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The staff at the Utah State Law Library has published a guide to researching Utah administrative rules.   “Researching Utah Administrative Law” appears in the March/April 2009 Utah Bar Journal (Vol. 22, No. 2). The Utah Bar Journal (http://www.utahbarjournal.com/) is available online.  A PDF version of the Journal can be found at http://www.utahbar.org/barjournal/pdf/2009_march_april.pdf.  The article begins on page 39 of the

On September 2, the Division of Administrative Rules rolled out a newly designed web site.  This new look is part of a department-wide effort.  Thanks go to the Department of Administrative Services’ Communications Quality Team and folks at the Department of Technology Services for the new look. Please visit http://www.rules.utah.gov/ and use the “Contact Us” link to provide us with

As part of Governor Huntsman’s Working 4 Utah initiative, the Division of Administrative Rules operates on a  four-day work week.  The office is open for business from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.  The office is closed on Friday. If you have any questions regarding the Division’s business hours, please contact:  Ken Hansen, Director, Division of Administrative Rules,

The Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) gave its unanimous endorsement to a substitute version of Rep. S. Clark’s “Impact of Administrative Rules on Small Businesses” bill. The substitute bill reflects discussions held during prior meetings of the ARRC, as well as negotiations between state agencies and a representative from the Small Business Administration. First Substitute H.B. 53 will require “a

For three years, the Division of Administrative Rules has been monitoring the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws process for revising the Model State Administrative Procedures Act. That process is scheduled to be complete by Summer 2009. The following notice is provided by Commissioner Francis J. Pavetti, Chair of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws

The Division of Administrative Rules is pleased to announce the addition of file authentication to its website. In March 2007, the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) issued a 254-page report that analyzes the “trustworthiness” of state-level primary legal resources on the Web. “The comprehensive report examines the results of a state survey that investigated whether government-hosted legal resources on

On 07/01/1987, the Division of Administrative Rules issued Utah’s first administrative code. This event was the culmination of great effort on the part of all regulatory agencies and the Division. That first administrative code, published by Code*Co Law Publishers, contained 1,446 administrative rules. The 1987 edition represented the first time Utah’s administrative rules had been published and indexed. It set

On March 15, 2007, state agencies submitted 50 rule filings. This is the largest number of filings submitted on one day since August 3, 1999, when agencies submitted 57 filings. March 15, 2007, is the 25th most active filing day the Division has seen since it started tracking this type of information on December 5, 1984 (that is 25th out

Rep. Ben C. Ferry, Republican from District 2, has been assigned as the House chair of the Legislature’s Administrative Rules Review Committee. Rep. Ferry has served in the House since 1999. He replaces Rep. David Ure. More information about Rep. Ferry is available online at http://le.utah.gov/house/members2005/bios2005.asp?id=2. The Division welcomes Rep. Ferry to the Administrative Rules Review Committee.

Rep. David Ure (Republican, District 53) chaired his final Administrative Rules Review Committee (ARRC) meeting on December 20, 2006. He was unsuccessful in his bid for the Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Beverly Evans. Rep. Ure was assigned to the ARRC in 1993 as a first-term legislator. He then became the House chair of ARRC in 1999 replacing Rep.