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Utah Code § 40-13-203

Criminal penalties

Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session

(1) It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly:

(a) for the purpose of evading this chapter or an order issued under this chapter, make or cause to be made a false statement, representation, or certification in a report, record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter or by the order;

(b) omit or cause to be omitted from a report, record, account, or memorandum, a full, true, and correct entry as required by this chapter or by an order;

(c) fail to make a statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or an order issued under this chapter;

(d) remove from this state or destroy, mutilate, alter, or falsify a record, account, or memorandum; or

(e) fail or refuse to comply with:

(i) an order issued under Section 40-13-201; or

(ii) an order incorporated in a final decision issued by the board under this chapter, except an order incorporated in a decision under Subsection 40-13-202(6).

(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and upon conviction, for each violation, is subject to:

(a) a fine of not to exceed $1,000 as provided in Section 76-3-301;

(b) imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months as provided in Section 76-3-204; or

(c) both a fine and imprisonment.

(3) If a permittee violates Subsection (1), a director, officer, or agent of the permittee may be held criminally responsible in accordance with Section 76-2-205.

(4) A criminal proceeding for a violation described in Subsection (1) shall be commenced, as provided in Section 76-1-302, by no later than two years from the date of the alleged violation.

(5) The division or board may impose a civil penalty under Section 40-13-202 in addition to prosecution under this section.

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