Second Substitute S.B. 43

Senator Parley G. Hellewell proposes the following substitute bill:

1 PENALTY FOR PROVIDING FALSE
2 INFORMATION TO STATE AGENCY
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Parley G. Hellewell
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Criminal Code by providing certain penalties for providing false
10 information to state or local government agencies.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . provides that knowingly giving false information to a state or local government
14 agency or personnel with the intent to imply that another person has committed an
15 offense or to induce a change in a person's licensing or certification status is a class
16 B misdemeanor.
17 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 AMENDS:
23 76-8-506, as last amended by Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 1998
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

26 Section 1. Section 76-8-506 is amended to read:
27 76-8-506. Providing false information to law enforcement officers, government
28 agencies, or specified professionals.
29 A person is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if he:
30 (1) knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to any peace officer or any
31 state or local government agency or personnel with a purpose of inducing the [officer] recipient
32 of the information to believe that another has committed an offense; [or]
33 (2) knowingly gives or causes to be given to any peace officer, any state or local
34 government agency or personnel, or to any person licensed in this state to practice social work,
35 psychology, or marriage and family therapy, information concerning the commission of an
36 offense, knowing that the offense did not occur or knowing that he has no information relating
37 to the offense or danger[.]; or
38 (3) knowingly gives or causes to be given false information to any state or local
39 government agency or personnel with a purpose of inducing a change in the person's licensing
40 or certification status or the licensing or certification status of another.

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