(1)  In any action commenced under the provisions of Subsection 78B-4-303(2), the complaint or petition shall state with particularity the following:

Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-4-304

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(a)  the statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, or other law that was allegedly violated;

(b)  the facts that are alleged to constitute a material violation of the statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, or other law; and

(c)  the facts alleged to demonstrate that the violation proximately caused actual injury to the plaintiff.

(2)  The complaint or petition shall also state with particularity facts sufficient to support a reasonable inference that the violation was with intent to deceive or injure consumers or with the actual knowledge that the violation was injurious to consumers.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session