Utah legal term
Director in Utah Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Utah legislative session
In Utah criminal law, “Director” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Utah criminal code.
What does “Director” mean in Utah criminal law?
"Director" means a person having by law the direction or management of the affairs of a corporation, by whatever name the person is described in the corporation's charter or is known by law. (Utah Code Ann. § 76-16-201)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor
- Distribution or production of apparent child sexual abuse material
- Embezzlement, abstraction, or misapplication of corporate or association funds
- False entry in a corporate or association book, report, or statement
- Illegal concurrence by a director in a dividend or division of capital
- Making or publishing a report containing a false material statement
- Obtaining encoded information on a financial transaction card with the intent to defraud the issuer, holder, or merchant
- Possession of apparent child sexual abuse material
- Sexual exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Unauthorized corporate or association action
- Unlawful circulation of a corporate or association note
- Unlawful omission or entry in a corporate or association record with the intent to defraud
Related terms in the same statutes
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