STATEUtah · May 10, 2026
Utah Requires Agencies to Review Rules Every Five Years
Utah law mandates that state agencies review their administrative rules every five years to ensure they remain current and enforceable.
The Bottom Line
Utah agencies must review their rules every five years and submit a "Five-Year Notice of Review and Statement of Continuation" to keep them in effect; otherwise, the rules expire and are removed from the Utah Administrative Code.
The Case For
- Regular review ensures rules remain current.
- The review process allows agencies to update or eliminate obsolete rules.
The Case Against
- Failure to comply with the review requirement results in the rule's expiration and removal.
Key Numbers
- Rules must be reviewed within five years of enactment per Section 63G-3-305.
Source Verification
The Office of Administrative Rules publishes information on rule reviews, citing Utah Code Section 63G-3-305.
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✓ Quote-groundedUtah Administrative Rules
https://rules.utah.gov/tag/5-year-reviewsfiling-deadlines
Quoted passages this brief is built from (3)
- "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."— October 31, 2014
- "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."— October 31, 2014
- "Otherwise, an unreviewed rule expires, becomes unenforceable, and is removed from the Utah Administrative"— October 31, 2014