20A-11-512. County political party — Criminal penalties — Fines.
(1)
A county political party that fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 20A-11-511(1)(a)(i) through (iv) before the deadline is subject to a fine in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005, which the chief election officer shall deposit in the General Fund.
Terms Used In Utah Code 20A-11-512
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
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
County political party: means , for each registered political party, all of the persons within a single county who, under definitions established by the political party, are members of the registered political party. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
County political party officer: means a person whose name is required to be submitted by a county political party to the lieutenant governor in accordance with Section 20A-8-402. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Election: means each:
(a)
regular general election;
(b)
regular primary election; and
(c)
special election at which candidates are eliminated and selected. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Election officer: means :
(a)
the lieutenant governor, for all statewide ballots and elections;
Financial statement: includes any summary report, interim report, verified financial statement, or other statement disclosing contributions, expenditures, receipts, donations, or disbursements that is required by this chapter or 2. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Interim report: means a report identifying the contributions received and expenditures made since the last report. See Utah Code 20A-11-101
Within 60 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required by Section 20A-11-510, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a)
a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b)
each statement contains the information required by Section 20A-11-510.
(3)
If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial statement before the deadline, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the county political party officer of the violation or written complaint and direct the county political party officer to file a financial statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a)
A county political party that fails to file or amend a financial statement within seven days after the day on which the county political party receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section is subject to a fine of the lesser of:
(i)
10% of the total contributions received, and the total expenditures made, by the county political party during the reporting period for the financial statement that the county political party failed to file or amend; or
(ii)
$1,000.
(b)
The chief election officer shall deposit a fine collected under Subsection (4)(a) into the General Fund.
