Utah Code 76-8-1207. Evidence in criminal actions for public assistance fraud
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In a criminal action under this part:
(1) a paid state warrant made to the order of an individual or a payment made through an electronic benefit card issued to an individual constitutes prima facie evidence that the individual received financial assistance from the state; and
Terms Used In Utah Code 76-8-1207
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Hearsay: Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.
- Public assistance: means the same as that term is defined in Section
35A-1-102 . See Utah Code 76-8-1201 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2) all of the records in the custody of the state agency administering public assistance relating to the application for, verification of, issuance of, receipt of, and use of public assistance constitute records of regularly conducted activity within the meaning of the exceptions to the hearsay rule of evidence.