Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 76-8-513 - Sending a false judicial or official notice(1)(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.(ii)(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 ,§ 104, eff. 5/1/2024.Enacted by Chapter 196, 1973 General Session