20A-11-603 (Effective 01/01/11) - Criminal penalties -- Fines. - Utah Statutes

20A-11-603 (Effective 01/01/11). Criminal penalties -- Fines.
(1) (a) Each political action committee that fails to file the financial statement due beforethe regular primary election, on August 31, or before the regular general session 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 the January 10 statement required bythis part, the lieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a) each political action committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
(3) If it appears that any political action committee has failed to file the January 10statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenantgovernor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of anystatement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt ofa written complaint, notify the political action committee of the violation or written complaintand direct the political action committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
(4) (a) It is unlawful for any political action committee to fail to file or amend astatement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b) Each political action committee 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