# Utah Code § 53H-7-303: Complaint process -- Reporting

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_303

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 53H-7-303
- **Heading:** Complaint process -- Reporting
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 53H / Chapter 53H-7 / § 53H-7-303

## Text

(1) The board shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, establishing a procedure whereby a student enrolled in an institution may submit a complaint to the board alleging a policy of the institution directly affects one or more of the student's civil liberties. (2) (a) When a student submits a complaint in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (1), the board shall: (i) examine the complaint and, within 30 days after the day on which the board receives the complaint, determine whether the complaint is made in good faith; and (ii) (A) if the board determines that the complaint is made in good faith, direct the institution against which the complaint is made to initiate rulemaking proceedings for the challenged policy; or (B) if the board determines that the complaint is made in bad faith, dismiss the complaint. (b) Before November 30 of each year, the board shall submit a report to the General Oversight Committee detailing: (i) the number of complaints the board received during the preceding year; (ii) the number of complaints the board found to be made in good faith during the preceding year; and (iii) each policy that is the subject of a good-faith complaint that the board received during the preceding year. (3) If the board directs an institution to initiate rulemaking proceedings for a challenged policy in accordance with this section, the institution shall initiate rulemaking proceedings for the policy within 60 days after the day on which the board directs the institution.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 53H-7-101 § 53H-7-101. General Provisions -- Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_101.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-201 § 53H-7-201. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_201.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-202 § 53H-7-202. Expressive activities at an institution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_202.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-203 § 53H-7-203. Religious, political, and ideological student organizations -- Protection from discrimination.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_203.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-204 § 53H-7-204. Cause of action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_204.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-205 § 53H-7-205. Statute of limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_205.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-301 § 53H-7-301. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_301.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-302 § 53H-7-302. Policies requiring rulemaking -- Policy review.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_302.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-303 § 53H-7-303. Complaint process -- Reporting.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_303.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-401 § 53H-7-401. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_401.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-402 § 53H-7-402. Institution duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_402.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-403 § 53H-7-403. Cause of action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_403.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-404 § 53H-7-404. Statute of limitations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_404.md)
- [Utah Code § 53H-7-501 § 53H-7-501. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T53H_S53H_7_501.md)

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