20A-11-803 - Criminal penalties.
20A-11-803. Criminal penalties.
(1) (a) Each political issues committee that fails to file the statement due August 31 orbefore the regular general election is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.
(b) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (1)(a) to the attorneygeneral.
(2) Within 30 days after a deadline for the filing of the January 10 statement, thelieutenant governor shall review each filed statement to ensure that:
(a) each political issues committee that is required to file a statement has filed one; and
(b) each statement contains the information required by this part.
(3) If it appears that any political issues committee has failed to file the January 10statement, if it appears that a filed statement does not conform to the law, or if the lieutenantgovernor has received a written complaint alleging a violation of the law or the falsity of anystatement, the lieutenant governor shall, within five days of discovery of a violation or receipt ofa written complaint, notify the political issues committee of the violation or written complaintand direct the political issues committee to file a statement correcting the problem.
(4) (a) It is unlawful for any political issues committee to fail to file or amend astatement within 14 days after receiving notice from the lieutenant governor under this section.
(b) Each political issues committee who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class Bmisdemeanor.
(c) The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the attorneygeneral.
Amended by Chapter 14, 2008 General Session