§ 76-8-101 Definitions
§ 76-8-102 Campaign contributions not prohibited
§ 76-8-103 Bribery or offering a bribe
§ 76-8-104 Threats to influence official or political action
§ 76-8-105 Receiving or soliciting bribe or bribery by public servant
§ 76-8-106 Receiving bribe or bribery for endorsement of person as public servant
§ 76-8-107 Alteration of proposed legislative bill or resolution
§ 76-8-108 Alteration of enrolled legislative bill or resolution
§ 76-8-110 Peace officer prohibited from acting as compensated collection agent for collection agencies or creditors
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 8 > Part 1 - Corrupt Practices

  • Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Party official: means a person holding any post in a political party whether by election, appointment, or otherwise. See Utah Code 76-8-101
  • Peace officer: means an employee of a police or law enforcement agency that is part of or administered by the state or any of its political subdivisions, and whose duties consist primarily of the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of criminal statutes or ordinances of this state or any of its political subdivisions. See Utah Code 76-8-101
  • Pecuniary benefit: means any advantage in the form of money, property, commercial interest, or anything else, the primary significance of which is economic gain. 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
  • Personal property: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public entity: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Public property: includes real or personal property that is owned, held, or managed by a public entity after the real or personal property is transferred by the public entity to an independent contractor of the public entity. See Utah Code 76-8-101
  • Public servant: means :Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.