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Utah Code § 76-16-208: Illegal concurrence by a director in a dividend or division of capital.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-16 Offenses Concerning Business Practices
  3. Part 76-16-2 Corporation and Association Offenses

(1)

(a) For purposes of this section, "director" does not include a director of:

(i) a savings and loan association; or

(ii) a building and loan association.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-16-101, and 76-16-201 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits illegal concurrence by a director in a dividend or division of capital if the actor:

(a) is a director of a stock corporation; and

(b) concurs in a vote or act of one or more directors of the corporation, which vote or act is intended to either:

(i) make a dividend except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act; or

(ii) divide, withdraw, or in any manner pay to one or more stockholders any part of the stated capital of the corporation except as permitted by Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah Revised Business Corporation Act.

(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

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