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Utah's court rules currently let the Utah Supreme Court authorize the Utah State Bar to license and regulate attorneys and paralegal practitioners, but they don't specifically limit how licensing fees can be used. Using its constitutional authority to amend court rules with a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, this resolution would require that any licensing fee the Supreme Court imposes on attorneys be proportional to the actual costs of admitting and licensing lawyers, disciplining and disbarring them, and proposing related rules. It would also prohibit using mandatory licensing fees to pay for other services provided to lawyers or the public, though the Bar could still offer such services funded through a separate, voluntary fee that attorneys choose to pay. The resolution additionally specifies that any fee charged by the Bar must be reasonable, fair, and based on its actual direct and indirect costs for the specific purpose the fee supports.