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UT Code § 76-3-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203 - Felony conviction -- Indeterminate term of imprisonment.

76-3-203. Felony conviction -- Indeterminate term of imprisonment.  A person who has been convicted of a felony may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term as follows:  (1) In the case of a felony of the first degree, unless the statute provides otherwise, for a term of not less than five years and which may be for life.     (2) In the case of a felony of the second degree, unless the statute provides otherwise, for a term of not less than one year nor more than 15 years.     (3) In the case of a felony of the third degree, unless the statute provides otherwise, for a term not to exceed five years.    Amended by Chapter 148, 2003 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.3 - Penalty for hate crimes -- Civil rights violation.

 Effective 5/12/2020  76-3-203.3. Penalty for hate crimes -- Civil rights violation.  As used in this section:   (1) "Primary offense" means those offenses provided in Subsection (4).     (2)   (a) A person who commits any primary offense with the intent to intimidate or terrorize another person or with reason to believe that his action would intimidate or terrorize that person is subject to Subsection (2)(b).     (b)   (i) A class C misdemeanor primary offense is a class B misdemeanor; and     (ii) a class B misdemeanor primary offense is a class A misdemeanor.         (3) "Intimidate or terrorize" means an act which causes the person to fear for his physical safety or damages the property of that person or another. The act must be accompanied with the intent to cause or has the effect of causing a person to reasonably fear to freely exercise or enjoy any right secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.     (4) Primary offenses referred to in Subsection (1) are the misdemeanor offenses for:   (a) assault and related offenses under Sections 76-5-102, 76-5-102.4, 76-5-106, 76-5-107, and 76-5-108;     (b) any misdemeanor property destruction offense under Sections 76-6-102 and 76-6-104, and Subsection 76-6-106(2)(b);     (c) any criminal trespass offense under Sections 76-6-204 and 76-6-206;     (d) any misdemeanor theft offense under Section 76-6-412;     (e) any offense of obstructing government operations under Sections 76-8-301, 76-8-302, 76-8-305, 76-8-306, 76-8-307, 76-8-308, and 76-8-313;     (f) any offense of interfering or intending to interfere with activities of colleges and universities under Title 76, Chapter 8, Part 7, Colleges and Universities;     (g) any misdemeanor offense against public order and decency as defined in Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 1, Breaches of the Peace and Related Offenses;     (h) any telephone abuse offense under Title 76, Chapter 9, Part 2, Electronic Communication and Telephone Abuse;     (i) any cruelty to animals offense under Section 76-9-301;     (j) any weapons offense under Section 76-10-506; or     (k) a violation of Section 76-9-102, if the violation occurs at an official meeting.       (5) This section does not affect or limit any individual's constitutional right to the lawful expression of free speech or other recognized rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.    Amended by Chapter 394, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.4 - Hate crimes -- Aggravating factors.

76-3-203.4. Hate crimes -- Aggravating factors.    (1) The sentencing judge or the Board of Pardons and Parole shall consider in their deliberations as an aggravating factor the public harm resulting from the commission of the offense, including the degree to which the offense is likely to incite community unrest or cause members of the community to reasonably fear for their physical safety or to freely exercise or enjoy any right secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.     (2) The sentencing judge or the Board of Pardons and Parole shall also consider whether the penalty for the offense is already increased by other existing provisions of law.     (3) This section does not affect or limit any individual's constitutional right to the lawful expression of free speech or other recognized rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.    Enacted by Chapter 184, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.6 - Enhanced penalty for certain offenses committed by prisoner.

