Commerce News & Announcements

The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection is encouraging Utah residents to share their experiences with insulin pricing. SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Division of Consumer Protection (Consumer Protection) is inviting current and former Utah diabetes patients and their caregivers to share their experiences with insulin pricing over the past ten years. The feedback will support the state’s legal...

The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection alleges Progress Residential and owner Pretium Partners hid mandatory fees, kept security deposits for illegitimate charges, and barred negative reviews SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Progress Residential sold renters on a “dream rental home” and “hassle-free living.” According to the complaint, its own executives called it a “Broken Customer Experience.” The...

DOPL issues 49 citations and doubles fines in multi-agency enforcement sweep. Salt Lake City– The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) issued 49 administrative citations and over $91,000 in potential fines during a coordinated nationwide sweep targeting residential construction violations. Between October 13 and 23, DOPL conducted 326 statewide site checks in partnership with the National Association...

Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection confirms November 2, 2026 enforcement launch. The recent federal injunction addressed only location verification, and the core age-verification requirement remains fully enforceable. SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Department of Commerce and its Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced today that enforcement of mandatory age-verification requirements for commercial adult websites under Utah Senate Bill...

GM must get drivers’ express consent before collecting or sharing driving and location data SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, and 35 other attorneys general reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the automaker sold drivers’ driving behavior and location data without...

Attorney General Derek Brown, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, and the FTC allege Dollar General charges more at the register than its advertised prices, costing consumers millions of dollars SALT LAKE CITY—Utah, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and 19 other states are suing Dollar General Corporation, alleging the retailer charges customers more at the register than...

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection join 16 other states in a $665 million settlement with Snap Finance SALT LAKE CITY—Utah and 16 other states joined the $665 million multistate settlement with Snap Finance. The settlement cancels $16,758,262 in lease payments owed by Utah consumers. Utahns who signed Snap lease-to-own agreements...

Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection join a multistate filing calling for child safety and privacy safeguards in the sale of the company SALT LAKE CITY—Utah and 37 other attorneys general are calling for child safety and privacy protections in any sale of Character.AI’s business or assets. The coalition filed a notice in...

Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs  Salt Lake City, Utah—Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave preliminary approval to a plan to distribute approximately $96.5...