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UT Code § 63A-3-106 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 106 - Per diem rates for board members.

 Effective 3/22/2018  63A-3-106. Per diem rates for board members.    (1) As used in this section and Section 63A-3-107:   (a) "Board" means a board, commission, council, committee, task force, or similar body established to perform a governmental function.     (b) "Board member" means a person appointed or designated by statute to serve on a board.     (c) "Executive branch" means an agency within the executive branch of state government.     (d)   (i) "Governmental entity" has the same meaning, except as provided in Subsection (1)(d)(ii), as provided under Section 63G-2-103.     (ii) "Governmental entity" does not include an association as defined in Section 53G-7-1101.       (e) "Higher education" means a state institution of higher education, as defined under Section 53B-1-102.     (f) "Officer" means a person who is elected or appointed to an office or position within a governmental entity.     (g) "Official meeting" means a meeting of a board that is called in accordance with statute.       (2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and subject to approval by the executive director, the director of the Division of Finance shall make rules establishing per diem rates to defray subsistence costs for a board member's attendance at an official meeting.     (3) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a per diem rate established under Subsection (2) is applicable to a board member who serves:   (a) within the executive branch, except as provided under Subsection (3)(b);     (b) within higher education, unless higher education pays the costs of the per diem;     (c) on a board that is:   (i) not included under Subsection (3)(a) or (b); and     (ii) created by a statute that adopts the per diem rates by reference to:   (A) this section; and     (B) the rule authorized by this section; and         (d) within a government entity that is not included under Subsection (3)(a), if the government entity adopts the per diem rates by reference to:   (i) this section; or     (ii) the rule establishing the per diem rates.         (4)   (a) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a board member who is not a legislator may receive per diem under this section and travel expenses under Section 63A-3-107 if the per diem and travel expenses are incurred by the board member for attendance at an official meeting.     (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (4)(a), a board member may not receive per diem or travel expenses under this Subsection (4) if the board member is being paid by a governmental entity while performing the board member's service on the board.       (5) A board member may decline to receive per diem for the board member's service.     (6) Compensation and expenses of a board member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.    Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-107 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 107 - Travel expenses of board members and state officers and employees.

 Effective 5/13/2014  63A-3-107. Travel expenses of board members and state officers and employees.    (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and subject to approval by the executive director, the director of the Division of Finance shall make rules governing in-state and out-of-state travel expenses.     (2) Unless otherwise provided by statute, a travel expense rule established under Subsection (1) is applicable to:   (a) a board member, an officer, or employee of the executive branch, except as provided under Subsection (2)(b);     (b) a board member, an officer, or employee of higher education, unless higher education pays the costs of the travel expenses;     (c) a board member who:   (i) is not included under Subsection (2)(a) or (b); and     (ii) serves on a board created by a statute that adopts the travel expense rates by reference to:   (A) this section; and     (B) the rule authorized by this section; and         (d) a government entity that is not included under Subsection (2)(a), if the government entity adopts the travel expense provisions by reference to:   (i) this section; or     (ii) the rule establishing the travel expense provisions.         (3) The Division of Finance shall make the travel expense rules on the basis of:   (a) a mileage allowance; and     (b) reimbursement for other travel expenses incurred.       (4) The travel expense rules may specify an exception to a travel expense rule or allow the director of the Division of Finance to make an exception to a travel expense rule, when justified by the executive director of the executive branch agency or department, to meet special circumstances encountered in official attendance at a conference, convention, meeting, or other official business, as determined by the director of the Division of Finance.     (5) An officer or employee of the executive branch may not incur obligations for travel outside the state without the advance approval of the executive director or a designee of the executive director of an executive branch department or agency.     (6) A board member may decline to receive travel expenses for the board member's service.     (7) Compensation and expenses of a board member who is a legislator are governed by Section 36-2-2 and Legislative Joint Rules, Title 5, Legislative Compensation and Expenses.    Amended by Chapter 387, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-109 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 109 - Contribution dependent accounts -- Annual report.

