{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-612","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 20A-7-612","heading":"Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for an individual to:\n(a) sign a name other than the individual's own name to any referendum petition;\n(b) knowingly sign the individual's name more than once for the same referendum at one election;\n(c) knowingly indicate that an individual who signed a referendum petition signed the referendum petition on a date other than the date that the individual signed the referendum petition;\n(d) sign a referendum petition knowing that the individual is not a legal voter;\n(e) in connection with circulating a referendum petition, represent that a document is an official government document if the individual knows or has reason to know that the document is not an official government document; or\n(f) knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.\n(2) It is unlawful for an individual to sign the verification for a referendum packet, or to electronically sign the verification for a signature under Subsection 20A-21-201(10), knowing that:\n(a) the signature date associated with the individual's signature for the referendum petition is not the date that the individual signed the referendum petition;\n(b) the individual has not witnessed the signatures the individual collects or submits; or\n(c) one or more individuals whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is not registered to vote in Utah.\n(3) It is unlawful for an individual to:\n(a) pay an individual to sign a referendum petition;\n(b) pay an individual, or provide or offer to provide money, prepaid postage, or any other direct financial benefit to an individual, to remove the individual's signature from a referendum petition;\n(c) accept payment to sign a referendum petition;\n(d) accept payment to have the individual's name removed from a referendum petition;\n(e) make a misrepresentation that is likely to deceive, or misrepresent that the individual is affiliated with or acting on behalf of a governmental entity, while the individual gathers or attempts to gather:\n(i) a signature for a referendum petition; or\n(ii) a statement described in Section 20A-1-1003 requesting removal of a signature from a referendum petition; or\n(f) on behalf of a voter described in Section 20A-7-106, place the initials \"AV\" or enter any information on a signature sheet or statement described in Section 20A-7-106, if the individual:\n(i) does not obtain the voluntary direction or consent of the voter;\n(ii) believes or has reason to believe that the voter lacks the mental capacity to give the voter's direction or consent;\n(iii) believes or has reason to believe that the voter does not understand the purpose or nature of the action taken by the individual on behalf of the voter;\n(iv) intentionally or knowingly deceives the voter into providing the direction or consent of the voter; or\n(v) intentionally or knowingly enters false information on the signature sheet or statement.\n(4) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.\n(5) The county attorney or municipal attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.","path":["Title 20A Election Code","Chapter 20A-7 Issues Submitted to the Voters","Part 20A-7-6 Local Referenda - Procedures"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter7/20A-7-S612.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"421638c5ddbd8f556cc4e9cccfaf6617396fb629c2649972358f5a57d62bcb19","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-611","next":"us-ut/utah-code-20a-7-613"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}