20A-7-612. Misconduct of electors and officers -- Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for an individual to: sign a name other than the individual's own name to any referendum petition; knowingly sign the individual's name more than once for the same referendum at one election; knowingly indicate that an individual who signed a referendum petition signed the referendum petition on a date other than the date that the individual signed the referendum petition; sign a referendum petition knowing that the individual is not a legal voter; in connection with circulating a referendum petition, represent that a document is an official government document if the individual knows or has reason to know that the document is not an official government document; or knowingly and willfully violate any provision of this part.
(2) It is unlawful for an individual to sign the verification for a referendum packet, or to electronically sign the verification for a signature under Subsection, knowing that: 20A-21-201(10) the signature date associated with the individual's signature for the referendum petition is not the date that the individual signed the referendum petition; the individual has not witnessed the signatures the individual collects or submits; or one or more individuals whose signatures appear in the referendum packet is not registered to vote in Utah.
(3) It is unlawful for an individual to: pay an individual to sign a referendum petition; pay an individual, or provide or offer to provide money, prepaid postage, or any other direct financial benefit to an individual, to remove the individual's signature from a referendum petition; accept payment to sign a referendum petition; accept payment to have the individual's name removed from a referendum petition; make a misrepresentation that is likely to deceive, or misrepresent that the individual is affiliated with or acting on behalf of a governmental entity, while the individual gathers or attempts to gather: a signature for a referendum petition; or a statement described in Sectionrequesting removal of a signature from a referendum petition; or 20A-1-1003 on behalf of a voter described in Section, place the initials "AV" or enter any information on a signature sheet or statement described in Section, if the individual: 20A-7-106 20A-7-106 does not obtain the voluntary direction or consent of the voter; believes or has reason to believe that the voter lacks the mental capacity to give the voter's direction or consent; believes or has reason to believe that the voter does not understand the purpose or nature of the action taken by the individual on behalf of the voter; intentionally or knowingly deceives the voter into providing the direction or consent of the voter; or intentionally or knowingly enters false information on the signature sheet or statement.
(4) A violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
(5) The county attorney or municipal attorney shall prosecute any violation of this section.