Utah Code 13-68-401. Unlawful acts
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(1) It is unlawful for a lawyer referral consultant or any other person to:
Terms Used In Utah Code 13-68-401
- Client: means a person that is provided lawyer referral services by a lawyer referral consultant. See Utah Code 13-68-101
- Lawyer referral consultant: means an individual that engages in lawyer referral service. See Utah Code 13-68-101
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Writing: includes :
(48)(a) printing;(48)(b) handwriting; and(48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5(1)(a) make a false or misleading statement to a client while providing services to that client;(1)(b) make a guarantee or promise to a client, unless the guarantee or promise is in writing and there is basis in fact for making the guarantee or promise;(1)(c) charge a client a fee for referral of the client to another person for services that the lawyer referral consultant cannot or will not provide to the client; or(1)(d) communicate with a prospective client for the purpose of obtaining or referring business if the communication concerns a disaster, or an action for personal injury or wrongful death, unless:(1)(d)(i) the disaster, injury, or death occurred more than 30 days before the communication;(1)(d)(ii) the prospective client is a person who has a prior familial, prior personal, or prior professional relationship with the lawyer to be referred, the lawyer referral consultant, or the person communicating with the prospective client;(1)(d)(iii) the communication is initiated by the prospective client; or(1)(d)(iv) the communication is requested by a third party who has a prior familial or prior close personal relationship with the prospective client.(2) A sign describing the prohibition described in Subsection (1)(c) shall be conspicuously displayed in the office of a lawyer referral consultant. - Writing: includes :