§ 76-6a-101 Definitions
§ 76-6a-102 Conducting pyramid scheme — Violation as deceptive consumer sales practice — Prosecution of civil violation
§ 76-6a-103 Participating in pyramid scheme — Violation as deceptive consumer sales practice — Prosecution of civil violation
§ 76-6a-104 Rights of person giving consideration in pyramid scheme

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 6a - Pyramid Scheme Act

  • Actor: means a person whose criminal responsibility is in issue in a criminal action. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Compensation: means money, money bonuses, overrides, prizes, or other real or personal property, tangible or intangible. See Utah Code 76-6a-101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Director: means the director of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 35A-1-201. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Office: means the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation created in Section 35A-1-202. See Utah Code 35A-13-102
  • Person: includes a business trust, estate, trust, joint venture, or any other legal or commercial entity. See Utah Code 76-6a-101
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Pyramid scheme: means any sales device or plan under which a person gives consideration to another person in exchange for compensation or the right to receive compensation that is derived primarily from the introduction of other persons into the sales device or plan rather than from the sale of goods, services, or other property. See Utah Code 76-6a-101
  • 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