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Effective 7/1/2018
26-62-307. Allocation of civil penalties.
Civil monetary penalties collected under this chapter shall be allocated as follows:

  • (1) if a local health department conducts an adjudicative proceeding under Section 26-62-302, the penalty shall be paid to the treasurer of the county in which the violation was committed, and transferred to the local health department; and
  • (2) if the department conducts a civil hearing under Section 26-62-302, the penalty shall be deposited in the state’s General Fund, and may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department for use in enforcement of this chapter.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 231, 2018 General Session