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Utah Code § 76-8-1303: Unlawful failure to comply with Employment Security Act requirement.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 76 Criminal Offenses
  2. Chapter 76-8 Offenses Against the Administration of Government
  3. Part 76-8-13 Unemployment Insurance Fraud

(1) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits unlawful failure to comply with Employment Security Act requirements if the actor willfully:

(a) fails or refuses:

(i) to make a contribution or other payment required under Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act;

(ii) to furnish a report required under Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act; or

(iii) to produce or permit the inspection or copying of records required under Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act; or

(b) violates a provision of Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act, or an order made under that chapter, for which the violation:

(i) is made unlawful or the observance of which is required under the terms of Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act;

(ii) does not have a prescribed penalty in Title 35A, Chapter 4, Employment Security Act, or another applicable statute; and

(iii) is for conduct not described in Subsection (2)(a).

(3)

(a) A violation of Subsection (2)(a) is:

(i) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the money obtained or sought to be obtained is less than $500;

(ii) a class A misdemeanor if the value of the money obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $500 but is less than $1,500;

(iii) a third degree felony if the value of the money obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $1,500 but is less than $5,000; or

(iv) a second degree felony if the value of the money obtained or sought to be obtained is or exceeds $5,000.

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

(4) An actor under this section may include an officer or agent of an employing unit as defined under Section 35A-4-202.

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