Professional statute overview
Enactment structure, operative effect and source provenance
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Purpose and legislative effect
“A municipality or its emergency-services contractor may not charge a flat fee to a person involved in a traffic incident, and may charge only the actual response costs allowed by the section.”
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Enacted 2011. The date shown identifies this source expression and should not be treated as proof that no later change exists.
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A municipality or its emergency-services contractor may not charge a flat fee to a person involved in a traffic incident, and may charge only the actual response costs allowed by the section.
Section 10-8-55.5
The individual may only be charged the actual cost of services provided in responding to a traffic incident, and only for the listed costs.
Section 10-8-55.5(1)(b)
transporting an individual from the scene of a traffic accident; or
Section 10-8-55.5(1)(b)(i)(A)
the cost of materials used in cleaning up the traffic accident, if the individual is legally liable for the traffic accident; and
Section 10-8-55.5(1)(b)(iii)
If a municipality or its emergency-services contractor charges more than one person for a traffic-incident response, it must apportion the charge so it does not collect more than the actual response cost.
Section 10-8-55.5(2)
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Source and current-law status
In force source record
Source record from le.utah.gov · Enacted 2011
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