STATEUtah · May 10, 2026
Utah agencies to review administrative rules
Utah state agencies are required to review their administrative rules within five years of enactment, or the rules will expire.
The Bottom Line
Utah agencies must review their rules on a five-year cycle to ensure they remain current and enforceable; the listed rules are due for review during the remainder of 2014.
The Case For
- The review process ensures rules remain current.
- Agencies can submit the review at any time prior to the deadline.
The Case Against
- If agencies miss the review deadline, the unreviewed rule expires, becomes unenforceable, and is removed from the Utah Administrative Code.
Key Numbers
- Rules must be reviewed within five years of enactment.
- As of 03/20/2014, rules are due for review during the remainder of 2014.
Source Verification
The Utah state government requires agencies to review rules per Section 63G-3-305 of the Utah Code.
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✓ Quote-groundedUtah Administrative Rules
https://rules.utah.gov/updated-rules-review-agenda-for-2014-list-of-rules-due-for-five-year-review-during-the-remainder-of-2014
Quoted passages this brief is built from (4)
- "Section 63G-3-305 requires each agency to review its rules within five years of each rule’s original enactment, and then within five-year intervals."— Section 63G-3-305
- "To comply with the review requirement, the agency must submit a “Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation” by the review due date. Otherwise, an unreviewed rule expires, becomes unenforceable, and is removed from the Utah Administrative Code."— Section 63G-3-305
- "Reviews may be filed ANY TIME prior to the deadline."— Section 63G-3-305
- "As of 03/20/2014, the following rules are due for review during the remainder of 2014."— The Division sends quarterly