Utah Code § 53-29-305

Failing to register or providing false or incomplete information -- Failing to
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comply with monitoring program -- Penalties.
(1) An offender who knowingly fails to register under this chapter, knowingly provides false or
incomplete information, or knowingly fails to comply with the sex offender monitoring program
described in Section 53-29-406, is guilty of:
(a) a third degree felony and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration of not less than
30 days and also at least one year of probation if:
(i) the offender is required to register for a registrable offense that is a felony or adjudicated
delinquent for a registrable offense committed before May 3, 2023, that would be a felony if
the juvenile were an adult; or
(ii) the offender is required to register for the offender's lifetime as described in Subsection
53-29-203(1)(b); or

(b) a class A misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to serve a term of incarceration of not less
than 30 days and also at least one year of probation if the offender is required to register
for a misdemeanor conviction that is a registrable offense or is adjudicated delinquent for
a registrable offense committed before May 3, 2023, that would be a misdemeanor if the
juvenile were an adult.
(2)
(a) The court or Board of Pardons and Parole may not release an individual who violates this
chapter from serving the term required under Subsection (1).
(b) This Subsection (2) supersedes any other provision of the law contrary to this chapter.
(3) The offender shall register for an additional year for every year in which the offender does not
comply with the registration requirements of this chapter.

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