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Utah Code § 76-16-208

Illegal concurrence by a director in a dividend or division of capital

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 173, 2025 General Session

(1)

(a) For purposes of this section, "director" does not include a director of:

(i) a savings and loan association; or

(ii) a building and loan association.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-16-101, and 76-16-201 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits illegal concurrence by a director in a dividend or division of capital if the actor:

(a) is a director of a stock corporation; and

(b) concurs in a vote or act of one or more directors of the corporation, which vote or act is intended to either:

(i) make a dividend except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act; or

(ii) divide, withdraw, or in any manner pay to one or more stockholders any part of the stated capital of the corporation except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

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