Weights and Measures Fund.
Utah Code § 4-9-119
in effect4-9-119. Weights and Measures Fund.
(1) There is created an expendable special revenue fund known as the Weights and Measures Fund.
(2) The fund consists of:
(a) the revenue from fees for the inspection of weights and measures that the department collects under this chapter;
(b) appropriations from the Legislature; and
(c) interest and earnings on money in the fund.
(3)
(a) The state treasurer shall invest the money in the fund in accordance with Title 51, Chapter 7, State Money Management Act.
(b) The state treasurer shall deposit interest and other earnings derived from investment of expendable special revenue fund money into the fund.
(4) The department may use money in the fund for the maintenance, repair, and purchase of equipment used in administering the requirements of this chapter, including:
(a) specialized vehicles;
(b) cranes and lifts;
(c) weight carts; and
(d) field, metrology, and fuel laboratory equipment.
(5)
(a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(c), the Division of Finance shall deposit into the fund the revenue that the department receives under this chapter that the department does not expend during a fiscal year.
(b) The fund may not exceed $1,000,000 at the end of a fiscal year.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the Division of Finance shall deposit into the General Fund the money in the account in excess of $1,000,000, if any, at the end of a fiscal year.
Enacted by Chapter 417, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title4/Chapter9/4-9-S119.html?v=C4-9-S119_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026