54-5-3. Default in payment of fee -- Procedure to collect -- Penalties.
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Effective 7/1/2024
54-5-3. Default in payment of fee -- Procedure to collect -- Penalties.
(a)If the public utility fee is due and the payment is in default, the executive director of the Department of Commerce may:
(i)file a lien in the amount of the property of the utility; and
(ii)bring an action to foreclose the property in a court with jurisdiction under Title 78A, Judiciary and Judicial Administration.
(b)Notwithstanding Title 78B, Chapter 3a, Venue for Civil Actions, the executive director shall bring an action described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) in the county in which the property of the delinquent utility is located if the action is brought in the district court.
(a)If the fee computed and imposed under this chapter is not paid within 60 days after it becomes due, the rights and privileges of the delinquent utility shall be suspended.
(b)The executive director of the Department of Commerce shall transmit the name of the utility to the Public Service Commission, which may immediately enter an order suspending the operating rights of the utility.
Amended by Chapter 158 , 2024 General Session