Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 8 > Part 5 – Falsification in Official Matters


§ 76-8-501	Definitions
§ 76-8-502	False or inconsistent material statements
§ 76-8-503	False or inconsistent statements
§ 76-8-504	Written false statement
§ 76-8-504.5	False statements — Preliminary hearing
§ 76-8-504.6	False or misleading information
§ 76-8-505	False or inconsistent statements — Proof of falsity of statements — Irregularities no defense
§ 76-8-506	Providing false information to law enforcement officers, government agencies, or specified professionals
§ 76-8-507	False personal information to peace officer
§ 76-8-508	Tampering with witness — Receiving or soliciting a bribe
§ 76-8-508.3	Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant
§ 76-8-508.5	Tampering with juror — Retaliation against juror — Penalty
§ 76-8-509	Extortion or bribery to dismiss criminal proceeding
§ 76-8-510.5	Tampering with evidence — Definitions — Elements — Penalties
§ 76-8-511	Falsification or alteration of government record — Penalty
§ 76-8-512	Impersonation of officer
§ 76-8-513	False judicial or official notice
§ 76-8-515	Impersonation of a utility officer or employee

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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 8 > Part 5 - Falsification in Official Matters

Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
False statement: includes a false unsworn declaration, with "unsworn declaration" being defined in Section 78B-18a-102. See Utah Code 76-8-501
Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
Juror: A person who is on the jury.

Material: means capable of affecting the course or outcome of an official proceeding, unless the person who made the statement or provided the information retracts the statement or information before the earlier of:

(a)	the end of the official proceeding in which the statement was made or the information was provided;

(b)	when it becomes manifest that the false or misleading nature of the statement or information has been or will be exposed; or

(c)

when the statement or information substantially affects the proceeding. See Utah Code 76-8-501

Oath: includes "affirmation. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5

Official proceeding: means :

(a)

any proceeding before:

(i)	a legislative, judicial, administrative, or other governmental body or official authorized by law to take evidence under oath or affirmation;

(ii)	a notary; or

(iii)

a person that takes evidence in connection with a proceeding described in Subsection (3)(a)(i);

(b)	any civil or administrative action, trial, examination under oath, administrative proceeding, or other civil or administrative adjudicative process; or

(c)

an investigation or audit conducted by:

(i)	the Legislature, or a house, committee, subcommittee, or task force of the Legislature; or

(ii)

an employee or independent contractor of an entity described in Subsection (3)(c)(i), at or under the direction of an entity described in Subsection (3)(c)(i). See Utah Code 76-8-501

Peace officer: means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 76-8-101

Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5

Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.

Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Public servant: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.

Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.

Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

written: includes any handwriting, typewriting, printing, electronic storage or transmission, or any other method of recording information or fixing information in a form capable of being preserved. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5