76-8-513. Sending a false judicial or official notice.
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Effective 5/1/2024
76-8-513. Sending a false judicial or official notice.
(a)As used in this section:
(i)"Official document" means:
(A)a summons, complaint, court order, or process; or
(B)an insignia, seal, or printed form of a federal, state, or local governmental entity or an instrumentality of a federal, state, or local governmental entity.
(A)"False official document" means a document that has the appearance or format of an official document but that has not been sanctioned by the relevant governmental entity.
(B)"False official document" includes a document calculated to induce an individual to believe that the document is an official document of the relevant governmental entity.
(b)Terms defined in Sections 76-1-101.5 , 76-8-101 , and 76-8-501 apply to this section.
(2)An actor commits sending a false judicial or official notice if the actor knowingly sends, mails, or delivers to an individual a false official document with the purpose to procure the compliance of the individual.
(3)A violation of Subsection
(2)is a class B misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 96 , 2024 General Session