Utah Code § 76-8-504.6

Current with legislation effective through 3/21/2024

Section 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:

(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.

Utah Code § 76-8-504.6

Amended by Chapter 131, 2015 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/12/2015.

Amended by Chapter 283, 2010 General Session