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The Division of Administrative Rules is relocating its offices.  Beginning Tuesday, November 29, 2011, the Division will move its offices from 4120 State Office Building, to 5110 State Office Building.  This move will affect three-quarters of the staff.  Remaining staff will move at the end of December.  The move helps facilitate other reorganizations that have occurred within the Department of

Starting Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the Division of Administrative Rules will return to a five-day, eight-hours per day work week.  The Division will be open for business Monday through Friday, from 8 AM to 5 PM.  As always, because of the Division’s strict publication schedule, please call 801-538-3764 to schedule an appointment if you need to meet with a member

The Division of Administrative Rules gratefully acknowledges the service of two members of the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee.  Rep. Jim Gowans (D, district 21) has served on the committee since 1997.  He was first elected to the Utah House of Representatives in 1993. Sen. Brent Goodfellow (D, district 12) served on the committee briefly in 2005, and then was

With the November 2010 update of the Administrative Code on its website, the Division of Administrative Rules added another Google Custom Search.  This feature, available from the Utah Administrative Code page (http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code.htm), permits anyone to search the content of the Utah Administrative Code. Back on November 9, the Division added a Google Custom Search that permits searching the Division’s entire

On November 9, 2010, the Division of Administrative Rules added a Google Custom Search to its website.  This feature is available from the Division’s home page at http://www.rules.utah.gov/ .  It permits anyone to search the Division’s entire website, which includes all rulemaking publications.  Content for some publications goes back to 1994. Thanks to Google for making this tool available. Questions

Back on July 28, 2010, we notified readers that the National Conference of Commissioner on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) had approved a new Model State Administrative Procedure Act.  Now, NCCUSL has posted the final version of the 2010 Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA) on the web at http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/archives/ulc/msapa/2010_final.htm.  NCCUSL adopted the revised MSAPA, subject to style changes, at its

The Office of the Federal Register and the Government Printing Office have released the “Federal Register 2.0” website.  According to a National Archives press release, http://www.federalregister.gov/ is “a new user-friendly version of the daily online Federal Register to encourage citizens to participate in the democratic process.”  The release of the new website on July 26, 2010, coincides with the 75th

At its annual meeting held July 9 through 16, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois, the National Conference Commissioners On Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) approved and recommended a new Model State Administrative Procedure Act (MSAPA).  This action represents the culmination of more than six years of effort.  The text of the 2010 MSAPA replaces the 1981 MSAPA. The new text has not

Appointments to Utah’s Legislative Administrative Rules Review Committee for 2009 have been finalized. Representative Curtis Oda has been appointed has House Co-Chair replacing Representative Ben C. Ferry. Representative Rebecca Lockhart replaces Representative Kory Holdaway. Senator Brent Goodfellow replaces Senator Mike Dmitrich. The Division of Administrative Rules expresses its gratitude for the service rendered by Representatives Ferry and Holdaway, and Senator Dmitrich;

The Utah State Law Library will mark National Library Week, April 12 through April 18, by hosting classes and tours.  More information is available on the Utah State Law Library blog.