Utah § 38b-204 - Financial declaration by defendant.

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§ 38b-204. Financial declaration by defendant.

Effective 5/4/2022
77-38b-204.  Financial declaration by defendant.
(1)
(a) The Judicial Council shall design and publish a financial declaration form to be completed by a defendant before the sentencing court establishes a payment schedule under Section 77-38b-205.
(b) The financial declaration form shall:
(i) require a defendant to disclose all assets, income, and financial liabilities of the defendant, including:
(A) real property;
(B) vehicles;
(C) precious metals or gems;
(D) jewelry with a value of $1,000 or more;
(E) other personal property with a value of $1,000 or more;
(F) the balance of any bank account and the name of the financial institution for the bank account;
(G) cash;
(H) salary, wages, commission, tips, and business income, including the name of any employer or entity from which the defendant receives a salary, wage, commission, tip, or business income;
(I) pensions and annuities;
(J) intellectual property;
(K) accounts receivable;
(L) accounts payable;
(M) mortgages, loans, and other debts; and
(N) restitution that has been ordered, and not fully paid, in other cases; and
(ii) state that a false statement made in the financial declaration form is punishable as a third degree felony under Section 76-8-504.
(2) After a plea disposition or conviction has been entered but before sentencing, a defendant shall complete the financial declaration form described in Subsection (1).
(3) When a civil judgment of restitution or a civil accounts receivable is entered for a defendant on the civil judgment docket under Section 77-18-114, the court shall provide the Office of State Debt Collection with the defendant's financial declaration form.


Amended by Chapter 328, 2022 General Session

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