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This bill originally made failing to sign a required evidence statement a class A misdemeanor, the most serious misdemeanor level, but a substitute version reduced that penalty to a class C misdemeanor, the least serious level. Under the bill, when a state auditor or an investigator working for a prosecuting agency collects or provides evidence to be used in prosecuting a felony, that person must sign a statement attesting the evidence was obtained or provided in compliance with state and federal law. Separately, prosecuting attorneys must sign a statement each time they disclose evidence to a defendant in a felony case, attesting they have complied with laws requiring disclosure of evidence favorable to the defendant, including Utah's criminal procedure rules on this topic. Failing to sign either required statement would be punishable as a class C misdemeanor.