 Effective 5/12/2020  76-3-203.6. Enhanced penalty for certain offenses committed by prisoner.    (1) As used in this section, "serving a sentence" means a prisoner is sentenced and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the sentence has not been terminated or voided, and the prisoner:   (a) has not been paroled; or     (b) is in custody after arrest for a parole violation.       (2) If the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that a prisoner serving a sentence for a capital felony or a first degree felony commits any offense listed in Subsection (5), the offense is a first degree felony and the court shall sentence the defendant to life in prison without parole.     (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the court may sentence the defendant to an indeterminate prison term of not less than 20 years and that may be for life if the court finds that the interests of justice would best be served and states the specific circumstances justifying the disposition on the record.     (4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the prisoner is younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense listed in Subsection (5) is committed and is sentenced on or after May 10, 2016.     (5) Offenses referred to in Subsection (2) are:   (a) aggravated assault by a prisoner, Section 76-5-103.5;     (b) mayhem, Section 76-5-105;     (c) attempted murder, Section 76-5-203;     (d) kidnapping, Section 76-5-301;     (e) child kidnapping, Section 76-5-301.1;     (f) aggravated kidnapping, Section 76-5-302;     (g) rape, Section 76-5-402;     (h) rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.1;     (i) object rape, Section 76-5-402.2;     (j) object rape of a child, Section 76-5-402.3;     (k) forcible sodomy, Section 76-5-403;     (l) sodomy on a child, Section 76-5-403.1;     (m) aggravated sexual abuse of a child, Section 76-5-404.1;     (n) aggravated sexual assault, Section 76-5-405;     (o) aggravated arson, Section 76-6-103;     (p) aggravated burglary, Section 76-6-203; and     (q) aggravated robbery, Section 76-6-302.       (6) The sentencing enhancement described in this section does not apply if:   (a) the offense for which the person is being sentenced is:   (i) a grievous sexual offense;     (ii) child kidnapping, Section 76-5-301.1; or     (iii) aggravated kidnapping, Section 76-5-302; and       (b) applying the sentencing enhancement provided for in this section would result in a lower maximum penalty than the penalty provided for under the section that describes the offense for which the person is being sentenced.      Amended by Chapter 346, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.7 - Increase of sentence for violent felony if body armor used.

76-3-203.7. Increase of sentence for violent felony if body armor used.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Body armor" means any material designed or intended to provide bullet penetration resistance or protection from bodily injury caused by a dangerous weapon.     (b) "Dangerous weapon" has the same definition as in Section 76-1-601.     (c) "Violent felony" has the same definition as in Section 76-3-203.5.       (2) A person convicted of a violent felony may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term, as provided in Section 76-3-203, but if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant used, carried, or possessed a dangerous weapon and also used or wore body armor, with the intent to facilitate the commission of the violent felony, and the violent felony is:   (a) a first degree felony, the court shall sentence the person convicted for a term of not less than six years, and which may be for life;     (b) a second degree felony, the court shall sentence the person convicted for a term of not less than two years nor more than 15 years, and the court may sentence the person convicted for a term of not less than two years nor more than 20 years; and     (c) a third degree felony, the court shall sentence the person convicted for a term of not less than one year nor more than five years, and the court may sentence the person convicted for a term of not less than one year nor more than 10 years.       (3) The sentencing enhancement described in this section does not apply if:   (a) the offense for which the person is being sentenced is:   (i) a grievous sexual offense;     (ii) child kidnapping, Section 76-5-301.1;     (iii) aggravated kidnapping, Section 76-5-302; or     (iv) forcible sexual abuse, Section 76-5-404; and       (b) applying the sentencing enhancement provided for in this section would result in a lower maximum penalty than the penalty provided for under the section that describes the offense for which the person is being sentenced.      Amended by Chapter 339, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.8 - Increase of sentence if dangerous weapon used.

76-3-203.8. Increase of sentence if dangerous weapon used.    (1) As used in this section, "dangerous weapon" has the same definition as in Section 76-1-601.     (2) If the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that a dangerous weapon was used in the commission or furtherance of a felony, the court:   (a)   (i) shall increase by one year the minimum term of the sentence applicable by law; and     (ii) if the minimum term applicable by law is zero, shall set the minimum term as one year; and       (b) may increase by five years the maximum sentence applicable by law in the case of a felony of the second or third degree.       (3) A defendant who is a party to a felony offense shall be sentenced to the increases in punishment provided in Subsection (2) if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that:   (a) a dangerous weapon was used in the commission or furtherance of the felony; and     (b) the defendant knew that the dangerous weapon was present.       (4) If the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that a person has been sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a felony in which a dangerous weapon was used in the commission of or furtherance of the felony and that person is subsequently convicted of another felony in which a dangerous weapon was used in the commission of or furtherance of the felony, the court shall, in addition to any other sentence imposed including those in Subsection (2), impose an indeterminate prison term to be not less than five nor more than 10 years to run consecutively and not concurrently.    Amended by Chapter 276, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.9 - Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Aggravating factor.

