Utah § 13-49-401 - Unlawful acts.

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§ 13-49-401. Unlawful acts.

Effective 5/6/2026
13-49-401.  Unlawful acts.
(1)It is unlawful for an immigration consultant to:
(a)make a false or misleading statement to a client while providing a service to the client;
(b)make a guarantee or promise to a client, unless the guarantee or promise is in writing and the immigration consultant has some basis in fact for making the guarantee or promise;
(c)make a statement that the immigration consultant can or will obtain a special favor from or has special influence with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any other governmental agency, employee, or official, that may have a bearing on a client's immigration matter;
(d)charge a client a fee for the referral of the client to another person for services that the immigration consultant cannot or will not provide to the client;
(e)represent that the division or the state endorses the immigration consultant;
(f)omit from a filing with the division a material statement of fact this chapter or a rule the division makes in accordance with this chapter requires; or
(g)include in a filing with the division a material statement of fact that the immigration consultant or immigration consultant's principal knows or should know is false, deceptive, inaccurate, or misleading.
(2)An immigration consultant may not translate a document or other information in a way that falsely represents or implies that the immigration consultant is an attorney.


Amended by Chapter 95, 2026 General Session

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