Like other states in the US, Utah also considers identity theft a criminal offense and is placed under the code section, Utah code Ann. §76-6-1101 (2000) et seq.
Identity theft is an act of stealing the identity to defraud or impersonate a person and obtain financial or nonfinancial benefits.
The identity theft laws in Utah are as follows:
- The crime can be classified as a varying degree of felony or a misdemeanor, depending upon the loss incurred by the victim.
- According to the state penal code, any violation in the state’s identity theft laws is a violation of the Utah Consumer Sales Practices Act.
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