Setting up a business, and navigating all the different aspects that come along with it, can seem intimidating. The Utah Department of Commerce and its Division of Corporations and Commercial Code want to make the process easier by answering your questions so that you can navigate this process smoothly.We are happy to announce our Division of Corporations and Commercial Code …
Women’s History Month
During #WomensHistoryMonth the Department of Commerce has partnered with Better Days 2020 to showcase women in Utah who have positively affected Utah’s commercial activities. Week 1Fanny Brooks We are excited to highlight Isabella (Fanny) Brooks for our first week of #WomensHistoryMonth. Brooks was the first Jewish woman to settle in Utah and became a successful business woman in the new …
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 …
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 …
Introducing our Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman
What is an Ombudsman? The term “ombudsman” typically refers to someone appointed by the government to investigate or resolve disputes between citizens and their government. Utah’s Office of the Property Rights Ombudsman helps individuals and government agencies understand and comply with constitutional rights when actions taken, or authorized, by state and local government affect property rights. The Office is staffed …
Consumer Protections New Online Intake Process
Our Division of Consumer Protection has recently launched a new Online Complaint Process. Now consumers can file complaints entirely online, including submitting digital copies of their evidence related to their complaints. The new online complaint process is integrated with a new investigative software database that Division personnel will be using to investigate complaints. This new online intake process allows the …
Honoring Black History Month
Utah Department of Commerce and its Division of Corporations are excited to Highlight one of Utah’s Civil Rights Pioneers and someone who had a lasting impact on Utah Business. This month is Black History Month and we are proud to highlight one of Utah’s adopted sons Joe McQueen. Born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma, Joe was an up and …







