13-68-303. Notice to be displayed -- Disclosure to be provided in writing.
336 words·~2 min read·
/ut/title-13/chapter-68/13-68-303A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Effective 5/6/2026
13-68-303. Notice to be displayed -- Disclosure to be provided in writing.
(a)Before providing any services, a lawyer referral consultant shall provide a client with a written disclosure in the native language of the client that includes the following:
(i)the lawyer referral consultant's name, address, and telephone number;
(ii)the lawyer referral consultant's agent for service of process in this state, including the agent's:
(A)name;
(B)street address;
(C)mailing address; and
(D)telephone number;
(iii)evidence of compliance with any applicable surety bond or certificate of deposit requirement, including the surety bond or certificate of deposit number; and
(iv)a list of the services that the lawyer referral consultant provides and the current and total fee for each service.
(2)A lawyer referral consultant shall obtain the signature of the client verifying that the client receives the written disclosure described in Subsection
(1)before a lawyer referral consultant provides a service.
(3)Except as provided in Subsection (4), a lawyer referral consultant who prints, displays, publishes, distributes, or broadcasts, or who causes to be printed, displayed, published, distributed, or broadcasted, any advertisement for services as a lawyer referral consultant, shall include in that advertisement a clear and conspicuous statement that the lawyer referral consultant is not an attorney.
(4)Subsection
(3)does not apply to a person who is not an active member of the Utah State Bar, but is an attorney licensed in another state or territory of the United States.
(5)A person described in Subsection
(4)shall include in an advertisement for lawyer referral services a clear and conspicuous statement that the person is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, but is an attorney licensed in another state or territory of the United States.
(6)If an advertisement subject to this section is in a language other than English, the statement required by Subsection
(3)shall be in the same language as the advertisement.
Amended by Chapter 95 , 2026 General Session