 Effective 5/12/2015  63A-3-109. Contribution dependent accounts -- Annual report.    (1) As used in this section:   (a)   (i) "Contribution" means a voluntary donation of money or other valuable property to a state fund or account.     (ii) "Contribution" does not include:   (A) a fee or tax levied by a state entity; or     (B) a voluntary donation made under Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act or Title 59, Chapter 10, Part 13, Individual Income Tax Contribution Act.         (b)   (i) "Contribution dependent account" means a state fund or account that:   (A) receives at least 50% of the fund's or account's revenue from contributions; and     (B) is not intended to be used to directly provide services exclusively to a person who makes a contribution to the fund or account.       (ii) "Contribution dependent account" does not include a trust and agency fund as defined in Section 51-5-4.         (2) The Division of Finance shall annually prepare a report that:   (a) lists each contribution dependent account that did not receive at least $30,000 in contributions during at least one of the three fiscal years before the day on which the report is compiled; and     (b) recommends that the Legislature close each contribution dependent account listed in the report.       (3) The Division of Finance shall present the report described in Subsection (2) to the Executive Appropriations Committee by November 30 of each year.    Enacted by Chapter 162, 2015 General Session  Technically renumbered for proper placement in Utah Code.
UT Code § 63A-3-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 2 - Accounting System|Section 201 - Appointment of accounting and other officers and employees by director of the Division of Finance -- Delegation of powers and duties by director -- Background checks.

 Effective 5/8/2018  63A-3-201. Appointment of accounting and other officers and employees by director of the Division of Finance -- Delegation of powers and duties by director -- Background checks.    (1) With the approval of the executive director, the director of the Division of Finance shall appoint an accounting officer and other administrative officers that are necessary to efficiently and economically perform the functions of the Division of Finance.     (2) The director of the Division of Finance may:   (a) organize the division and employ other assistants to discharge the functions of the division;     (b) delegate to assistants, officers, and employees any of the powers and duties of the office subject to his or her control and subject to any conditions he may prescribe; and     (c) delegate the powers and duties of the office only by written order filed with the lieutenant governor.       (3)   (a) As used in this Subsection (3):   (i) "Public employee" means a person employed by a state agency.     (ii) "Public funds" means money, funds, and accounts, regardless of the source from which the money, funds, and accounts are derived, that are owned, held, or administered by a state agency.     (iii) "Public funds position" means employment with a state agency that requires:   (A) physical or electronic access to public funds;     (B) performing internal control functions or accounting;     (C) creating reports on public funds; or     (D) using, operating, or accessing state systems that account for or help account for public funds.       (iv) "State agency" means:   (A) an executive branch agency; or     (B) a state educational institution with the exception of an institution defined in Subsection 53B-1-102(1).         (b) The Division of Finance may require that a public employee who applies for or holds a public funds position:   (i) submit a fingerprint card in a form acceptable to the division;     (ii) consent to a criminal background check by:   (A) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;     (B) the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; or     (C) another agency of any state that performs criminal background checks; or       (iii) consent to a credit history report, subject to the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.       (c) The Bureau of Criminal Identification shall provide all the results from the state, regional, and nationwide criminal history background checks to the division.     (d) The Division of Finance may, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, adopt rules to implement this section.      Amended by Chapter 427, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-202 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 2 - Accounting System|Section 202 - Comprehensive state accounting system -- Approval of agency accounting systems -- Cost accounting systems required.

63A-3-202. Comprehensive state accounting system -- Approval of agency accounting systems -- Cost accounting systems required.    (1) The director of the Division of Finance shall establish a comprehensive state accounting system.     (2) Officers, departments, agencies, and institutions of Utah may create and maintain accounting systems only with the approval of the director.     (3) The director may, with the approval of the executive director, require any department or institution to install and maintain a cost accounting system that will disclose the unit cost of material or service produced or performed by a department.    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 2 - Accounting System|Section 203 - Accounting control over state departments and agencies -- Prescription and approval of financial forms, accounting systems, and fees.

