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Utah Code — Title 76, Utah Criminal Code

907 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 76-18-220 — Trafficking of fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance.
• § 76-18-221 — Unlawful failure to report a practitioner's diversion of drugs.
• § 76-18-222 — Possession, sale, or use of an adulterant or synthetic urine.
• § 76-18-301 — Definitions.
• § 76-18-302 — Considerations in determining whether an object is drug paraphernalia.
• § 76-18-303 — Seizure -- Forfeiture -- Property rights -- Bystander defense.
• § 76-18-304 — Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.
• § 76-18-305 — Unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia.
• § 76-18-306 — Unlawful advertisement of drug paraphernalia.
• § 76-18-401 — Definitions.
• § 76-18-402 — Exemption of certain persons -- Bystander defense.
• § 76-18-403 — Unlawful use of an imitation controlled substance.
• § 76-18-404 — Unlawful manufacture of an imitation controlled substance.
• § 76-18-405 — Unlawful distribution or possession with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance.
• § 76-18-406 — Unlawful advertisement of an imitation controlled substance.
• § 76-18-501 — Definitions.
• § 76-18-502 — Purpose -- Coordination with other sections.
• § 76-18-503 — Department of Public Safety enforcement authority.
• § 76-18-504 — Seizure and forfeiture.
• § 76-18-505 — Legal inference of intent -- Illegal possession of a controlled substance precursor or clandestine laboratory equipment.
• § 76-18-506 — Unlawful clandestine drug offense.
• § 76-2-101 — Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.
• § 76-2-102 — Culpable mental state required -- Strict liability.
• § 76-2-103 — Definitions.
• § 76-2-104 — Culpable mental state -- Higher mental states included.
• § 76-2-105 — Transferred intent.
• § 76-2-106 — Commission of offense with aid of unmanned aircraft system.
• § 76-2-107 — Commission of offense with aid of generative artificial intelligence.
• § 76-2-201 — Definitions.
• § 76-2-202 — Criminal responsibility for direct commission of offense or for conduct of another.
• § 76-2-203 — Defenses unavailable in prosecution based on conduct of another.
• § 76-2-204 — Criminal responsibility of corporation or association.
• § 76-2-205 — Criminal responsibility of person for conduct in name of corporation or association.
• § 76-2-301 — Person under 14 years old not criminally responsible.
• § 76-2-302 — Compulsion.
• § 76-2-303 — Entrapment.
• § 76-2-304 — Ignorance or mistake of fact or law.
• § 76-2-304.5 — Mistake as to victim's age not a defense.
• § 76-2-305 — Mental condition -- Use as a defense -- Influence of alcohol or other substance voluntarily consumed.
• § 76-2-306 — Voluntary intoxication.
• § 76-2-307 — Voluntary termination of efforts prior to offense.
• § 76-2-308 — Affirmative defenses.
• § 76-2-309 — Justified use of force.
• § 76-2-401 — Justification as defense -- When allowed.
• § 76-2-402 — Force in defense of person -- Forcible felony defined.
• § 76-2-403 — Force in arrest or temporary detention..
• § 76-2-404 — Law enforcement officer use of deadly force.
• § 76-2-405 — Force or deadly force in defense of habitation, vehicle, or place of business or employment.
• § 76-2-406 — Force in defense of property -- Affirmative defense.
• § 76-2-407 — Deadly force in defense of individuals on real property.
• § 76-2-408 — Officer use of force -- Investigations.
• § 76-2-409 — Battered person mitigation.
• § 76-3-101 — Sentencing in accordance with chapter.
• § 76-3-102 — Designation of offenses.
• § 76-3-103 — Felonies classified.
• § 76-3-104 — Misdemeanors classified.
• § 76-3-105 — Infractions.
• § 76-3-201 — Sentences or combination of sentences allowed -- Restitution and other costs -- Civil penalties.
• § 76-3-202 — Paroled individuals -- Termination or discharge from sentence -- Time served on parole -- Discretion of Board of Pardons and Parole.
• § 76-3-203 — Felony conviction -- Indeterminate term of imprisonment.
• § 76-3-203.1 — Enhanced penalty for offenses committed in or for a certain group.
• § 76-3-203.10 — Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Penalties.
• § 76-3-203.11 — Reporting an overdose -- Mitigating factor.
• § 76-3-203.12 — Enhanced penalty for sexual offenses committed by a person with human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.
• § 76-3-203.13 — Enhanced penalty for unlawful sexual contact with a student.
• § 76-3-203.14 — Victim targeting penalty enhancement -- Penalties.
• § 76-3-203.15 — Offenses committed against timber, mining, or agricultural industries -- Enhanced penalties.
• § 76-3-203.16 — Offenses committed against animal enterprises -- Definitions -- Enhanced penalties.
