Utah Code § 41-3-702: Civil penalty for violation.

(1) The following are civil violations under this chapter and are in addition to criminal violations under this chapter:

(a) Level I:

(i) failing to display business license;

(ii) failing to surrender license of salesperson because of termination, suspension, or revocation;

(iii) failing to maintain a separation from nonrelated motor vehicle businesses at licensed locations;

(iv) issuing a temporary permit improperly;

(v) failing to maintain records;

(vi) selling a new motor vehicle to a nonfranchised dealer or leasing company without licensing the motor vehicle;

(vii) special plate violation;

(viii) failing to maintain a sign at a principal place of business; or

(ix) failing to store a salvage vehicle purchased at a motor vehicle auction in a secure location until the purchaser or a transporter has provided the proper documentation to take possession of the salvage vehicle.

(b) Level II:

(i) failing to report sale;

(ii) dismantling without a permit;

(iii) manufacturing without meeting construction or vehicle identification number standards;

(iv) withholding customer license plates;

(v) selling a motor vehicle on consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday; or

(vi) failing to record and report the sale of a salvage vehicle at a motor vehicle auction as described in Section 41-3-201.

(c) Level III:

(i) operating without a principal place of business;

(ii) selling a new motor vehicle as a dealer who is not a direct-sale manufacturer without holding the franchise;

(iii) crushing a motor vehicle without proper evidence of ownership;

(iv) selling from an unlicensed location;

(v) altering a temporary permit;

(vi) refusal to furnish copies of records;

(vii) assisting an unlicensed dealer or salesperson in sales of motor vehicles;

(viii) advertising violation;

(ix) failing to separately identify the fees required by Title 41, Chapter 1a, Motor Vehicle Act;

(x) encouraging or conspiring with unlicensed persons to solicit for prospective purchasers;

(xi) selling, offering for sale, or displaying for sale or exchange a vehicle, vessel, or outboard motor in violation of Section 41-1a-705; or

(xii) a violation of Subsection 41-3-211(1)(d).

(2)

(a) The schedule of civil penalties for violations of Subsection (1) is:

(i) Level I: $25 for the first offense, $100 for the second offense, and $250 for the third and subsequent offenses;

(ii) Level II: $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second offense, and $1,000 for the third and subsequent offenses; and

(iii) Level III: $250 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense, and $5,000 for the third and subsequent offenses.

(b) When determining under this section if an offense is a second or subsequent offense, only prior offenses committed within the 12 months before the commission of the current offense may be considered.

(3) Knowingly selling a salvage vehicle, as defined in Section 41-1a-1001, without disclosing that the salvage vehicle has been repaired or rebuilt is a civil violation in addition to a criminal violation under Section 41-1a-1008.

(4) The civil penalty for a violation under Subsection (3) is:

(a) not less than $1,000, or treble the actual damages caused by the person, whichever is greater; and

(b) reasonable attorney fees and costs of the action.

(5) A civil action may be maintained by a purchaser or by the administrator.