 Effective 5/9/2017  63A-3-203. Accounting control over state departments and agencies -- Prescription and approval of financial forms, accounting systems, and fees.    (1) The director of the Division of Finance shall:   (a) exercise accounting control over all state departments and agencies except institutions of higher education; and     (b) prescribe the manner and method of certifying that funds are available and adequate to meet all contracts and obligations.       (2) The director shall audit all claims against the state for which an appropriation has been made.     (3)   (a) The director shall prescribe:   (i) all forms of requisitions, receipts, vouchers, bills, or claims to be used by all state departments and agencies; and     (ii) all forms to be used by the division.       (b) Before approving the forms in Subsection (3)(a), the director shall obtain approval from the state auditor that the forms will adequately facilitate the post-audit of public accounts.       (4) Before implementation by any state agency, the director of the Division of Finance shall review and approve any accounting system developed by a state agency.    Amended by Chapter 56, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 2 - Accounting System|Section 204 - Financial control system -- Financial reports as to state funds -- Information required of executive directors of state departments.

63A-3-204. Financial control system -- Financial reports as to state funds -- Information required of executive directors of state departments.    (1) The director of the Division of Finance shall:   (a) maintain a financial control system according to generally accepted accounting principles;     (b) record the constituent elements of the General Fund and of each special fund in proper relationship to each other; and     (c) keep all accounts in balance.       (2) The director of the Division of Finance shall prepare and submit to the governor and to the Legislature, when requested, reports showing:   (a) the condition of the General Fund and each special fund of the state;     (b) the available cash resources of the General Fund and each special fund of the state;     (c) as to each fund:   (i) the estimated revenue and anticipated time of collection;     (ii) the current encumbrances, future obligations, and estimated date they accrue;     (iii) appropriations;     (iv) obligations;     (v) monthly allotments;     (vi) unencumbered allotments; and     (vii) reserves and surpluses;       (d) the capital assets and liability accounts of the state; and     (e) the valuation account of all other state property.       (3) The executive director of each department of state government and all institutions of higher education shall submit statements containing the information and data necessary to enable the director of the Division of Finance to submit to the governor the reports required by Subsection (2).    Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 212, 1993 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 2 - Accounting System|Section 205 - Revolving loan funds -- Standards and procedures.

 Effective 7/1/2017  63A-3-205. Revolving loan funds -- Standards and procedures.    (1) As used in this section, "revolving loan fund" means:   (a) the Water Resources Conservation and Development Fund, created in Section 73-10-24;     (b) the Water Resources Construction Fund, created in Section 73-10-8;     (c) the Water Resources Cities Water Loan Fund, created in Section 73-10-22;     (d) the Clean Fuel Conversion Funds, created in Title 19, Chapter 1, Part 4, Clean Fuels and Vehicle Technology Program Act;     (e) the Water Development Security Fund and its subaccounts, created in Section 73-10c-5;     (f) the Agriculture Resource Development Fund, created in Section 4-18-106;     (g) the Utah Rural Rehabilitation Fund, created in Section 4-19-105;     (h) the Permanent Community Impact Fund, created in Section 35A-8-303;     (i) the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund, created in Section 19-6-409;     (j) the Uintah Basin Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1602;     (k) the Navajo Revitalization Fund, created in Section 35A-8-1704; and     (l) the Energy Efficiency Fund, created in Section 11-45-201.       (2) The division shall for each revolving loan fund make rules establishing standards and procedures governing:   (a) payment schedules and due dates;     (b) interest rate effective dates;     (c) loan documentation requirements; and     (d) interest rate calculation requirements.      Amended by Chapter 56, 2017 General SessionAmended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 3 - Accounts Receivable Collection|Section 301 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/12/2020  63A-3-301. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Account receivable" or "receivable" means any amount due the state or any other governmental entity within the state as a result of a judgment, citation, tax, or administrative order, or for which materials or services have been provided but for which payment has not been received by the servicing unit.     (2) "Debtor" means a party that owes, or is alleged to owe, an account receivable.     (3) "Division" means the Division of Finance, created in Section 63A-3-101.     (4) "Local agency" means a nonprofit entity organized by participating political subdivisions to act on behalf of the participating political subdivisions with respect to the office's efforts to collect accounts receivable of participating political subdivisions through administrative offsets.     (5) "Mail" means United States Postal Service first class mail to the intended recipient's last known address.     (6) "Participating political subdivision" means a political subdivision that has entered into an agreement with a local agency authorizing the local agency to act on behalf of the political subdivision with respect to the office's efforts to collect accounts receivable of the political subdivision through administrative offsets.     (7) "Political subdivision" means the same as that term is defined in Section 63G-7-102.    Amended by Chapter 297, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 3 - Accounts Receivable Collection|Section 302 - Unpaid accounts receivable -- Political subdivision agreement with local agency.

