Criminal Statutes Related to False Filings on the SOS Business Registry
A compilation of criminal statutes related to false filings on the Secretary of State (SOS) Business Registry, including acts such as causing false documents to be filed, perjury in the second degree, false swearing, abuse of public records, and offering false instruments for recording. These statutes outline the penalties for making materially false statements or entries in official proceedings, knowingly providing false information, and misleading public servants. Offenses range from misdemeanors to petty offenses based on the severity of the false filings.
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Criminal Statutes Related to False Filings on the SOS Business Registry
Section 7-90-301.5 - Act of causing document to be delivered for filing. Causing a document to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing pursuant to this part 3 shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of each individual causing such delivery, under penalties of perjury, that the document is the individual s act and deed, or that the individual in good faith believes the document is the act and deed of the person on whose behalf the individual is causing the document to be delivered for filing, taken in conformity with the requirements of this part 3, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes, and that the individual in good faith believes the facts stated in the document are true and the document complies with the requirements of this part 3, the constituent documents, and the organic statutes.
Section 18-8-503 Perjury in the second degree. (1) A person commits perjury in the second degree if, other than in an official proceeding, with an intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of his duty, he makes a materially false statement, which he does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law. (2) Perjury in the second degree is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Section 18-8-504 False swearing. (1) A person commits false swearing if he knowingly makes a materially false statement, other than those prohibited by sections 18-8-502 and 18-8-503, which he does not believe to be true, under an oath required or authorized by law. (2) False swearing is a petty offense.
Section 18-8-114 - Abuse of public records. (1) A person commits a class 2 misdemeanor if: (a) The person knowingly makes a false entry in or falsely alters any public record.
Section 18-5-114. Offering a false instrument for recording. (1) A person commits offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree if, knowing that a written instrument relating to or affecting real or personal property or directly affecting contractual relationships contains a material false statement or material false information, and with intent to defraud, he presents or offers it to a public office or a public employee, with the knowledge or belief that it will be registered, filed, or recorded or become a part of the records of that public office or public employee. (2) Offering a false instrument for recording in the first degree is a class 5 felony.
