February is Black History Month and we at the Utah Department of Commerce would like to highlight one trail blazer who has affected a couple of our Divisions in a positive way. Roy Banks, came to Utah 30 years ago and has been a positive force in its commercial activities ever since. After serving in the Navy for 5 years …
Utah Division of Public Utilities: Advocating for the Public Interest
The Division of Public Utilities makes recommendations to the Utah Public Service Commission for rate-making purposes, applications, hearings, and other issues affecting quality of service. The Division also handles and investigates consumer complaints and monitors utility operations to ensure compliance with Public Service Commission rules and orders. When the Division does its job well, Utahns have reliable and reasonably priced …
Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman, how we can help you.
What we can help you with?Our office was created by the Utah Legislature over twenty years ago to help citizens and government agencies understand and comply with land use laws and eminent domain regulations. Our authority and responsibilities are varied, and are detailed in various sections of Utah Code. For instance, we can mediate eminent domain disputes as well as …
What are DOPL’s Objectives and limitations:
Utah’s Department of Commerce licenses most of the professions and occupations in the State of Utah, and most of these are found in the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. (DOPL) The vast majority of licensed professionals desire to provide an excellent service to the public. DOPL helps the public by guaranteeing a minimum competency for practice and removing …
The Division of Real Estate: Objectives and Limitations
The Division of Real Estate regulates the real estate, mortgage, appraisal, and timeshare industries through licensing, enforcement, and education. Licensing The Division of Real Estate issues licenses to real estate agents, real estate brokers, principal lending managers, mortgage loan originators, certified residential appraisers, certified general appraisers, and timeshare sales people. In order to qualify for a license, an applicant must …
The Division of Securities: Objectives and Limitations
Have you wondered what the Division of Securities can do for you? A bit of historical perspective might provide a better understanding. Founded in 1919 as the Securities Commission for enforcement of Utah’s Blue Sky laws, the Utah Division of Securities now enforces the Utah Uniform Securities Act. The Act has five objectives:¬ to license broker-dealers and their agents, investment …
Tips to Make Sure You’re Ready to Register Your Business
Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Corporations and Commercial Code has been registering more entities than previous years (1.36% more LLC’s in 2019.) With so many people setting up new businesses, we want to help the process go more smoothly. Sometimes people come to our OneStop Business Registration System first before they know how they want to file. We at …
Our Office of Consumer Services, Watching out for the Small Utility Customer
Have you ever heard news reports of utility rate changes or discovered new charges on your utility bill and wondered who was looking out for you, the small utility customer? The good news is that the Office of Consumer Services is established in Utah law to do just that: to advocate on behalf of residential and small commercial customers of …
What is a Security? From the Division of Securities.
Security is a term used often in financial transactions. Generally speaking, a security is a tool used to generate a financial gain. Most people understand securities to be stocks and bonds and know that special laws apply to securities, but many do not realize that Utah law defines “securities” far more broadly than just stocks or bonds. A security also …








