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Terms Used In Utah Code 32B-4-509

  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Record: includes :
(i) a book;
(ii) a book of account;
(iii) a paper;
(iv) a contract;
(v) an agreement;
(vi) a document; or
(vii) a recording in any medium. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
(a)  A person who with a purpose to defraud the commission or the department, or who with knowledge that the person is facilitating a fraud to be perpetrated by anyone, forges a record required under this title, is guilty of forgery as provided under Section 76-6-501.

(b)  A violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a second degree felony.

(2)  A person who with intent to defraud the commission or the department knowingly possesses a record that is a forgery as defined in Section 76-6-501 is guilty of a third degree felony.

Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session