Utah Code 67-4a-1205. Other civil penalties
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(1) If a holder enters into a contract or other arrangement for the purpose of evading an obligation under this chapter or otherwise willfully fails to perform a duty imposed on the holder under this chapter, the administrator may require the holder to pay the administrator, in addition to interest as provided in Subsection 67-4a-1204(1), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the obligation is evaded or the duty is not performed, up to a cumulative maximum amount of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of property that should have been but was not reported, paid, or delivered as a result of the evasion or failure to perform.
Terms Used In Utah Code 67-4a-1205
- Administrator: means the deputy state treasurer assigned by the state treasurer. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Holder: means a person obligated to hold for the account of, or to deliver or pay to, the owner property subject to this chapter. See Utah Code 67-4a-102
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Property: includes :(29)(b)(i) all income from or increments to the property;(29)(b)(ii) property referred to as or evidenced by:(29)(b)(ii)(A) money, virtual currency, interest, or a dividend, check, draft, or deposit;(29)(b)(ii)(B) a credit balance, customer's overpayment, stored-value card, payroll card, security deposit, refund, credit memorandum, unpaid wage, unused ticket for which the issuer has an obligation to provide a refund, mineral proceeds, or unidentified remittance; and(29)(b)(ii)(C) a security except for:(29)(b)(ii)(C)(I) a worthless security; or(29)(b)(ii)(C)(II) a security that is subject to a lien, legal hold, or restriction evidenced on the records of the holder or imposed by operation of law, if the lien, legal hold, or restriction restricts the holder's or owner's ability to receive, transfer, sell, or otherwise negotiate the security;(29)(b)(iii) a bond, debenture, note, or other evidence of indebtedness;(29)(b)(iv) money deposited to redeem a security, make a distribution, or pay a dividend;(29)(b)(v) an amount due and payable under an annuity contract or insurance policy;(29)(b)(vi) an amount distributable from a trust or custodial fund established under a plan to provide health, welfare, pension, vacation, severance, retirement, death, stock purchase, profit-sharing, employee-savings, supplemental-unemployment insurance, or a similar benefit; and(29)(b)(vii) an amount held under a preneed funeral or burial contract, other than a contract for burial rights or opening and closing services, where the contract has not been serviced following the death or the presumed death of the beneficiary. See Utah Code 67-4a-102(2) If a holder makes a fraudulent report under this chapter, the administrator may require the holder to pay to the administrator, in addition to interest under Subsection 67-4a-1204(1), a civil penalty of $1,000 for each day from the date the report was made until corrected, up to a cumulative maximum of $25,000, plus 25% of the amount or value of any property that should have been reported but was not included in the report or was under reported.