2012 Utah Code
Title 17 - Counties
Article 53 - County Executive, Legislative Body, and Other Officers
Section 228 - Administrative hearings and procedures.

(1) A county may adopt an ordinance establishing an administrative hearing process to review and decide matters relating to the violation, enforcement, or administration of a county civil ordinance, including an ordinance related to the following:

(a) a building code;

(b) planning and zoning;

(c) animal control;

(d) licensing;

(e) health and safety;

(f) county employment; or

(g) sanitation.

(2) An ordinance adopted in accordance with Subsection (1) shall provide appropriate due process protections for a party participating in an administrative hearing.

(3) An administrative hearing held in accordance with an ordinance described in Subsection (1) may be conducted by an administrative law judge.

(4) A county may not impose a civil penalty and adjudication for the violation of a county moving traffic ordinance.

Enacted by Chapter 133, 2013 General Session