77-38b-204.  Financial declaration by defendant.

(1) 

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Terms Used In Utah Code 77-38b-204

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Civil accounts receivable: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Defendant: means an individual who has been convicted of, or entered into a plea disposition for, criminal conduct. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Office: means the Office of State Debt Collection created in Section 63A-3-502. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Payment schedule: means the same as that term is defined in Section 77-32b-102. See Utah Code 77-38b-102
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)  The Judicial Council shall design and publish a financial declaration form to be completed by a defendant before the sentencing court establishes a payment schedule under Section 77-38b-205.

(b)  The financial declaration form shall:

(i)  require a defendant to disclose all assets, income, and financial liabilities of the defendant, including:

(A)  real property;

(B)  vehicles;

(C)  precious metals or gems;

(D)  jewelry with a value of $1,000 or more;

(E)  other personal property with a value of $1,000 or more;

(F)  the balance of any bank account and the name of the financial institution for the bank account;

(G)  cash;

(H)  salary, wages, commission, tips, and business income, including the name of any employer or entity from which the defendant receives a salary, wage, commission, tip, or business income;

(I)  pensions and annuities;

(J)  intellectual property;

(K)  accounts receivable;

(L)  accounts payable;

(M)  mortgages, loans, and other debts; and

(N)  restitution that has been ordered, and not fully paid, in other cases; and

(ii)  state that a false statement made in the financial declaration form is punishable as a third degree felony under Section 76-8-504.

(2)  After a plea disposition or conviction has been entered but before sentencing, a defendant shall complete the financial declaration form described in Subsection (1).

(3)  When a civil judgment of restitution or a civil accounts receivable is entered for a defendant on the civil judgment docket under Section 77-18-114, the court shall provide the Office of State Debt Collection with the defendant’s financial declaration form.

Amended by Chapter 328, 2022 General Session