20A-11-1605. Failure to file -- Penalties.

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Effective 5/7/2025

(1)Within 60 calendar days after the day on which a regulated officeholder is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure under Subsection 20A-11-1604(3) ,

(4)or

(5), the lieutenant governor shall review each filed conflict of interest disclosure to ensure that:

(a)each regulated officeholder who is required to file a conflict of interest disclosure has filed one; and

(b)each conflict of interest disclosure contains the information required under Section 20A-11-1604 .

(2)The lieutenant governor shall take the action described in Subsection

(3)if:

(a)a regulated officeholder has failed to timely file a conflict of interest disclosure;

(b)a filed conflict of interest disclosure does not comply with the requirements of Section 20A-11-1604 ; or

(c)the lieutenant governor receives a written complaint alleging a violation of Section 20A-11-1604 , other than Subsection 20A-11-1604(1) , and after receiving the complaint and giving the regulated officeholder notice and an opportunity to be heard, the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred.

(3)If a circumstance described in Subsection

(2)occurs, the lieutenant governor shall, no later than the first business day that is at least five calendar days after the day on which the lieutenant governor determines that a violation occurred, notify the regulated officeholder of the violation and direct the regulated officeholder to file an amended report correcting the problem.

(a)It is unlawful for a regulated officeholder to fail to file or amend a conflict of interest disclosure within seven calendar days after the day on which the regulated officeholder receives the notice described in Subsection

(3).

(b)A regulated officeholder who violates Subsection (4)(a) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(c)The lieutenant governor shall report all violations of Subsection (4)(a) to the attorney general.

(d)In addition to the criminal penalty described in Subsection (4)(b) , the lieutenant governor shall impose a civil fine of $100 against a regulated officeholder who violates Subsection (4)(a) .

(5)The lieutenant governor shall deposit a fine collected under this part into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to pay for the costs of administering the provisions of this part.

Amended by Chapter 448 , 2025 General Session