John Kuhni & Sons Inc. v. Labor Comm'n

HARRIS, Judge:

¶1 This case requires us to examine the term "certified mail," as used in Utah Code section 34A-6-303(1). Specifically, we are asked to determine whether that term is broad enough to include any delivery-whether by public or private courier service-that provides proof of mailing and receipt, or whether that term is intended to include only items sent as certified mail through the United States Postal Service. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the narrower interpretation is the correct one.

¶2 In this case, the implications of that conclusion are as follows: the…