Utah legal term
Fraud in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Fraud” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Fraud” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Fraud" means a knowingly false or misleading material representation of fact that is: (1)(a)(iv)(A) made to obtain money, property, a benefit, or a service to which a person is not entitled; (1)(a)(iv)(B) intended to cause another person to rely upon the representation; and (1)(a)(iv)(C) relied upon by another person. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-308)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Communications fraud
- Failure to return library material
- Fraudulently misappropriating public assistance funds
- Gambling fraud
- Insurance fraud
- Mail theft
- Metal or catalytic converter theft
- Mortgage fraud
- Mutilation or damaging of library material
- Prohibited uses of license certificate
- Public assistance fraud by a person facilitating an inaccurate public assistance application
- Public assistance fraud by a provider
Related terms in the same statutes
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