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Section 303 - False affidavit -- Penalty.

UT Code § 78A-2-303 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A person may assert by affidavit that an affidavit of impecuniosity, action, or appeal is: (a) false; (b) frivolous or without merit; or (c) malicious.

(a) false;

(b) frivolous or without merit; or

(c) malicious.

(2) Upon receipt of an affidavit in accordance with Subsection (1), the court may notify the affiant of the challenge and set a date, not less than five days from receipt of the notice, requiring the affiant to appear and show cause why the affiant should not be required to: (a) post a bond for the costs of the action or appeal; or (b) pay the legal fees for the action or appeal.

(a) post a bond for the costs of the action or appeal; or

(b) pay the legal fees for the action or appeal.

(3) The court may dismiss the action or appeal if: (a) the affiant does not appear; (b) the affiant appears and the court determines the affidavit is false, frivolous, without merit, or malicious; or (c) the court orders the affiant to post a bond or pay the legal fees and the affiant fails to do so.

(a) the affiant does not appear;

(b) the affiant appears and the court determines the affidavit is false, frivolous, without merit, or malicious; or

(c) the court orders the affiant to post a bond or pay the legal fees and the affiant fails to do so.

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