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2025 Utah Code
Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code
Chapter 8 - Offenses Against the Administration of Government
Part 2 - Abuse of Office
Section 201 - Official misconduct -- Unauthorized acts or failure of duty.
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UT Code § 76-8-201 (2025)
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Effective 5/1/2024
76-8-201. Official misconduct -- Unauthorized acts or failure of duty.
Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session
76-8-201. Official misconduct -- Unauthorized acts or failure of duty.
- (1)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
- (2)An actor commits official misconduct based on an unauthorized act or failure of duty if the actor:
- (a)is a public servant; and
- (b)with an intent to benefit the actor or another or to harm another, the actor knowingly:
- (i)commits an unauthorized act that purports to be an act of the actor's office; or
- (ii)knowingly refrains from performing a duty imposed on the actor by law or clearly inherent in the nature of the actor's office.
- (3)A violation of Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 96, 2024 General Session
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