S.B. 43 Enrolled

PENALTY FOR PROVIDING FALSE
INFORMATION TO STATE AGENCY
2005 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Parley G. Hellewell

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Criminal Code by providing certain penalties for providing false
information to state or local government agencies.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. provides that knowingly giving false information to a state or local government
agency or personnel with the intent to imply that another person has committed an
offense or to induce a change in a person's licensing or certification status is a class
B misdemeanor.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
76-8-506, as last amended by Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 1998

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 76-8-506 is amended to read:
76-8-506. Providing false information to law enforcement officers, government
agencies, or specified professionals.
A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he:

(1) knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to any peace officer or any
state or local government agency or personnel with a purpose of inducing the [officer] recipient
of the information to believe that another has committed an offense; [or]
(2) knowingly gives or causes to be given to any peace officer, any state or local
government agency or personnel, or to any person licensed in this state to practice social work,
psychology, or marriage and family therapy, information concerning the commission of an
offense, knowing that the offense did not occur or knowing that he has no information relating to
the offense or danger[.]; or
(3) knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to any state or local
government agency or personnel with a purpose of inducing a change in the person's licensing or
certification status or the licensing or certification status of another.