{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-13-1a-106","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 13-1a-106","heading":"Authority of director.","body":"The director may:\n(1) make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to administer the responsibilities of the division;\n(2) investigate, upon receiving a complaint, the corporation and commercial code filings and compliance governed by a law the division administers and enforces;\n(3) bring an administrative or civil action in a court with jurisdiction;\n(4) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act:\n(a) take administrative action against a person that violates a division rule or a law that the division administers, including issuing a cease and desist order; and\n(b) hold or cause to be held administrative hearings regarding a matter affecting:\n(i) the division; or\n(ii) the incorporation or registration activities of a business governed by a law administered by the division;\n(5) for a purpose described in this chapter or any chapter the division administers:\n(a) administer an oath;\n(b) issue a subpoena;\n(c) compel the attendance of a witness; and\n(d) compel the production of papers, books, accounts, documents, and evidence; and\n(6) designate an individual to carry out an action described in Subsection (5).","path":["Title 13 Commerce and Trade","Chapter 13-1a Division of Corporations and Commercial Code","Part 13-1a-1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title13/Chapter1a/13-1a-S106.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-08T05:54:53Z","sha256":"b0b5b1f92833c51cb46561153ec37f1706084063a347ee5689f59b55404bf7c6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-13-1a-105","next":"us-ut/utah-code-13-1a-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}