76-3-203.9. Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Aggravating factor.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "In the presence of a child" means:   (i) in the physical presence of a child younger than 14 years of age; or     (ii) having knowledge that a child younger than 14 years of age is present and may see or hear a violent criminal offense.       (b) "Violent criminal offense" means any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm.       (2) The sentencing judge or the Board of Pardons and Parole shall consider as an aggravating factor in their deliberations that the defendant committed the violent criminal offense in the presence of a child.     (3) The sentencing judge or the Board of Pardons and Parole shall also consider whether the penalty for the offense is already increased by other existing provisions of law.     (4) This section does not affect or limit any individual's constitutional right to the lawful expression of free speech or other recognized rights secured by the Constitution or laws of Utah or by the Constitution or laws of the United States.     (5) This section does not affect or restrict the exercise of judicial discretion under any other provision of Utah law.    Enacted by Chapter 347, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.10 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.10 - Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Penalties.

76-3-203.10. Violent offense committed in presence of a child -- Penalties.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "In the presence of a child" means:   (i) in the physical presence of a child younger than 14 years of age; and     (ii) having knowledge that the child is present and may see or hear the commission of a violent criminal offense.       (b) "Violent criminal offense" means any criminal offense involving violence or physical harm or threat of violence or physical harm, or any attempt to commit a criminal offense involving violence or physical harm that is not a domestic violence offense as defined in Section 77-36-1.       (2) A person commits a violent criminal offense in the presence of a child if the person:   (a) commits or attempts to commit criminal homicide, as defined in Section 76-5-201, against a third party in the presence of a child;     (b) intentionally causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury to a third party or uses a dangerous weapon, as defined in Section 76-1-601, or other means or force likely to produce death or serious bodily injury, against a third party in the presence of a child; or     (c) under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Subsection (2)(a) or (b), commits a violent criminal offense in the presence of a child.       (3) A person who violates Subsection (2) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.    Enacted by Chapter 359, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.11 - Reporting an overdose -- Mitigating factor.

 Effective 5/12/2020  76-3-203.11. Reporting an overdose -- Mitigating factor.  It is a mitigating factor in sentencing for an offense under Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, that the person or bystander:   (1) reasonably believes that the person or another person is experiencing an overdose event due to the ingestion, injection, inhalation, or other introduction into the human body of a controlled substance or other substance;     (2) reports, or assists a person who reports, in good faith the overdose event to a medical provider, an emergency medical service provider as defined in Section 26-8a-102, a law enforcement officer, a 911 emergency call system, or an emergency dispatch system, or the person is the subject of a report made under this section;     (3) provides in the report under Subsection (2) a functional description of the location of the actual overdose event that facilitates responding to the person experiencing the overdose event;     (4) remains at the location of the person experiencing the overdose event until a responding law enforcement officer or emergency medical service provider arrives, or remains at the medical care facility where the person experiencing an overdose event is located until a responding law enforcement officer arrives;     (5) cooperates with the responding medical provider, emergency medical service provider, and law enforcement officer, including providing information regarding the person experiencing the overdose event and any substances the person may have injected, inhaled, or otherwise introduced into the person's body; and     (6) committed the offense in the same course of events from which the reported overdose arose.    Amended by Chapter 131, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.12 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.12 - Enhanced penalty for sexual offenses committed by a person with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C.

 Effective 5/9/2017  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.    (1) A person convicted of a sexual offense described in Chapter 5, Part 4, Sexual Offenses, is subject to an enhanced penalty if at the time of the sexual offense the person was infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Virus, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C and the person knew of the infection.     (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), the enhancement of a penalty described in Subsection (1) shall be an enhancement of one classification higher than the root offense for which the person was convicted.     (b) A felony of the first degree is not enhanced under this section.       Enacted by Chapter 449, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-203.13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 203.13 - Enhanced penalty for unlawful sexual contact with a student.

 Effective 5/8/2018  76-3-203.13. Enhanced penalty for unlawful sexual contact with a student.    (1) A person convicted of a sexual offense described in Section 76-5-401.1 or 76-5-401.2 may be subject to an enhanced penalty if, at the time of the commission of the sexual offense, the actor:   (a) was 18 years of age or older;     (b) held a position of special trust as a teacher, employee, or volunteer at a school, as that position is defined in Subsection 76-5-404.1(1)(c)(xix); and     (c) committed the offense against an individual who at the time of the offense was enrolled as a student at the school where the actor was employed or was acting as a volunteer.       (2) The enhancement of a penalty described in Subsection (1) shall be an enhancement of one classification higher than the offense of which the person was convicted.    Enacted by Chapter 394, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-204 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 204 - Misdemeanor conviction -- Term of imprisonment.

