Utah Code § 76-8-104
Threat to influence official or political action
Utah · Utah Code Title 76 — Criminal Offenses · Status: effective
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- Utah Code § 76-8-104, Threat to influence official or political action, Utah, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2353617
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(1)
(a) As used in this section:
(i) "Harm" means any disadvantage or injury, pecuniary or otherwise, including disadvantage or injury to any other person or entity in whose welfare the public servant, party official, or voter is interested.
(ii) "Public servant" does not include a juror.
(b) Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 and 76-8-101 apply to this section.
(2) An actor commits threat to influence official or political action if the actor, with a purpose of influencing an action, decision, opinion, recommendation, nomination, vote, or other exercise of discretion of a public servant, party official, or voter, threatens harm to:
(a) the public servant, party official, or voter; or
(b) a person or entity in whose welfare the public servant, party official, or voter is interested.
(3) A violation of Subsection (2) is a class A misdemeanor.