Utah · Through 2026 General Session

Utah Code § 76-8-513: Sending a false judicial or official notice.

(1)
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Official document" means:
(A) a summons, complaint, court order, or process; or
(B) an insignia, seal, or printed form of a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an instrumentality of a federal, state, or local governmental entity.
(ii)
(A) "False official document" means a document that has the appearance or format of an official document but that has not been sanctioned by the relevant governmental entity.
(B) "False official document" includes a document calculated to induce an individual to believe that the document is an official document of the relevant governmental entity.
(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.
(2) An actor commits sending a false judicial or official notice if the actor knowingly sends, mails, or delivers to an individual a false official document with the purpose to procure the compliance of the individual.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 76 Criminal Offenses
Chapter 76-8 Offenses Against the Administration of Government
Part 76-8-5 Falsification in Official Matters

(1)

(a) As used in this section:

(i) "Official document" means:

(A) a summons, complaint, court order, or process; or

(B) an insignia, seal, or printed form of a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an instrumentality of a federal, state, or local governmental entity.

(ii)

(A) "False official document" means a document that has the appearance or format of an official document but that has not been sanctioned by the relevant governmental entity.

(B) "False official document" includes a document calculated to induce an individual to believe that the document is an official document of the relevant governmental entity.

(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5, 76-8-101, and 76-8-501 apply to this section.

(2) An actor commits sending a false judicial or official notice if the actor knowingly sends, mails, or delivers to an individual a false official document with the purpose to procure the compliance of the individual.

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

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