(1)  A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if he threatens any harm to a public servant, party official, or voter with a purpose of influencing his action, decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote, or other exercise of discretion.

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A misdemeanorup to 364 daysup to $2,500
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-104

  • Party official: means a person holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise. 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
  • Public servant: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
(2)  As used in this section:

(a)  “Harm” means any disadvantage or injury, pecuniary or otherwise, including disadvantage or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare the public servant, party official, or voter is interested.

(b)  “Public servant” does not include jurors.

Amended by Chapter 215, 1991 General Session