76-8-504.6.  False or misleading information.

(1)  A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person, not under oath or affirmation, intentionally or knowingly provides false or misleading material information to:

Attorney's Note

Under the Utah Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $1,000
For details, see Utah Code § 76-3-204
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Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-504.6

  • Material: means capable of affecting the course or outcome of an official proceeding, unless the person who made the statement or provided the information retracts the statement or information before the earlier of:
    (a) the end of the official proceeding in which the statement was made or the information was provided;
    (b) when it becomes manifest that the false or misleading nature of the statement or information has been or will be exposed; or
    (c) when the statement or information substantially affects the proceeding. See Utah Code 76-8-501
  • Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
    • (a)  an officer of the court for the purpose of influencing a criminal proceeding; or

    (b)  the Bureau of Criminal Identification for the purpose of obtaining a certificate of eligibility for:

    (i)  expungement; or

    (ii)  removal of the person’s name from the White Collar Crime Registry created in Title 77, Chapter 42, Utah White Collar Crime Offender Registry.

(2)  For the purposes of this section “officer of the court” means:

(a)  prosecutor;

(b)  judge;

(c)  court clerk;

(d)  interpreter;

(e)  presentence investigator;

(f)  probation officer;

(g)  parole officer; and

(h)  any other person reasonably believed to be gathering information for a criminal proceeding.

(3)  This section does not apply under circumstances amounting to Section 76-8-306 or any other provision of this code carrying a greater penalty.

Amended by Chapter 131, 2015 General Session

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