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UTAH CODE (Last Updated: January 16, 2015) |
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Title 20A. Election Code |
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Chapter 11. Campaign and Financial Reporting Requirements |
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Part 5. Political Party Registration and Financial Reporting Requirements |
§ 20A-11-508. Political party reporting requirements -- Criminal penalties -- Fines.
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(1) (a) Each registered political party that fails to file a financial statement by the deadline is subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005. (b) Each registered political party that fails to file the interim reports due before the regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(b) to the attorney general. (3) If it appears that any political party has failed to file a report required by law, if it appears that a filed report 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 report, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt of a written complaint, notify the political party of the violation or written complaint and direct the political party to file a summary report correcting the problem. (4) (a) It is unlawful for any political party to fail to file or amend a summary report within seven days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section. (b) Each political party who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the attorney general. (d) In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b), the lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $1,000 against a political party that violates Subsection (4)(a).