{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-104","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 61-1-104","heading":"Reporter protected from adverse action -- Exceptions.","body":"(1) An employer may not take adverse action against an employee who is a reporter because of a lawful act of the employee, or a person authorized to act on behalf of the employee, to:\n(a) provide original information to the division or commission in accordance with Section 61-1-103;\n(b) initiate, testify in, or assist in any investigation, judicial action, or administrative action based on or related to original information provided to the division or commission;\n(c) disclose information required or protected under:\n(i) Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7201 et seq.;\n(ii) Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78a et seq.;\n(iii) 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1513(e);\n(iv) a regulation issued by the Securities Exchange Commission; or\n(v) this chapter or a rule made under this chapter.\n(2) Notwithstanding Subsection (1), an employee is not protected under this section if:\n(a) the employee knowingly or recklessly makes a false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or misrepresentation;\n(b) the employee uses a false writing or document knowing that, or with reckless disregard as to whether, the writing or document contains false, fictitious, or fraudulent information;\n(c) the employee knows that, or has a reckless disregard as to whether, the disclosure is of original information that is false or frivolous; or\n(d) the employee is protected from adverse action as described in Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 78u-6, and regulations issued under that section.","path":["Title 61 Securities Division - Real Estate Division","Chapter 61-1 Utah Uniform Securities Act","Part 61-1-1 Securities Fraud Reporting Program Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title61/Chapter1/61-1-S104.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"5ca049502ffc384e953a5f5083296148eab1d0db209a00df66ec751046b295cd","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-103","next":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}