 Effective 5/5/2021  63A-3-302. Unpaid accounts receivable -- Political subdivision agreement with local agency.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), if any account receivable at any point has been unpaid for 90 days or more, any agency or other authority of the state, or any political subdivision responsible for collection of the account may proceed under this part to collect the delinquent amount.     (b) A governmental entity within the state that is a health care provider may not proceed under this part when the account receivable is for a medical material or service and the debtor:   (i) has made a payment arrangement with the health care provider; and     (ii) is current on payments under the payment arrangement.         (2)   (a) A political subdivision may enter into an agreement with a local agency under which the local agency, for a reasonable fee that the political subdivision and local agency agree upon, prepares and submits the political subdivision's accounts receivable for collection as provided in this part.     (b) Notwithstanding an agreement under Subsection (2)(a), a participating political subdivision shall:   (i) establish an agreement with the division for submitting delinquent accounts receivable under this part; and     (ii) with respect to the accounts receivable that the participating political subdivision submits through a local agency for collection under this part:   (A) receive and respond to an administrative hearing requested under Section 63A-3-305; and     (B) administer an adjudicative proceeding required under Section 63A-3-306.          Amended by Chapter 49, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-303 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 3 - Accounts Receivable Collection|Section 303 - Notice to debtor -- Contents -- Joint filers.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63A-3-303. Notice to debtor -- Contents -- Joint filers.    (1) When the state or any governmental entity executes, or intends to execute, on a lien created by Section 63A-3-307, the state or entity to which the receivable is owed shall send a notice by mail to the debtor at the debtor's last-known address.     (2) The notice required by Subsection (1) shall contain:   (a) the date and amount of the receivable;     (b) a demand for immediate payment of the amount;     (c) a statement of the right of the debtor to file a written response to the notice, to request a hearing within 21 days of the date of the notice, to be represented at the hearing, and to appeal any decision of the hearing examiner;     (d) the time within which a written response must be received from the debtor;     (e) a statement notifying the debtor that the state may obtain an order and execute upon income tax overpayments or refunds of the debtor if:   (i) the debtor fails to timely respond to the notice; or     (ii) a hearing is held and the hearing officer decides against the debtor; and       (f) the address to which the debtor may send a written request for a hearing.       (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), if the Office of State Debt Collection has agreed to collect a receivable, the Office of State Debt Collection may send the notice required by Subsection (1) instead of the entity to which the receivable is owed.     (4) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the notice required by this section shall also be sent to any individuals that are joint filers with a debtor of an affected tax filing, if the state agency or other governmental entity attempting to levy a debtor's tax overpayment or refund is aware of the joint filer.    Amended by Chapter 84, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-304 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 3 - Accounts Receivable Collection|Section 304 - Effect of nonpayment or failure to respond.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63A-3-304. Effect of nonpayment or failure to respond.  If a written request for a hearing, or payment of delinquent receivable, is not received by the state or other governmental entity within 21 days from the date of the notice required by Section 63A-3-303, the debtor is in default and the state or other governmental entity may:  (1) levy the debtor's income tax overpayment or refund up to the amount of the receivable, plus interest, penalties, and collection costs allowed by law; and      (2) collect the balance, including as provided in Section 63A-3-307.    Amended by Chapter 84, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 63A-3-305 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 63A - Utah Government Operations Code|Chapter 3 - Division of Finance|Part 3 - Accounts Receivable Collection|Section 305 - Hearing requested -- Notice to debtor.

 Effective 5/14/2019  63A-3-305. Hearing requested -- Notice to debtor.    (1) If a written response is received by the state or other governmental entity within 21 days from the date of the notice required by Section 63A-3-303 and a hearing is requested in the written response, the state or other governmental entity shall:   (a) set a hearing date within 28 days of the receipt of the response; and     (b) mail written notice of the hearing to the debtor at least 14 days before the date of the hearing.       (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), the state or other governmental entity is not required to set a hearing if the state or governmental entity releases its lien.    Amended by Chapter 84, 2019 General Session