Title 63G, General Government

63G-3-302. Public hearings. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an agency may hold a public hearing on a proposed rule during the public comment period. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (4), an agency shall hold a public hearing on a proposed rule if: (a) a public hearing is requi…

63G-3-303. Changes in rules. (1)(a) To change a proposed rule already published in the bulletin, an agency shall file with the office: (i) the text of the changed proposed rule; and (ii) a rule analysis containing a description of the change and the information required by Sectio…

63G-3-304. Emergency rulemaking procedure. (1) All agencies shall comply with the rulemaking procedures of Section 63G-3-301 unless an agency finds that these procedures would: (a) cause an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare; (b) cause an imminent budget redu…

63G-3-304.1. Delaying the effective date of a proposed rule. (1) Upon a majority vote of the members of the committee, the Rules Review and General Oversight Committee may delay the effective date of a proposed rule promulgated by the State Board of Education to a date determined…

63G-3-305. Agency review of rules -- Schedule of filings -- Limited exemption for certain rules. (1) Each agency shall review each of the agency's rules within five years after the rule's original effective date or within five years after the filing of the last five-year review, …

63G-3-306. Sound science requirement. (1) For a rule involving environmental health and waste management: (a) an agency may not initiate rulemaking proceedings to establish new or change existing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a regulated material if the ne…

63G-3-401. Office of Administrative Rules created -- Director. (1) There is created within the department the Office of Administrative Rules, to be administered by a director. (2)(a) The executive director shall appoint the director. (b) The director shall hire, train, and superv…

63G-3-402. Office of Administrative Rules -- Duties generally. (1) The office shall: (a) record in an electronic register the receipt of all agency rules, rule analysis forms, and notices of effective dates; (b) make the register, copies of all proposed rules, and rulemaking docu…

63G-3-403. Repeal and reenactment of Utah Administrative Code. (1) When the director determines that the Utah Administrative Code requires extensive revision and reorganization, the office may repeal the code and reenact a new code according to the requirements of this section. (…

63G-3-502. Legislative reauthorization of agency rules -- Extension of rules by governor. (1) All grants of rulemaking power from the Legislature to an agency in any statute are made subject to the provisions of this section. (2)(a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), every …

63G-3-503. Agency rules oversight. Oversight of the rulemaking process is conducted by the General Oversight Committee created in Section 36-35-102.

63G-3-601. Interested parties -- Petition for agency action. (1) An interested person may petition an agency to request the making, amendment, or repeal of a rule. (2) The office shall prescribe by rule the form for petitions and the procedure for their submission, consideration,…

63G-3-602. Judicial challenge to administrative rules. (1)(a) Any person aggrieved by a rule may obtain judicial review of the rule by filing a complaint with the county clerk in the district court where the person resides or in the district court in Salt Lake County. (b) Any per…

63G-3-603. Time for contesting a rule -- Statute of limitations. (1) A proceeding to contest any rule on the ground of noncompliance with the procedural requirements of this chapter shall commence within two years of the effective date of the rule. (2) A proceeding to contest any…

63G-3-701. Utah Administrative Code as official compilation of rules -- Judicial notice. The code shall be received by all the judges, public officers, commissions, and departments of the state government as evidence of the administrative law of the state of Utah and as an author…

63G-3-702. Utah Administrative Code -- Organization -- Official compilation. (1) The Utah Administrative Code shall be divided into three parts: (a) titles, whose number shall begin with "R"; (b) rules; and (c) sections. (2) All sections contained in the code are referenced by a …