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Utah Code Title 76. Utah Criminal Code § 76-8-513. Sending a false judicial or official notice

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) As used in this section:

(i) “Official document” means:

(A) a summons, complaint, court order, or process; or

(B) an insignia, seal, or printed form of a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an instrumentality of a federal, state, or local governmental entity.

(ii)(A) “False official document” means a document that has the appearance or format of an official document but that has not been sanctioned by the relevant governmental entity.

(B) “False official document” includes a document calculated to induce an individual to believe that the document is an official document of the relevant governmental entity.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits sending a false judicial or official notice if the actor knowingly sends, mails, or delivers to an individual a false official document with the purpose to procure the compliance of the individual.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

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