67-16-12 - Penalties for violation -- Removal from office or dismissal from employment. - Utah Statutes

67-16-12. Penalties for violation -- Removal from office or dismissal fromemployment.
In addition to any penalty contained in any other provision of law:
(1) any public officer or public employee who knowingly and intentionally violates thischapter, with the exception of Sections 67-16-6 and 67-16-7, shall be dismissed fromemployment or removed from office as provided by law, rule, or policy within the agency; and
(2) any public officer, public employee, or person who knowingly and intentionallyviolates this chapter, with the exception of Sections 67-16-6 and 67-16-7, shall be punished asfollows:
(a) as a felony of the second degree if the total value of the compensation, conflict ofinterest, or assistance exceeds $1,000;
(b) as a felony of the third degree if:
(i) the total value of the compensation, conflict of interest, or assistance is more than$250 but not more than $1,000; or
(ii) the public officer or public employee has been twice before convicted of violation ofthis chapter and the value of the conflict of interest, compensation, or assistance was $250 or less;
(c) as a class A misdemeanor if the value of the compensation or assistance was morethan $100 but does not exceed $250; or
(d) as a class B misdemeanor if the value of the compensation or assistance was $100 orless.

Amended by Chapter 108, 2000 General Session