• § 76-3-203.17 — Enhancement of an offense for road rage.
• § 76-3-203.18 — Use of artificial intelligence -- Aggravating factor.
• § 76-3-203.19 — Aggravating factor for an offense committed against a child or minor as part of a ritual.
• § 76-3-203.2 — Definitions -- Use of dangerous weapon in offenses committed on or about school premises -- Enhanced penalties.
• § 76-3-203.20 — Aggravating factor if actor traveled to commit a child sexual offense.
• § 76-3-203.21 — Transnational repression enhancement.
• § 76-3-203.3 — Penalty for hate crimes -- Civil rights violation.
• § 76-3-203.4 — Hate crimes -- Aggravating factors.
• § 76-3-203.5 — Habitual violent offender -- Definition -- Procedure -- Penalty.
• § 76-3-203.6 — Enhanced penalty for certain offenses committed by prisoner.
• § 76-3-203.7 — Increase of sentence for violent felony if body armor used.
• § 76-3-203.8 — Increase of sentence if dangerous weapon used.
• § 76-3-203.9 — Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Aggravating factor.
• § 76-3-204 — Misdemeanor conviction -- Term of imprisonment.
• § 76-3-205 — Infraction conviction -- Fine, forfeiture, and disqualification.
• § 76-3-206 — Capital felony -- Penalties.
• § 76-3-207 — Capital felony -- Sentencing proceeding -- Appeals.
• § 76-3-207.5 — Applicability -- Effect on sentencing -- Options of offenders.
• § 76-3-207.7 — First degree felony aggravated murder -- Noncapital felony -- Penalties -- Sentenced by court.
• § 76-3-208 — Imprisonment -- Custodial authorities.
• § 76-3-209 — Limitation on sentencing for crimes committed by juveniles.
• § 76-3-301 — Fines of individuals.
• § 76-3-301.5 — Uniform fine schedule -- Judicial Council.
• § 76-3-301.7 — Compensatory service -- Credit for cost of court-ordered treatment or course.
• § 76-3-302 — Fines of corporations, associations, partnerships, or government instrumentalities.
• § 76-3-303 — Additional sanctions against corporation or association -- Advertising of conviction -- Disqualification of officer.
• § 76-3-401 — Concurrent or consecutive sentences -- Limitations -- Definition.
• § 76-3-401.5 — Concurrent or consecutive sentence with a juvenile disposition.
• § 76-3-402 — Conviction of lower degree of offense -- Procedure and limitations.
• § 76-3-403 — Credit for good behavior against jail sentence for misdemeanors and certain felonies.
• § 76-3-403.5 — Work or school release from county jail or facility -- Conditions.
• § 76-3-405 — Limitation on sentence where conviction or prior sentence set aside.
• § 76-3-406 — Crimes for which probation, suspension of sentence, lower category of offense, or hospitalization may not be granted.
• § 76-3-406.5 — Aggravating factors in imprisonment for certain criminal homicide cases.
• § 76-3-407 — Repeat and habitual sex offenders -- Additional prison term for prior felony convictions. -- Mandatory imprisonment for entire term of imprisonment.
• § 76-3-409 — Child abuse or sex offense against child -- Treatment of offender or victim -- Payment of costs.
• § 76-3-410 — Compensatory service -- Graffiti penalties.
• § 76-4-101 — Attempt -- Elements of offense.
• § 76-4-102 — Attempt -- Classification of offenses.
• § 76-4-201 — Conspiracy -- Elements of offense.
• § 76-4-202 — Conspiracy -- Classification of offenses.
• § 76-4-203 — Criminal solicitation of an adult.
• § 76-4-205 — Criminal solicitation of a minor.
• § 76-4-206 — Contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
• § 76-4-301 — Specific attempt or conspiracy offense prevails.
• § 76-4-302 — Conviction of inchoate and principal offense or attempt and conspiracy to commit offense prohibited.
• § 76-5-101 — Definitions.
• § 76-5-102 — Assault.
• § 76-5-102.1 — Negligently operating a vehicle resulting in injury.
• § 76-5-102.10 — Assault or threat of violence against a military service member or a family member of a military service member.
• § 76-5-102.3 — Assault or threat of violence against a school employee.
• § 76-5-102.4 — Assault or threat of violence against a peace officer or a family member of a peace officer.
• § 76-5-102.5 — Assault by prisoner.
• § 76-5-102.6 — Propelling object or substance at a correctional or peace officer -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-102.7 — Assault or threat of violence against health care provider, emergency medical service worker, or health facility employee, owner, or contractor -- Penalty.
• § 76-5-102.8 — Disarming a peace officer -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-102.9 — Propelling a bodily substance or material -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-103 — Aggravated assault.
• § 76-5-103.5 — Aggravated assault by prisoner.
• § 76-5-104 — Consensual altercation.
