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Utah Code § 10-3-826 (2026)

Official neglect and misconduct class A misdemeanor -- Removal from office

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In case any municipal officer shall at any time wilfully omit to perform any duty, or wilfully and corruptly be guilty of oppression, malconduct, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office, the person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, shall be removed from office, and is not eligible for any municipal office thereafter.

Amended by Chapter 178, 1986 General Session

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Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2018 · leading case: State v. Jones, 2014 UT App 142, 330 P.3d 97.
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State v. Jones, 2014 UT App 142, 330 P.3d 97. · cites it 14× “" Utah Code Ann. § 10-3-826 (LexisNexis 2012).”
State of Iowa v. Abraham K. Watkins, 914 N.W.2d 827 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “shall commit any act constituting a violation of any penal statute involving moral turpitude”); Utah Code Ann. § 10-3-826 (West, Westlaw through 2018 Gen.”
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