20A-3-502 - Intimidation -- Undue influence. - Utah Statutes

20A-3-502. Intimidation -- Undue influence.
(1) (a) It is unlawful for any person, directly or indirectly, by himself or by any otherperson on his behalf, to make use of any force, violence, or restraint, or to inflict or threaten theinfliction of, by himself or through any other person, any injury, damage, harm or loss, or in anymanner to practice intimidation upon or against any person in order to induce or compel thatperson to:
(i) vote or refrain from voting for any particular person or measure at any electionprovided by law; or
(ii) vote or refrain from voting at any election.
(b) It is unlawful for any person by abduction or duress, or any forcible or fraudulentdevice or contrivance whatever, to impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with the free exerciseof the elective franchise of any voter, either in giving or refraining from giving his vote at anyelection, or in giving or refraining from giving his vote for any particular person at any election.
(c) It is unlawful for any employer, corporation, association, company, firm, or person to:
(i) enclose their employees' salary or wages in envelopes on which there is written orprinted any political mottoes, devices, or arguments containing threats, express or implied,intended or calculated to influence the political opinion, views, or action of the employees; or
(ii) within 90 days of any election provided by law to put up, or otherwise exhibit, in its,their, or his factory, workshop, mine, mill, boarding house, office, or other establishment or placewhere employees may be working or be present in the course of employment, any handbill,notice, or placard containing any threat, notice, or information, that if any particular ticket orcandidate is or is not elected:
(A) work in the establishment will cease in whole or in part;
(B) the establishment will be closed;
(C) wages of workmen be reduced; or
(D) other threats, express or implied, intended or calculated to influence the politicalopinions or actions of employees.
(2) Any person, whether acting in his individual capacity or as an officer or agent of anycorporation, who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

Enacted by Chapter 1, 1993 General Session