Utah HB0454 amends criminal provisions on public assistance fraud, creates a new offense for facilitating inaccurate public assistance applications.

Utah HB0454 amends existing criminal provisions concerning obtaining or using public assistance by updating definitions and penalties. It creates a new offense for public assistance fraud by a person facilitating an inaccurate public assistance application. The bill also adds this newly created offense to the list of predicate offenses for a pattern of unlawful activity. Additionally, it makes technical and conforming changes to align with the updated provisions.

Utah HB0454 amends criminal provisions on public assistance fraud, creates a new offense for facilitating inaccurate public assistance applications.

Utah HB0454 amends existing criminal provisions concerning obtaining or using public assistance by updating definitions and penalties. It creates a new offense for public assistance fraud by a person facilitating an inaccurate public assistance application. The bill also adds this newly created offense to the list of predicate offenses for a pattern of unlawful activity. Additionally, it makes technical and conforming changes to align with the updated provisions.