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Utah Statutes § 20A-11-512 County political party - Criminal penalties - Fines

⤴ Up to Part 5: Political Party Registration and Financial Reporting Requirements

Statute Text

(1) A county political party that fails to file an interim report described in Subsections 20A-11-511 (1)(a)(i) through (iv) before the deadline is subject to a fine in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005 , which the chief election officer shall deposit in the General Fund.
(2) Within 60 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement required by Section 20A-11-510 , the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a) a county political party officer who is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b) each statement contains the information required by Section 20A-11-510.
(3) If it appears that any county political party officer has failed to file a financial statement before the deadline, if it appears that a filed financial statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any financial statement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days after the day on which the lieutenant governor discovers the violation or receives the written complaint, notify the county political party officer of the violation or written complaint and direct the county political party officer to file a financial statement correcting the problem.
(4)
(a) A county political party that fails to file or amend a financial statement within seven days after the day on which the county political party receives notice from the lieutenant governor under this section is subject to a fine of the lesser of:
(i) 10% of the total contributions received, and the total expenditures made, by the county political party during the reporting period for the financial statement that the county political party failed to file or amend; or
(ii) $1,000.
(b) The chief election officer shall deposit a fine collected under Subsection (4)(a) into the General Fund.

History

Amended by Chapter 22 , 2020 General Session , § 20 , eff. 5/12/2020 .

Amended by Chapter 74 , 2019 General Session , § 16 , eff. 5/14/2019 .

Amended by Chapter 83 , 2018 General Session , § 6 , eff. 5/8/2018 .

Amended by Chapter 204 , 2015 General Session , § 8 , eff. 5/12/2015 .

Amended by Chapter 420 , 2013 General Session , § 8 , eff. 5/14/2013 .

Amended by Chapter 252 , 2013 General Session , § 4 , eff. 5/14/2013 .

Enacted by Chapter 396 , 2011 General Session

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