32A-12-304 (Repealed 07/01/11) - Making false statements. - Utah Statutes

32A-12-304 (Repealed 07/01/11). Making false statements.
(1) (a) Any person who makes any false material statement under oath or affirmation inany official proceeding before the commission or the department is guilty of a second degreefelony.
(b) As used in Subsection (1)(a), "material" statement is as defined in Section 76-8-501.
(2) A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if that person knowingly:
(a) makes a false statement under oath or affirmation in any official proceeding beforethe commission or the department;
(b) makes a false statement with a purpose to mislead a public servant in performing thatservant's official functions under this title;
(c) makes a false statement and the statement is required by this title to be sworn oraffirmed before a notary or other person authorized to administer oaths;
(d) makes a false written statement on or pursuant to any application, form, affidavit, ordocument required by this title;
(e) creates a false impression in a written application, form, affidavit, or documentrequired by this title by omitting information necessary to prevent statements in them from beingmisleading;
(f) makes a false written statement with intent to deceive a public servant in theperformance of that servant's official functions under this title; or
(g) submits or invites reliance on any writing or document required under this title whichhe knows to be lacking in authenticity.
(3) A person is not guilty under Subsection (2) if that person retracts the falsificationbefore it becomes apparent that the falsification was or would be exposed.

Amended by Chapter 1, 2000 General Session
Repealed by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session