2006 Utah Code - 17A-2-1320 — Fees or charges -- Penalties for delinquencies.

     17A-2-1320.   Fees or charges -- Penalties for delinquencies.
     (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the governing authority of a service district may enact a resolution or ordinance that imposes fees or charges for any commodities, services, or facilities provided by the service district.
     (b) (i) The governing authority may collect those fees or charges, and may pledge all or part of the revenues from those fees and charges to the payment of any bonds issued by the service district, whether the bonds are issued as revenue bonds, guaranteed bonds, or as general obligations of the district.
     (ii) When revenue bonds are issued payable solely from the fees and charges authorized by this subsection, the fees and charges shall be sufficient to carry out any provisions of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds, including provisions for payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds, the operation and maintenance of the facilities, and the establishment and maintenance of appropriate reserve funds while these bonds are outstanding.
     (2) (a) The governing authority may adopt rules to assure the proper collection and enforcement of all fees and charges imposed by this section.
     (b) (i) The governing authority may assess and collect penalties and interest if the fees and charges are not paid when due.
     (ii) Any penalty or interest on delinquent charges assessed under the authority of this subsection shall be the same as applied to delinquent real property taxes for the year in which the fee or charge became delinquent.
     (c) When more than one commodity, service, or facility is furnished by the district, the fees and charges for all commodities, services, and facilities may be billed to the user in a single bill.
     (d) All or any of the commodities, services, and facilities furnished to a user by the service district may be suspended if any fees or charges due the service district are not paid in full when due.
     (3) A special service district that provides jail service as provided in Subsection 17A-2-1304(1)(a)(x) may not impose any fee or charge under this section for the service it provides.

Amended by Chapter 195, 2001 General Session