H.B. 224

1

GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE
2 OFFICER
3 2002 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Karen W. Morgan
6 This act modifies the Criminal Code by amending the offense of giving false information to
7 a peace officer to include the specific offense of giving the name or identification of another
8 person.
9 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
10 AMENDS:
11 76-8-507, as last amended by Chapter 97, Laws of Utah 1983
12 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
13 Section 1. Section 76-8-507 is amended to read:
14 76-8-507. False personal information to peace officer.
15 (1) A person commits a class C misdemeanor if, with intent of misleading a peace officer
16 as to [his] the person's identity, birth date, or place of residence, [he] the person knowingly gives
17 a false name, birth date, or address to a peace officer in the lawful discharge of [his] the peace
18 officer's official duties.
19 (2) A person commits a class h [[] A [ ] ] [ B ] h misdemeanor if, with the intent of S [misleading] LEADING s a
19a peace
20 officer S [ as to the person's identity, birth date, or place of residence, the person knowingly or ] s
21 S [ intentionally ] TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON IS ANOTHER ACTUAL PERSON, HE s gives the
21a name, birth date, or address of another person to a peace officer S ACTING s in the
22 lawful discharge of the peace officer's official duties.

Legislative Review Note
as of 12-19-01 9:04 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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