Utah Code 20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties

20A-1-609. Omnibus penalties.

(1)

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:

Class	Prison	Fine
class B misdemeanor	up to 6 months	up to $1,000

Ballot: means the storage medium, including a paper, mechanical, or electronic storage medium, that records an individual voter's vote. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Election: means a regular general election, a municipal general election, a statewide special election, a local special election, a regular primary election, a municipal primary election, and a special district election. See Utah Code 20A-1-102
Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), a person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(b)	Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a provision of this title for which another penalty is expressly stated.

(c)	An individual is not guilty of a crime for, by signing a petition for an initiative or referendum, falsely making the statement described in Subsection 20A-7-203(3)(d)(xx), 20A-7-303(3)(d)(xx), 20A-7-503(3)(d)(xx), or 20A-7-603(3)(d)(xx).

(2)

Except as provided by Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5, an individual convicted of any offense under this title may not:

(a)	file a declaration of candidacy for any office or appear on the ballot as a candidate for any office during the election cycle in which the violation occurred;

(b)	take or hold the office to which the individual was elected; and

(c)	receive the emoluments of the office to which the individual was elected.

(3)

(a)	Any individual convicted of any offense under this title forfeits the right to vote at any election unless the right to vote is restored as provided in Section 20A-2-101.3 or 20A-2-101.5.

(b)	Any person may challenge the right to vote of a person described in Subsection (3)(a) by following the procedures and requirements of Section 20A-3a-803.

Amended by Chapter 325, 2022 General Session