{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-203","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 40-13-203","heading":"Criminal penalties.","body":"(1) It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly:\n(a) for the purpose of evading this chapter or an order issued under this chapter, make or cause to be made a false statement, representation, or certification in a report, record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter or by the order;\n(b) omit or cause to be omitted from a report, record, account, or memorandum, a full, true, and correct entry as required by this chapter or by an order;\n(c) fail to make a statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or an order issued under this chapter;\n(d) remove from this state or destroy, mutilate, alter, or falsify a record, account, or memorandum; or\n(e) fail or refuse to comply with:\n(i) an order issued under Section 40-13-201; or\n(ii) an order incorporated in a final decision issued by the board under this chapter, except an order incorporated in a decision under Subsection 40-13-202(6).\n(2) A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and upon conviction, for each violation, is subject to:\n(a) a fine of not to exceed $1,000 as provided in Section 76-3-301;\n(b) imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months as provided in Section 76-3-204; or\n(c) both a fine and imprisonment.\n(3) If a permittee violates Subsection (1), a director, officer, or agent of the permittee may be held criminally responsible in accordance with Section 76-2-205.\n(4) A criminal proceeding for a violation described in Subsection (1) shall be commenced, as provided in Section 76-1-302, by no later than two years from the date of the alleged violation.\n(5) The division or board may impose a civil penalty under Section 40-13-202 in addition to prosecution under this section.","path":["Title 40 Mines and Mining","Chapter 40-13 Brine Conservation Act","Part 40-13-2 Administration and Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title40/Chapter13/40-13-S203.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"8d17fb215c1784934706288f72cbc533f6ff1e04f3ca2aaf1ec2401247e388fe","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-202","next":"us-ut/utah-code-40-13-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}