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Utah Code § 10-3-826

Official neglect and misconduct class A misdemeanor -- Removal from office

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Jones (2014)

Most recently applied in State of Iowa v. Abraham K. Watkins (June 2018)

Amended by Chapter 178, 1986 General Session

In case any municipal officer shall at any time wilfully omit to perform any duty, or wilfully and corruptly be guilty of oppression, malconduct, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office, the person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, shall be removed from office, and is not eligible for any municipal office thereafter.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.