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Title 40 - Mines and Mining
Chapter 13 - Brine Conservation Act
Part 2 - Administration and Enforcement
Section 203 - Criminal penalties.
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UT Code § 40-13-203 (2025)
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Effective 5/7/2025
40-13-203. Criminal penalties.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
40-13-203. Criminal penalties.
- (1)It is unlawful for a person to intentionally or knowingly:
- (a)for the purpose of evading this chapter or an order issued under this chapter, make or cause to be made a false statement, representation, or certification in a report, record, account, or memorandum required by this chapter or by the order;
- (b)omit or cause to be omitted from a report, record, account, or memorandum, a full, true, and correct entry as required by this chapter or by an order;
- (c)fail to make a statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter or an order issued under this chapter;
- (d)remove from this state or destroy, mutilate, alter, or falsify a record, account, or memorandum; or
- (e)fail or refuse to comply with:
- (i)an order issued under Section 40-13-201; or
- (ii)an order incorporated in a final decision issued by the board under this chapter, except an order incorporated in a decision under Subsection 40-13-202(6).
- (2)A person who violates Subsection (1) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and upon conviction, for each violation, is subject to:
- (a)a fine of not to exceed $1,000 as provided in Section 76-3-301;
- (b)imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months as provided in Section 76-3-204; or
- (c)both a fine and imprisonment.
- (3)If a permittee violates Subsection (1), a director, officer, or agent of the permittee may be held criminally responsible in accordance with Section 76-2-205.
- (4)A criminal proceeding for a violation described in Subsection (1) shall be commenced, as provided in Section 76-1-302, by no later than two years from the date of the alleged violation.
- (5)The division or board may impose a civil penalty under Section 40-13-202 in addition to prosecution under this section.
Enacted by Chapter 152, 2025 General Session
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