{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-4-501","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-4-501","heading":"Election returns -- Forgery.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for any person to:\n(a) forge or counterfeit any election returns from any election purporting to have been held at any voting precinct where no election was in fact held;\n(b) willfully substitute any forged or counterfeit election returns in the place of the true return for a voting precinct where any election was actually held; or\n(c) commit or cause any fraud in any election in any manner.\n(2) A violation of this section is a third degree felony.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-4 Election Returns and Election Contests","Part 20A-4-5 Offenses Involving Election Returns"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter4/20A-4-S501.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"5c5412385aa2d450d59737589bd0ab424e779c2fef5ce1ef70de8b526dfe0600","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-4-406","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-4-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}