 Effective 5/14/2019  76-3-204. Misdemeanor conviction -- Term of imprisonment.  A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced to imprisonment as follows:  (1) In the case of a class A misdemeanor, for a term not exceeding 364 days.     (2) In the case of a class B misdemeanor, for a term not exceeding six months.     (3) In the case of a class C misdemeanor, for a term not exceeding 90 days.    Amended by Chapter 222, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-205 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 205 - Infraction conviction -- Fine, forfeiture, and disqualification.

 Effective 5/8/2018  76-3-205. Infraction conviction -- Fine, forfeiture, and disqualification.    (1) A person convicted of an infraction may not be imprisoned but may be subject to:   (a) a fine, which may include compensatory service as a method to satisfy the fine;     (b) forfeiture;     (c) disqualification; or     (d) any combination of the above.       (2) Compensatory service shall be considered in accordance with Section 76-3-301.7.     (3) Whenever a person is convicted of an infraction and no punishment is specified, the person may be fined as for a class C misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 214, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-206 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 206 - Capital felony -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/10/2016  76-3-206. Capital felony -- Penalties.    (1) A person who has pled guilty to or been convicted of a capital felony shall be sentenced in accordance with this section and Section 76-3-207.      (2)   (a) If the person described in Subsection (1) was 18 years of age or older at the time the offense was committed, the sentence shall be:   (i) death;     (ii) an indeterminate prison term of not less than 25 years and that may be for life; or     (iii) on or after April 27, 1992, life in prison without parole.       (b) Subsections (2)(a)(i) and (2)(a)(iii) do not apply if the person was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed and was sentenced on or after May 10, 2016.       (3)   (a) The judgment of conviction and sentence of death is subject to automatic review by the Utah State Supreme Court within 60 days after certification by the sentencing court of the entire record unless time is extended an additional period not to exceed 30 days by the Utah State Supreme Court for good cause shown.     (b) The review by the Utah State Supreme Court has priority over all other cases and shall be heard in accordance with rules promulgated by the Utah State Supreme Court.      Amended by Chapter 277, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-207.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 207.5 - Applicability -- Effect on sentencing -- Options of offenders.

 Effective 5/10/2016  76-3-207.5. Applicability -- Effect on sentencing -- Options of offenders.    (1)   (a) The sentencing option of life without parole provided in Sections 76-3-201 and 76-3-207 applies only to those capital felonies for which the offender is sentenced on or after April 27, 1992.     (b) The sentencing option of life without parole provided in Sections 76-3-201 and 76-3-207 has no effect on sentences imposed in capital cases prior to April 27, 1992.       (2) An offender, who commits a capital felony prior to April 27, 1992, but is sentenced on or after April 27, 1992, shall be given the option, prior to a sentencing hearing pursuant to Section 76-3-207, to proceed either under the law which was in effect at the time the offense was committed or under the additional sentencing option of life in prison without parole provided in Sections 76-3-201 and 76-3-207.     (3) The sentencing option of life without parole has no effect on sentences imposed on an offender who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed and was sentenced on or after May 10, 2016.    Amended by Chapter 277, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 76-3-207.7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 76 - Utah Criminal Code|Chapter 3 - Punishments|Part 2 - Sentencing|Section 207.7 - First degree felony aggravated murder -- Noncapital felony -- Penalties -- Sentenced by court.

 Effective 5/10/2016  76-3-207.7. First degree felony aggravated murder -- Noncapital felony -- Penalties -- Sentenced by court.    (1) A person who has pled guilty to or been convicted of first degree felony aggravated murder under Section 76-5-202 shall be sentenced by the court.     (2)   (a) The sentence under this section shall be:   (i) life in prison without parole; or     (ii) an indeterminate prison term of not less than 25 years and that may be for life.       (b) Subsection (2)(a)(i) does not apply if the person was younger than 18 years of age at the time the offense was committed and was sentenced on or after May 10, 2016.      Amended by Chapter 277, 2016 General Session