Utah Code § 40-6-12: Evasion of chapter or orders -- Penalties -- Limitation of actions.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 40 Mines and Mining
- Chapter 40-6 Board and Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining
(1)
(a) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if, for the purpose of evading this chapter or any order of the board, he is convicted of any of the following:
(i) making or causing to be made any false entry in any report, record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter or by any order;
(ii) omitting or causing to be omitted from any report, record, account, or memorandum, full, true, and correct entries as required by this chapter or by any order; or
(iii) removing from this state or destroying, mutilating, altering, or falsifying any record, account, or memorandum.
(b) Upon conviction under Subsection (1), a person is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both fine and imprisonment.
(2) Any suit, action, or other proceeding based upon a violation of this section may be commenced only within one year from the date of the alleged violation.
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