(1) The county may, by ordinance, establish civil penalties for violations of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter.

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class C misdemeanorup to 90 daysup to $750
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204

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Terms Used In Utah Code 17-27a-803

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, organization, association, trust, governmental agency, or any other legal entity. See Utah Code 17-27a-103
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of any ordinances adopted under the authority of this chapter is punishable as a class C misdemeanor upon conviction either:

     (2)(a) as a class C misdemeanor; or
     (2)(b) by imposing the appropriate civil penalty adopted under the authority of this section.
(3) Prior to imposing upon an owner of record a civil penalty established by ordinance under authority of this chapter, a county shall provide:

     (3)(a) written notice, by mail or hand delivery, of each ordinance violation to the address of the:

          (3)(a)(i) owner of record on file in the office of the county recorder; or
          (3)(a)(ii) person designated, in writing, by the owner of record as the owner’s agent for the purpose of receiving notice of an ordinance violation;
     (3)(b) the owner of record a reasonable opportunity to cure a noticed violation; and
     (3)(c) a schedule of the civil penalties that may be imposed upon the expiration of a time certain.