-2-1. Consumer protection division established — Functions
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(1) There is established within the Department of Commerce the Division of Consumer Protection.
Terms Used In Utah Code 13-2-1
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(2) The division shall administer and enforce the following:
(2)(a) Chapter 10a, Music Licensing Practices Act;
(2)(b) Chapter 11, Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act;
(2)(c) Chapter 15, Business Opportunity Disclosure Act;
(2)(d) Chapter 20, New Motor Vehicle Warranties Act;
(2)(e) Chapter 21, Credit Services Organizations Act;
(2)(f) Chapter 22, Charitable Solicitations Act;
(2)(g) Chapter 23, Health Spa Services Protection Act;
(2)(h) Chapter 25a, Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act;
(2)(i) Chapter 26, Telephone Fraud Prevention Act;
(2)(j) Chapter 28, Prize Notices Regulation Act;
(2)(k) Chapter 32a, Pawnshop, Secondhand Merchandise, and Catalytic Converter Transaction Information Act;
(2)(l) Chapter 34, Utah Postsecondary School and State Authorization Act;
(2)(m) Chapter 41, Price Controls During Emergencies Act;
(2)(n) Chapter 42, Uniform Debt-Management Services Act;
(2)(o) Chapter 49, Immigration Consultants Registration Act;
(2)(p) Chapter 51, Transportation Network Company Registration Act;
(2)(q) Chapter 52, Residential Solar Energy Disclosure Act;
(2)(r) Chapter 53, Residential, Vocational and Life Skills Program Act;
(2)(s) Chapter 54, Ticket Website Sales Act;
(2)(t) Chapter 56, Ticket Transferability Act;
(2)(u) Chapter 57, Maintenance Funding Practices Act;
(2)(v) Chapter 61, Utah Consumer Privacy Act;
(2)(w) Chapter 63, Utah Social Media Regulation Act;
(2)(x) Chapter 64, Vehicle Value Protection Agreement Act;
(2)(y) Chapter 65, Utah Commercial Email Act;
(2)(z) Chapter 67, Online Dating Safety Act; and
(2)(aa) Chapter 68, Lawyer Referral Consultants Registration Act.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules to establish:
(3)(a) a public list that identifies a person who:
(3)(a)(i) violates a chapter described in Subsection (2);
(3)(a)(ii) without proper legal justification, fails to comply with an order, subpoena, judgment, or other legal process issued by:
(3)(a)(ii)(A) the division; or
(3)(a)(ii)(B) a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(3)(a)(iii) breaches a settlement agreement, stipulation, assurance of voluntary compliance, or similar instrument signed by the person and the division; and
(3)(b) a process by which a person may be removed from the list the division establishes as described in Subsection (3)(a).