H.B. 192

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COUNTY CLERK MISCONDUCT PENALTY
2 2013 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Dana L. Layton
5 Senate Sponsor: Deidre M. Henderson
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill changes the penalty for the issuance of a license for a prohibited marriage.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . makes it a class A misdemeanor for a county clerk to knowingly issue a license for a
13 prohibited marriage.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
17 None
18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 AMENDS:
20 30-1-16, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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22 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
23 Section 1. Section 30-1-16 is amended to read:
24 30-1-16. Misconduct of county clerk -- Penalty.
25 Every clerk or deputy clerk who knowingly issues a license for any prohibited marriage
26 [shall be punished by confinement in the state prison for a term not exceeding two years, or by
27 fine in any sum not exceeding $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and upon

28 conviction shall be removed from his office by the judgment of the court before which his
29 conviction is had; and if he willfully issues a license contrary to his duty as herein prescribed,
30 he shall be fined not exceeding $1,000] is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.




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