• § 76-5-105 — Mayhem.
• § 76-5-106 — Harassment.
• § 76-5-106.5 — Stalking -- Definitions -- Injunction -- Penalties -- Duties of law enforcement officer.
• § 76-5-107 — Threat of violence.
• § 76-5-107.1 — Threats against schools.
• § 76-5-107.3 — Terrorism.
• § 76-5-107.5 — Prohibition of "hazing" -- Definitions -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-108 — Violation of protective order.
• § 76-5-109 — Child abuse.
• § 76-5-109.2 — Aggravated child abuse.
• § 76-5-109.3 — Child abandonment.
• § 76-5-109.4 — Child torture.
• § 76-5-110 — Abuse or neglect of a child with a disability.
• § 76-5-111 — Abuse of a vulnerable adult -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-111.2 — Aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-111.3 — Personal dignity exploitation of a vulnerable adult -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-111.4 — Financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-112 — Reckless endangerment -- Penalty.
• § 76-5-112.5 — Endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult.
• § 76-5-113 — Surreptitious administration of certain substances -- Definitions -- Penalties -- Defenses.
• § 76-5-114 — Commission of domestic violence in the presence of a child.
• § 76-5-115 — Leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle.
• § 76-5-201 — Criminal homicide -- Designations of offenses -- Exceptions -- Application of consensual altercation defense.
• § 76-5-202 — Aggravated murder -- Penalties -- Affirmative defense and special mitigation -- Separate offense.
• § 76-5-203 — Murder -- Penalties-- Affirmative defense and special mitigation -- Separate offenses.
• § 76-5-204 — Death of other than intended victim no defense.
• § 76-5-205 — Manslaughter.
• § 76-5-205.5 — Special mitigation for mental condition or provocation -- Burden of proof -- Charge reduction.
• § 76-5-206 — Negligent homicide -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-207 — Automobile homicide -- Penalties -- Evidence.
• § 76-5-207.5 — Automobile homicide involving a handheld wireless communication device while driving.
• § 76-5-208 — Child abuse homicide -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-209 — Homicide by assault -- Penalty.
• § 76-5-211 — Aiding or encouraging suicide.
• § 76-5-301 — Kidnapping.
• § 76-5-301.1 — Child kidnapping.
• § 76-5-301.2 — Parental kidnapping.
• § 76-5-302 — Aggravated kidnapping.
• § 76-5-303 — Custodial interference.
• § 76-5-303.5 — Notification of conviction of custodial interference.
• § 76-5-304 — Unlawful detention and unlawful detention of a minor.
• § 76-5-305 — Defenses to certain offenses concerning kidnapping, custodial interference, and unlawful detention.
• § 76-5-308 — Human trafficking for labor.
• § 76-5-308.1 — Human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.
• § 76-5-308.5 — Human trafficking of a child for labor.
• § 76-5-308.6 — Human trafficking of a child for commercial sexual exploitation.
• § 76-5-309 — Criminal liability based on benefiting from human trafficking or human smuggling.
• § 76-5-310 — Aggravated human trafficking for labor.
• § 76-5-310.2 — Aggravated human trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation.
• § 76-5-311 — Human trafficking of a vulnerable adult for labor.
• § 76-5-312 — Human trafficking of a vulnerable adult for commercial sexual exploitation.
• § 76-5-313 — Patronizing a victim of human labor trafficking.
• § 76-5-314 — Patronizing a child victim of human labor trafficking.
• § 76-5-315 — Patronizing a vulnerable adult victim of human labor trafficking.
• § 76-5-316 — Human smuggling.
• § 76-5-317 — Aggravated human smuggling.
• § 76-5-401 — Unlawful sexual activity with a minor -- Penalties -- Evidence of age raised by defendant -- Limitations.
• § 76-5-401.1 — Sexual abuse of a minor.
• § 76-5-401.2 — Unlawful sexual conduct with a 16- or 17-year-old -- Penalties -- Limitations.
• § 76-5-401.3 — Unlawful adolescent sexual activity -- Penalties -- Limitations.
• § 76-5-402 — Rape.
• § 76-5-402.1 — Rape of a child -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-402.2 — Object rape.
• § 76-5-402.3 — Object rape of a child -- Penalty.
• § 76-5-403 — Forcible sodomy.
• § 76-5-403.1 — Sodomy on a child -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-404 — Forcible sexual abuse -- Penalties -- Limitations.
• § 76-5-404.1 — Sexual abuse of a child -- Penalties -- Limitations.
• § 76-5-404.3 — Aggravated sexual abuse of a child -- Penalties.
• § 76-5-405 — Aggravated sexual assault -- Penalty.
• § 76-5-406 — Sexual offenses against the victim without consent of victim -- Circumstances.
• § 76-5-406.3 — Applicability of sentencing provisions.