{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-31","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 61-1-31","heading":"Determining amount of fine.","body":"For the purpose of determining the amount of a fine imposed under this chapter, the commission or court shall consider the following factors:\n(1) the seriousness, nature, circumstances, extent, and persistence of the conduct constituting the violation;\n(2) the harm to other persons resulting either directly or indirectly from the violation;\n(3)\n(a) the cooperation by the person in any inquiry conducted by the division concerning the violation;\n(b) efforts by the person to prevent future occurrences of the violation; and\n(c) efforts by the person to mitigate the harm caused by the violation, including any disgorgement or restitution made to other persons injured by the acts of the person;\n(4) the history of previous violations by the person;\n(5) the need to deter the person or other persons from committing the violation in the future;\n(6) whether the person exercised undue influence;\n(7) whether the person knew or should have known that the investor was a vulnerable adult;\n(8) any direct or indirect compensation or economic benefit the person committing the violation received; and\n(9) such other matters as justice may require.","path":["Title 61 Securities Division - Real Estate Division","Chapter 61-1 Utah Uniform Securities Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title61/Chapter1/61-1-S31.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"19f6625eb154a5afbb3c8ce96b2d280193245b42d5a8a09b8d16fe64329b7216","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-29","next":"us-ut/utah-code-61-1-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}