§ 76-10-701 Definitions
§ 76-10-702 Fraudulent signing of stock subscriptions
§ 76-10-703 Fraudulent documents relating to organization or increase of capital stock
§ 76-10-704 Misrepresenting person as officer, agent, member or promoter
§ 76-10-705 Concurrence by director in dividend or division of capital in violation of law
§ 76-10-706 Unlawful acts by director, officer or agent
§ 76-10-707 False reports
§ 76-10-708 Refusing inspection of books
§ 76-10-709 Presumption of director’s knowledge of affairs
§ 76-10-710 Presumption of director’s concurrence in action if present at meeting — Written dissent required
§ 76-10-711 Foreign corporations subject to laws
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Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 76 > Chapter 10 > Part 7 - Corporation Frauds

  • Act: means a voluntary bodily movement and includes speech. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Bona fide stockholder of record: means a stockholder of record who has acquired stock in good faith and is acting for a proper purpose reasonably related to his interests as a stockholder. See Utah Code 76-10-701
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means any of the persons having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name the persons are described in its charter or known by law. See Utah Code 76-10-701
  • 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.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Omission: means a failure to act when there is a legal duty to act and the actor is capable of acting. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Possess: means to have physical possession of or to exercise dominion or control over tangible property. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Public officer: means :
         (15)(a) an elected official of a public entity;
         (15)(b) an individual appointed to, or serving an unexpired term of, an elected official of a public entity;
         (15)(c) a judge of a court of record or not of record, including justice court judges; or
         (15)(d) a member of the Board of Pardons and Parole. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
  • 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
  • Writing: includes :
         (48)(a) printing;
         (48)(b) handwriting; and
         (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5