H.B. 224 Enrolled

GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE
OFFICER
2002 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Karen W. Morgan
This act modifies the Criminal Code by amending the offense of giving false information to
a peace officer to include the specific offense of giving the name or identification of another
person.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
76-8-507, as last amended by Chapter 97, Laws of Utah 1983
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 76-8-507 is amended to read:
76-8-507. False personal information to peace officer.
(1) A person commits a class C misdemeanor if, with intent of misleading a peace officer
as to [his] the person's identity, birth date, or place of residence, [he] the person knowingly gives
a false name, birth date, or address to a peace officer in the lawful discharge of [his] the peace
officer's official duties.
(2) A person commits a class A misdemeanor if, with the intent of leading a peace officer
to believe that the person is another actual person, he gives the name, birth date, or address of
another person to a peace officer acting in the lawful discharge of the peace officer's official duties.