20A-11-508 (Effective 01/01/11) - Political party reporting requirements -- Criminal penalties -- Fines. - Utah Statutes

20A-11-508 (Effective 01/01/11). Political party reporting requirements -- Criminalpenalties -- Fines.
(1) (a) Each registered political party that fails to file the interim reports due before theregular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general election is:
(i) subject to a fine imposed in accordance with Section 20A-11-1005; and
(ii) guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the attorneygeneral.
(2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of a summary report required by thispart, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed report to ensure that:
(a) each political party that is required to file a report has filed one; and
(b) each report contains the information required by this part.
(3) If it appears that any political party has failed to file a report required by law, if itappears that a filed report does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenant governor has receiveda written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of any report, the lieutenantgovernor 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 filea summary report correcting the problem.
(4) (a) It is unlawful for any political party to fail to file or amend a summary reportwithin 14 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 Bmisdemeanor.
(c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the attorneygeneral.

Amended by Chapter 389, 2010 General Session