The chief election officer shall impose a $100 fine against an individual who fails to file an independent expenditure report, that includes the information required for the report, within the time period required by this part.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-11-1706
Chief election officer: means :
(a)
the lieutenant governor for state office candidates, legislative office candidates, officeholders, political parties, political action committees, corporations, political issues committees, state school board candidates, judges, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501; and
Expenditure: means any of the following made by a reporting entity or an agent of a reporting entity on behalf of the reporting entity:
(i)
any disbursement from contributions, receipts, or from the separate bank account required by this chapter;
(ii)
a purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value made for political purposes;
(iii)
an express, legally enforceable contract, promise, or agreement to make any purchase, payment, donation, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, gift of money, or anything of value for political purposes;
(iv)
compensation paid by a filing entity for personal services rendered by a person without charge to a reporting entity;
(v)
a transfer of funds between the filing entity and a candidate's personal campaign committee;
(vi)
goods or services provided by the filing entity to or for the benefit of another reporting entity for political purposes at less than fair market value; or
Person: means both natural and legal persons, including individuals, business organizations, personal campaign committees, party committees, political action committees, political issues committees, and labor organizations, as defined in Section 20A-11-1501. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
(2)
The chief election officer shall impose a $1000 fine against a person who is not an individual who fails to file an independent expenditure report, that includes the information required for the report, within the time period required by this part.
(3)
The chief election officer shall deposit fines collected under this chapter into the General Fund.