Utah Code 58-22-103. Education and enforcement fund
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(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the “Professional Engineer, Professional Structural Engineer, and Professional Land Surveyor Education and Enforcement Fund.”
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-22-103
- Board: means the Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board created in Section 58-22-201. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the Professional Engineer, Professional Structural Engineer, and Professional Land Surveyor Education and Enforcement Fund created in Section 58-22-103. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Land: includes :(18)(a) land;(18)(b) a tenement;(18)(c) a hereditament;(18)(d) a water right;(18)(e) a possessory right; and(18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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- Professional land surveyor: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a professional land surveyor. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Professional structural engineer: means a person licensed under this chapter as a professional structural engineer. See Utah Code 58-22-102
- Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Subsection
58-1-501 (1). See Utah Code 58-1-102(2) The fund consists of money from:(2)(a) a surcharge fee placed on initial, renewal, and reinstatement licensure fees under this chapter in accordance with the following:(2)(a)(i) the surcharge fee shall be established by the department in accordance with Section63J-1-504 ; and(2)(a)(ii) the surcharge fee shall not exceed 50% of the respective initial, renewal, or reinstatement licensure fee; and(2)(b) administrative penalties collected pursuant to this chapter.(3) The fund shall earn interest and all interest earned on fund money shall be deposited into the fund.(4) The director may, with concurrence of the board, make distributions from the fund for the following purposes:(4)(a) education and training of licensees under this chapter;(4)(b) education and training of the public or other interested persons in matters concerning engineering, structural engineering, and land surveying laws and practices; and(4)(c) enforcement of this chapter by:(4)(c)(i) investigating unprofessional or unlawful conduct; and(4)(c)(ii) providing legal representation to the division when the division takes legal action against a person engaging in unprofessional or unlawful conduct.(5) If the balance in the fund exceeds $100,000 at the close of any fiscal year, the excess shall be transferred to the General Fund.(6) The division shall report annually to the appropriate appropriations subcommittee of the Legislature concerning the fund. - Person: means :